"She is the music industry": Internet erupts after Taylor Swift's 'The Fate of Ophelia' becomes the fastest song to surpass 100M Spotify streams

Taylor Swift's new song, "The Fate of Ophelia" has achieved a new record by becoming the fastest song to surpass 100M Spotify streams. This milestone has left all her fans thrilled, with many taking to X (formerly Twitter) to praise their favorite artist. One fan wrote:

"She breaks streaming records, sales records, and award records. She is the music industry."

Taylor Swift released her twelfth studio album, titled "The Life of a Showgirl," last week, on Friday, October 3. The news about the album, which features twelve tracks, was first announced by the pop star in the New Heights podcast, hosted by NFL players, Jason Kelce and Travis Kelce, whom she has been dating since 2023. The highly anticipated album received mixed reviews from critics but ended up becoming the most-streamed album on Spotify within twelve hours of its release, surpassing the previous record held by Playboi Carti's third studio album released earlier this year.

More about Taylor Swift's new song, as it makes Spotify streaming history

Taylor Swift's new song, "The Fate of Ophelia," which serves as the lead single from her recently released album, was written and produced by the Grammy-nominated singer along with producers Shellback and Max Martin. The video for the song, released on October 5, was directed by the singer herself. She had previously taken to Instagram to express her excitement on working on the new video for the track.

Accordding to Billboard, just five days after its release, "The Fate of Ophelia" became the first song to surpass 100 million streams in less than a week.

Taylor Swift's dedicated fanbase reacted passionately to the news, with one fan writing:

"oh the fate of Godphelia the smash that you are!!!"

This fan added:

"this hit gonna be a huge classic."

Another person tweeted:

"she was honing her powers for a generational hit."

"and i speak for us all when i say that this is DESERVED this song is literally THE SONG OF THE YEAR." said another.

This fan wrote:

"Ophelia didn’t just swim, she sprinted to 100M. Fastest in Spotify history. Taylor owns the game."

This is not the only milestone that Taylor Swift's new song has achieved. According to iTunes chart data, "The Fate of Ophelia," scored the top spot as the most streamed song globally on it's first day. Meanwhile, the album itself secured the top spot as the most streamed album in 2025 based solely on the first day streams.

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