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{{short description|2016 single by Taylor Swift}}
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{{Infobox song
| name          = New Romantics
| cover         = Taylor Swift - New Romantics (Official Single Cover).png
| alt           = Cover artwork of "New Romantics", a polaroid photo of Swift standing on a ferry against the NYC skyline
| border        = yes
| type          = single
| artist        = [[Taylor Swift]]
| album         = [[1989 (album)|1989 (Deluxe)]]
| released      = {{Start date|2016|02|23}}
| studio        = * [[MXM Studios|MXM]] ([[Stockholm]])
* [[Conway Recording Studios|Conway Recording]] (Los Angeles)
| genre         = [[Synth-pop]]
| length        = {{duration|m=3|s=50}}
| label         = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]]
| writer        = * Taylor Swift
* [[Max Martin]]
* [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]
| producer      = * Max Martin
* Shellback
| chronology    = [[Taylor Swift]]
| prev_title    = [[Out of the Woods]]
| prev_year     = 2016
| next_title    = [[I Don't Wanna Live Forever]]
| next_year     = 2016
| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|wyK7YuwUWsU|"New Romantics"}}}}
}}

"'''New Romantics'''" is a song by the American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]] from the deluxe edition of her fifth studio album, [[1989 (album)|''1989'']] (2014). She wrote it with the producers [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]. The title references the [[New Romantic]] cultural movement of the 1970s and 1980s; the [[new wave music]] style of that era influenced the song's [[synth-pop]] production. "New Romantics" has an upbeat sound instrumented by pulsing [[Synthesizer|synthesizers]], and its lyrics are about reigniting one's hopes and energy after enduring heartbreak.

[[Big Machine Records]] released "New Romantics" as the seventh and final [[Single (music)|single]] from ''1989'' on February 23, 2016. The song's [[music video]] is a compilation of footage from [[the 1989 World Tour]] that Swift embarked on in 2015. In the United States, "New Romantics" peaked at number 46 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] and was [[RIAA certification|certified]] gold by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. The single peaked in the top 40 on the charts in Australia, Belgian [[Flanders]], Lebanon, and Scotland, and it received [[List of music recording certifications|certifications]] in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

Many music critics hailed the energetic and lively production of "New Romantics". Several commented that the song should have been featured in ''1989''<nowiki/>'s standard release and have deemed it one of Swift's best songs. A few critics otherwise deemed it a forgettable track. In 2019, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' included "New Romantics" in their list of the 100 best songs of the 2010s decade. Following a [[Taylor Swift masters dispute|2019 dispute regarding the ownership]] of Swift's back catalog, she [[re-recorded]] the song and released it as "'''New Romantics (Taylor's Version)'''" as part of her 2023 re-recorded album ''[[1989 (Taylor's Version)]]''.

==Production==
Inspired by 1980s [[synth-pop]], Swift moved away from the [[country music|country]]-styled music of her previous releases to employ a straightforward [[pop music|pop]] production for her fifth studio album, ''[[1989 (album)|1989]]'' (2014).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-reveals-five-things-to-expect-on-1989-65750/ |title=Taylor Swift Reveals Five Things to Expect on '1989'| first=Josh|last=Eells| magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]| date=September 16, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116173655/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-reveals-five-things-to-expect-on-1989-65750/ | archive-date=November 16, 2018| access-date=November 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> To this end, she enlisted prominent mainstream pop producers, including Swedish hitmakers [[Max Martin]] and [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]; Swift also recruited the former as co-[[executive producer]].{{sfn|McNutt|2020|p=78}} Martin and Shellback produced seven out of thirteen tracks on the album's standard edition,{{sfn|McNutt|2020|p=78}} and two out of three bonus tracks on the deluxe edition, including "New Romantics".<ref name="notes"/> Swift, Martin and Shellback are credited as the songwriters of "New Romantics".<ref name="notes"/> The song was recorded by Michael Ilbert at [[MXM Studios]] in [[Stockholm]], Sweden, and Sam Holland at [[Conway Recording Studios]] in Los Angeles.<ref name="notes"/> It was [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia]], and [[audio mastering|mastered]] by [[Tom Coyne (music engineer)|Tom Coyne]] at [[Sterling Sound Studios]] in New York City.<ref name="notes"/>

