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Taylor Swift - The Fate of Ophelia (Official Music Video)
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- Published on Mar 16, 2026
- The official music video for “The Fate of Ophelia”
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Credits
Director: Taylor Swift
Producer: Jil Hardin
Editor: Chancler Haynes
Production Company: Taylor Swift Productions Inc. & Merman
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Every time someone likes this comment i check it again!
Taylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅
Hai
Like hungry 😖
Literally all you need to do it just subscribe to Taylor swift bro 😂
Why would u check it when it says exactly when it premieres? What do the likes u get for generic posts mean to u in life?
As a committed non swiftie I accept my defeat, this shit is a banger
yeah
agreed
Yes agreed!
so we all came from that reel huh
Same
Everyone who worked on this MV deserves a raise
The fact she’s directing those videos is crazy. She keeps getting better and better.
YESS
Yes!
why are you everywhere 😭
YED
Who’s here at 14 Mar?
16th
I love how she used her Eras team!! The dancers!! They are incredible!
I thought that was them!!!
KAM!
Man Grace is so lovely.
I know, I also cried when I saw Cam in the video. 😿😻
@yogawithBeth I yelled his name too 😂
Never been a Taylor fan but no one can deny this girl is extraordinary in every way..writes..sings..
dances almost a rarity!
I don’t know what to say to that. Not a Taylor Swift fan!
The seamless, smooth transitions between scenes is actually magical. This is one of her BEST music videos literally ever
yes, the details
That directorial debut of hers is gonna be insane
AGREE🎉
@guilty_as_sinTalented...not
MARCH 2026 LETS GOOOO
I'm not a Swiftie, but there's something about this song that scratches my brain just right.
Totally agree and Im 65 - but thats no longer old. I reckon it's the beat ... Its a driving song ?
Yeah it sounds like lana del rey someone with talent
Me too like this song just makes me happy.
sounds like another song produced by or in the style Lana Del Rey
I have no idea how or why but same here its just the energy of the song I think there’s something about it.
She's mixing Shakespeare references, showgirls, and pure vibes. Iconic.
Ya totally.
she’s ICONIC
Yes ✋
Love the Esther Williams reference!
I am in AWE of how they built the sets and all the dancers and the costumes
and the history behind it!!🥹🩵
Omg hi kaeil I'm a big fan!
Hey I just discovered your FB last night and I must say I'm hooked! 😊
Watching this in the cinema was insane!!
Hii
“Celebrities that…” ahh song
This isn’t just a music video - it’s a cinematic experience. Taylor’s mind >>>
It's a music video. Relax
😂😂😂😂😂😂
is empty
Lol
Who is listening today ?
Me
Me😅
🙋♀️❤
I do 🥲😍
Me
The video is amazing but can we talk about the fact she brought the Eras Tour dancers to be a part of it? They were literally there with her on tour when she and Travis started, when he went on stage, when she changed the Karma lyrics, and now are here when she's singing about him changing her heart's faith. That's so lovely ❤️🔥
Absolutely love reading comments with fun facts like this ❤
Also the backing singers in the water near the boat
I was so happy to see Kam I scared the cat I was holding when I shouted his name. 😂 I love that SHE loves her team as much as we do!
All the showgirl and boys
I thought that was them!!! I'm so happy that they all were willing to come back for this video
400M let's go!
Hands down to the best music video of the year. Not gonna be surprised if this gets a grammy. Totally deserving.
I saw the video in the theatre only a few hours ago, it passed two times, and I still ran to see it again now 😂 love it
I'm too
You are in for a treat darlingggg ❤
One of the best and It's indeed jaw dropping. It kind of remind me of the music video of We are never ever getting back together.
ssaame
Just came home from the cinema and saw this music video. This is 100% one of her best ones ever.
Yeah, me too😊
Yes!! Loved it too!!
same!
Omg same. Best one ever till now
Ahhhh!Don’t make me more excited😂😂😂❤
I SO GET IT! the last album she WAS Ophelia, a tortured poet drowning in her heartbreak and then she met Travis and he rescued her from that fate and now she’s reclaiming her story - like 😭😭❤️❤️
Omg yessss
Was Ophelia a tortured poet? I thought she was just a noblewoman who went crazy after the whole Hamlet-dad-ghost thing. But I'm not tryna gotcha you, I'm no scholar, just wondering.
