Elisabeth Wagner (born September 6, 1957), known professionally as Liz Rose, is an American country music songwriter, best known for her work with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. She has co-written twenty of Swift's officially released songs, including "You Belong with Me", which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "White Horse", which won both Swift and her a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2010. She works regularly alongside songwriters Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsay, collectively calling themselves The Love Junkies and notably writing songs for Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood, among others.
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Liz Rose | Introduction
An American country music songwriter, best known for her work with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Elisabeth Wagner, known professionally as Liz Rose, is an American country music songwriter, best known for her work with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift Elisabeth Wagner known professionally as Liz Rose is an American country music songwriter. An  American country music songwriter, best known for her work with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
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Elisabeth Wagner (born September 6, 1957), known professionally as Liz Rose, is an American country music songwriter, best known for her work with American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. She has co-written twenty of Swift's officially released songs, including "You Belong with Me", which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Song of the Year, "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "White Horse", which won both Swift and her a Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2010. She works regularly alongside songwriters Lori McKenna and Hillary Lindsay, collectively calling themselves The Love Junkies and notably writing songs for Little Big Town and Carrie Underwood, among others.
Liz Rose | Introduction
Rose continued to collaborate with Swift on her second album, 2008's "Fearless", Swift and Rose co-wrote the singles "White Horse" and "You Belong with Me" as well as the title track. "White Horse" won both of them the Grammy Award for Best Country Song in 2010, and "You Belong with Me" was nominated for Grammy Award for Song of the Year. On Swift's fourth album, 2012's "Red", Rose co-wrote one song, entitled "All Too Well". She has also worked with songwriting for Swedish country singer Jill Johnson and Nashville-based band Mockingbird Sun, co-writing their second single "Lucky Guy".
Liz Rose | Biography
The song's studio recording was produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. Its secret message in "Red"'s liner notes is "MAPLE LATTES". Various publications have linked the song lyrics and the secret message to Swift's earlier relationship with actor Jake Gyllenhaal.
All Too Well | Background and release
Taylor Swift and Liz Rose wrote "Tim McGraw" during Swift's freshman year at Hendersonville High School. She conceived the idea in the midst of her mathematics class: "I was just sitting there, and I started humming this melody." She then related the melody to a predicament she was encountering at the moment. Swift knew that she and her senior boyfriend would break up at the end of the year when he left for college. In order to cope with the complicated emotions she was experiencing, Swift wrote the song. Rose said Swift showed up at her after school job, writing songs for Sony/ATV Music, "with the idea and the melody, knowing exactly what she wanted." She desired for the song to capture the sweetness and sadness of loving and losing someone.
Tim McGraw (song) | Background
Rose's mother is country songwriter Liz Rose (who shares a Grammy for writing with Taylor Swift). She was born in Dallas, Texas, and her family moved to Nashville in 1994. She attended community college in Nashville for a year before leaving to focus on music.
Caitlin Rose | Personal life
Lori McKenna stated that when she presented the idea to co-writer Liz Rose that Rose disliked the idea at first but that Rose changed her mind after hearing the first verse that Hillary Lindsey had written. Group members Kimberly Schlapman and Karen Fairchild heard the song and asked that it be saved for them.
Girl Crush | Content
Rose was born in Dallas, Texas and raised in Irving, Texas. Rose moved to Nashville, Tennessee with her then-husband, Johnny Rose, and began writing songs through the suggestion of a friend. One of her first cuts was "Elisabeth", which was recorded by Billy Gilman. In 2003, Gary Allan took Rose's "Songs About Rain" (co-written with Pat McLaughlin) into the country top 20. Rose spoke in the podcast Broken Record about being married 4 times. Rose began writing songs with Taylor Swift on Swift's 2006 self-titled debut album, on which Rose has seven co-writer's credits. Among those cuts were the album's first two singles, "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops on My Guitar", which helped Rose win a Songwriter of the Year award from SESAC in 2007.
Liz Rose | Biography
"All Too Well" was the first song Swift wrote for her album "Red". While collaborating with different writers on "Red", Swift wrote the song along with Liz Rose, with whom she had written many songs on her earlier albums. Rose has said that Swift unexpectedly asked her to help write the song as a one-off project after not having collaborated with Swift for some years. Swift started writing the song by herself unexpectedly:"The lyric I’m most proud of is from "All Too Well": "And you call me up again just to break me like a promise / so casually cruel in the name of being honest." That was something I came up with while ranting during a soundcheck.
All Too Well | Background and release
I wanted a story that could work in the form of a song and I called my co-writer Liz Rose and said, ‘Come over, we’ve gotta filter this down,’ and it took me a really long time to get it." Rose also said that the song was originally "10, 12 or 15 minutes long" before cutting down to "the important pieces". In a later interview, Rose described "All Too Well" as originally being "probably a 20-minute song when [Swift] called me." Even after cutting it down, the song is the longest track on the album, clocking in at five minutes and twenty-eight seconds (5:28).