==Music and lyrics==
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"New Romantics" incorporates pulsating [[synthesizer]]s.<ref name="Slate"/> The song's title is a reference to the [[New Romantic|New Romantic cultural movement]] of the late 1970s and 1980s.<ref name="RSsheffield"/> According to ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'' editor Forrest Wickman, this reference is also apparent through the song's sonic resemblance to the era's [[new wave music|new wave]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Wickman |first=Forrest |date=2014-10-30 |title=Taylor Swift's ''1989'': A Track-by-Track Breakdown |url=https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/taylor-swift-s-1989-leaked-here-s-a-track-by-track-breakdown-of-the-new-album-video.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190214041234/https://slate.com/culture/2014/10/taylor-swift-s-1989-leaked-here-s-a-track-by-track-breakdown-of-the-new-album-video.html |archive-date=February 14, 2019 |access-date=2020-08-26 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> [[Rob Sheffield]] of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' dubbed "New Romantics" the song that showcased the most authentic tribute to 1980s synth-pop on ''1989''.<ref name="RSsheffield"/> [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] similarly considered the track among the few on the album that truly sounded like 1980s pop, specifically "1983 new wave".<ref>{{cite news |last=Thomas Erlewine |first=Stephen |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |title=Taylor Swift ''1989'' |publisher=[[AllMusic]] |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/1989-mw0002726289 |url-status=live |access-date=February 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141031205201/http://www.allmusic.com/album/1989-mw0002726289 |archive-date=October 31, 2014}}</ref> For Corey Baesley from ''[[PopMatters]]'', "New Romantics" is where Swift emulates the "indie electro-pop" styles of the Scottish band [[Chvrches]].<ref name="PM"/> While acknowledging the 1980s influences, such as the "coolness" of the 1980 hit "[[We Got the Beat]]", the [[musicologist]] James Perone opined that "New Romantics" was musically "more about the pop music of the 21st century" than about the prevailing styles of the New Romantic era.{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=66}}

The lyrics are about Swift reigniting her hopes and energy after the heartbreak she had endured.<ref name="Pitchfork"/><ref name="stuff"/> For ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'s}} Vrinda Jagota, "New Romantics" is where Swift brushes off the pain "into a night of uninhibited [[hedonism]]", representing her departure from "slow-burning heartache" on her previous songs towards a more positive, laid-back attitude.<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |last=Jagota |first=Vrinda |date=August 19, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift: ''1989'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190922054848/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989/ |archive-date=September 22, 2019 |access-date=September 20, 2019 |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> The [[refrain]] starts with Swift singing, {{" '}}Cause baby I could build a castle / Out of all the bricks they threw at me." Anna Leszkiewicz from the ''[[New Statesman]]'' commented that the "castle" imagery in "New Romantics" was used in a "self-referential way" and departed from the fairytale notion of "castles" on Swift's previous songs.<ref>{{cite web |last=Leszkiewicz |first=Anna |date=November 3, 2017 |title=A line-by-line analysis of Taylor Swift's new song 'Call It What You Want' |url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2017/11/taylor-swift-new-song-call-it-what-you-want-analysis |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126153743/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2017/11/taylor-swift-new-song-call-it-what-you-want-analysis |archive-date=November 26, 2020 |access-date=December 10, 2020 |work=[[New Statesman]]}}</ref> The lyrics, "Heartbreak is the national anthem, we sing it proudly / We are too busy dancing to get knocked off our feet", find Swift celebrating the joys of youth; Emily Yahr from ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said this sentiment resembled Swift's 2013 single "[[22 (Taylor Swift song)|22]]".<ref name="stuff">{{cite news |last=Yahr |first=Emily |date=November 2, 2017 |title=If you think Taylor Swift sings only about her exes, then you don't get Taylor Swift |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/if-you-think-taylor-swift-sings-only-about-her-exes-then-you-dont-get-taylor-swift/2017/11/01/76c0227e-b9a8-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html |access-date=August 26, 2020 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |archive-date=November 21, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201121113308/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/music/if-you-think-taylor-swift-sings-only-about-her-exes-then-you-dont-get-taylor-swift/2017/11/01/76c0227e-b9a8-11e7-9e58-e6288544af98_story.html |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Slate''{{'s}} [[Carl Wilson (writer)|Carl Wilson]] described the song as ''1989''{{'s}} representation of Swift's new attitude towards romance. The lyric, "The best people in life are free", sees Swift no longer seeking revenge on ex-lovers.<ref name="Slate">{{cite web |last=Wilson |first=Carl |author-link=Carl Wilson (writer) |date=2014-10-29 |title=Taylor Swift's ''1989'', Reviewed |url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2014/10/taylor_swift_s_1989_reviewed_could_the_secret_to_the_pop_star_s_world_conquering.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200726091416/http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/music_box/2014/10/taylor_swift_s_1989_reviewed_could_the_secret_to_the_pop_star_s_world_conquering.html |archive-date=July 26, 2020 |access-date=2020-08-25 |work=[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Perone noted that the lyrics were representational of Swift's generation's defiant and carefree attitude, which he compared to that of the [[mod (subculture)|mods]] in the 1960s, specifically citing [[the Who]]'s 1965 song "[[My Generation]]".{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=66}}

