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Taylor Swift’s ‘Patient Zero’ Holds Steady at No. 1 for Second Week on Singles Chart
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Taylor Swift has scored a second week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “Patient Zero,” the lead single off of “The Life of Showgirl: The Encore.” “Patient Zero” is one of four new Swift songs included on “Encore,” which, just yesterday, earned her a 100th week at No.
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Taylor Swift has scored a second week atop the Billboard Hot 100 with “Patient Zero,” the lead single off of “The Life of Showgirl: The Encore.” “Patient Zero” is one of four new Swift songs included on “Encore,” which, just yesterday, earned her a 100th week at No.
On Sept. 22, Taylor Swift made an unexpected announcement that she was releasing a new single called "Patient Zero." The news sent Swifties and music sleuths on a wild goose chase for online clues to the meaning of the song title.
Agreement: I Agree Body: Dear Editor Yamey and McKay ask whether Taylor Swift’s reworking of the concept “patient zero” is intentional.[1] I posit that it is. As my academic background parallels hers (she released her Debut album in 2006 and I began my undergraduate studies as a pre-med dual major i…
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