On Taylor Swift’s new album, 1989, there is track, called “Track 3,” and that track consists of 8 seconds of white noise. That 8 seconds of white noise recently became the #1 song on iTunes in Canada. How can we make sense of 8 seconds of noise becoming an internet sensation? You ask someone.

The Atlantic asked Don DeLillo, among whose greatest achievements is the 1985 novel, White Noise.

Here’s what DeLillo had to say about Swift and her 8 second blip.

Read the rest of DeLillo’s review at The Atlantic.