==Release==
[[File:Taylor Swift 008 (17684337073) cut.jpg|thumb|upright|Swift performed "New Romantics" on [[the 1989 World Tour]] in 2015. Footage of the tour was included in the song's music video.|alt=Taylor Swift on the 1989 World Tour]]
"New Romantics" was initially one of the three bonus tracks on the deluxe edition of ''1989'', which was available exclusively at [[Target Corporation|Target]] in the United States. On February 17, 2015, Swift announced that she would release the three bonus tracks to [[iTunes Stores]] in the United States as [[promotional singles]] one at a time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-1989-bonus-songs-itunes-6473113/|title=Taylor Swift Releasing '1989' Bonus Songs to iTunes|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150516051244/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop-shop/6473113/taylor-swift-1989-bonus-songs-itunes|archive-date=May 16, 2015|url-status=live|access-date=February 27, 2019}}</ref> "New Romantics" was released on March 3, 2015, by [[Big Machine Records]].<ref name="promo">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603123103/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-romantics-single/id968570584|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/new-romantics-single/id968570584|title=New Romantics – Single|archive-date=June 3, 2015|publisher=[[iTunes Store]] (US)}}</ref> Following this release, the song entered the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] chart dated March 21, 2015, at number 71.<ref name="Hot 100 debut">{{cite magazine|last1=Trust|first1=Gary|title=Hot 100 Chart Moves: Kanye West, Paul McCartney & Carly Rae Jepsen Debut|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/hot-100-chart-moves-kanye-west-paul-mccartney-carly-rae-jepsen/|access-date=February 23, 2016|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=March 13, 2015|url-access=subscription|archive-date=March 17, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150317105708/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6502148/hot-100-chart-moves-kanye-west-paul-mccartney-carly-rae-jepsen|url-status=live}}</ref>

On February 19, 2016, Swift announced that "New Romantics" would be the seventh and final single from ''1989''.<ref name="singlerel">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-new-romantics-single-1989-6882827/|title=Taylor Swift's 'New Romantics' Set as Next '1989' Single|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 6, 2016|date=February 20, 2016|first=Ashley|last=Iasimone|archive-date=February 26, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160226021605/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/6882827/taylor-swift-new-romantics-single-1989|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Republic Records]] in partnership with Big Machine released the song to US [[contemporary hit radio|contemporary hit]]<ref name="CHR adds">{{cite web|title=Top 40/M Future Releases|url=http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|publisher=All Access Media Group|access-date=February 23, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160219220205/http://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases|archive-date=February 19, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[hot adult contemporary]] radio stations on February 23.<ref name="radio">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160222200019/http://www.republicplaybook.com/genre/hot-ac|url=http://www.republicplaybook.com:80/genre/hot-ac|title=Hot AC|publisher=[[Republic Records]]|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 22, 2016|access-date=February 22, 2016}}</ref> Upon its single release, "New Romantics" debuted at number 28 on [[Mainstream Top 40|Pop Songs]], a ''[[Billboard charts|Billboard]]'' airplay chart;<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Trust|first=Gary|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/taylor-swift-fifth-harmony-gwen-stefani-debut-pop-songs-chart/|title=Taylor Swift, Fifth Harmony & Gwen Stefani Debut on Pop Songs Chart|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=February 29, 2016|access-date=March 2, 2016|url-access=subscription|archive-date=March 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160301210806/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/6890778/taylor-swift-fifth-harmony-gwen-stefani-debut-pop-songs-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> it peaked at number 18 on Pop Songs.<ref name="mt40"/> The single peaked at number 46 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart dated April 30, 2016, and spent eight weeks on the chart.<ref name="hot100"/> It reached the top 40 on charts in Lebanon (18),<ref name="lbn"/> Belgian [[Flanders]] (33),<ref name="fla"/> Australia (35),<ref name="aus"/> and Scotland (40).<ref name="sct"/> "New Romantics" received a [[RIAA certification|gold certification]] from the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA) for exceeding 500,000 track-equivalent units, based on sales and on-demand streams.<ref name="riaa"/> It also received a gold certification by the [[Australian Recording Industry Association]] (ARIA), which indicates 35,000 units.<ref name="aria"/> The song received a nomination for [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Music – Single|Choice Song – Female Artist]] at the [[2016 Teen Choice Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170106222849/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-2016-winners-916007|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/teen-choice-awards-2016-winners-916007|title=Teen Choice Awards: Winners List|date=July 31, 2016|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|archive-date=January 6, 2017|access-date=January 6, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

