2005 — Taylor dates Brandon Borello, a senior, during her freshman year of high school. The relationship ends when he goes off to college, but she goes on to write three songs about him including “Tim McGraw,” and “Our Song,”  he is flattered. ”He bought the album and said he really loved it, which is sweet. His current girlfriend isn’t too pleased with it, though.”

                                             Joe Jonas

2008 – Taylor begins her first Hollywood romance with Joe Jonas, but their courtship ends just months later when Joe reportedly dumped Taylor for his “Lovebug” video chick Camilla Belle during a 27 second phone conversation.

                                          Taylor Lautner

November 2009 — Taylor and Taylor Lautner break up after a brief relationship, although it remains unclear if they were ever actually dating. A source tells PEOPLE, “the media made way more out of it than it is.” However, the song “Back To December” was reportedly Taylor’s apology to Taylor L. about their break up.


                                            Jake Gyllenhaal

December 2010 — Taylor and Jake Gyllenhaal   end their romance after just two months.

January 2011 — Taylor and Jake reunite for a dinner date, but nothing comes of it and they stick with their original plan to go
their separate ways.
       
                                               Harry Styles

Early December 2012 – Taylor and Harry go public with their romance during a date in New York City at the Central Park Zoo.

January 4, 2013 — Taylor and Harry break up after a romantic vacation in Virgin Gorda gone wrong. According to reports, the two got in a fight a couple of days into their getaway and in result, Taylor returned to the states sans Harry.



Works Cited:
       ”Taylor Swift Spotted on Boat Without Harry Styles Amid Breakup Reports.” E! Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2013.
        “Taylor Swift.” Boyfriend & Dating History. N.p., n.d. Web. 10 May 2013.
         ”Taylor Swift.” Taylor Swift. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 May 2013.

August 2012: “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together,” the first single of Swift’s latest album “Red,” became her first number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

The song also saw the highest one-week sales for a female artist in a week with 623,000 copies sold.


“RED” Album Insights

“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”

Released: August 14, 2012
“We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” is a bubblegum pop song with country pop influences. Its lyrics depict Swift’s frustrations at an ex-lover who wants to re-kindle their relationship. Rolling Stone named the song the second best song of 2012 while it took the fourth spot in Time’s end-of-year poll. It has received a Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year. It also received a People’s Choice Awards nomination for Favorite Song of the Year.

“Begin Again”

Released: October 1, 2012
“Begin Again” is a folk country song, with the lyrical content finds Swift falling in love again after a failed relationship. The song’s music video was directed by Philip Andelman, who also directed the music video Swift’s “Safe & Sound”. “Begin Again” generally was commercially successful, it became her second top ten hit on both US and Canada following the hit single “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”, peaking at number seven and four respectively. The single has been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also charted in the UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, and Australia.

“I Knew You Were Trouble”

Released: November 14, 2012
“I Knew You Were Trouble” was released as the third single from Red on November 27, 2012, in the United States. It was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom on November 14, 2012. The song is about being frustrated with yourself because here you are heart-broken and you knew when you first saw that person you saw all these red flags and you just went for it anyway, so shame on me. The media had speculated the song to be about her ex-boyfriend, singer John Mayer.

“22”

Released: March 12, 2013

The lyrics describe the joys of being 22 years old. She told Billboard magazine: “For me, being 22 has been my favorite year of my life. I like all the possibilities of how you’re still learning, but you know enough. You still know nothing, but you know that you know nothing. You’re old enough to start planning your life, but you’re young enough to know there are so many unanswered questions. That brings about a carefree feeling that is sort of based on indecision and fear and at the same time letting loose. Being 22 has taught me so much.” Swift, being a close friend of actresses Dianna Agron and Selena Gomez, dedicated “22” to them.

Works Cited:
            “Taylor Swift, ‘Red’ – Album Review.” Popcrush. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2013.

             ”Taylor Swift.” RED Album Art :. N.p., n.d. Web. 07 May 2013.

 
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