This article has been imported from chorus.fm for discussion. All of the forum rules still apply. Someone on Reddit ran the numbers to see if there was any Taylor Swift bump for The Starting Line. The comparisons can be found below. more Not all embedded content is displayed here. You can view the original to see embedded videos and other embedded content.
Mesmerized is a banger of a track on Cherish. Not as much of a Taylor bump as I expected, but still cool to see.
Another one - Google Search trends over the last week. That spike is roughly when Taylor's album hit streaming.
Several of those plays this week are me. Had no clue about whatever Taylor Swift reference, just had the opening riff to Direction pop into my head and I needed satisfaction. That album still rips.
Massive TSL fan and high school English teacher, here; the kids don't even know that she's talking about a band in those lyrics.
My daughters are saying their friends all claim it's referencing the song "The Starting Line" by Keane, since they're from England and I guess Taylor has been a fan of them as well. Could be why there's not much of a bump to TSL?
Both TSL and Taylor are from Pennsylvania. It's a big chance she is familiar with the band and is referencing them.