1989 is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 27, 2014, through Big Machine Records. After releasing her fourth studio album Red (2012) and embarking on The Red Tour (2013â??14), her personal life generated significant media attention. Swift began planning her follow-up project in 2013 and continued work into 2014, during which time she collaborated with producers including Max Martin and Shellback, while the former served as the album's executive producers along with Swift. The album's title was inspired by the pop music scene of her birth year.

1989 is a pop and synthpop album which Swift described as her "first documented, official pop album," representing a musical departure from the country pop styles in her earlier work. The albums production differs from Swifts previous work unlike others 1989 is built over drum programming, synthesizers, pulsating bass, processed backing vocals and guitars. Its lyrical content is based mainly in Swift's style of writing about love, the albums content frequently discusses the complexities of relationships.

1989 received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, who felt that its experimental production was well-executed. "Shake It Off" was released as the lead single from the record on August 18, 2014. It debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming Swift's second number-one single in the country and the twenty-second track to debut in the peak position on that chart in Billboard history. "Blank Space" will be serviced as the second single from the project on November 10, 2014.