Taylor Swift And Blake Lively Team Up For NEW Music Video: Fans Can’t Handle It!
By Kristin Myers on November 15, 2021 at 10:17 AM EST
On Friday, November 12, Taylor Swift revealed her new album “Red (Taylor’s Version).” That same day, “Deadpool” actor Ryan Reynolds debuted his new film “Red Notice” on Netflix.
The Reynolds family has been working with Swift for a long time. Reynolds made a cameo appearance in Swift’s 2019 star-studded music video “You Need To Calm Down.”
Now Reynolds’ wife, actress Blake Lively, is finally getting her chance to collaborate with Swift. She directed, produced, and wrote the music video for Swift’s “I Bet You Think About Me” which is one of the vaulted songs that Swift teased. Although the song had been written back in 2012, it didn’t make it onto the original “Red” album.
Now fans are finally getting to hear the song for the first time, which also features the vocals of Chris Stapleton.
Taylor Swift Teases Music Video For ‘I Bet You Think About Me (Featuring Chris Stapleton)(Taylor’s Version)’
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Swift teased the music video on Sunday night by sharing a short snippet of the video. After showing a cake with two slashes in it covered by white frosting, a hand adorned with a red ring grabs a chunk of the cake and rips it out, revealing red velvet cake, of course.
The credits then reveal that the video was written by Swift and Lively, with Lively taking sole credit as director.
Although Swift didn’t direct this video, she already has several directing credits under her belt. She directed “The Man” music video from her 2019 “Lover” album and recently wrote, directed, and starred in the “All Too Well” short film, which featured the performances of Sadie Sink and Dylan O’Brien. Fans had a lot of strong feelings about the film, leaving them both heartbroken and overjoyed at the same time.
“SURPRISE! NEW MUSIC VIDEO TOMORROW at 10 am ET,” Swift wrote. “I finally got to work with the brilliant, brave, & wickedly funny @blakelively on her directorial debut. Join us as we raise a toast, and a little hell.”
What Do Fans Think Of The Taylor Swift and Blake Lively Collaboration?
The music video, which was released on Monday morning at 10 AM, was beloved by fans. At the time of the premiere, over 100,000 fans were glued to their YouTube screens, waiting for the music video to be released.
Actor Miles Teller and his wife Keleigh Sperry Teller also make an appearance in the music video, which features some heart-stopping scenes, such as Swift grabbing a giant fistful of cake and shoving it into her mouth, as well as her teaching a group full of young girls to almost flip off the groom at the wedding.
Fans were static over the six-minute and fifteen-second video. One fan wrote that they were "crying and laughing at the same time."
"Can't believe this was Blake Lively's directorial debut," another fan wrote. "An absolute masterpiece!"
"I want someone to look at me the way Taylor Swift looked at that cake," another fan joked.
"wow!! this was epic!! Taylor being her best chaotic self, the stunning visuals, incredible! Well done to Taylor and Blake and the whole crew!" another shared.
Many fans are hoping that this is just the first of many more collaborations between Swift and Lively.