Read the lyrics again 😭 who’s the pyro lighting a match? Travis or Taylor? (*cough* midnights cover, burning down the lover house, etc. *cough*)
She’s saving herself!
During the tour, he rescued her on stage and watched her change into the showgirl, right?
@bananans811 ohhhhh maybe... It has to be that right?
Let's all agree that this song is amazing ❤
WE NEED MUSIC VIDEOS FOR ALL THE TRACKS IN THIS ALBUM!!! 😭
Agree
I second this motion...
I want one at least for Elizabeth Taylor.
Please please please ❤
But pls not for wood 😂
a picture of travis on the mirror, 87 on the door, and the football catch!!! oh this lover girl 🥹😭 and she released this today on his birthday!!!
I DIDNT KNOW THIS🥹🥹🥹
Omg!! i never noticed the door or mirror!!
but I still cant find the mirror lol can you pls timestamp it?
I believe is in this part 0:44
@Tara-ge5sw the mirror photo is at 0:42 on the top left of the room
@Tara-ge5sw 0:43
I love this song so much
I can seriously play it over and over and not get tired of it. 😅
Same!
O Trap do momento 🇧🇷 essa é top💥💥💥💥
ruclips.net/video/6HmBTgTx2MQ/video.htmlsi=BOWW0HvOhmvgpC8K
Not a TS fan but this song is actually stuck into my mind rn.
my guy this is INSANE. The absolute detail, the bread, the ‘kitty’ on the film snappy thingy, the letters on the chalkboard, the Oscar on the bathroom floor. You’ve done it again Taylor.
What do the letters on the chalkboard say!??? I tried pausing but I couldn’t fully read it
@Irisviolthey’re the initials of all the tracks
And "Finley" was her grandmother Marjorie's surname
😮😮😮7
Yes !! And the yellow birds at the beginning & at the end !! 🐥❤️🔥
who’s here before 1 million??
Taylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅ Night Swift✅ 😂😂🎉❤❤
mee
Swiftie, Brasil 🇧🇷
Meer
me, myself and I 🤡
Why is this actually her best work!?!? Everything is literally perfect, like the hair, costumes, background and concept!
Over time her magic videos have gotten better because she’s able to invest more which means we’re helping them become better !
Like i thought lwymmd and blank space wouldn't be topped
This is absolutely not her best work
hmm🤔
I love this song
I cannot believe she finally chose the best song on the album as lead single . With a mv that gives it justice LOVED LOVED LOVED
It’s a beautiful song but arguably the best song when Opalite and Ruin the friendship are there. It’s the best choice for lead single? Yes, because it depicts the essence of this era so well.
Every other song sounded like copies of other songs and the lyrics were bad. This is the best one I’ll agree with
There is absolutely no way you are trying to say that the lyrics in Opalite, and Eldest Daughter are bad
This is the best song ? Can't wait to "listen" to the worst !
the orange bird flying out of the window in the final scene - remember her in an orange outfit in a bird cage in the look what you made me do video? She was caged, and now she's free. 🧡
Yes, I noticed that!
OMGG
😭😭 I love this
I love this so much thanks for pointing it out
Thank you!!!!!! I was curious about the meaning of the bird showing up throughout the video!
SOMEONE listening today>>>
Omg slayy
Not you
MEEEE
Yes😂
Stop
"I've been listening to her since the fearless era, and I'm still going."
0:26 HER SOURDOUGH MADE IT!!! congrats sourdough🎉🎉🎉
congrats sourdough! it remebered its lines!
WHAHAHAHHAHAHA FR
Real its the star of the show
OMG THE SOURDOUGH!!! 🤣
Lol! I’m jealous of sourdough!
This music video feels like some premium worthy content
Guys, I think i'm a Swiftie
3:45 "And an Oscar on their bathroom floor" - Wi$h Li$t
Nice catch!
So true!! 😮😮😮
Omg you’re so smart! I didn’t think of that ❤❤❤
I think it’s also a reference to Kate Winslet who keeps her Oscar in her bathroom. She played Ophelia in the 1996 adaptation of Hamlet!
I have to say, her directing skills have really improved. From her early work The Man to this new one, she has made so much progress.
yes❤❤❤ it’s true!!
Joseph Khan is still way ahead man.
Blank Space was PEAK.
@zoicinnabonTaylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅ Night Swift✅ 😂😂🎉❤❤
It helps with so many professionals helping her, shout out to Mandy Moore the choreographer, the cut to cut very reminiscing of the numbers in la la land which she choreographed, in addition to all the eras tour numbers, great partnership there with tay
@zoicinnabonTaylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅ Night Swift✅ 😂😂🎉❤❤
This is the best example of why TAYLOR SWIFT is still a FABULOUS artist.
Taylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅ Night Swift✅ 😂😂🎉❤❤
She really is a master of the details too. A lot of Easter eggs in this video
She’s such a baddie 🥹
I love how she used her Eras team!! The dancers!! They are incredible!
Let’s face it: Swift+Martin+Shellback= Hit records.😀
True, but this new album doesn't sound like an album that was produced by Max Martin and Shellback. I do think this single is gonna be a smash hit for sure but some of the other songs on the album are very mellow and weak compared to 1989 and Reputation. I hope I'm wrong but that's how I see it right now
THE SETS, THE TRANSITIONS, THE OUTFITS, THE STORYTELLING, THE DANCERS EVERYTHING IS SHOWSTOPPING
Very Poor Things Yorgos Lanthimos coded. Makes sense bc Emma Stone, also. :O)
yall are impressed by anything plss
@luna-ke3zvand you'll be hating on everything, is it that bad to acknowledge effort 😂
@luna-ke3zv stream actually romantic by taylor swift 😘
sybau
Music video of the year
Who's here march 10th
It doesn't matter! Whether you're happy, sad, or depressed... Taylor Swift... always has a video or song for you.
Taylor Swift shit
Así es Taylor me acaba de salvar de una depresión profunda, estaba pasando por un momento muy difícil pero su magia me llenó de vida nuevamente
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@EnryGonzález-s5r yeah why we capping😂
Exactly i love this comment
I love how she shows what it means to be a “showgirl” in each era of time. Such genius
genius lmfao
@pazuzu1 and what have u been doing mate?
It is for sure a cool idea and video, but calling it genius seems a bit exaggerated though.
It’s nice to see a Charli fan not criticize Taylor after what’s been happening lately ❤
@MasterTylerYT Honestly I don’t fully understand it, sure Actually Romantic could be about Charli, but it’s just as likely to be about her thousands of other haters that comment and boost her vids a ton
I am 75 and I love all her videos
400 Million Views ❤️❤️❤️❤️
The small orange door icon 🚪 at the bar is just so cute and iconic. The small details !
I'm crying this is too cute!
HOW DID SHE DO THAT😭😭
@heqrtsfornikiৎ She said "RUclips, I have an idea, can you do that? So it goes like there is this tiny little door...." And RUclips said: "Say no more, Ma'am."
@エキセントリッLMAO
Wait what's the time tag?
Everyone keeps writing about great scenery and performances but lets be honest, the melody is the main reason this song is so catchy and has so many views
gay
@RyanPizzaalol
@nightskyc14
How dare u delete ur comment and make it seem like I'm one of them queers!!!!(When I am😡 but not now)
😂😂 trashy music
What melody? 🤮
from painting to popstar, she did a homage for every showgirl's journey.
I was wondering why the painting was included
@LovelornLoveThorns Elizabeth Siddal posed as a model for the 1852 Ophelia painting. She was a high profile muse in her time. She also made her own art and wrote poetry on 'lost love' and 'the impossibility of true love'.
ruclips.net/video/6UMa9PPPrYw/video.htmlsi=rvKNoZypMc9VuU7I
320M views 🎉❤
This song is going SO viral on Instagram at first i didn't know it was Taylor's song at all😭
I can see why she has such a huge following. This song made me feel like i was crusing on the highway with the windows down while the sun is setting behind me
Yet most people hate it lol
this song and Opalite are the only songs of hers that grabbed me (I'm not a big fan of pop) but these two songs have such IMMACULATE vibes, ill give them each another 2mil views on my own 😂❤
Nice👌
i was cursing down new york city on my bike blasting this in my headphones rolling through times square and i saw taylor up on the bilboard. it was perfect
It’s mostly because she writes her lyrics in most of her songs. Plus she plays instruments.
And this is how you do a music video 🔥
yessss I love this MV so much I saw it in theatres too
if you have the money!
Yes she ate that
Every day I come back here.
THE LOOKS
THE CHOREOGRAPHY
THE DANCERS
TAYLOR OFFICIALLY MADE HER BEST MUSIC VIDEO EVER OMG
Taylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅ Night Swift✅ 😂😂🎉❤❤
AGREED
She brought back everyone from the eras your 🧡🫶🙌
It's been done before and with better music 🎵🎶🎵.
