Our Last Night’s cover of Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” brings the rock band to a new career high on one Billboard chart, even as the original leads the Hot 100. ELMONT, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 11:Taylor Swift attends the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards at UBS Arena on September 11, 2024 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images)
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Taylor Swift is so popular that the songs she writes sometimes become hits for other artists. It’s not unusual for popular tunes to be covered by other acts, but one group, Our Last Night, has made a career out of turning pop and hip-hop cuts into rocking affairs.
Our Last Night scores a new hit on several Billboard tallies in America this frame with “The Fate of Ophelia.” The track is currently being promoted by Swift as the lead single from her latest blockbuster The Life of a Showgirl, and the composition is so beloved that there’s room on the rankings for not only her version to continue to climb and dominate, but for a much harder take to debut.
The rocking “The Fate of Ophelia” even manages to help Our Last Night reach a new peak on one chart, as apparently there’s intense interest in the cut in America at the moment
“The Fate of Ophelia” Becomes a Hit for Our Last Night
Our Last Night’s “The Fate of Ophelia” debuts on two Billboard tallies this frame. The single opens highest on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, where it begins its time at No. 6. Over on the Alternative Digital Song Sales tally, “The Fate of Ophelia” is new at No. 8.
Our Last Night Reaches a New Career High Thanks to Taylor Swift
Our Last Night reaches a new high and scores its first top 10 smash on the Alternative Digital Song Sales chart as “The Fate of Ophelia” debuts in eighth place. The band has now racked up three wins on the tally, as covers of Masked Wolf’s “Astronaut in the Ocean” and GAYLE’s “ABCDEFU” peaked at Nos. 13 and 18, respectively.
Our Last Night’s Success on the Hard Rock Chart
The band has been significantly more successful on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart, as Our Last Night’s sound leans much more into the heavier side of rock than alternative, or certainly the pop that it has associated itself with. “The Fate of Ophelia” earns the group a fourth top 10 on the list of the bestselling hard rock cuts in the nation, and it now stands as the outfit’s second-highest rising win. Only “Astronaut in the Ocean” rocked higher, as it peaked at No. 2 in 2021.
Both “Something in the Orange,” originally by Zach Bryan, and “ABCDEFU” also cracked the uppermost tier, as those two reworkings stalled at No. 9.
NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE – JUNE 29: Zach Bryan performs during the Quittin Time tour at Nissan Stadium on June 29, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Keith Griner/Getty Images)
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Our Last Night Has Covered Taylor Swift Before
Our Last Night is known primarily for its pop covers, and it seems that Swift is a favorite among the musicians, perhaps due to her immense popularity. Three different tracks originally made famous by Swift and covered by Our Last Night have placed on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart throughout the year.
“The Fate of Ophelia” is now the biggest of the bunch, while “Blank Space” and “Look What You Made Me Do” peaked at Nos. 22 and 24, respectively.
Swift collaborator Kendrick Lamar has also seen his tune “Humble.” earn the same honor. That hip-hop-turned-hard-rock cut, reimagined by Our Last Night, lifted to No. 20 on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales tally back in 2017.
Our Last Night Joins Skillet, Bad Omens and Shinedown
On both lists where “The Fate of Ophelia” debuts, Our Last Night is one of four acts to score a new bestseller. On the Alternative Digital Song Sales tally, Skillet’s “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel” opens at No. 1, while Shinedown’s “Searchlight” and “Left for Good” by Bad Omens open at Nos. 2 and 3, respectively.
The lineup is similar on the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales list, except Shinedown doesn’t appear. Instead, Megadeth’s “I Don’t Care” opens at No. 5, just ahead of “The Fate of Ophelia.”
Taylor Swift Continues to Lead with “The Fate of Ophelia”
As “The Fate of Ophelia” becomes a hard rock smash for the first time, Swift’s original continues to lead multiple Billboard tallies in the U.S. For the seventh week in a row, the The Life of a Showgirl tune commands the Hot 100, and it’s also steady at No. 1 on the Streaming Songs tally.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 02: Taylor Swift attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
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“The Fate of Ophelia” reaches a new peak of No. 1 on the Adult Pop Airplay roster, earning Swift her fourteenth career leader. The cut also climbs to a never-before-seen peak of No. 3 on the Radio Songs list, and it may soon become another ruler for Swift in the coming frames.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2025/11/29/taylor-swift-helps-a-rock-band-reach-a-new-career-high-on-a-billboard-chart/
