Taylor Swift celebrates the record-breaking success of her twelfth studio album, The life of a showgirlby sharing a heartfelt message with her fans.
On Monday, October 13, the 35-year-old singer took to Instagram to reflect on her journey from her teenage debut to one of the biggest artists in the world.
“I’ll never forget how excited I was in 2006 when my first album sold 40,000 copies in its first week,” she wrote.
“I was 16 and couldn’t even fathom that so many people would care enough about my music to invest their time and energy into it.”
Swift went on to say that gratitude has always guided her throughout her career.
“Since then, I have tried to meet and thank as many people as possible who gave me the opportunity to pursue this crazy dream,” she continued.
“Here we are all these years later and a hundred times as many people showed up for me this week. I have 4 million thank you’s to send to the fans, and 4 million reasons to be even more proud of this album than I already was.”
Her latest project, The life of a showgirlreleased on October 3, broke multiple records upon its debut.
The album became the most streamed album in a single day on Spotify and achieved the biggest album sales in a single week in the United States – a feat Swift described as “unreal.”
“Thank you for coming to celebrate this project in cinemas, investing in vinyl, streaming, watching the video, buying CDs, reading the poems I wrote in the packaging and delving into The life of a showgirl” she added.
“I will cherish this feeling forever. Just wow. Thank you for the beautiful bouquet.”
Swift, who created much of the album while performing on her massive Eras Tour, has previously spoken about how meaningful the record is to her.
Speaking during a performance in October at Audacy check-inshe said,[I’m] as I try to enjoy this moment, I feel pride and joy for what I have created. I don’t necessarily know if I’ve ever been so happy with a record before.”
She admitted that this release felt different from her previous ones, saying, “It’s a bit of a strange feeling for me to feel so joyful, because usually there’s just a lot of stress during an album release week. This week I’m feeling very straight forward feelings about this record. That’s new. So I’m thinking, ‘Let’s ride out this feeling for a while.'”
Of The life of a showgirlSwift’s gratitude and connection to her fans shine through, a full-circle moment for the artist who began her journey nearly two decades ago with only a guitar and a dream.
