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Description
This sound is like tinsel and glitter, with cold steel hissing behind it. Under the spotlights, there are smiles, jokes, wit, and lace, but behind the scenes, there are bruises, exhaustion, and a fight for a place in the spotlight. This is a story about how the dream of a “glamorous life” turns into a contract with pain, where every blink of an eye is part of the deal, and every movement in a garter is a small manifesto of power.
But the irony is that even after all the deception, the show goes on, and the voice you hear is not that of a victim, but of the mistress of the stage. Pain hides under lipstick, tears under glitter, and yet that feeling remains - the immortal fire that feeds and wounds, but makes you real. This anthem is not about glamour, but about surviving in glamour, when lace is armor and applause is fuel.
Sound engineer, producer, composer, lyricist: Max Martin
Programmer, producer, sound engineer, composer, lyricist: Shellback
Composer, lyricist, producer, vocalist: Taylor Swift
Mixing engineer: Serban Genea
Second mixing engineer: Bryce Bordone
Mixing engineer, sound engineer: Lasse Marten
Mastering engineer: Randy Merrill
Mastering engineer: Ryan Smith
Vocalist: Sabrina Carpenter
Sound engineer, sound producer: Eric Arwinder
Sound engineer, arranger, sound producer: Mattias Bailund
Sound engineer, sound producer: Willem Blikker
Other: Henrik Langemir
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