Target plans midnight release for Taylor Swift’s new album. See where in Connecticut

Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” comes out this October.

Night owls: while you’ll be able to start streaming the new album at 12 a.m. on Oct. 3, Target said hundreds of stores across the nation will open at midnight so fans can buy physical copies.

In Connecticut, five Target stores will participate in the October midnight album release. Three special-edition Target CDs will be available for purchase.

The pop star announced “The Life of a Showgirl” last month, just weeks before she posted on social media about her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce.

Here’s what you need to know about the album, as well as where to purchase it in Connecticut.

Which Connecticut Target locations will open at 12 a.m. on Oct. 3 for Taylor Swift’s new album?

Only five Target stores in Connecticut will open at 12 a.m. on Oct. 3 to sell Swift’s newest album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” Here’s where:

• Enfield: 94 Elm St., Suite 1, Enfield, CT 06082

• Newington: 3265 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT 06111

• South Windsor: 125 Buckland Hills Drive, Manchester, CT 06042

• Southington: 600 Executive Boulevard, Southington, CT 06489

• Waterford: 900 Hartford Turnpike, Waterford, CT 06385

‘The Life of a Showgirl’ alternate covers

The three Target-exclusive CDs join other exclusive variants of CDs and vinyl records Swift has released on her website since announcing her new album on Aug. 11. Two days later, she revealed the cover and title during the “New Heights” podcast hosted by former Philadelphia Eagles player Jason Kelce and her fiancé, Travis Kelce.

The Target editions will include an eight-page lyric booklet and exclusive posters.

The limited edition versions of the album Swift has released for pre-order on her website include:

• “Sweat and Vanilla Perfume”

• “Baby, That’s Show Business”

• “The Tiny Bubbles in Champagne”

‘The Life of a Showgirl’ album tracklist

The tracklist for this album will feature 12 songs, including one featuring Sabrina Carpenter. Carpenter previously opened for Swift on the Eras Tour.

What does ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ mean?

Swift touched on how she got the inspiration for this album on the “New Heights” podcast, saying the theme of the album is everything that happened behind the Eras Tour curtain. The artwork represents the end of her night.

“My day ends with me in a bathtub, not usually in a bedazzled dress,” Swift told Jason Kelce during the podcast. “I wanted to glamorize all the different aspects of how (the Eras Tour) felt.”

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Contributing: USA Today Taylor Swift reporter Bryan West.

This article originally appeared on The Bulletin: CT Target stores to open at midnight Oct. 3 for Taylor Swift’s album