The Albatross

~ Recording by Taylor Swift

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.17The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2024-04-19
  • US2024-04-19
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602465081350
1.17The Albatross?:??Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross collector’s edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • IE2024-04-19
  • GB2024-04-19
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
2.9The Albatross?:??Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2024-04-19
  • US2024-04-19
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
1.17The Albatross?:??Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2024-04-19
  • US2024-04-19
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602465198805
1.17The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • FR2024-04-19
  • DE2024-04-19
  • GB2024-04-19
  • IT2024-05-07
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)
1.17The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • AU2024-04-19
  • NZ2024-04-19
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602465081350
1.17The Albatross?:??Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross collector’s edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2024-04-19
  • US2024-04-19
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602465081398
1.19The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY (clean)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2024-04-19
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)
1.19The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • IR2024-04-19
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)
1.19The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY (explicit)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2024-04-19
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)
1.19The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY (clean)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2024-04-19
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)
1.19The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY (explicit)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2024-04-19
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)
1.19The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY (clean)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2024-04-19
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)
1.19The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY (explicit)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2024-04-19
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)
1.17The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • JP2024-05-17
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)PROI-1167
1.17The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • AR2024-06-26
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)060246508135
1.17The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT (The Albatross edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)060246508135
3.2The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • AU2024-11-29
  • NZ2024-11-29
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602468003496
3.2The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2024-11-29
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602468003496
2.3The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • XE2024-11-29
  • US2024-11-29
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602475017622
2.3The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2024-11-29
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602475028819
2.3The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • GB2024-11-29
  • XE2024-12-04
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602475028819
3.2The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2024-12-06
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602475021964
2.3The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • JP2024-12-27
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)UICU-9116, UICU-9117
2.3The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
Republic Records (from 1994–2006 and since 2012, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.)602475028819
Bootleg
1.18The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENTTaylor SwiftAlbum
Republic Records (bootlegs of the UMG division)602465081343
1.4The Albatross?:??Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
1.3The Albatross3:04Taylor SwiftTHE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGYTaylor SwiftAlbum
Universal (bootleg label pretending to be the real one), YX

Relationships

recording engineer:Benjamin Lanz (trombonist) (synthesizer [modular synthesizer])
Bella Blasko
Bella Blasko (percussion [Glenn Kotche percussion], drums (drum set))
Jonathan Low (recording engineer)
Jeremy Murphy (strings [London Contemporary Orchestra])
miscellaneous support:Amy-Elisabeth Hinds (task: LCO orchestra manager)
Meg Monteith (task: LCO recording projects manager)
Tristan Noon (task: copyist)
drum machine programming:Aaron Dessner
James McAlister
associate engineer:Laura Beck (engineer) (task: London Contemporary Orchestra)
engineer:Bryce Bordone (task: mix engineer)
Gianluca Massimo (assistant engineer) (task: digital recordist LCO)
producer:Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift
mixer:Serban Ghenea
12 string guitar [high string guitar], acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, piano and synthesizer:Aaron Dessner
cello:Reinoud Ford
Abi Hyde-Smith (cellist)
Brian O’Kane (Irish cellist)
Max Ruisi (cellist)
double bass:Dave Brown (double bass player)
Chris Kelly (British double bassist)
Sophie Roper
drums (drum set):Glenn Kotche (American drummer and composer)
percussion:George Barton (percussionist)
Aaron Dessner
Glenn Kotche (American drummer and composer)
solo violin [violin I co-leader]:Galya Bisengalieva (Kazakh-British violinist)
synthesizer [modular synthesizer]:Benjamin Lanz (trombonist)
viola:Elisa Bergersen
Nicholas Bootiman (violist)
Morgan Goff (violist)
Matthew Kettle
Amy Swain
violin [violin I co-leader]:Eloisa‐Fleur Thom (British violinist)
violin [violin I]:Julian Azkoul (violinist/director)
Anna de Bruin
Agata Daraškaitė (violinist)
Akiko Ishikawa
Sophie Mather
Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue (violinist)
violin [violin II]:Iona Allan (violinist)
Emily Holland
Cara Laskaris
Kirsty Mangan
Dan Oates
Ronald Long
lead vocals:Taylor Swift
orchestra:London Contemporary Orchestra
conductor:Robert Ames (British composer, conductor and violist)
arranger:Bryce Dessner (North American composer and guitarist)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Taylor Swift (in 2024)
recorded at:AIR Studios (Lyndhurst Hall 1991–present) in Hampstead, Camden (London Borough of Camden), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (strings [London Contemporary Orchestra])
Long Pond (Aaron Dessner studio) in New York, United States
Narwhal Studios in Chicago, Illinois, United States (percussion [Glenn Kotche percussion], drums (drum set))
mixed at:MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
music videos:The Albatross (lyric video)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1742058261 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/4EF6IyONolQy0bIQXm2EmX [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/us/song/1742058261 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/358232972 [info]
recording of:The Albatross

Related works

The Albatross

writer:Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift
premiered at:The Eras Tour: Dublin (2024-06-29) (night 2)
publisher:Sony/ATV Tunes LLC (ASCAP)
Ingrid Stella Music (from 2023 to present)
TASRM Publishing (from 2023 to present)
sub-publisher:Sony Music Publishing (Hong Kong) Limited (2021–)
Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., A Division)
ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)