All Too Well | Background and release
All tracks composed by Liz Anderson; except where indicated
Liz Anderson Sings | Track listing
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes All tracks are produced by Nathan Chapman, except where noted.
Taylor Swift (album) | Track listing
Liz Rose co-wrote the song with Curb Records artist Lee Brice. According to Rose, the idea for the song came after the two began talking about how "females[…] have our crazy moments". Of the opening stanza, Rose said, "I know I've had those relationships on both sides, where you wanted to tell somebody[…]'Why don't you just chill? I'm not going anywhere!" Brice added that the song's melody "just took us to a place. It was kind of a sensitive kind of song, but it still had this edge to it that was really cool." He also thought that Rose was "good" at writing with a new artist such as him.
Crazy Girl | Content
The credit has since been officially changed to "Taylor Swift" in BMI's and ASCAP's entry for the song.
This Is What You Came For | Writing and release
The song's narrative is in first person, and depicts Swift apologizing to a young man whose heart she broke. Mandi Bierly from "Entertainment Weekly" describes the song as "a melancholy mea culpa with the kind of driving chorus and age-appropriate yet universal honesty", adding that "in the tune [...] she says she’s sorry for the last time he saw her ('You gave me roses, and I left them there to die') and that she wishes she realized what she had ('I’d go back to December, turn around, and change my own mind/I go back to December all the time'). Leah Greenblatt from "Entertainment Weekly" ranked these couplets from the song; ("Your guard is up and I know why, because the last time you saw me is still burned in the back of your mind / You gave me roses and I left them there to die"), at number two out of ten best couplets from "Speak Now" sheet.
Back to December | Composition
Swift commenced composing "White Horse" almost a year before the release of "Fearless", weeks after composing "Fearless" lead single "Love Story", songs which are quite disparate lyrically. Swift first solely wrote the first verse. She then made a phone call to Liz Rose, co-writer of most tracks on Swift's eponymous debut studio album, "Taylor Swift" (2006), asking for her aid in finishing the song; the two completed writing the song in approximately forty-five minutes. The song was inspired by a boyfriend of Swift's who she perceived to be a Prince Charming and, in the downfall of the relationship, then realized he was not.
White Horse (Taylor Swift song) | Background
"It wasn't even intended to be for Thin Lizzy... I thought it might end up on Phil's solo record," he added, and suggested that the song only appeared on "Black Rose" because Lynott was one track short for the album. He also praised Tony Visconti's production and the layering of guitars on the solo. Regarding the melody, he said he could not remember where he got the idea from: "I probably nicked it from Jan Hammer or someone."
Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) | Recording
"Someone like Me" was written by Ciaron Bell and Liz McClarnon, and produced by Bell. A slight alteration was made to the song for the single release: on the album version of the song, Liz performs the opening and second verses of the song, but for the single version, her vocals were removed from the second verse and Jenny Frost's were added.
Someone like Me | Background
The opening track, "Mine", was released as the lead single from the album. Swift explained that the uptempo country pop song was about her tendency to run from love. Critics praised the song, although some called it "formulaic" and reminiscent of her earlier work. "Sparks Fly" was written by Swift when she was sixteen, prior to her debut in the music scene, and was first performed during one of her concerts in 2007. The song's lyrics were revised several times, and the banjo that was originally played on the track was removed. Swift explained that the song was about "falling for someone who you maybe shouldn't fall for, but you can't stop yourself because there's such a connection and chemistry." "Back to December" is the third track and was released as the second single from the album.
Speak Now | Music and lyrics
Swift wrote the song in her hotel room after meeting a man in New York. She deliberately used the word ‘wonderstruck’ because the person had used the word one time in an e-mail and so he would know. The song has a length of five minutes and fifty two seconds, thus making it the third-longest song in the album. "Better than Revenge", like "The Story of Us", is a pop punk song, and is one of Swift's vengeance songs speculated to be aimed at Camilla Belle, the young actress Joe Jonas pursued after breaking up with Swift. Critics and listeners compared the song to the works of alternative rock band Paramore.
Speak Now | Music and lyrics
"The Boston Globe" noted the song's lyrics to be about her relationship with actor Ben Affleck, who served as Lopez's muse for "This Is Me... Then".
I'm Glad | Background and composition
On early US pressings of "Black Rose", the song was incorrectly titled "My Sarah" (pictured).
Sarah (Thin Lizzy song) | Introduction
All songs written by Justin Furstenfeld.
The Answers | Track listing
A li'l something for everyone." Alexis Petridis from "The Guardian" wrote, "The late 90s attempt to give Franklin a hip-hop/neo soul-influenced makeover didn’t really work, except on the album’s Lauryn Hill-penned title track. The beat and the lyrical references to “flossin’” are contemporary, but the singer sounds unfazed, delivering a coolly controlled performance."
