Taylor Swift has once again topped the Billboard Hot 100, and she’s celebrating the win.
With a six-slide Instagram carousel posted Monday (Feb. 23), the megastar shared never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage from the recording studio and “Opalite” music video set, paired with a lengthy caption.
In one slide, a mirror selfie video taken on set, Swift jokes about feeling “so [herself]” and being ready to “go out there and slay another day” in her denim jeans, denim vest and multicolored striped shirt. Fans of the music video will recognize this outfit as the one she wears during an awkward couple’s photo shoot with actor Domhnall Gleeson, for which Scottish singer/songwriter Lewis Capaldi is the photographer.
Swift also proves that the “Opalite” success was a team effort: The track’s co-writers and producers Max Martin and Shellback make multiple appearances in the post, including in videos from the recording studio, where the producers can be seen making adjustments to the track and jamming along as Swift sings the melody. In the post’s final slide, the three collaborators pose together, holding champagne flutes.
“Opalite” joins “The Fate of Ophelia” as the second song from Swift’s 2025 album The Life of a Showgirl to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100. In her caption, Swift made sure to express gratitude to her Swifties for helping her achieve this, explaining that this is the first time since the release of 1989 in 2014 that she has had two songs from the same album top the chart.
“I know that’s a lot of numbers but it all adds up to me being so thankful to the fans who helped make this happen by welcoming this song into your lives with open arms,” Swift says.
“Opalite” is Swift’s 14th No. 1 hit overall. With this accomplishment, she officially ties Rihanna for the third-most Hot 100 No. 1s, only behind The Beatles with 20 and Mariah Carey with 19. Swift also holds the record for most No. 1s this decade with nine.
In one last reference to the “Opalite” video, Swift says she “might go buy a giant pretzel at the mall to celebrate, iykyk.”
Check out the post below:
