Why Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ Music Video Isn’t on YouTube

Taylor Swift released the new music video for her song “Opalite” but it is missing from YouTube. There’s a reason for that.

On Friday, Swift flexed her ability to get her A-List friends to crop up in her music videos by dropping the new video for her hit “Opalite” from her “The Life of a Showgirl” album. What confused many was that it was not available to watch on YouTube. Turns out there is an exclusivity window for the new Swift offering.

The “Opalite” music video is available now to view on Spotify Premium and Apple Music but not on YouTube. But fear not, those who instinctually head to YouTube for their music video viewing won’t have to wait long for “Opalite” to land there. It will be available to stream on the platform starting Sunday.

The “Fate of Ophelia” singer shared the unique way Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lewis Capaldi and Graham Norton all popped up in the new ’90s-inspired video for her song, “Opalite.”

“My favorite part about writing is that first spark of an idea. It can happen at any time, for any reason. The idea for the ‘Opalite’ music video crash landed into my imagination when I was doing promo for ‘The Life of a Showgirl.’ I was a guest on one of my favorite shows, ‘The Graham Norton Show Official,’” Swift shared on Instagram. “For those of you who aren’t familiar, it’s a U.K. late night show where Graham Norton (the insanely charismatic and lovable host) invites a random group of actors, entertainers, musicians, etc to be on his show and we all sit there and chat like it’s a dinner party. They even serve wine.”

“Anyway. I remember thinking I got ridiculously lucky with the group I was paired with. Cillian Murphy, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Lewis Capaldi. All people whose work I’ve admired from afar,” she continued. “When we were all talking during the broadcast, Domhnall made a light hearted joke about wanting to be in one of my music videos. He’s Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an *idea*.”

She finished: “I had more fun than I ever imagined — Made new friends, metaphors and fashion choices. It was an absolute thrill to create this story and these characters. Shot on film.”

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