I Can See You (song)

"I Can See You"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
ReleasedJuly 7, 2023
Studio
  • Big Mercy Sound (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY)
  • Hutchinson Sound (Brooklyn, NY)
  • Kitty Committee Studio (London, England)
  • Pleasure Hill Recording (Portland, ME)
  • Rough Customer Studio (Brooklyn Heights, NY)
GenreIndie rock
Length4:33
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
Music video
"I Can See You" on YouTube

"I Can See You" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her third re-recorded album, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023). It is one of the album's "From the Vault" tracks that was intended for but excluded from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). Produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, "I Can See You" is an indie rock song with elements of funk; distorted guitars, meandering bass, and synthesizers constitute its midtempo production. The lyrics are sexually suggestive and contain flirtatious innuendos, describing Swift's attraction to a person she comes across often.

Music critics who gave the song positive reviews found it catchy and had an engaging production and sensual lyrics; several picked it as a highlight amongst the album's and Swift's "From the Vault" tracks. Commercially, "I Can See You" peaked at number four on the Billboard Global 200 and the top ten on singles charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States. It received certifications in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.

An accompanying music video, written and directed by Swift, was released on July 7, 2023, premiering the day before at the first Eras Tour show in Kansas City, Missouri. Starring American actors Joey King, Taylor Lautner and Presley Cash, alongside Swift herself, the video depicts a heist by King, Lautner and Cash to free the Speak Now-era Swift from a highly guarded vault in a museum. It is a metaphor for the support from Swift's fans following the dispute over the sale of the masters for her first six albums, including Speak Now. The Grammy Museum at L.A. Live hosted a pop-up exhibit containing costumes and props from the video, in honor of Swift's record six sold-out shows at the SoFi Stadium as part of the Eras Tour.