"End Game" | ||||
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Single by Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran and Future | ||||
from the album Reputation | ||||
Released | November 14, 2017 | |||
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Length | 4:04 | |||
Label | Big Machine | |||
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"End Game" on YouTube |
"End Game" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and American rapper Future. Written alongside producers Max Martin and Shellback, it was released on November 14, 2017 as the third single from her sixth studio album, Reputation. "End Game" is an incorporation of pop rap and R&B. It features loose vocal cadences and hip-hop-influenced drums that create trap beats. The lyrics are about finding true love amidst the gossip on ones' perceived reputations.
Contemporary critics received "End Game" with mixed reviews; some praised the hip-hop experimentation and Future's appearance and hailed the production as catchy, but others found the track and Sheeran's appearance uninteresting. The single reached the top 40 on the singles charts and received platinum certifications in Australia, Canada, and the U.S.
A music video for the single, directed by Joseph Kahn, was released on January 12, 2018. The video depicts Swift partying with Future in Miami, with Sheeran in Tokyo, and with other friends in London. Swift performed "End Game" at the 2017 Jingle Ball, during the shows of her 2018 Reputation Stadium Tour, and as a surprise song at The Eras Tour in 2023. Swift and Sheeran sang the song again in 2024 as part of a mashup with "Everything Has Changed" (2012) and "Thinking Out Loud" (2014) on the fourth night in London.