Current:Home > reviewsTaylor Swift reveals Eras Tour secrets in 'I Can Do It With a Broken Heart' music video -Mastery Money Tools
Taylor Swift reveals Eras Tour secrets in 'I Can Do It With a Broken Heart' music video
View
Date:2025-04-23 15:07:16
LONDON — Lights, camera, Swifties smile.
Taylor Swift unveiled a brand-new music video in London replete with behind-the-scenes footage of her massive Eras Tour. As confetti fell to the floor and house lights turned on in Wembley Stadium, the 3-minute video played on the big screens. The fans that didn't leave early paused to watch. Many were speechless because it shows the "cleaning cart" Swift enters the tour in and how she is able to dive into the stage.
"I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" — or what fans abbreviate as ICDIWABH — is the second single and second music video from Swift's 11th era album, "The Tortured Poets Department." Moments before the surprise announcement, the singer and her dancers engaged in a big group hug before disappearing from sight.
The new video, released at 6 p.m. ET on Tuesday, documents a ton of behind-the-scenes footage. It starts with a time lapse of fans entering the stadium and a big huddle of Swift's team before they're about to go on. They flutter their fingers before pumping their hands up and down.
Cut to an under-the-stage camera shot of Swift in a tangerine jumpsuit. Above her are the orange-to-pink parachute flaps at the start of the show. A production hand pushes a button and the video shows fans jumping up-and-down screaming. Swift rides on a mechanical pull that transports her from the diamond part of the stage to the back area for her to change into her second era, "Fearless." Two guards cue her to enter.
Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.
While the stage production is a sight to see, there are months and months of rehearsals. Swift peels back the curtain showing her band and dancers practicing several numbers; paramount are their run-throughs of ICDIWABH. From casual athleisure wear to the gown designed by Vivienne Westwood, fans see all the stages leading up to the toe-tapping Eras Tour production. There's a shot of dancer Kameron Saunders practicing his line, "one... two... three... four." And Swift gives the entire audience an invisible "22 hat."
ICDIWABH is the second music to be released from "Tortured Poets," following "Fortnight" featuring Post Malone.
The clues to the music video
Swifties should have known a surprise was coming after Taylor Nation, Swift's in-house marketing team, tweeted out "Behind the curtain of Female Rage: The Musical when, @taylorswift13?" Swift nicknamed her 11th album "Female Rage: The Musical" in Paris, France.
The account also said, "We’ve been holding our breath the entire show, and it’s not even over yet…" 20 minutes before the show's end.
More:Taylor Swift's 'Fortnight' music video has a surprise 'Dead Poets Society' cameo: Watch
Final European show had two surprise guests
Fans who attended Tuesday night's show may not have a voice tomorrow as Swift pulled off several surprises. The singer brought out Florence Welch to perform a brand-new routine to "Florida!!!" and invited her friend Jack Antonoff to play a guitar mashup of "Death By a Thousand Cuts" and "Getaway Car."
The singer has a two-month break before returning to North America on Oct. 18.
Don't miss any Taylor Swift news; sign up for the free, weekly newsletter This Swift Beat.
Follow Taylor Swift reporter Bryan West on Instagram, TikTok and X as @BryanWestTV.
veryGood! (51776)
Related
- Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily crossword puzzle, Hi Hi!
- Biden officials indefinitely postpone ban on menthol cigarettes amid election-year pushback
- Book excerpt: The Demon of Unrest by Erik Larson
- At least 17 people died in Florida after medics injected sedatives during encounters with police
- Audit: California risked millions in homelessness funds due to poor anti-fraud protections
- Military veteran charged with attempting to make ricin to remain jailed
- Miley Cyrus Looks Like Miley Stewart All Grown Up With Nostalgic Brunette Hair Transformation
- Woman pleads guilty to being accessory in fatal freeway shooting of 6-year-old boy
- New Zealand official reverses visa refusal for US conservative influencer Candace Owens
- Takeaways from AP’s investigation into fatal police encounters involving injections of sedatives
Ranking
- Can Bill Belichick turn North Carolina into a winner? At 72, he's chasing one last high
- Tornado tears through Nebraska, causing severe damage in Omaha suburbs
- Body identified as missing man in case that drew attention because officer was charged
- Nelly Korda, LPGA in prime position to lift women's golf. So far, they're whiffing.
- Taylor Swift Cancels Austria Concerts After Confirmation of Planned Terrorist Attack
- Harvey Weinstein's conviction tossed in stunning reversal. What does it mean for #MeToo?
- Amazon Ring customers getting $5.6 million in refunds, FTC says
- Elisabeth Moss reveals she broke her back on set, kept filming her new FX show ‘The Veil'
Recommendation
Southern California rocked by series of earthquakes: Is a bigger one brewing?
Planning for potential presidential transition underway as Biden administration kicks it off
Amazon Ring customers getting $5.6 million in refunds, FTC says
Michigan man charged with manslaughter in deadly building explosion
Beware of giant spiders: Thousands of tarantulas to emerge in 3 states for mating season
Chasing ‘Twisters’ and collaborating with ‘tornado fanatic’ Steven Spielberg
United Methodist Church moves closer to enabling regional decisions, paving the way for LGBTQ rights within church
Former NFL Player Korey Cunningham Dead at Age 28