Taylor Swift to Release New Single 'Patient Zero' This Week

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Sep 22, 2026 11:12am PT

Taylor Swift Announces New Single, ‘Patient Zero,’ Coming This Week

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Taylor Swift ‘s big news, at least for the moment, has turned out to be a new single, “Patient Zero,” coming out Friday, with few other details announced.

“I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now on my website for 24 hours.”

Her website is selling three limited edition CDs of the single, which will ship on Oct. 13.

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