Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 to pursue a career in country music. She broke into the country music scene with her eponymous self-titled debut studio album, Taylor Swift in 2006, which included the singles "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song". Swift also released the holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, later titled as The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007.
Swift rose to mainstream prominence with her sophomore studio album, Fearless (2008), a country pop record with crossover appeal. Aided by the top-five singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Swift's third studio album, Speak Now (2010), blended country pop with elements of rock and featured the top-ten singles "Mine" and "Back to December".
Drawing inspiration from various pop, rock, and electronic genres, Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) saw her transcending her country roots. She completely moved to pop with her synth-pop fifth studio album, 1989 (2014), and expanded the electropop sound on her next two studio albums, reputation (2017) and Lover (2019), which respectively embraced urban and retro styles. The four albums spawned a string of international top-five singles, including "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Bad Blood", "Look What You Made Me Do", "ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)", "You Need to Calm Down", and "Lover".
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift experimented with folk and alternative rock on her eighth and ninth studio albums, folklore and evermore (both 2020), whose lead singles "cardigan" and "willow" topped charts around the world. She also released the critically acclaimed documentaries Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions that year. Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights (2022), marked her triumphant return to pop after two folk albums. The album set the record for biggest first day and first week ever on Spotify, spawned the hits Anti-Hero and Lavender Haze, and sold over 1.5 million copies in its first week becoming not only the biggest debut of the decade but also Swift's biggest debut ever. She would make history by becoming the first artist to occupy the entire top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 with tracks from Midnights. Following Midnights, Taylor Swift announced her upcoming eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (2024) which is set to be released on April 19, 2024. She announced this record at 66th Annual Grammy Award Show accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for her previous album, Midnights (2022) in honour of receiving her 13th Grammy.
Additionally, Swift began re-recording her back catalog in November 2020 as a result of a publicized dispute with talent manager Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine, regarding the acquisition of the masters of her back catalog. In April 2021, Swift released a re-recorded issue of her 2008 album Fearless, titled Fearless (Taylor's Version). It debuted at number one in the US. Swift continued releasing re-recorded versions of her back catalog in November, 2021 with the release of Red (Taylor's Version), a 30 track re-issue of her 2012 critical smash. The album debuted at #1 in the US, spawned the #1 hit All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault), and broke the record at the time for biggest first day for a female album on Spotify. Red (Taylor's Version) was a critical and commercial hit, and proved that Swift's ambitious plan to re-record her first 6 albums was well worth it.
Along with the release of Red (Taylor's Version) came All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), Swift's filmmaking debut. The 15 minute romantic drama was based on the lyrical content from Swift's 2012 fan favorite "All Too Well" starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. It had a limited theatrical release in major cities, and Swift held special screenings of the film throughout 2022 at various film festivals. In December, 2022 Taylor announced that she would be making her feature directorial debut with Oscar-winning studio Searchlight Pictures.
Following the release of Midnights, Swift would embark on her first tour in five years, The Eras Tour.
Swift has released several songs for film soundtracks. She co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack— "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier", and contributed two songs to the Valentine's Day soundtrack, including the single "Today Was a Fairytale", which was her first number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. She also contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album: "Safe & Sound - from The Hunger Games Soundtrack", co-written and recorded with The Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett, and "Eyes Open". "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In 2013, Swift recorded "Sweeter than Fiction", a song she wrote and produced with Jack Antonoff for the One Chance film soundtrack, which received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Swift and English singer Zayn Malik, mononymously known as Zayn, released a single together, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker (2017). She also recorded an original song called "Beautiful Ghosts", which she wrote with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Cats's soundtrack (2019). In 2020, Swift's documentary Miss Americana featured the song "Only the Young" which was written after the 2018 United States elections. In 2022, she released an original song titled "Carolina" for Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) inspired by the novel written by Delia Owens.
With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, Swift is a best-selling music artist. Her accolades include 14 Grammy Awards, including four Album of the Year wins, which makes
Swift the artist with the most awards for that category in history, two Brit Awards (including a Global Icon award), an Emmy Award, 28 [https://guinnessworldrecords.com/]Guinness World Records, 32 American Music Awards (the most wins by an artist), and 23 Billboard Music Awards (the most wins by a woman). She ranked eighth on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists Chart (2019) and was listed on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015). Swift has been included in various power rankings, such as Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2010, 2015 and 2019) and Forbes Celebrity 100 (placing first in 2016 and 2019). She was named Woman of the Decade (2010s) by Billboard, Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards, and Person of the Year (2023) by Time Magazine.
'Til Brad Pitt Comes Along
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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I leaned up against your car
And it started rolling down the street
You screamed and ran after it
And tried to open the door
And it ran over your foot
And I was too busy laughing on the ground to see.