On April 6, Swift released the music video for "New Romantics" exclusively on [[Apple Music]], which required a paid subscription.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swift-releases-new-romantics-881436|title=Taylor Swift Releases 'New Romantics' Video on Apple Music|first=Erin|last=Trecker|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=April 6, 2016|archive-date=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406205422/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/taylor-swift-releases-new-romantics-881436|url-status=live}}</ref> Directed by [[Jonas Åkerlund]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/video/taylor-swift/new-romantics|title=Taylor Swift - New Romantics (2016)|work=IMVDb|access-date=September 12, 2016|archive-date=September 19, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919134656/https://imvdb.com/video/taylor-swift/new-romantics|url-status=live}}</ref> the video consists of concert and behind-the-scenes footage during [[the 1989 World Tour]] in 2015, intertwined with Swift's [[voice-over]]s about her thoughts for her fans.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2016/04/taylor-swift-new-romantics-music-video-concert-tour-apple-music-exclusive-sure-jan/|title=Taylor Swift's 'New Romantics' Video Is Concert Footage and Voiceover, So, Sure|work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|first=Brennan|last=Carley|date=April 6, 2016|access-date=December 25, 2020|archive-date=January 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210121004910/https://www.spin.com/2016/04/taylor-swift-new-romantics-music-video-concert-tour-apple-music-exclusive-sure-jan/|url-status=live}}</ref> Laura Bertens, a scholar in art history and cultural studies, cited "New Romantics" as an example of "why music videos often elicit strong reactions". Bertens noted that the behind-the-scenes footage of Swift's performances made the audience connect with her on a personal level, "to see the private person behind the celebrity, all the while knowing that we are looking at a performance as well".{{sfn|Bertens|2017|p=90}} ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]''{{'s}} Jessie Morris deemed the exclusive Apple release part of Swift's "partnership" with Apple Music, with whom Swift had collaborated on advertisements and interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/2016/04/taylor-swift-new-video-new-romantics|title=Taylor Swift Shares Her New Fan-Filled Video for 'New Romantics'|first=Jessie|last=Morris|work=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=April 7, 2016|archive-date=July 24, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724055707/http://www.complex.com/music/2016/04/taylor-swift-new-video-new-romantics|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]''{{'s}} Karl Quinn labeled the release a "cynical move", through which Swift implicitly encouraged her fans to subscribe to Apple Music to balance the competition with [[Spotify]]—the largest on-demand streaming platform at the time. Swift had publicly condemned Spotify's free streaming services that provided low royalties for artists.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-new-romantics-video-release-a-cynical-move-that-angers-fans-20160407-go0d7b.html|title=Taylor Swift New Romantics video release a cynical move that angers fans|first=Karl|last=Quinn|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=April 7, 2016|access-date=April 7, 2016|archive-date=April 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409004754/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/music/taylor-swift-new-romantics-video-release-a-cynical-move-that-angers-fans-20160407-go0d7b.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift made the video available on her [[Vevo]] and [[YouTube]] accounts on April 13, 2016, without subscription requirements.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://taylorswift.com/news/272843 |title=Watch Taylor's New Music Video |date=April 13, 2016 |access-date=April 16, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160416034409/http://taylorswift.com/news/272843 |archive-date=April 16, 2016| publisher=Taylorswift.com}}</ref>

==Critical reception==
Upon the release of ''1989'', Corey Beasley from ''PopMatters'' deemed "New Romantics" and the other two deluxe edition bonus tracks more "compositionally daring" than any track on the standard edition. Beasley favorably likened the song to the works of Chvrches, writing that "[Swift] can do it better than anyone else".<ref name="PM">{{cite web |last=Beasley |first=Corey |date=October 30, 2014 |title=Taylor Swift: ''1989'' |url=https://www.popmatters.com/187585-taylor-swift-1989-2495596654.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301035646/https://www.popmatters.com/187585-taylor-swift-1989-2495596654.html |archive-date=March 1, 2019 |access-date=August 20, 2019 |work=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> ''Slate''{{'s}} Carl Wilson called it "manifesto-toned",<ref name="Slate"/> and ''Pitchfork''{{'s}} Vrinda Jagota described the track as a "surging, euphoric" number that captures the essence of the album.<ref name="Pitchfork"/> Josh Duboff from ''[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]'' lamented the song's exclusion from the standard edition of ''1989'', writing that it could end up as an album track "on pretty much any other 2014 pop star's album".<ref>{{cite web |last=Duboff |first=Josh |date=2014-10-28 |title=Our 49 Favorite Things About Taylor Swift's ''1989'' |url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/taylor-swift-1989-49-favorite-things |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923102228/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2014/10/taylor-swift-1989-49-favorite-things |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |access-date=2020-08-25 |work=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref> Aimee Cliff from ''[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]]'' picked "New Romantics" as an example that best demonstrates Swift's ability to "[document] memories as romantic, filtered snapshots".<ref>{{cite web |last=Cliff |first=Aimee |date=2014-10-30 |title=''1989'' |url=https://www.factmag.com/2014/10/30/taylor-swift-1989-review/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200618195113/https://www.factmag.com/2014/10/30/taylor-swift-1989-review/ |archive-date=June 18, 2020 |access-date=2020-08-25 |work=[[Fact (UK magazine)|Fact]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

