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"Cancelled!"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album The Life of a Showgirl
ReleasedOctober 3, 2025 (2025-10-03)
Studio
  • MXM Studios (Stockholm)
  • Shellback Studios (Stockholm)
  • IMRSV Studios (Stockholm)
  • Studio 112 (Jonstorp)
Length3:31
LabelRepublic
Songwriters
Producers
  • Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin
  • Shellback
Lyric video
"Cancelled!" on YouTube

"Cancelled!" (stylized in all caps) is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. It was written and produced by Swift, Max Martin, and Shellback. The song is said to be about Swift's friendship with American actress Blake Lively.[1][2][3][4]

Background

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Swift and Lively have had a strong friendship, although their relationship weakened with the implication of Swift in Lively's controversy with Justin Baldoni.[5] Lively was also mentioned in the podcast New Heights, co-hosted by Swift's fiancé Travis Kelce, and was praised by Kelce as "killing" Lively's debut The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.[6]

Lyrics and composition

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Lyrics like "Did you girl-boss too close to the sun?" implicate high standards set as successful women.[7] Swift described the title as referencing her criticisms and "feeling cancelled by any sort of social backlash that you get".[8]

Reception

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The song received mixed reviews. Many critics believed that the song is an attempt to mimic her sixth album Reputation.[9] It received comparison to the song "Look What You Made Me Do", a song with a similar theme.[10]Some described the song as "crisp and snappy",[11] while others described the lyrics as cringe.[9][12] Collider described the song as "one of her boldest tracks" and having "a darker tone".[13] Screen Rant described the song as showing Swift's "wicked sense of humor".[14] India Block of The London Standard felt the track is "very fun musically, but the lyrics are a car crash of outdated millennial cringe".[12]

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from album liner notes.[15]

Studios

  • Produced at MXM Studios and Shellback Studios, Stockholm
  • Recorded at Shellback Studios, Stockholm
  • Strings recorded and engineered at IMRSV Studios, Stockholm
  • Strings and horns engineered and edited at Studio 112, Jonstorp, Sweden
  • Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, New Jersey

Personnel

  • Taylor Swift – lead vocals, songwriting, production
  • Max Martin – production, songwriting, programming, keyboards, recording
  • Shellback – production, songwriting, programming, bass, guitar, keyboards, recording
  • Erik Arvinder – orchestra conductor, recording, engineering
  • Anna Roos Stefansson – violin
  • Claudia Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Daniela Bonfiglioli – violin
  • Fredrik Syberg – violin
  • Iskander Komilov – violin
  • Janika Gustaffson – violin
  • Lola Torrente – violin
  • Matthias Johansson – violin
  • Oscar Treitler – violin
  • Patrik Sedrup – violin
  • Sofie Sunnerstam – violin
  • Veronika Novotna – violin
  • Yongnim Lee – violin
  • Christopher Öhman – viola
  • Erik Holm – viola
  • James Opie – viola
  • Vidar Andersson Meilink – viola
  • David Bukovinsky – cello
  • Antonio David – cello
  • Peter Volpert – cello
  • Tomas Lundström – cello
  • Bård Ericson – double bass
  • Tomas Jonsson – flute
  • Teresia Alm Bylund – oboe
  • Peter Noos Johansson – trombone
  • Janne Bjerger – flugelhorn
  • Magnus Johansson – flugelhorn, French horn
  • Helena Stjernstrom – English horn
  • Mattias Bylund – string synthesizer, bassoon, orchestra arrangements, engineering, digital editing
  • Bylund Strings – strings
  • Stockholm Studio Orchestra – strings
  • Henrik Langemyr – strings copyist
  • Lasse Mårtén – recording, engineering
  • Willem Bleeker – recording, engineering
  • Christopher Rowe – additional recording
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Bryce Bordone – assistant mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

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Chart performance for "Cancelled!"
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[16] 48
Australia (ARIA)[17] 7
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[18] 42
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[19] 7
Croatia (Billboard)[20] 23
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[21] 17
Denmark (Tracklisten)[22] 11
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[23] 24
France (SNEP)[24] 38
Germany (GfK)[25] 7
Global 200 (Billboard)[26] 9
Greece International (IFPI)[27] 5
Hong Kong (Billboard)[28] 22
Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 29
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[30] 16
India International (IMI)[31] 7
Italy (FIMI)[32] 63
Latvia Streaming (LaIPA)[33] 7
Lithuania (AGATA)[34] 16
Luxembourg (Billboard)[35] 7
Malaysia (Billboard)[36] 24
Malaysia International (RIM)[37] 19
Middle East and North Africa (IFPI)[38] 17
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39] 8
Norway (IFPI Norge)[40] 13
Philippines (IFPI)[41] 18
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[42] 15
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[43] 33
Portugal (AFP)[44] 8
Singapore (RIAS)[45] 10
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[46] 28
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[47] 28
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[48] 8
United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[49] 10
UK Streaming (OCC)[50] 9
UK Video Streaming (OCC)[51] 26
US Billboard Hot 100[52] 10
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[53] 40

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