{"id":2072433,"date":"2025-10-06T14:43:06","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:43:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2072433"},"modified":"2025-10-06T14:43:06","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T14:43:06","slug":"taylor-swifts-wood-song-is-not-her-original-work-source-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swifts-wood-song-is-not-her-original-work-source-claims\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Wood\u2019 Song Is Not Her Original Work, Source Claims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/taylor-swift-photo-halter-minidress-132134183.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor Swift\u2019s;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Taylor Swift\u2019s<\/strong><\/a> Showgirl era has reportedly been overshadowed by controversy following allegations that her new single, \u201cWood,\u201d bears a strong resemblance to the Jackson 5\u2019s 1969 hit \u201cI Want You Back.\u201d Sources claim that the new track is an exact copy of the classic. Some also accuse her of lifting the \u201centire groove.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Wood\u2019 is copied from an old song, says source<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Industry insiders told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/robshuter.substack.com\/i\/175345950\/exclusive-taylor-swift-accused-of-jackson-rip-off\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rob Shuter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rob Shuter<\/a> that the rhythm and melody of Taylor Swift\u2019s song \u201cWood\u201d not only draw inspiration from \u201cI Want You Back\u201d but are almost a copy of it. According to one producer, \u201cShe didn\u2019t just take inspiration \u2014 she lifted the entire groove. It\u2019s Motown wrapped in glitter and marketing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In response to these similarities, entertainment lawyers are reportedly reviewing potential copyright claims on behalf of Berry Gordy and The Corporation, the creators of the original track. \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d continues to dominate streaming and vinyl sales. However, the allegations threaten to overshadow what was expected to be another record-breaking moment in Swift\u2019s career.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The singer has faced additional backlash for reportedly preventing fans from buying individual tracks from her new album, forcing them to purchase the full 12-song record instead. A top music executive told reporters that the move was \u201cher way of controlling the market.\u201d According to the source, \u201cYou want one song? You buy twelve.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Despite the criticism, industry insiders say Swift remains unfazed. \u201cControversy sells,\u201d one insider noted. They added, \u201cTaylor just made another fortune off it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The pop sensation released the highly anticipated album on October 3 through Republic Records. Collaborating once again with renowned Swedish producers Max Martin and Shellback, Swift co-wrote and co-produced all 12 tracks during the European leg of her 2024 Eras Tour.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The album dives into themes of love, fame, self-discovery, and the reality behind the spotlight. The title track includes a special guest appearance by <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/music\/articles\/sabrina-carpenter-gave-variety-taylor-181751365.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Sabrina Carpenter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Sabrina Carpenter<\/a>. Swift said she wanted to capture the \u201cexuberant, electric, and vibrant\u201d emotions she experienced while touring.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\/2025\/10\/06\/taylor-swift-lifted-copied-music-new-song-wood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Wood\u2019 Song Is Not Her Original Work, Source Claims;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Wood\u2019 Song Is Not Her Original Work, Source Claims<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realitytea.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Reality Tea;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Reality Tea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift\u2019s Showgirl era has reportedly been overshadowed by controversy following allegations that her new single, \u201cWood,\u201d bears a strong resemblance to the Jackson 5\u2019s 1969 hit \u201cI Want You Back.\u201d Sources claim that the new track is an exact copy of the classic. Some also accuse her of lifting the \u201centire groove.\u201d Taylor Swift\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2072434,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25173],"tags":[339717,23084,388347],"class_list":["post-2072433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists","tag-rob-shuter","tag-taylor-swift","tag-the-corporation"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Taylor-Swifts-\u2018Wood-Song-Is-Not-Her-Original-Work-Source.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2072433"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072433\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2072435,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072433\/revisions\/2072435"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2072434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2072433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2072433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2072433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}