A Rose Is Still a Rose (song) | Critical reception
The librarian requests for the two to maintain silence, so they converse quietly. Afterwards, Swift is in a chemistry laboratory, where she is mixing substances. Distracted by Drew approaching her, she accidentally pours too much of one substance and causes it to spill. They both rapidly attempt to clean the mess generated. As the song approaches its bridge, Swift and Drew walk towards each other, both smiling, but Drew walks past her and then passionately kisses his girlfriend, as Swift watches in despondently. The video again transcends to the performance scene, where it concludes. Cut-scenes feature Swift lying on the mattress, crying, and standing beside a fireplace in the bedroom.
Teardrops on My Guitar | Music video
Kelley describes the song as follows: "I really felt like we found our sound on this song, and I was really proud that it became our first single since it was one of the first songs that the three of us wrote together." Producer Victoria Shaw had previously worked with the trio as a co-writer of "Never Alone". In a 2017 interview with "Billboard" magazine, Kelley revealed that the song was written after Scott experienced a breakup and Kelley said "Let's write a song about it".
Love Don't Live Here (Lady Antebellum song) | Background
Lizzy Caplan was attached to star and co-produce.
I Don't Care About Your Band | Introduction
However, Taylor stated that lyrically, the song demands for "total fulfillment". The version featured on "Lizzie McGuire" soundtrack replaces the lyric "When he makes me weak with desire" with "When he makes me want to move closer" and "But I can't stop fanning the fire / I know I meant to say no" with "But it's time to stop this emotion / Right now I'm gonna say no."
Irresistible (Jessica Simpson song) | Composition
Credits adapted from Tidal.
The Man (Taylor Swift song) | Credits and personnel
"You Belong with Me" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. It was released on April 18, 2009, by Big Machine Records as the third single from Swift's second studio album, "Fearless" (2008). Swift was inspired to write "You Belong with Me" after overhearing a male friend of hers arguing with his girlfriend through a phone call; she continued to develop a story line afterward. The song contains many pop music elements and its lyrics have Swift desiring an out-of-reach love interest.
You Belong with Me | Introduction
Credits and personnel adapted from album liner notes.
Begin Again (Taylor Swift song) | Credits and personnel
Swift co-wrote "Crazier" with Robert Ellis Orrall. The song is set in compound time with six eighth notes per bar. It is played in E major at a moderately fast tempo of 144 beats per minute. Swift's vocals span one octave, from E to B. The chorus has the following chord progression, E—B—C#m—A. The song's appearance in "Hannah Montana: The Movie" came about after filmmakers approached Swift about using her music in the film. Film officials emailed her asking for a song "that was perfect to fall in love to" and "sort of a country waltz". Although it was not written intentionally for the film, Swift sent in "Crazier" and the filmmakers "loved it".
Crazier (Taylor Swift song) | Background
Raged by his disparaging and inconsistent behavior towards her, she stormed into Rose's house, and vented about the scenario. She described how she grew tired of his attitude and the discrepancies between his sayings and actions, among other concerns. They consequently put all her ramblings into "Tell Me Why". Swift composed "You're Not Sorry" at the moment where a relationship came tumbling down because of her lying and secretive partner. It is a power ballad with rock music influences; the song commences with piano and progresses to electric guitars mid-song. Swift had developed the fictional plot for "The Way I Loved You" (preferring complicated men for relationships), the title, and sought to write the song with Rich.
Fearless (Taylor Swift album) | Development and lyrics
"Roses" is the first major-label single by "American Idol" season fifteen fourth-place finisher MacKenzie Bourg. The song was written by Bourg.
Roses (MacKenzie Bourg song) | Introduction
You said yes, and you should've said no." The song was a last-minute addition to "Taylor Swift"—Swift wrote the song two days before the mastering was scheduled, and booklets were about to be printed. She then called her producer, and completed the song overnight.
Should've Said No | Background
All the lyrics written by , all the songs performed by Grace Chang.
The Wild, Wild Rose | Music
"Me!" (stylized in all caps) is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie, the vocalist of Panic! at the Disco, released on April 26, 2019, through Republic Records. As Swift's first single after signing with Republic Records, the song was revealed and released at the end of a thirteen-day countdown, as the lead single from her seventh studio album, "Lover" (2019). It was written by Swift, Joel Little and Urie, and produced by Swift and Little. The song was recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City and Golden Age West in Auckland, New Zealand in 2018.
Me! | Introduction
Swift co-wrote "Bad Blood" about an undisclosed female musician. Swift says the artist attempted to sabotage one of her concert tours by hiring people who worked for her. Publications such as "Billboard", "Rolling Stone", "Time", and "The Washington Post" have speculated that Katy Perry is the subject of the song. Daniel D'Addario for "Time" and Emily Yahr for "The Washington Post" noted parallels between "Bad Blood"'s lyric "If you live like that, you live with ghosts" and "Ghost", a song from Perry's 2013 album "Prism". Jem Aswad of "Billboard" felt the song is "reminiscent of Gwen Stefani's "Hollaback Girl". "The Guardian" Kitty Empire wrote that the song "faintly recalls Charli XCX with its stark beats." It is a pop and hip hop song written in the key of G major, following a chord progression of C–G–D–Em, and the tempo runs at 85 beats per minute.
Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song) | Writing and composition
"Vulture"'s Jewly Height noted that Swift's vocal delivery, in the song, is "hushed as she steers the perspective like a cinematographer — first the focus on a tiny detail ("coat buttons tangled in her hair"), then a zoomed-out shot of the settings where the trouble's playing out ("doctors’ offices and hospital rooms")".
Soon You'll Get Better | Background and composition
"Note: all songs released by The Rose are written and composed by the band, and are thus credited as such."
Kim Woo-sung (singer) | Songwriting and composing credits
She flew to New York City the next day to work on the song with Antonoff and recording engineer Laura Sisk at Electric Lady Studios. Swift played the song on the piano for them; Swift and Antonoff produced the final version of the song during a six-hour recording session, using reverberation, a piano and a Mellotron. Sisk and John Rooney recorded the song while Serban Ghenea mixed it with additional engineering from John Hanes. The song's title was revealed along with the lyrics; "My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue / All's well that ends well to end up with you" in a "Vogue" interview published on August 8, 2019.
Lover (Taylor Swift song) | Background
All songs were written by Meghan Trainor and Kevin Kadish, and produced by the latter. Credits adapted from EP liner notes.
Title (EP) | Track listing
Swift's vocal range in the song stretches from G to C.
The 1 | Composition and lyrics
Swift first solely wrote the first verse. The singer then made a phone call to Rose asking for her aid in continuing the song, which was completed in approximately forty-five minutes. Its conception was triggered by a boyfriend of Swift's who she perceived to be Prince Charming, but, in the downfall of the relationship, realized was not. Swift became inspired to compose "You Belong with Me" after she overheard a male friend of hers speaking to his girlfriend through a phone call. Out of the sympathy she felt towards him, Swift developed a concept for a song, and later developed the story line in which she was in love with him.
Fearless (Taylor Swift album) | Development and lyrics
A music video was made by Roman White, featuring Taylor Swift, who co-wrote and sang background harmony vocals on the song.
Kellie Pickler | 2008–10: "Kellie Pickler"
Globelamp said that Conor Oberst inspired her to start writing songs, and that as a songwriter she is inspired by Elliott Smith, Fiona Apple, Syd Barrett, Taylor Swift, Tori Amos and Nick Drake.
Elizabeth le Fey | Musical influences
"Love Story" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. She produced the song with Nathan Chapman. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift's second studio album "Fearless" (2008). It was written about a love interest of Swift's who was not popular among Swift's family and friends. Because of the scenario, Swift related to the plot of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" (1597) and used it as a source of inspiration to compose the song. However, she replaced the play's original tragic conclusion with a happy ending.
Love Story (Taylor Swift song) | Introduction
It is Swift's twenty-eighth song to reach the top ten of the Digital Songs chart, thus tying with Rihanna for the most top ten hits among all acts.
Sweeter than Fiction | Chart performance
"Tim McGraw" is the debut single and first published song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose, and produced by Nathan Chapman. It was released on June 19, 2006 by Big Machine Records as the lead single from her self-titled debut album. Swift wrote "Tim McGraw" during her freshman year of high school, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend would break up at the end of the year when he left for college. The song was written about all the different things that would remind the subject of Swift and their time spent together, once he departed.
Tim McGraw (song) | Introduction
The song is a slow ballad written by Sheeran with Johnny McDaid. It was one of a number of songs they wrote together in a writing session, including "Eraser". According to Sheeran, the song is his favorite on the album and he produced the song himself. The song was written about a girl he knew at school. He described it as being like a singer-songwriter version of "mumble rap" in that it is fluid and not structured, like a stream of consciousness. The chorus of the song was originally intended for a song for James Blunt but one he had forgotten about.
Hearts Don't Break Around Here | Composition
The music video for this song was released the same year as well as her music video for "All Them Boys."
Liz (musician) | 2013–present
"Teardrops on My Guitar" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose, and produced by Nathan Chapman. "Teardrops on My Guitar" was released on February 19, 2007 by Big Machine Records, as the second single from her self-titled debut album (2006). The song was later included on the international release of Swift's second studio album, "Fearless" (2008), and released as the second pop single from the album in the United Kingdom in 2009. It was inspired by Swift's experience with Drew Hardwick, a classmate of hers for whom she had feelings.
Teardrops on My Guitar | Introduction
If I make a chorus or not, whether I work hard on it or mess it up, so I'd say nonsense".
Up Saw Liz | Introduction
All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.