Sheffield ranked "New Romantics" as the second best song of 2014<ref name="RSsheffield">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2014-20141222|title=Rob Sheffield's Top 25 Songs of 2014|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 22, 2014|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|author-link=Rob Sheffield|access-date=May 6, 2016|archive-date=May 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506000851/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/features/rob-sheffields-top-25-songs-of-2014-20141222|url-status=live}}</ref> and the second-greatest song of Swift's career, behind "[[All Too Well]]" (2012). He hailed it as a "work of genius, exceeding even the wildest hopes any fan could have dreamed".<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=2021-10-26|title=All 199 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked by Rob Sheffield|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-10-26|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215023910/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/}}</ref> ''Rolling Stone'' featured "New Romantics" at number 58 in their list "100 Best Songs of the 2010s"; Brittany Spanos described it as "the type of relieving dance floor soul purge that the best pop can be".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2010s-917532/taylor-swift-new-romantics-917602/|title=The 100 Best Songs of the 2010s|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 6, 2019|archive-date=December 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191206142620/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/the-100-best-songs-of-the-2010s-917532/taylor-swift-new-romantics-917602/|url-status=live}}</ref> Retrospective reviews from ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'s}} [[Alexis Petridis]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=April 26, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift's Singles – Ranked! |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427062612/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked |archive-date=April 27, 2019 |access-date=November 14, 2020 |work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> ''[[NME]]''{{'s}} Hannah Mylrae,<ref>{{cite web |last=Mylrae |first=Hannah |date=September 8, 2020 |title=Every Taylor Swift Song Ranked In Order of Greatness |url=https://www.nme.com/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2740117 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102094819/https://www.nme.com/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2740117 |archive-date=November 2, 2020 |access-date=November 14, 2020 |work=[[NME]]}}</ref> and ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]''{{'s}} Jane Song have commented that the song should have made the final cut of ''1989''{{'s}} standard edition.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs/|title=All 158 Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=February 11, 2020|access-date=November 14, 2020|archive-date=April 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413001443/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/best-taylor-swift-songs/|url-status=live|first=Jane|last=Song}}</ref> Lucy Ford from ''[[British GQ]]'' ranked the single among Swift's 10 best and praised its "cheeky and winking" theme.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ford |first=Lucy |date=2022-10-11 |title=Every Taylor Swift Single, Ranked |url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/best-taylor-swift-songs |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203125238/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/best-taylor-swift-songs |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=[[British GQ]]}}</ref> In a list ranking the bonus tracks from Swift's albums, [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']]'s Chris Willman ranked "New Romantics" third and described it as Swift and Martin's "peak [...] collaboration in terms of sheer ear candy".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2023-08-09 |title=Taylor Swift's 25 Best Bonus Tracks, Ranked |url=https://variety.com/lists/taylor-swift-best-bonus-tracks-ranked-deluxe-vault/ |access-date=2023-11-06 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-date=November 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231106080704/https://variety.com/lists/taylor-swift-best-bonus-tracks-ranked-deluxe-vault/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

There were less enthusiastic reviews. Nate Jones from ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' regarded "New Romantics" as a weaker attempt at "writing a big generational attempt" than Swift's 2012 song "[[22 (Taylor Swift song)|22]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|title=Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked from Worst to Best|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|first=Nate|last=Jones|date=2020-08-13|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913234630/https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> Chris Richards of ''[[The Washington Post]]'' said that the song "registers somewhere between moldy emo and the back pages of a high school literary magazine", containing some of the "worst lyrics" on ''1989''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Richards |first=Chris |date=2014-10-27 |title=Taylor Swift's ''1989'': A Pivot into Pop, a Misstep into Conformity |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/10/27/taylor-swifts-1989-a-pivot-into-pop-a-misstep-into-conformity/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223072732/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/10/27/taylor-swifts-1989-a-pivot-into-pop-a-misstep-into-conformity/ |archive-date=December 23, 2015 |access-date=2020-08-25 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |df=mdy-all}}</ref>

