"Delicate" is an electropop song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (pictured), taken from her sixth studio album, Reputation (2017), and released as a single in March 2018. It was written by Swift and its producers, Max Martin and Shellback. The lyrics are about insecurity with a new love interest. To create a sound accompanying the vulnerable sentiment, Martin and Shellback manipulated Swift's vocals with a vocoder. "Delicate" is a ballad with dense synthesizers and house beats. In the music video, Swift dances barefoot through public places, dripping wet from the rain and invisible to others. Music critics praised Swift's songwriting and the mellower production compared to the album's overarching brash sound. The song featured in 2018 year-end lists by Billboard, Slant Magazine, and Rolling Stone. A sleeper hit in the U.S., "Delicate" peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped Billboard's airplay charts: Mainstream Top 40, Adult Contemporary, and Adult Pop Songs.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1311:

The peerage and clergy of the Kingdom of England published the Ordinances of 1311 to restrict King Edward II's powers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinances_of_1311

1797:

French Revolutionary Wars: The Royal Navy captured eleven Dutch Navy ships without any losses at the Battle of Camperdown. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Camperdown

1942:

World War II: At the Battle of Cape Esperance on the northwest coast of Guadalcanal, American ships intercepted and defeated a Japanese fleet sent to attack Henderson Field. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Esperance

1968:

Apollo 7 (lift-off pictured), the first manned mission of NASA's Apollo program, and the first three-man American space mission, launched from Complex 34 in Cape Canaveral, Florida. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_7

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

heart of grace: (archaic) Chiefly preceded by get, give, take, etc.: courage or relief, especially when gained as a result of favour shown to one. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/heart_of_grace

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

The present moment contains past and future. The secret of transformation, is in the way we handle this very moment.   --Thích Nhất Hạnh https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A1nh