Wonderland (Taylor Swift song)

"Wonderland"
Promotional single by Taylor Swift from the album 1989
Published
  • Max Martin
  • Shellback
Released February 17, 2015 (2015-02-17)
Format Digital download
Recorded
Genre
Label Big Machine
Writer(s)

"Wonderland" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the third promotional single on October 20, 2014 from Swift's deluxe version of her fifth studio album, 1989.[2]

Composition

"Wonderland" makes frequent allusions to the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll,[3] and is known for a "bass drop" in the first chorus.[4] In the song, Swift explores her ability to produce a daydream-like track. It descents to her early roots, where she made everyone believe that fairytales do exist. In this case, she convinces people that there is a thing called wonderland where "we pretended it could last forever." identifying this place as "life was never worse but never better." and there is also shows her position "it's all fun and games 'til somebody loses their mind."[5]

Chart performance

On the Billboard Hot 100, "Wonderland" debuted and peaked at number 51, due to digital sales.[6]

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from liner notes of 1989.[7]

  • Taylor Swift – lead vocals, writer
  • Max Martin – producer, recording, writer, keyboards
  • Shellback – producer, guitars, bass, programming
  • Sam Holland – recording
  • Cory Bice – assistant recording
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – engineered for mix
  • Tom Coyne – mastering

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 84
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[9] 59
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[10] 171
US Billboard Hot 100[11] 51

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States February 17, 2015[12] Digital download Big Machine

References

  1. ↑ "Wonderland by Taylor Swift". rateyourmusic. Retrieved June 5, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wonderland – Single by Taylor Swift on iTunes". Apple iTunes Store. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  3. ↑ Wickman, Forrest. "Taylor Swift's 1989: A Track-by-Track Breakdown". Slate. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  4. ↑ "I don't know if this has been posted before...". Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Taylor Swift: 'Wonderland' Single Review". PPcorn. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Wonderland hot 100". Billboard.com.
  7. ↑ 1989 (Compact disc liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2014. BMRBD0500A.
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Swift – Wonderland". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved February 30, 2015.
  10. ↑ "1, 2014/ Archive Chart: November 1, 2014" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved February 29, 2015.
  12. ↑ Lewis, Corner (February 18, 2015). "Taylor Swift to release 1989 bonus tracks to US iTunes". Digital Spy. Retrieved April 29, 2016.

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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