== Live performances ==
Swift included "New Romantics" on the [[set list]] for the 1989 World Tour, which ran from May to November 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last=Yahr |first=Emily |date=May 5, 2015 |title=Taylor Swift '1989' World Tour: Set List, Costumes, the Stage, the Spectacle |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/05/05/taylor-swift-1989-world-tour-set-list-costumes-the-stage-the-spectacle/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150510170205/https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/wp/2015/05/05/taylor-swift-1989-world-tour-set-list-costumes-the-stage-the-spectacle/ |archive-date=May 10, 2015 |access-date=May 21, 2015 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> She sang the song at the [[United States Grand Prix|Formula 1 United States Grand Prix]] at the [[Circuit of the Americas]] on October 22, 2016,<ref>{{cite web |date=October 23, 2016 |title=Taylor Swift Takes The Stage For First Concert In Almost A Year, Performs Song She Wrote For Calvin Harris |url=https://etcanada.com/news/175995/taylor-swift-takes-the-stage-for-first-concert-in-almost-a-year-performs-song-she-wrote-for-calvin-harris/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228102417/https://etcanada.com/news/175995/taylor-swift-takes-the-stage-for-first-concert-in-almost-a-year-performs-song-she-wrote-for-calvin-harris/ |archive-date=December 28, 2019 |access-date=December 28, 2019 |website=[[ET Canada]]}}</ref> and at the [[DirecTV]] Super Saturday Night, as part of a series of pre-[[Super Bowl]] concerts, on February 4, 2017.<ref name="Kayleigh">{{cite news |last=Roberts |first=Kayleigh |date=February 5, 2017 |title=Here's What Happened at Taylor Swift's Alleged Only Performance of 2017 |url=http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a42698/taylor-swifts-alleged-only-performance-of-2017/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015252/http://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a42698/taylor-swifts-alleged-only-performance-of-2017/ |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |access-date=October 29, 2017 |work=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]}}</ref> Swift performed an acoustic guitar rendition at the August 9, 2023, show of [[the Eras Tour]] at [[SoFi Stadium]] in [[Inglewood, California]], prefaced by her announcement of the October 27 release of her re-recording of ''1989'', ''[[1989 (Taylor's Version)]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Eggertsen |first=Chris |date=August 10, 2023 |title=6 Best Moments from Night 6 of Taylor Swift's Eras Tour at LA's SoFi Stadium |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-la-recap-night-6-best-moments-sofi-stadium/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230829131113/https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-eras-tour-la-recap-night-6-best-moments-sofi-stadium/ |archive-date=August 29, 2023 |access-date=August 29, 2023 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> She sang the song again as part of a guitar medley with her songs "[[Message in a Bottle (Taylor Swift song)|Message in a Bottle]]" and "[[How You Get the Girl]]" in dedication to Martin on the May 19, 2024, show of the tour at [[Friends Arena]] in [[Stockholm]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=West |first=Bryan |date=May 19, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Performs 'Max Martin Medley' in Sweden on Final Night of Stockholm Eras Tour: Watch |url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/taylor-swift-performs-max-martin-213753483.html |access-date=May 20, 2024 |website=[[USA Today]] |language=en-SG |via=[[Yahoo! News]]}}</ref>

==Credits and personnel==
Credits adapted from the [[liner notes]] of ''1989''<ref name="notes">{{cite AV media notes |title=[[1989 (album)|1989]] |year=2014 |type=CD [[liner notes]] |publisher=[[Big Machine Records]] |id=BMRBD0500A |last=Swift |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Swift}}</ref>

{{Div col begin|colwidth=30em}}
* [[Taylor Swift]]&nbsp;– vocals, background vocals, songwriter
* Cory Bice&nbsp;– assistant recording
* [[Tom Coyne (music engineer)|Tom Coyne]]&nbsp;– [[mastering (audio)|mastering]]
* [[Serban Ghenea]]&nbsp;– [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]]
* [[John Hanes (audio engineer)|John Hanes]]&nbsp;– [[audio engineer|engineered]] for mix
* Sam Holland&nbsp;– recording
* Michael Ilbert&nbsp;– recording
* [[Max Martin]]&nbsp;– [[Record producer|producer]], songwriter, [[Electronic keyboard|keyboard]], [[piano]], [[programming (music)|programming]]
* [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]&nbsp;– producer, songwriter, background vocals, [[guitar]], keyboards, [[Drum kit|drum]], programming, [[Bass (instrument)|bass]]
{{Div col end}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2015–2016 weekly chart performance for "New Romantics"
! scope="col"| Chart (2015–2016)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Australia|35|artist=Taylor Swift|song=New Romantics|rowheader=true|access-date=March 13, 2016|refname="aus"}}
|-
{{singlechart|Flanders|33|artist=Taylor Swift|song=New Romantics|rowheader=true|access-date=May 6, 2016|refname="fla"}}
|-
{{singlechart|Canada|58|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2016|refname="can100"}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcanadaac|46|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=October 12, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcanadachrtop40|24|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=October 12, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardcanadahotac|31|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=October 12, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|France|190|artist=Taylor Swift|song=New Romantics|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardjapanhot100|90|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=May 3, 2016}}
|-
! scope="row"| Lebanon ([[The Official Lebanese Top 20|Lebanese Top 20]])<ref name="lbn">{{cite web|url=http://www.olt20.com/Taylor_Swift#fragment-2&panel1-5|title=Taylor Swift|publisher=[[The Official Lebanese Top 20]]|access-date=August 26, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917021214/http://www.olt20.com/Taylor_Swift#fragment-2&panel1-5|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 18
|-
{{singlechart|Slovakia|58|year=2016|week=20|rowheader=true|access-date=April 12, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Scotland|40|date=20160415|rowheader=true|access-date=April 15, 2016|refname="sct"}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK Singles]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|title=CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2016 (wk15)|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/160416cluk.txt|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=April 30, 2016|archive-date=May 20, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160520162032/http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/160416cluk.txt|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 132
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardhot100|46|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2016|refname="hot100"}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultcontemporary|18|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=April 19, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardadultpopsongs|9|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=April 12, 2016}}
|-
{{singlechart|Billboardpopsongs|18|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=April 5, 2016|refname="mt40"}}
|}

