Taylor Swift’s “Patient Zero,” released September 25 as the lead single from the four-track deluxe edition *The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore*, drove first-week Spotify momentum through coordinated fan campaigns, limited-edition physicals, and a high-profile Swift-directed video starring Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell that premiered at the 2026 MTV VMAs. The track opened with a record-setting 13.7 million global Spotify streams on day one and 34.5 million U.S. streams for the tracking week ending October 1, while the four new songs swept the top global Spotify positions. Additional piano and acoustic versions plus collector vinyls extended engagement into the final days of the period. These tactics, layered on Swift’s established streaming dominance and the parent album’s 2025 performance, produced overwhelming trader consensus around elevated first-week totals ahead of official Spotify resolution.