(New York) All Too Well, the new success of Taylor Swift, became the longest title to reach the top of the American charts with its 10 minutes and 13 seconds, surpassing American pie, classic of American music and holder of the title for almost 50 years.
Don McLean’s song, 8 minutes and 42 seconds on the clock, lost its record in favor of the new version of a Taylor Swift hit, All Too Well (Taylor’s Version), ranked this week number one in the famous “Hot 100” ranking published by the specialist magazine Billboard.
The title is part of Red (Taylor’s Version), new recording of an iconic album by the American artist, initially released in 2012.
Taylor Swift offered two new versions ofAll Too Well – the other for about 5 minutes. According to the rules of Billboard, these two titles are combined in a single entry, thus facilitating this record.
“You made a 10-minute song number one for the first time in history,” said Taylor Swift, speaking to her millions of Instagram followers.
Taylor Swift met with resounding success in keeping her promise to re-record her first six albums so that she could control the rights. In addition to Red, the star has already released a new version of Fearless since she was authorized to start this process in November 2020.
These new recordings are embellished with bonus features and previously unreleased tracks, such as the 10-minute version ofAll Too Well.
The coup follows his public feud with music industry mogul Scooter Braun who owned the majority of the recordings of the singer’s first six albums, since sold to investment firm Shamrock Holdings.
Taylor Swift’s decision sparked a debate over the ownership of an artist’s work, and the conditions under which young musicians sign their contracts.
Watch the long version ofAll Too Well