This Friday, Taylor Swift is releasing a new single—and the title suggests it’ll be a very personal song. The singer launched a countdown earlier today that ended at 2 P.M. ET with an announcement that her next song, “Patient Zero,” will come out this Friday, September 25.She immediately released three physical editions of it that fans can buy on her site for 24 hours.Swift is keeping the song’s lyrics under wraps until its release later this week, but she has dropped some hints about the track. Here’s everything we know so far.When is “Patient Zero” coming out?Swift shared that the song will be out on September 25. Her songs usually release at midnight ET.Is “Patient Zero” part of an existing album, or is it part of a new project?Swift hinted that “Patient Zero” is associated with her last album, The Life of a Showgirl, on her site. On the sale page for the physical single, the logo for The Life of a Showgirl appears. She also teased the single by tweaking lyrics on The Life of a Showgirl so the letter O in words became the number 0.taylorswift.comView full post on XInstagramOn her site’s homepage, “Patient Zero” appears in glittering black letters, and the font used for The Life of a Showgirl remains in her navigation bar—more proof this is a continuation of the project.taylorswift.comHow did Swift announce the single?With a countdown! Like she did with her other The Life of a Showgirl limited releases, Swift had a countdown on her site that ended at 2 P.M. ET.taylorswift.comSwift’s site before the countdown ended.This is what her site looked like the moment it ended:taylorswift.comSwift’s site after the countdown ended.Are there multiple versions of the single?Yes. In addition to the standard track, Swift will be releasing an acoustic version and a piano version. They are two of the three physical versions available to order on her site.What is the single about?Swift explored her life as a performer on The Life of a Showgirl, with tracks like “The Fate of Ophelia” detailing how her love with Travis Kelce saved her from insanity and the darker sides of fame. “Patient Zero” may continue her reflections on the way fame has impacted her. A real-life patient zero, for what it’s worth, is the first person to contract a new disease during an outbreak.What has Swift said about the track?On September 22, she introduced it on Instagram. “I’ve been impatiently waiting to tell you that my brand new single ‘Patient Zero’ will be out on September 25 (!!!!!!!!!!!!) and it’s available to pre-order now on my website for 24 hours. 0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣0️⃣,” she wrote.View full post on Instagram