That's Why I'm Here | Track listing
Harris and Nils Sjöberg were credited as the songwriters and producers. On 13 July 2016, TMZ reported that the track was written by American singer-songwriter and Harris's then-girlfriend Taylor Swift, who used the pseudonym Nils Sjöberg because they did not want their relationship to overshadow the song. The track became a point of contention upon its release, when Harris—in response to being asked about the possibility of collaborating with Swift during an interview with Ryan Seacrest—said that he "can't see it happening." Harris also took to his Twitter account to confirm that Swift wrote the lyrics and contributed some vocals, while he "wrote the music, produced the song, arranged it and cut the vocals", and also confirming her previous request for secrecy as co-writer.
This Is What You Came For | Writing and release
All songs written by Belle & Sebastian except where otherwise noted.
Fans Only | Track listing
"The Story of Us" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album, "Speak Now" (2010). Produced by Swift alongside Nathan Chapman, the song was sent to mainstream radio in the United States on April 19, 2011, as the fourth single from "Speak Now". Swift composed "The Story of Us" regarding the time when she encountered an ex-boyfriend of hers at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. At the event, the two attempted to ignore each other, which inspired Swift to compose the song. "The Story of Us" was met with generally mixed reviews from critics, some of whom suggested that Swift is strongest when she lets her country roots shine.
The Story of Us (song) | Introduction
"Ours" is a country ballad, with a length of three minutes and 58 seconds (3:58). The song is written solely by Swift, who also produced the song along with Nathan Chapman. The song is written in the key of C Major with Swift's vocals spanning two octaves, between E and A. The song has been described as a "love letter". Amy Sciarretto of "Pop Crush" describes the song as "a pretty, slower tempo song that showcases Swift’s strengths, which are her inviting, open journal lyrics and that sweet voice." Karen Goodner of "All Access" describes the song as being "in love and knowing that they can make it through the rough times."
Ours (song) | Composition
All tracks are produced by Nathan Chapman.
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection | Track listing
Credits are adapted from liner notes of "Red."
Red (Taylor Swift song) | Credits and personnel
"Begin Again" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album, "Red" (2012). Swift co-produced the song with Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff. Initially released as a promotional single on September 25, 2012 by Big Machine Records, the song served as the second official single from "Red" on October 1, 2012. "Begin Again" is a country song, with the lyrical content finding Swift falling in love again after a failed relationship. The song was widely acclaimed by music critics, many of whom praised Swift's songwriting and complimented for coming back to her country roots for the close of the album.
Begin Again (Taylor Swift song) | Introduction
Credits adapted from the liner notes of "A Rose Is Still a Rose".
Here We Go Again (Aretha Franklin song) | Credits and personnel
In March 2020, British politician Liz Truss, the Secretary of State for International Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities of the United Kingdom, quoted the song's lyrics during a special International Women's Day debate in the British parliament, while talking about the need for gender equality across the workforce and greater protection for women against domestic violence. Truss stated: "And so that, in the words of the brilliant Taylor Swift in her new song, 'women are left running as fast as they can, wondering if they'd get there quicker if they were a man'." American journalist Jody Rosen, writing for "The New York Times", listed "The Man" as one of the "25 songs that matter now".
The Man (Taylor Swift song) | Impact
Blige, Rihanna, R. Kelly, Celine Dion, J-Lo, T.I., Usher, Michael Jackson, Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry, Snoop Dogg, Justin Bieber, Mike Shinoda, Seal, Nas, Chris Brown and Whitney Houston.
Jaycen Joshua | Introduction
"Me!" is a bubblegum and synth-pop song, driven by a marching band drumline. which was written by Swift, Joel Little of Goodnight Nurse and Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco, and produced by Swift and Little. The song was initially developed as a slow, acoustic, piano ballad. In an interview with Robin Roberts, Swift described the song as about "embracing your individuality and really owning it". The song is performed in the key of C major in common time with a tempo of 91 beats per minute. It follows an I–vi–IV–V chord progression known as the '50s progression (in C major, this is C–Am–F–G).
Me! | Composition
"Crazier" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Robert Ellis Orrall and produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman. The song was featured in both the 2009 film "" and on its . The song is a relaxed ballad with country qualities and lyrics that describe being in love. Swift performed the song as herself during a cameo in the "Hannah Montana: The Movie"; this scene was taken from the film and released as a music video for "Crazier". The song was premiered on Radio Disney and the Disney Channel, the latter promoting the home release of the film.
Crazier (Taylor Swift song) | Introduction
"Look What You Made Me Do" was written and produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, it runs for 3 minutes and 31 seconds. Music critics have described the track as a hybrid of electroclash and pop, as well as a dance-pop and an electropop song. It emphasizes the blame that is placed on an enemy, in particular the line "I've got a list of names and yours is in red, underlined", which was inspired by Arya Stark's kill list in the television series "Game of Thrones". The middle eight of the song features Swift saying, "I'm sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now / Why? / Oh, 'cause she's dead!".
Look What You Made Me Do | Composition and lyrics
Adapted from Tidal.
