Taylor Swift did not announce Reputation (Taylor’s Version) Saturday evening, however she did lastly carry out the album’s “I Did Something Bad” on The Eras Tour. At her Aug. 17 present, the music — a private favourite, Swift stated — obtained its tour debut through the acoustic set at London’s Wembley Stadium.

“The whole tour I’ve done 100s of songs, but I’ve not done one of my favorite ones,” teased Swift, guitar in hand in entrance of 92,000 folks, “because I was waiting for the right crowd.”

And then got here “I Did Something Bad” for the primary time in 2024 — a pointy, acoustic model of one in all Reputation‘s huge pop pillars.

Swift’s Eras rendition of the music nonetheless was a thrill, constructing as much as a bridge that had her scream-singing the final “Light me up!”

Of course, it was a thrill to Swifties not simply in a musical sense, however in getting hopes excessive that Swift’s much-anticipated Reputation (Taylor’s Version) is likely to be this-much-closer to materializing.

With solely two re-recorded album releases remaining in Swift’s queue, Reputation and her self-titled debut, and with the tip final December that Rep‘s previously unheard vault tracks are “fire” (it’s what Swift stated), taking part in a Rep rarity, which many followers guessed can be saved to align with an album announcement, is an attention-grabbing selection. “I Did Something Bad” hasn’t been carried out stay by Swift since 2018.

Swiftstorians may recall that it was nearly precisely seven years in the past, on Aug. 18, 2017, when Swift cryptically went darkish on socials forward of the unique Reputation album’s announcement. Without clarification, on Aug. 21, 2017, one publish confirmed up on her feed: the primary slither of the now-iconic snake imagery related along with her sixth studio album.

“I DID SOMETHING BAD” surfaced as a trending subject on social media into the late hours of Saturday, with fan memes aplenty. (Scroll by means of them under.)

In Saturday evening’s acoustic set, she additionally performed a piano mashup that pulled on the heartstrings: “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys,” from The Tortured Poets Department, and “Coney Island,” from Evermore. Swift has two extra Wembley reveals earlier than wrapping her run of London tour dates.

Keep observe of the entire shock songs carried out on The Eras Tour on Billboard‘s full checklist, after you watch “I Did Something Bad” and scroll by means of the final response Swifties had on-line.