Fortnight (song)

"Fortnight"
"Fortnight"
Single by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
from the album The Tortured Poets Department
Released	April 19, 2024
Studio	Conway Recording (Los Angeles); Electric Lady (New York City);
Genre	Downtempo; electropop; synth-pop; new wave;
Length	3:48
Label	Republic
Songwriter(s)	Taylor Swift; Jack Antonoff; Austin Post;
Producer(s)	Taylor Swift; Jack Antonoff;
Taylor Swift singles chronology
Post Malone singles chronology
Music video
	"Fortnight" on YouTube

"Fortnight" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring the American rapper and singer Post Malone. It was written by the artists alongside Jack Antonoff, who produced it with Swift. "Fortnight" is a 1980s-inspired downtempo, electropop, synth-pop, and new wave ballad built around a steady, pulsing synth bassline, leading to a concluding bridge featuring Swift and Malone's vocal harmonies. The lyrics describe an emotionally impactful romance that lasts for two weeks: a woman in an unhappy marriage rekindles with a married ex-lover, and the two vow to escape to Florida.

Republic Records released "Fortnight" as the lead single from Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19, 2024. Reviews mostly praised the vocal chemistry between Swift and Malone, but some found the composition weak and bland. At the 67th Annual Grammy Awards, "Fortnight" was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The song broke the record for the highest single-day streams on Spotify and peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, the Billboard Global 200 chart, and the charts in Australia, Canada, Malaysia, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom.

Swift directed the music video for "Fortnight", whose black-and-white cinematography was handled by Rodrigo Prieto. In the video, Swift plays a mentally deranged patient portrayed in Victorian-gothic fashion who mourns a past relationship and relives its memories. It stars her and Malone as lovers, and Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles as mad scientists experimenting on her. Among the accolades that the video received were five wins including Video of the Year at the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards, Best Video at the 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards, Best Music Video at the 32nd Camerimage festival, and a Best Music Video nomination at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.