Tempo (Lizzo song) | Personnel
During the second chorus, Swift is seen with eight men, each of whom revealed an "I Heart TS" crop top after unbuttoning a jacket at her command. This scene mocks the idea that Swift forced her then-boyfriend Tom Hiddleston to wear an "I Heart TS" tank top. During the bridge, Swift stands on a mountain of clones of her past selves, which reiterates that she is leaving behind her "America's Sweetheart" image and embracing her newfound role as an evil "snake". The clones are wearing various noteworthy outfits that Swift herself previously wore. The shirt that her "You Belong with Me" music video clone wears, however, is slightly different from the original one: this time, the names of her current close friends are scribbled on it.
Look What You Made Me Do | Analysis
Jason Shawhan from About.com called the track "a dancehall/classic house teardown of 'If I Were a Rich Man'" and added, "If this is what Jay-Z's fudging with "Annie" has wrought, I say, be glad of it."
Rich Girl (Gwen Stefani song) | Critical reception
When Swift was asked about the rumors, she didn't confirm them but also didn't deny that the song was about Mayer. "How presumptuous! I never disclose who my songs are about," she said.
Dear John (Taylor Swift song) | Background
Credits adapted from Tidal.
Dear John (Taylor Swift song) | Credits and personnel
The refrain is accompanied by "undulating waves" of keyboards underneath. Alexis Petridis of "The Guardian" compared the song's electronic-oriented styles to those on the soundtrack of the 2011 film "Drive" and Daft Punk's 2013 album "Random Access Memories". The song's lyrics are ambiguous. Several critics initially thought the song talked about romance and beauty standards in a flirtatious manner. Wood pointed out the opening lines "Midnight / You come and pick me up, no headlights" as an allusion to having sex, a subject about which Swift had not previously written. The lyrics, "You've got that James Dean daydream look in your eye / And I've got that red lip classic thing that you like" in the refrain refer to the 1950s actor James Dean and, in the words of "The Atlantic"s Spencer Kornhaber, reflect conventional beauty standards employed by iconic American figures like Marilyn Monroe and Cindy Crawford.
Style (Taylor Swift song) | Music and lyrics
"Speak Now" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song is produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, was released as a promotional single on October 5, 2010, by Big Machine Records from her 2010 album of the same name. Swift wrote the song about interrupting a wedding, after conversing with her friend, whose ex-boyfriend would soon wed someone else, and having a dream about one of her own ex-boyfriends marrying another girl. The song relies on acoustic guitar and is a narration from the perspective of a person who crashes her former love's wedding in an attempt to win him back.
Speak Now (song) | Introduction
In Nashville, Swift worked with experienced Music Row songwriters such as Troy Verges, Brett Beavers, Brett James, Mac McAnally, and the Warren Brothers, and formed a lasting working relationship with Liz Rose. They began meeting for two-hour writing sessions every Tuesday afternoon after school. Rose thought the sessions were "some of the easiest I've ever done. Basically, I was just her editor. She'd write about what happened in school that day. She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say. And she'd come in with the most incredible hooks." Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house but left the Sony-owned RCA Records at the age of 14.
Taylor Swift | 2004–2008: Career beginnings and "Taylor Swift"
She does this by alluding to President Donald Trump, the 2016 presidential election, the vote tampering allegations after the election, and issues like gun violence and school shootings in the United States.
Only the Young (Taylor Swift song) | Background and composition
All credits are adapted from the liner notes of "Songs My Mother Wrote". Musical and technical personnel
Songs My Mother Wrote (Lynn Anderson Sings Liz Anderson) | Personnel
"White Horse" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. The song was released on December 7, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the second single from Swift's second studio album "Fearless" (2008). Swift and Rose composed the song about one of Swift's ex-boyfriends, when Swift discovered he was not what she had perceived of him. It focused on the moment where Swift accepted that the relationship was over. "White Horse" is, musically, a country song and uses sparse production to emphasize vocals. Lyrically, the track speaks of disillusionment and pain in a relationship, drawing references to fairytales.
White Horse (Taylor Swift song) | Introduction
Swift self-penned "Our Song" for the talent show of her freshman year in high school with no intentions of including it on her debut album. She thought to herself that to be appropriate for the talent show, the song she would write needed to be upbeat and relatable to her classmates. "I wrote it about this guy I was dating, and how we didn't have a song. So I went ahead and wrote us one", she said. The writing process, as with her lead single "Tim McGraw", took place in approximately 20 minutes. Several months after performing it at the talent show, some of her peers approached her to inform her that they enjoyed the song she played at the talent show, singing a few lines.
Our Song (Taylor Swift song) | Background
"We're sitting six seats away from each other and just fighting this silent war of ‘I don't care that you're here.' I don't care that you're here.' It's so terribly, heartbreakingly awkward", she said. She recalled it to be a miserable experience. When Swift arrived home, she spoke to her mother about the encounter, sitting at her kitchen table and said, "I felt like I was standing alone in a crowded room." She then stood up and ran towards her bedroom to compose "The Story of Us", something Swift's mother was already accustomed to. "The Story of Us" was the last track Swift composed for "Speak Now", claiming that upon completing the song she knew she was done with the album.