T s fans will eat it up
But why does all her songs sound the same and makes people go (meh) all the time. I not hating on her, I'm trying to like her, but when people are having a party this is the last song people would play..
I can’t believe she made each scene in just one take. The accuracy and perfection of everyone in it is unbelievable.
Lots of hard work went into making this. Flawless is not easy!!!
I don’t believe it’s one take if it is it’s impressive.
@joshuanichols7742it is, each scene was filmed in a single take because she wanted it to evoke a live performance feeling. It’s truly unbelievable how well it was made
This is arguably her best music video ever and the fact that it's self directed is insane wow
Taylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅ Night Swift✅ 😂😂🎉❤❤
I agree! This song is one of her best singles (a song designed to be radio friendly) ever too. The ending of this music video looks like the beginning of her second single's music video. This looks like a VISUAL ALBUM hence the very short and tight album's length (only 12 songs).
I agree
Fr
Taylor is honestly the most smartest creative genius of our generation 😊😊😊
Who comes from ig reel👋
“If you never found me, I might’ve drowned in the melancholy” Best line from Taylor Swift ❤
Travis saved her heart!!
"come for me".
@anthonypuccetti8779that’s what I said to your dad last night
He saved us ALL from drowning with her too 🛟
After 16 years running away from taylor, she FINALLY GOT ME
Me too
Meeee toooo
Sameee
this song!
My favorite❤
How dare Taylor Swift release this mv in a cinema, NOW I have to include this to the list of things I'm envious about swifties.
The. Era of B.S!Can NOT hold a tune!!Can NOT sing!Has to use technology!Even then it is BAD!😂
@kyrenwhelan2593 it's actually romantic how you spend your time commenting in a Taylor Swift mv despite what you claim.
😂🎉
Top asking who is here
We never leave 😢
This era of taylor is very wonderful.
Hi dear
*MY SONGS ARE WAYY BETTER THAN TAYLOR SWIFT* 😂❤😂
Did anyone else notice that at 2:48, the slate says “Kitty Finlay?”
Kitty being a reference to the track The Life of a Showgirl, and Finlay was her grandma’s last name (Marjorie)
Oh I thought it was a reference to her mom’s Great Dane Kitty lol 😂
@allison4905thought so, too. Because she also sings "you're soft as a kitten" whilst the real Kitty is a huuuuge and strong dog😂
Yup thought that, too I mean Majorie was a showgirl after all. Also "Finnley" is the name of Kylie and Jasons youngest child 😊
I’ve never rewatched a music video as much as I’ve rewatched this one
I love everything about it. It's crazyyyyy😩😩😩 I don't get the hate honestly and I'm not even a swiftie. This is my first time falling in love straight up with Taylor swift
Watch more music videos.
Same I have this on repeat
Me too!!!😎😎😎
The realest gangsters listen to Taylor swift, Celine Dion and Adele in secret
This era is soo fun , Taylor Swift thank you ❤
For reall
Yes!!
*soo boring
Said no one
Hu
THE best music video she has ever ever done. Masterpiece!
Agree!!!! 🧡💚
Black space
I can’t say that. I’m 67.
Who's here after the Opalite MV???
ME!💙
Me 😂🎉
You got a 67 likes😝🤷
Where can I watch it?
@Viycitwell it will be available on RUclips on Sunday so there we can
It's 100% yes and 0% nooooo 😂😂😂
The foot ball catch Easter egg was so cyuuute
Hello my brother
🏈 at 3:30
adorable❣️
❤ her smile 🎉
My favorite part 👀❤️🔥
The Marilyn look is everything!
So wild that all of the dancers only heard the click track while rehearsing and filming so that the song could remain private. 🧡
It looks like the Eras Tour dancers were trusted with the track, you can see them singing along in the second to last scene during the bedroom party.
Most choreo is done to counts or clicks before music is added
@michellelindsay5529and I’m sure everyone had to sign NDAs
@michellelindsay5529in TLOASG film, Taylor was saying some of the lyrics out loud to help direct the choreography. While the film didn't showcase them hearing the actual track, I love that they'd have a circle of trust with the smaller Eras crew. They are the same crowd that knew a whole dang new era was getting added to the tour without the rest of us knowing. 😂🧡
I was at Swifty in 2016 and I’m still a Swifty my favourite song
I love how the dancers from the Eras tour are here. ❤ She protects the family
❤️🔥 💯
Jan on the ladder. ❤
*MY SONGS ARE WAYYY BETTER THAN TAYLOR SWIFT* 😂😂
charli xcx finally answered ruclips.net/video/5Lwmu-PdqaU/video.htmlsi=ZEGCEBN-WDqvi-OM
I noticed and was thinking of that, also. :)
Her being with all of her eras tour back up dancers making me emotional
Not just the dancers, her band and vocalists too, she had everyone 🫶
Grow up....
saw this in the cinema, i am back because i love it sm.