{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2023 weekly chart performance for "New Romantics"
! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{singlechart|Portugal|65|artist=Taylor Swift|song=New Romantics|rowheader=true|access-date=November 9, 2023}}
|}

==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "New Romantics"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2006|certyear=2024|access-date=February 14, 2024|refname=aria}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Taylor Swift|title=New Romantics|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2014|access-date=July 24, 2024|refname="PMB"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|artist=Taylor Swift|title=New Romantics|type=single|award=Platinum|access-date=September 19, 2025|source=radioscope|relyear=2014|certyear=2025}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|award=Silver|title=New Romantics|artist=Taylor Swift|certyear=2023|relyear=2016|id=19005-1598-1|access-date=May 26, 2023|refname="bpi"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|award=Gold|title=New Romantics|artist=Taylor Swift|certyear=2016|relyear=2016|access-date=April 23, 2016|refname="riaa"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

== "New Romantics (Taylor's Version)" ==
{{Infobox song
| name          = New Romantics (Taylor's Version)
| artist        = [[Taylor Swift]]
| album         = [[1989 (Taylor's Version)]]
| released      = {{start date|2023|10|27}}
| studio        = Prime Recording (Nashville)
| genre         = 
| length        = 3:50
| label         = [[Republic Records|Republic]]
| writer        = * Taylor Swift
* [[Max Martin]]
* [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]
| producer      = * Taylor Swift
* [[Christopher Rowe (record producer)|Christopher Rowe]]
| misc          = {{External music video|header=Lyric video|type=song|1={{YouTube|3-BcH7KowGE|"New Romantics (Taylor's Version)"}}}}
}}

After signing a new contract with [[Republic Records]], Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020.<ref>{{cite web |last=Melas |first=Chloe |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Speaks Out about Sale of Her Masters |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2020/11/16/entertainment/taylor-swift-masters/index.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118064935/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/taylor-swift-speaks-out-about-sale-of-her-masters-1.5191925 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</ref> The decision followed a [[Taylor Swift masters dispute|public 2019 dispute]] between Swift and the talent manager [[Scooter Braun]], who acquired Big Machine Records, including the [[Mastering (audio)|masters]] of Swift's albums which the label had released.<ref>{{Cite news |date=August 22, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift Wants to Re-Record Her Old Hits |work=[[BBC News]] |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |url-status=live |access-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822202321/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |archive-date=August 22, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Finnis |first=Alex |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Masters: The Controversy around Scooter Braun Selling the Rights to Her Old Music Explained |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212170953/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |work=[[i (British newspaper)|i]]}}</ref> By re-recording the albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, which enabled her to control the licensing of her songs for [[Synchronization rights|commercial use]] and therefore substituted the Big Machine–owned masters.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Neil |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Releases New ''Fearless'' Album, Reclaiming Her Back Catalog |work=[[The Wall Street Journal]] |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=September 25, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008111731/https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |issn=}}</ref>