The Story of Us (song) | Background and release
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes
Taylor Swift (album) | Personnel
You can kind of hear that reflected in this music and this first song especially." Swift sent a voice memo of the song to Ryan Tedder, who programmed the song with a Roland Juno-106 synthesizer for a 1980s sound, finishing it in three hours. He then produced four versions of the song, and Swift chose the one closest to the demo. When discussing the song's placement on the album Swift stated the reason she wanted the track to be the first song on the album was "because New York has been an important landscape and location for the story of my life in the last couple of years.
Welcome to New York (song) | Background and release
"Begin Again" is a country song of three minutes and 58 seconds. The song was written by Swift and produced by Swift, Dann Huff and Nathan Chapman. Musically, "Begin Again" is written in the key of G major, with a tempo of 76 beats per minute. Swift's vocals span from D3 to B4. Lyrically, it finds Swift falling in love again after a failed relationship. According to The Boot website, "It's a beautiful ballad that tells the story of a girl who is pleasantly surprised by a new guy who does everything right that the last guy did wrong". Billy Dukes from Taste of Country commented: "For those who believe the arc of songs on 'Red' tell a story, the album ends with the sweet satisfaction of love found on 'Begin Again'.
Begin Again (Taylor Swift song) | Composition and lyrics
These fantasies include "holding him for ransom", committing a bank heist together, moving to a secret offshore location and being held in jail. Swift uses images of Hollywood romance, islands and going undercover so that "no one has to know". She also addresses the perception of her own romantic history by comparing herself to Elizabeth Taylor and her lover to Richard Burton. The subject of the song was rumored to be Tom Hiddleston, Joe Alwyn, or Harry Styles. Several hints that have been dropped by Taylor Swift herself seem to identify Joe Alwyn as the song's subject, including her "liking" a Tumblr user's fan theory which stated the song is about the actor, the song line "[he's] younger than my exes", and the opening shot in her music video which shows her in front of a wall on which two dates have been spray painted: "89" and "91", Swift and Alwyn's birth years respectively.
...Ready for It? | Writing and composition
In 2013, she provided guest vocals for Tim McGraw's "Highway Don't Care", which features guitar work by Keith Urban, and penned "Sweeter than Fiction" for the "One Chance" soundtrack album.
List of songs recorded by Taylor Swift | Introduction
The melody of the song was developed by Swift on a piano and she asked Martin and Shellback to make the final sound "as chaotic as that emotion felt". She also wanted to sing the bassline of the song in a particular way and sound, to which Martin and Shellback suggested to infuse a little bit of dubstep. Unaware of the fact that the sound she had asked for in "I Knew You Were Trouble" was actually dubstep, Swift recalled having listened to dubstep music presented to her by British musician Ed Sheeran, who played her the songs popular in the UK clubs.
I Knew You Were Trouble | Music and lyrics
Soon after, she released her second single "Castles in the Sky", which was originally released by AnnaGrace, back then known as Ian Van Dahl. Liz Kay's gained worldwide fame with her music, thanks to DJ Manian and Yanou, who are also the producers of the successful group Cascada.
Liz Kay | Introduction
It ends with a disclaimer stating "No men were harmed in the making of this video".
The Man (Taylor Swift song) | Synopsis and analysis
The documentary includes the song "Only the Young", which plays during the end credits of the film. Swift wrote the song after the 2018 United States elections, though it was not included on "Lover". Upon release, the song received acclaim from music critics, who praised its lyrics that deal with gun violence and school shootings in the United States. It debuted and peaked at number one on the US "Billboard" Digital Song Sales chart.
Miss Americana | Music
Swift imagines the media's treatment of her if she were a man, over a uptempo production. Swift challenges societal sexist double standards, with lyrics including a noteworthy reference to American actor Leonardo DiCaprio. Swift uses the actor as an example to explain sexism, singing "And they would toast to me, oh, let the players play/I'd be just like Leo in Saint-Tropez". In outtakes from an interview with "Billboard" in December 2019, Swift said she wrote the song not only from personal experience, but also from hearing the general experiences of women working across all parts of the music industry. She added: According to "Billboard" Gil Kaufman, "The Man" is a pointed statement about "how much harder women need to work than men to get to the same finish line".
The Man (Taylor Swift song) | Background and composition
Although a writer from "The Huffington Post" called the song "superfluous" and like many feel-good anthems, "a little bit tepid", the writer said it was "cute" and an "ode to self worth" which "exudes bubblegum confidence in the manner of her man (boy) Bieber's tune 'Never Say Never'".
Who Says (Selena Gomez &amp; the Scene song) | Critical reception
Swift wrote "Tim McGraw" during her freshman year, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend, Brandon Borello, would break up at the end of the year when he left for college. Rose said Swift showed up at her after school job writing songs for Sony/ATV "with the idea and the melody. She knew exactly what she wanted." The nostalgic song describes a summer romance and Swift's hope that when Borello "think[s] Tim McGraw" he would "think [her] favorite song" – McGraw's "Can't Tell Me Nothin" – and remember her. Conversely, "Picture to Burn" describes a girl furious after a break-up.