SAMEEEE
OMG ME THREE ❤️🔥🫶❤️🔥🧡💚
Same 🎤🎶✨️🧡❤️🔥
@christinesuzuki2033
waiting
SAMEEEE
As a person who thinks Taylor is pretty over rated I accept my defeat I know these lyrics
this video deserves an art gallery ✨
Bot
What drugs did taylor put in this song 😭😭😭 like I cant stop hearing it
I don’t do drugs
Right, it’s so hauntingly beautiful
SAME
Especially the radio
@PAR4DIGM2 mins ago 😮
I've enjoyed her since she was into country music and now this. She is just so talented, I'm hooked, I'm proud to call myself a 74-year-old Swifty Fan. My wife loves her too.
😅 right there with you brother
I agree with u she really is a genius so so talented I’m a 58 year old Swifty
@fozibear2281It's really Nice to like other artists work but to call yourself after their names? That sounds pathetic
Io 64
She's a terrible person.
Why can’t I stop listening to this song?
i love how the opening painting is a recreation of the painting “ophelia” based on the Shakespeare play
That's the meaning of the song. She was in a state of Ophelia but her love finally came and aved her from the same fate
This song got 31 million streams in its first DAY on Spotify. Taylor is literally on another level
Honestly this has got to be my favorite Taylor swift video, it is so well referenced and directed; love the transitions and both the references to the Ophelia painting, ending with her own version with eyes wide open. This is a win.
This is exactly how I feel. It's absolutely incredible!
Have you seen the movie yet? The behind the scenes showing how it was made are really cool and make you appreciate it even more.
Don henly
Did@kamilekapel Did Taylor swift Did a movie
Thanks for having my back March 2026
Taylor really loves Old Hollywood. This video feels like Wildest Dreams.
Hello sir , sorry for disturbance I am a MBA final year student from india.I generally do part time jobs to pay rent and college fees etc. But recently due to lack of projects I am jobless now.I am facing financially issues right now , can you help me in it please.
@Mfunnypetmoments007no
great video dudes,,,
I love it how the football just slided in there
*slid in there
Tqylor next tour ruclips.net/video/zfWddkVbBIg/video.htmlsi=xZ0ymezGRXCtYYaM
She literally played every word that she wrote in the song.😂👌🏻👌🏻❤️🔥❤️🔥
U mean represent it?
@Jaxi1224 yup, you got it.👍🏻
For all you Taylor swift haters. Tell me you don’t like this song. Thought so.
Who here it today??💜
me
Me!!
Me
Meeee
me lol
already saw this in cinema, and dangggggg i can’t wait till it’s out
edit: guys we’re so close to 767 likes!😂
Sammeeee
Sameeee
I heard it's pretty bad
Same here
Same
Its been only 8 days... IM ALREADY SO OBSESSED WITH THIS SONG.
It plays over and over in my head.❤
Me too.
It's an earworm for sure!! I wake up & it's already in my head!!!
🎉🎉🎉🎉
It’s called brain 🧠 cells popping
Who’s here in March 13st ❤️💫
Every time I think she’s peaked, she proves me wrong again. The growth, the artistry, the emotion - she’s literally once in a generation 🫶
Taylor swift ❌ Morning swift✅ Night Swift✅ 😂😂🎉❤❤
You must be 13.
@kensims4086Can’t believe people like this are real lol
💯. But this time I don't mind being wrong.
It's pop music.
omg, the Last part when she dances with her band so "we are never getting back together" coded
YES!!! Even the way she looks around all of a sudden and moves away
and the bathtub scene in the last part kind of reminds me of the Lover mv in the fishbowl
YES!!!!
Yes. It also remind me of 22 MV ending scene party
True
guys we should make a dance 1:19
Omg yes i agree
I can't stop listening to this song, please help
Perfect song to start with 2026.
Vibe to hai👍
Shi bola
Send me a direct message
The best way to start a new year