The song received critical acclaim . Rob Sheffield of '' Rolling Stone '' ranked " New Romantics " as the 2nd best song of 2014 , stating " I have no idea why she left a song this urgent and glittery and perfect off her album ( it 's a bonus track ) , but geniuses are weird " . Mr. Sheffield went on to rank it second in his list " All 115 of Taylor Swift 's Songs , Ranked . " The music video for " New Romantics " was directed by Jonas Åkerlund and was officially released on April 6 as an Apple Music exclusive , and was made available on Swift 's Vevo and YouTube channels on April 13 , 2016 . The video contains various clips of performances and behind-the-scenes footage taken from The 1989 World Tour . As of January 2019 , the video has over 85 million views on YouTube and is the least viewed video from Swift 's album '' 1989 ''
The 1989 World Tour
The 1989 World Tour
New Romantics (song)