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Taylor Swift has a new song called “Carolina” on the horizon. On March 22, a trailer for the upcoming film Where the Crawdads Sing was released. The trailer for the movie revealed that Swift wrote an original song for the movie called “Carolina.” Where the Crawdads Sing will be released on July 15.

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Taylor Swift made a new song called ‘Carolina’

Where the Crawdads Sing stars Daisy Edgar-Jones, Taylor John Smith, Harris Dickinson, Michael Hyatt, Sterling Macer Jr., and Garret Dillahunt.

The movie is based on a novel of the same name by Delia Owens, which was released in 2018. The movie and novel follow Kya (Edgar-Jones), a woman growing up in a marsh in North Carolina, as she finds herself mixed up in a murder trial.

The trailer for Where the Crawdads Sing features bits of “Carolina” by Swift and advertises that Swift wrote the original song for the movie.

While the trailer does not include the entire song, the lyrics, “They never saw me/ You didn’t see me here/ No, they never did see me here/ There are places I will never, ever go to/ Things that only Carolina will ever know,” can be heard.

Taylor Swift says ‘Carolina’ will be released ‘soon’

On Instagram, Swift shared the trailer for Where the Crawdads Sing and revealed that her frequent collaborator Aaron Dessner produced the song.

In the Instagram post, Swift also shared that a full version of “Carolina” will be released “soon,” writing:

“Where The Crawdads Sing is a book I got absolutely lost in when I read it years ago. As soon as I heard there was a film in the works starring the incredible @daisyedgarjones and produced by the brilliant @reesewitherspoon, I knew I wanted to be a part of it from the musical side. I wrote the song “Carolina” alone and asked my friend @aarondessner to produce it. I wanted to create something haunting and ethereal to match this mesmerizing story. You’ll hear it fully soon, but for now check out the @crawdadsmovie trailer for a clip!”

Dessner also shared the Where the Crawdads Sing trailer on Instagram. In his Instagram post, Dessner teased that “Carolina” will be one of Swift’s best songs.

“As always, it was such a pleasure to produce a song with @taylorswift — and Carolina is one of my absolutely favorite songs she’s written. Can’t wait for everyone to hear it! (Go read Where The Crawdads Sing in the meantime while we wait for the movie),” Dessner wrote on Instagram.

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What fans think of ‘Carolina’ so far

After it was announced Swift’s song “Carolina” will be part of Where the Crawdads Sing, fans reacted to the brief snippet on social media.

“Oh she sounds gorgeous here! I love how dark and haunting it sounds, and her low vocals?! Wow. I’m super excited for this song and the movie looks so intriguing,” wrote a Reddit user.

“Yes, another Aaron collaboration Yes. So happy,” wrote a fan on Reddit.

Another fan wrote on Reddit, “Taylor coming for that EGOT.”

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