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Wish List (song)

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Not to be confused with Wishlist (song).
"Wish List"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album The Life of a Showgirl
ReleasedOctober 3, 2025 (2025-10-03)
Studio
  • MXM Studios (Stockholm)
  • Shellback Studios (Stockholm)
Length3:27
LabelRepublic
Songwriters
Producers
  • Taylor Swift
  • Max Martin
  • Shellback
Lyric video
"Wish List" on YouTube

"Wish List" (stylized as Wi$h Li$t) is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from her twelfth studio album The Life of a Showgirl (2025). Written and produced by Swift, Max Martin and Shellback, the lyrics showcases Swift's deepest desires for love with her partner Travis Kelce, yearning for a simpler life away from her fame.[1]

Background and release

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Swift announced her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl on August 13, 2025, during an episode of the weekly podcast New Heights, hosted by NFL player and Swift's fiancé Travis Kelce.[2] "Wish List" was revealed as the eighth track of the album upon the announcement.[3]

In an interview on the Heart Breakfast show, Swift revealed that "Wish List" was her favorite song in the album, describing it as "dreamy" and "romantic".[4] She additionally stated that the track was the final song to be written and recorded for The Life of a Showgirl, calling it a "final piece".[5]

Composition

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"Wish List" is a synth-pop track featuring bedroom pop-like drums.[citation needed] Lyrically, the song juxtaposes her desire for love and a peaceful life with her fame and wealth. The song opens to Swift pointing out a wish list of what famous people want such as a "yacht life", "bright lights" and a "Palme d'Or" before shifting to lyrics such as "I just want you / Have a couple kids / got the whole block looking like you",[6] which are interpreted as subtle nods to her relationship with Kelce after their engagement in August 2025.[1]

Reception

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"Wish List" mostly received a positive reception. Ariana Brockington of Today described the song as a sequel to "So High School" – a track from her previous album The Tortured Poets Department (2024), as both songs refer to Kelce.[7] Likewise, Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times and Anna Gaca of Pitchfork dubbed the track "dreamy".[8][9]

In contrary, Michelle Stein of Parade pointed out Swifties are speculating that "Wish List" might be a diss track to American media personality, Kim Kardashian, referring to the lyrics: "They want that yacht life, under chopper blades / They want those bright lights and Balenci' shades / And a fat-ass with a baby face / They want it all" and "And then that video taken off the internet / They want it all". For instance, Stein also cite a track from Swift's The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, "Thank You Aimee" as a similar speculation.[10]

Personnel

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Credits adapted from album liner notes.[11]

Studios

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  • Produced at MXM Studios and Shellback Studios, Stockholm
  • Recorded at Shellback Studios, Stockholm
  • Mixed at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound, Edgewater, New Jersey

Personnel

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  • Taylor Swift – lead vocals, songwriting, production
  • Max Martin – production, songwriting, keyboards, recording
  • Shellback – production, songwriting, programming, bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion, recording
  • Anders Pettersson – pedal steel guitar
  • Lasse Mårtén – recording, engineering
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Bryce Bordone – assistant mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering

Charts

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Chart performance
Chart (2025) Peak
position
Argentina (Argentina Hot 100)[12] 56
Australia (ARIA)[13] 9
Brazil (Brasil Hot 100)[14] 47
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[15] 9
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[16] 27
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 17
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[18] 34
France (SNEP)[19] 56
Global 200 (Billboard)[20] 7
Greece International (IFPI)[21] 8
Hong Kong (Billboard)[22] 20
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[23] 14
India International (IMI)[24] 9
Italy (FIMI)[25] 79
Latvia Streaming (LaIPA)[26] 11
Lithuania (AGATA)[27] 31
Luxembourg (Billboard)[28] 11
Malaysia (Billboard)[29] 13
Malaysia International (RIM)[30] 15
Middle East and North Africa (IFPI)[31] 19
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[32] 10
Norway (IFPI Norge)[33] 18
Philippines (IFPI)[34] 8
Philippines (Philippines Hot 100)[35] 6
Poland (Polish Streaming Top 100)[36] 46
Portugal (AFP)[37] 9
Singapore (RIAS)[38] 7
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[39] 46
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[40] 26
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[41] 13
United Arab Emirates (IFPI)[42] 8
UK Streaming (OCC)[43] 12
UK Video Streaming (OCC)[44] 31
US Billboard Hot 100[45] 6
US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[46] 33
US Pop Airplay (Billboard)[47] 39

References

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