Taylor Swift (album) | Development and music
Swift described the concept to producer Max Martin, who used Swift's voice and pitched it down to create the effect that takes place after the chorus, because he was unable to use an appropriate instrument to make that sound. The track was engineered and mixed at MXM Studios in Los Angeles and Stockholm, as well as Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach and Sterling Sound Studios in New York City. Lyrically, the song is inspired by events taking place in the season 7 finale episode of "Game of Thrones", as well as four of the series' central female characters: Sansa Stark, Arya Stark, Daenerys Targaryen, and Cersei Lannister.
I Did Something Bad | Writing, background and composition
Vincent, Cautious Clay, and Brendon Urie. "Lover", the title track, was written by Swift on piano, late at night at her home in Nashville, Tennessee; Swift messaged a voice memo of the song to Antonoff. The next day, Swift flew to New York City to work on the song with Antonoff and recording engineer Laura Sisk, at the Electric Lady Studios. Swift played the song on the piano for them; herself and Antonoff produced the final version of the song during a six-hour recording session, using a "space echo" reverberation effect, a Paul McCartney-inspired bassline, a "washy" piano, a "dream sequence wedding" mellotron, a 12 string, live drums and a "snare hit really hard with a brush".
Lover (album) | Writing and production
In another ranking of Swift's singles, Emma Dibdin of "Digital Spy" called the track's lyrics "trite" and a "mess", also noting the presence of a "hook so grating that it barely feels like [Swift's] work at all".
Bad Blood (Taylor Swift song) | Critical reception
"Sweeter than Fiction" is a "rock-tinged" bubblegum pop song that also contains influences of synthpop and new wave music. Critics have deemed the song reminiscent of 80's pop. The song is musically and lyrically upbeat, with Swift singing from the point of view of a longtime friend or fan who has always believed in a performer's talents. "There you'll stand, ten feet tall", Swift sings in the chorus, "and I will say, 'I knew it all along.'" It was written by Swift along with Jack Antonoff and is in the key of B major with Swift's vocal range between the octaves of F Sharp and D Flat.
Sweeter than Fiction | Composition
Peter Hartlaub of The "San Francisco Chronicle" believed that Swift's cameo was enjoyable, but also calls it a mistake on the part of the filmmakers, explaining "Swift is so talented that she makes Cyrus seem bland by comparison." Perry Seibert from "TV Guide" wrote, "when genuine teen star Taylor Swift shows up to perform [...] she demonstrates all the spontaneity and authenticity that Miley Cyrus lacks."
Crazier (Taylor Swift song) | Critical reception
The music video was directed by Christopher Sweeney. The music video for the song was premiered on Allen's website on 12 November 2013, with fans being able to unlock it by answering questions. Allen asked for fans to give feedback with the hashtag #HOH. It starts with Allen undergoing liposuction wearing full makeup. Her male manager says "Letterman says no", a reference to David Letterman. She asks him about Kimmel. He asks, "Jesus, how could somebody let themselves get like this". She defends herself saying "Um, I had two babies" (a reference to the birth of Allen's daughters in 2011 and 2013), but he and a doctor ignore her and continue talking about her as if she is not there.
Hard out Here | Background and synopsis
"Back to December" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album "Speak Now" (2010). The song was sent to country radio in the United States on November 15, 2010, as the second single from "Speak Now". According to Swift, "Back to December" is the first time she ever apologizes to someone in a song. Critics speculate that the song is about Taylor Lautner, Swift's ex-boyfriend, which was later acknowledged by Lautner. "Back to December" is considered an orchestral country pop ballad and its lyrics are a remorseful plea for forgiveness for breaking up with a former lover.
Back to December | Introduction
Swift wrote the song with Train frontman Patrick Monahan for her 2012 album "Red" but the song didn't release in the album. After the CMA's Swift got in touch with Sugarland, told them how excited she was that they were getting back together and mentioned she had a song for them. This is the first song Sugarland have recorded that wasn't written by Bush and Nettles.
Bigger (album) | Background
"Love Story" came along late into the production of "Fearless". Swift wrote "Love Story" about a man who was never officially her boyfriend. When she introduced him to her family and friends, they did not become fond of him. "His situation was a little complicated, but I didn't care", said Swift. Swift also felt like it was the first time she could relate to the plot of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" (1597), one of her favorite narratives, which she described as, "The only people who wanted them to be together were them." She conceived the idea for the song when she reflected about the scenario: "I thought, 'This is difficult but it's real, it matters—it's not simple or easy but it's real'." She then centered the song on the line, which was ultimately placed in the "Love Story"'s second refrain.
Love Story (Taylor Swift song) | Writing and inspiration