The tempo of the title track on the Grammy winner’s eleventh studio album could save someone’s life
The title track from Taylor Swift‘s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, can help save a life.
After Swift, 34, dropped the album on April 19, the American Heart Association confirmed the song,”The Tortured Poets Department” features the exact tempo for hands-on CPR — 110 beats per minute.
“A double album!?! 🤯 So double the chances for songs with lifesaving beats!?! ✌️,” read the AHA’s April 19 Instagram post. “If you see a teen or adult collapse, call 911, then push hard and fast in the center of the chest to the beat of ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ Thanks, @taylorswift!”
Several fans quipped about this news in the comment section. “*takes notes* another banger to add to a life-saving playlist 🙏,” wrote user.
Another added: “And just like that a whole new generation knew what to do in an emergency! 🚨 ❤️.”
“But she stopped CPR after all it’s no use 😂😂😂😂,” commented another, riffing with lyrics from the album’s “So Long, London” track.
While the Bee-Gee’s “Stayin’ Alive” has notably served as the go-to reference song for hands-on CPR, the British Heart Association previously shared that Swift’s ex Matty Healy’s band, The 1975, also has a song with 110 beats per minute. The BHA posted in October 2022 that the band’s 2016 hit, “Somebody Else,” also works for hands-on CPR.
Many of the songs on TTPD — including the title track — appear to be written about her brief romance with The 1975 frontman from last spring. The pair stepped out publicly with their romance in May 2023, though they were broken up by June. Swift is now dating NFL superstar Travis Kelce, while Healy is dating model Gabbriette Bechtel.
After its release, Swift’s eleventh studio album has become the biggest of her career and the biggest album of the decade so far, with 2.61 million consumption units, according to reports.
