r/Music • u/ebradio • 10h ago

article Taylor Swift sparks chart-blocking accusations with new “Patient Zero” alternate versions

https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift-sparks-chart-blocking-accusations-with-new-patient-zero-alternate-versions
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u/AnAussiebum 10h ago

Charts should just ban alternative versions from being listed. Or give them one remix/deluxe edition, only. If the majority of the album has not changed it just shouldn't be considered.

There, problem solved.

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u/bjnono001 9h ago

Then Olivia wouldn’t even be in contention, lol

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u/whosthere1989 9h ago

If they allowed a remix then yes she would.

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u/Dry-Mongoose-5804 9h ago

A remix is an alternative version. Olivia didn’t even do a new recording for the remix she just slapped on a Chappell verse on the original version.

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u/whosthere1989 9h ago

Doing remixes for a single version of a song isn’t some new tactic to manipulate charts. It’s been around for forever. And like the original comment said—that’s why it’d make sense to allow ONE alternative version or remix of songs.

Think of all the iconic singles that were remixes because the album version was never released as a single.

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u/Dry-Mongoose-5804 8h ago

You think acoustic versions are some new thing? At least Taylor re-records the whole song. Instead of you slapping on a new verse of the old song then selling it.

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u/crimsonpostgrad 8h ago

that depends on what song she’s releasing lmfao. i love taylor but she definitely has remixes she just reuses the original vocals for. olivia’s remix was to add chappells verse, and olivia recorded vocals for it specifically, bc she added ad libs and backing vocals for chappells verse.

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u/whosthere1989 5h ago

Acoustic versions of songs used to mean an actual acoustic recorded version of a song. Not a pre recorded master vocal track slapped over poorly produces overly polished acoustic sounding studio instruments

Like—look at the acoustic unplugged version of “Layla’s vs the studio version. That’s a real acoustic version of a song.

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u/hotlibramess 8h ago

I mean they wrote the track together and it was remixed so what’s the problem? It’s a different song.

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u/BeansArePastaSauce 6h ago

Let’s not forget all the things TS sells that’s “slapped” together. I constantly find all her poorly made merch at Goodwill.

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u/ChadQuaza 8h ago

not to state an opinion on olivia's case, but whether or not a remix should count has to be a case-by-case basis - sometimes a remix is barely any different and just with a new verse (like old town road with billy ray cyrus), sometimes it's practically a completely new song under the same name (like many of the tracks off the 1000 gecs remix album)