Wonderland (Taylor Swift song)

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"Wonderland"
Song

"Wonderland" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the third promotional single on October 20, 2014 from Swift's deluxe version of her fifth studio album, 1989.[1]

Composition

"Wonderland" makes frequent allusions to the novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, by Lewis Carroll,[2] and is known for a "bass drop" in the first chorus.[3] In the song, Swift explores her ability to produce a daydream-like track. It descents to her early roots, where she made everyone believe that fairytales do exist. In this case, she convinces people that there is a thing called wonderland where "we pretended it could last forever." identifying this place as "life was never worse but never better." and there is also shows her position "it's all fun and games 'til somebody loses their mind."[4]

Chart performance

When released, "Wonderland" has since jumped up to number four on American iTunes Store, overtaking Swift's former single "Style" at number nine.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from liner notes of 1989.[5]

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 84
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 59
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[8] 171
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 51

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United States February 17, 2015[10] Digital download Big Machine

References

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  6. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Swift – Wonderland". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 25, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved February 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ "1, 2014/ Archive Chart: November 1, 2014" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Taylor Swift – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Retrieved February 29, 2015.
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