Taylor Swift treats fans to acoustic version of ‘The Fate of Ophelia’

Taylor Swift just gave her fans another surprise by dropping an acoustic version of her smash hit The Fate of Ophelia (Alone In My Tower) exclusively on iTunes.

The stripped-down track comes from her chart-topping album The Life of a Showgirl, which has dominated the Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart for three straight weeks since its October 3 release.

The Grammy winner’s new version, released earlier this week, sparked a flurry of reactions online. While many fans praised the acoustic take, others saw it as a strategic move ahead of a competing release.

One fan joked on X, “Now that the 4th week at #1 is locked, she’ll make the acoustic version available on Spotify and Apple this Friday to fight Golden’s Halloween Netflix special boost. Taygenius never fails to amaze me.”

Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl recently surpassed Adele’s 25 for the biggest opening week in U.S. history, solidifying her reign as pop’s ultimate strategist.