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Taylor Swift reveals when the idea for the ‘Opalite’ music video first took shape

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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Taylor Swift premiered the music video for her song “Opalite” on Friday, February 6, via Spotify and Apple Music.Written and directed by Taylor herself, the video tells the story of a magical spray that &quot;magically transforms your problems into your paradise&quot; using &quot;state of the art chemical potion.&quot;The music video also features several stars Taylor previously appeared with on The Graham Norton Show, including Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, Cillian Murphy, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lewis Capaldi, and host Graham Norton.On her Instagram page, Taylor shared how she came up with the idea for the music video.&quot;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 &#x27;Opalite&#x27; 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, @TheGrahamNortonShowOfficial. For those of you who aren&#x27;t familiar, it’s a UK 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,&quot; she recalled.The global star shared that when Domhnall mentioned wanting to star in her music video, it immediately sparked the idea.&quot;I remember thinking I got ridiculously lucky with the group I was paired with. Cillian Murphy, Domhnall Gleeson, Greta Lee, @JodieSmith, and @LewisCapaldi. All people whose work I’ve admired from afar. 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&#x27;s Irish! He was joking! Except that in that moment during the interview, I was instantly struck with an *idea*,&quot; she stated.<iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DUatriyDtst/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=768&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A11211436.700000048%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="548" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script>A week after their interview in the show, Taylor then onboarded Domhnall for the music video. &quot;And so a week later he received an email script I’d written for the Opalite video, where he was playing the starring role. I had this thought that it would be wild if all of our fellow guests on the Graham Norton show that night, including Graham himself, could be a part of it too. Like a school group project but for adults and it isn’t mandatory. To my delight, everyone from the show made the effort to time travel back to the &#x27;90s with us and help with this video,&quot; she said.  She added that tour members from The Eras Tour also appear in the video. The singer also expressed her elation to work again with cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto.&quot;You might even recognize some friendly faces from The Eras Tour. I got to work with one of my favorite people in the world, @rpstam, again! 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. The &#x27;Opalite&#x27; video is out now on Spotify &amp; Apple Music,&quot; she said.Following the release of the music video, Spotify announced that it set a record on their platform, revealing: &quot;On February 6th, 2026, Taylor Swift’s &#x27;Opalite&#x27; became the most-streamed music video in a single day in Spotify history.&quot;

Taylor Swift premiered the music video for 'Opalite' on Spotify and Apple Music.

Taylor Swift premiered the music video for 'Opalite' on Spotify and Apple Music.