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Taylor performing with the number 13 on her hand

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Taylor Swift considers number 13 to be her lucky number, often referencing it.

Swift stated in an interview, "I was born on the 13th, I turned 13 on Friday the 13th, my first album went gold in 13 weeks. Also, my first song that ever went number 1, it had a 13 second intro, I didn't even do that on purpose! And every time I've ever won an award at an award show, I've either been seated in the 13th row, or row M, which is the 13th letter.[1] And when I won the Horizon Award at the CMA awards, the producer came up to me when I was sound-checking and he said, 'Alright, we're gonna go in 13 seconds!' There are so many numbers!"[2]

Swift's interactions with 13[]

  • In 2005, she wrote an unreleased song called "Thirteen Blocks".
  • In 2005, she signed a 13-year contract with Big Machine Records.
  • "The Lucky One" is the 13th track on her album Red. It has a 13 second intro and the word "lucky" is said 13 times in the song.[1]
  • For her first two concert tours, Taylor would draw the number 13 on her hand with eyeliner before each show.
  • Her drummer put the number 13 on his drum.
  • She was born on December 13, 1989.
  • She turned 13 on Friday the thirteenth.
  • Her debut album went gold in 13 weeks.
  • Taylor has said that whenever she has won an award, she has been seated in row 13 or row M, which is the thirteenth letter.
  • When she 'Tay-lurks', she goes to a fan's livestream and comments 13 emojis.
  • She says that if she sees a 13, it'll bring her luck, but if she sees no number 13 that day, she'll lose.
  • In the film Valentine's Day her character gives her boyfriend a gift, his own shirt with the number 13 on the back, which was also her character's lucky number. In the elevator, Taylor's character also had a number 13 on her hand.
  • Five of her songs - "Teardrops On My Guitar", "White Horse", "Ours", "Gorgeous" and "Mastermind" - peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  • Mastermind, the 13th song on her 10th studio album, Midnights, peaked at #13 on the Billboard Hot 100
  • In the music video for "ME!", there are 13 clouds in one scene.
  • Taylor's first number one song on the Billboard Country Chart, "Our Song", has a 13 second intro.
  • "Call It What You Want" has a 13 second intro.
  • Her Twitter account is @taylorswift13, which also has 13 characters.
  • A number 13 adorns the top lid of her fragrance boxes.
  • In the music video for "Ours", the floor her cubicle is on is floor 13.
  • In the music video for "...Ready For It?" the number 13 is written on the left wall in the corridor.
  • In 2015, after injuring her thumb, she wrote a 13 on the bandage.
  • The incident with Kanye West at the 2009 VMAs took place on September 13.
  • When Taylor posts a screenshot of the song she is listening to on Instagram, the song's timestamp will always be 13 seconds.
  • When Taylor posted about HAIM's 2017 single "Want You Back", she used 13 exclamation marks.
  • A poster of her 1989 album cover can be seen in an episode of Netflix series 13 Reasons Why (which was produced by Taylor's friend Selena Gomez).
  • The 1989 physical CD comes with 13 polaroids of Swift.
  • In 2018, Swift won 13 awards.
  • The music video for "Delicate" garnered over 13M views in its first 24 hours.
  • Her 7th album, Lover, was released on August 23rd (8/23). 8+2+3=13.
  • In her music video of 'You Need To Calm Down', her watch includes the number 13, and the numbers 1 and 2 are exterminated.
  • In the "You Need To Calm Down" video, she put 13 gems on her sunglasses. She also wore a necklace with the number 13 on it.
  • Fearless (Taylor's Version) was announced on February 11, 2021 (2+11=13) and was released on April 9, 2021 (4+9=13).
  • In the "Out Of The Woods" video, she falls 13 times. "Out Of The Woods" also has 13 letters. On October 13, 2014, a clip of the song premiered on Good Morning America.
  • Swift released her albums folklore and evermore' the same year she turned 31. She also made sure that one album had 16 songs, while the other had 15 to equal 31 tracks in total, which is 13 backward.[1]
  • In her song "willow", she said 'that's my man' 13 times. If the apostrophe and spaces are counted, this line would have 13 characters.
  • Personal songs about her grandparents are put as track 13 on folklore and evermore, the songs being "epiphany" and "marjorie".
  • In her song "cardigan", she says "I knew you" 13 times.
  • The 10 minute version of "All Too Well" is actually 10 minutes and 13 seconds.
  • Three of her albums, Fearless, 1989, and Midnights, all have 13 tracks on their standard editions.
  • Her 8th album, folklore, was released on July 24th (7/24). 7+2+4=13.
  • During the scene with the wedding cake in the "I Bet You Think About Me" music video, the top tier of the cake has many 13's and 26's (Which is 13 times 2) written by icing on it.
  • By coincidence, track 13 was the first song title revealed for Midnights, the song being "Mastermind", on her series Midnights Mayhem With Me on TikTok.
  • Her 10th album, Midnights, was released on October 21 (10/21). 10+2+1=13.
  • The bonus tracks from Midnights were announced by Target on October 13.
  • In her announcement post for the "Lavender Haze" music video, she used 13 exclamation points.
  • In the elevator sequence of the "Bejeweled" music video, there were 13 buttons.
  • In the music video for "Karma", she briefly wears a necklace with 13 pearls.
  • On August 1, 2023, her song "August" surpassed 5.13 million streams on Spotify.
  • On August 9, 2023, Taylor announced 1989 (Taylor's Version), which was 8 years, 9 months and 13 days after the original album's release.
  • Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour was released to theaters on October 13, 2023.
  • The extended version of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour was released on December 13, 2023, which is also Taylor's birthday.
  • When Taylor won her 13th Grammy award at the 66th Grammy Awards in 2024, she announced her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department.[1]
  • All three of Taylor's albums that have 13 tracks on their standard editions (Fearless, 1989, and Midnights) have won the Grammy award for Album of the Year.
  • Her eleventh album, The Tortured Poets Department, debuted with 313 million first-day streams on Spotify.
  • The 100th show of The Eras Tour was on June 13th, 2024.
  • 13 + 87 = 100. (Taylor's lucky number and Travis's jersey number)
  • Swift's 13th time attending Kelce's football games was the 58th (5 + 8 = 13) Super Bowl on February the 11th (2 + 11 = 13). The opposing team, the 49ers (4 + 9 = 13) lost.[1]
  • Swift's music video for "I Can Do It With A Broken Heart" reached 1 million views in 13 minutes, the fastest YouTube video to have done so in 2024. The song also happens to be the 13th track on The Tortured Poets Department.
  • In "Stay Beautiful", she says beautiful 13 times. The title is also 13 letters long.
  • In "22", she says the title 13 times.
  • In "End Game", she says 'reputation' 13 times.
  • In "Paper Rings", the counting in the intro (1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4) adds to 13.

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