The re-recording of "New Romantics", subtitled "Taylor's Version", was released as part of ''1989''{{'s}} re-recording, ''[[1989 (Taylor's Version)]]'', on October 27, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vassell |first=Nicole |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Fans Celebrate As Pop Star Releases ''1989 (Taylor's Version)'' |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-1989-track-list-b2436950.html |url-access=limited |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=[[The Independent]] |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030093741/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/taylor-swift-1989-track-list-b2436950.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Swift produced "New Romantics (Taylor's Version)" with [[Christopher Rowe (record producer)|Christopher Rowe]], who had produced her previous re-recordings.<ref name="Pitchfork2">{{cite web |last=D'Souza |first=Shaad |date=October 30, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift: ''1989 (Taylor's Version)'' Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231030073002/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version/ |archive-date=October 30, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> The track was [[Audio engineer|engineered]] by Derek Garten at Prime Recording Studio in [[Nashville, Tennessee]]; mixed by Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia; and mastered by [[Randy Merrill]] at [[Sterling Sound]] in [[Edgewater, New Jersey]]. Rowe recorded Swift's vocals at Kitty Committee Studio in New York.<ref name="Republic Records-2023">{{Cite AV media notes |title=[[1989 (Taylor's Version)]] |year=2023 |publisher=[[Republic Records]] |id=0245597656 |type=Compact disc liner notes |last=Swift |first=Taylor |author-link=Taylor Swift}}</ref>

=== Personnel ===
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''1989 (Taylor's Version)''<ref name="Republic Records-2023" />
{{Div col begin|colwidth=30em}}
* Taylor Swift&nbsp;– vocals, background vocals, songwriter, producer
* Max Bernstein&nbsp;– [[synthesizer]], electric guitar, acoustic guitar
* Matt Billingslea&nbsp;– drums, drum programming
* Bryce Bordone&nbsp;– engineer for mix
* Dan Burns&nbsp;– drum programming, [[synth bass]], synthesizer
* Derek Garten&nbsp;– engineer, editing, programming
* Serban Ghenea&nbsp;– mixing
* Amos Heller&nbsp;– bass guitar
* [[Max Martin]]&nbsp;– songwriter
* Mike Meadows&nbsp;– synthesizer, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
* Brian Pruitt&nbsp;– drums, drum programming
* [[Christopher Rowe (record producer)|Christopher Rowe]]&nbsp;– producer, vocal engineer
* [[Shellback (record producer)|Shellback]]&nbsp;– songwriter
{{Div col end}}

=== Charts ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "New Romantics (Taylor's Version)"
! scope="col"| Chart (2023)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{single chart|Canada|27|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 7, 2023|refname=CANTV}}
|-
{{single chart|Billboardglobal200|24|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 7, 2023|refname=GLOTV}}
|-
! scope="row"| Greece International ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{Cite web |title=Digital Singles Chart (International) |url=https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html |access-date=2023-11-08 |publisher=[[IFPI Greece]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231113024932/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|archive-date=November 13, 2023}}</ref>
| 40
|-
! scope="row"| New Zealand ([[Recorded Music NZ]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/singles/2023-11-03|title=NZ Top 40 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|date=November 6, 2023|access-date=November 4, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103214937/https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/singles?chart=5701|url-status=live}}</ref>
| 26
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! scope="row"| Singapore ([[Recording Industry Association Singapore|RIAS]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 44 (27 Oct - 2 Nov 2023)|publisher=[[Recording Industry Association Singapore|RIAS]]|access-date=November 7, 2023|archive-date=November 7, 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231107065231/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| Sweden Heatseeker ([[Sverigetopplistan]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2023&dspp=44|title=Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 44|publisher=[[Sverigetopplistan]]|access-date=November 4, 2023|archive-date=November 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103135223/https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/215?dspy=2023&dspp=44|url-status=live}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| [[UK Streaming Chart|UK Streaming]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web |title=Official Streaming Chart Top 100 |url=https://officialcharts.com/charts/streaming-chart/20231103/7510/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-date=November 3, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231103181512/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/streaming-chart/20231103/7510/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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{{single chart|Billboardhot100|29|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 7, 2023}}
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===Certifications===
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for "New Romantics (Taylor's Version)"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|type=single|certyear=2025|access-date=November 14, 2025}}
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==References==
===Citations===
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===Cited literature===
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*{{cite journal |first=Laura |last=Bertens |date=2017 |title='Okay ladies, now let's get in formation!': Music and the Construction of Cultural Memory |journal=Open Cultural Studies |volume=1 |issue=1 |pages=88–98 |doi=10.1515/culture-2017-0009 |doi-access=free |hdl=1887/70154 |hdl-access=free}}
*{{cite journal |last=McNutt |first=Myles |date=2020 |title=From 'Mine' to 'Ours': Gendered Hierarchies of Authorship and the Limits of Taylor Swift's Paratextual Feminism |journal=Communication, Culture and Critique |volume=13 |issue=1 |pages=72–91 |doi=10.1093/ccc/tcz042}}
*{{cite book |title=The Words and Music of Taylor Swift |first=James E. |last=Perone |publisher=[[ABC-Clio]] |year=2017 |isbn=978-1-4408-5294-7}}
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