Taylor Swift Releases New Song That's 8 Seconds Long? Devoted Fans Immediately Send Track To No 1 On iTunes Charts In Canada

T-Swizzle has some seriously devoted fans!

Due to an online glitch on Tuesday, Taylor Swift released a new song on iTunes in Canada. However, the track wound up being eight seconds of silence.

Nevertheless, fans eager to get their hands on any and all tidbits from Swift's upcoming album "1989," sent the short clip of static to number one on the charts.

Although the false new song was released by accident, the track still cost $1.29, so many purchased the tune despite its lack of music.

The 8-second track even outdid Swift's other three singles from the album, including "Shake It Off," "Out of the Woods," and "Welcome to New York."

One can't help but wonder if the "accident" was actually a brilliant research plan by Swift's team to test the devotion of her enthusiasts.

As for "1989," which will be released on Monday, Oct. 27, Swift recently told "Good Morning America" that the album is heavily influenced by her 2014 move to New York City.

"I wanted to start the album with this song because New York has been an important landscape and location for the story of my life in the last couple of years," she told the morning show, referencing her new song "Welcome to New York."

"I dreamt about moving to New York. I obsessed about moving to New York and then I did it. The inspiration that I found in that city is kind of hard to describe and hard to compare to any other force of inspiration I've ever experienced in my life," she dished.

"I approached moving there with such wide-eyed optimism and sort of saw it as a place of endless potential and possibilities," Swift explained. "You can kind of hear that reflected in this music and this first song especially." 

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