Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has a total running time of 41 minutes and 40 seconds.
That duration is the combined length of the standard edition’s twelve tracks. The track times range from “Wood” at 2:30 to the title track at 4:01, producing the album’s listed total of 41:40.
Running time is different from the number of tracks. A short album can contain many brief songs, while a longer album may have fewer extended pieces. The standard edition’s total also does not automatically include alternate versions, acoustic recordings, or bonus editions released separately.
The figure can also be confused with the length of the title song itself. “The Life of a Showgirl,” the closing track featuring Sabrina Carpenter, lasts 4:01; 41:40 is the duration of the complete standard album.