“Look What You Made Me Do (Taylor’s Version)” Featured In New Episode Of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’

Ahead of the anticipated release of Reputation (Taylor’s Version), Taylor Swift’s re-recorded “Look What You Made Me Do” made a surprise debut in the latest episode of Season 6 of Hulu’s The Handmaid’s Tale.

The song plays when the Handmaids, led by June (Elisabeth Moss), march towards an uprising, and walking in formation to the empowering track’s second verseVerseA section of a song that advances its story or message, typically sharing the same melody with different lyrics each time. Verses set up the emotional and narrative context forGo to Verse Glossary and two choruses. The new version features recreations by Jack Antonoff, with new vocals from the more mature pop star.

In a statement to Billboard Global, Moss, who’s a Swiftie herself, she had been wanting to use a Taylor Swift song on the show for years. “I’ve been wanting to use a Taylor song for many years on the show, and we finally found the perfect spot for a track from her, and I’m so glad we waited because there could not be a more perfect song for a more perfect moment.”

Reputation (Taylor’s Version) will be the fifth of six re-recordings from Swift, with her 2006 debut Taylor Swift still to awaiting a release date. The re-recordings began after Swift’s public dispute with her former label, Big Machine, over the rights to her original masters. Since then, she has released Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), and 1989 (Taylor’s Version), regaining control over her music while reintroducing her albums to fans and new listeners.

Watch the opening scene of The Handmaid’s Tale season 6, episode 9 featuring the song below:

Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid’s Tale is set in a totalitarian society following a Second American Civil War and subjects fertile women, known as “Handmaids,” to slavery for childbearing. The series premiered on Hulu in 2017 to critical acclaim and ends with its final, sixth season on May 28 (PH Time).

The Handmaid’s Tale is available for streaming in the Philippines on HBO Max.

Ralph Regis

Lifestyle and Culture Writer

Ralph Regis is a Lifestyle and Culture Writer at Billboard Philippines, where he bridges the worlds of film, television, fashion, art, food, and cultural trends with both the local and international music scene.

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