It takes five seconds to need you
When I'm mad at all the lovebirds
'Cause they don't know to play our song
I wish that pretty girls couldn't see you
I wish that all your roads would lead you right to me
'Cause that's where you belong
Until Brad Pitt comes along
Do you remember the time we watched Carrie
And you said it reminded you of me
And I threw the remote at you
And you said "my point exactly"
And later on that night, under the neon city lights,
You paid a homeless guy to sing a song to me.
It would take Brad Pitt to leave you
It takes five seconds to need you When I'm mad at all the lovebirds
'Cause they don't know to play our song
I wish that pretty girls couldn't see you
I wish that all your roads would lead you right to me
'Cause that's where you belong
Until Brad Pitt comes along
You call me lucky 'cause I lose everything
But I swear I'd be careful with it
If you gave me a ring
And it would take Brad Pitt to leave you
It takes five seconds to need you
When I'm mad at all the lovebirds
'Cause they don't play our song
I wish that pretty girls wouldn't see you
I wish that all your roads would lead you right to me
'Cause that's where you belong
Until Brad Pitt comes along
'Til Brad Pitt comes along
Yeah, oh oh
Until Brad Pitt comes along
In "Til Brad Pitt Comes Along," Taylor Swift reminisces about the good times she's shared with someone special. She recalls a moment where she leaned against the person's car, and it started rolling down the street. The person screamed and ran after the car, but it ran over their foot, and Taylor was too busy laughing to help.
The theme of the song revolves around the idea that it would take someone as successful and popular as Brad Pitt to come between the singer and her significant other. The lyrics suggest that the couple has a deep bond that can withstand most challenges, but should someone as attractive or successful as Brad Pitt come along, her significant other might be swayed.
The song's lyrics also touch upon the singer's desire to have the person all to herself. She wishes that pretty girls couldn't see him and that all the roads would lead him right to her. The song is bittersweet in that Taylor acknowledges that despite her strong feelings for the person, they may not end up together.
Line by Line Meaning
Do you remember the day
Do you recall the moment when we were together?
I leaned up against your car
I stood next to your car.
And it started rolling down the street
And the car started moving on its own.
You screamed and ran after it
You cried out and ran after the car.
And tried to open the door
And attempted to open the car door.
And it ran over your foot
And the car ran over your foot.
And I was too busy laughing on the ground to see.
And I was too amused to notice your plight on the ground.
It would take Brad Pitt to leave you
Only someone like Brad Pitt could replace you.
It takes five seconds to need you
It only takes a moment to desire you.
When I'm mad at all the lovebirds
When I am angry at other couples.
'Cause they don't know to play our song
Because they do not understand our song.
I wish that pretty girls couldn't see you
I wish that other attractive women would not notice you.
I wish that all your roads would lead you right to me
I wish that every path you take would lead you directly to me.
'Cause that's where you belong
Because you belong with me.
Until Brad Pitt comes along
Until someone like Brad Pitt replaces me.
Do you remember the time we watched Carrie
Do you remember when we watched the movie Carrie?
And you said it reminded you of me
And you claimed that the movie reminded you of me.
And I threw the remote at you
And I threw the TV remote at you.
And you said "my point exactly"
And you responded with: "Exactly my point."
And later on that night, under the neon city lights,
And later that night, amidst the bright city lights,
You paid a homeless guy to sing a song to me.
You gave a homeless individual money to perform a song for me.
You call me lucky 'cause I lose everything
You describe me as fortunate because I lose everything.
But I swear I'd be careful with it
But I promise to be more careful next time.
If you gave me a ring
If you gave me an engagement ring.
Until Brad Pitt comes along
Until someone like Brad Pitt replaces me.
It takes five seconds to need you
It only takes a moment to desire you.
When I'm mad at all the lovebirds
When I am angry at other couples.
'Cause they don't play our song
Because they do not understand our song.
I wish that pretty girls wouldn't see you
I wish that other attractive women would not notice you.
I wish that all your roads would lead you right to me
I wish that every path you take would lead you directly to me.
'Cause that's where you belong
Because you belong with me.
Until Brad Pitt comes along
Until someone like Brad Pitt replaces me.
'Til Brad Pitt comes along
Until someone like Brad Pitt replaces me.
Contributed by Caleb W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mandyjoy94
We need this on Debut Taylor’s Version
@bo_baine
the best Taylor song. I actually love it so much
@saraschneiderdeubler8142
ironically it didn't take Brad Pitt to leave him
and THANK GOD it didn't
@TheStepmonkey
Who is the song about?
@saraschneiderdeubler8142
idk but she’s obviously not with him anymore
@TheStepmonkey
Cute song 💗
@adonistopofmen2571
Cool song ...
@mistyeyed71
How have I never heard this song before?
@TAYLORLOVE-dq1sp
It’s unreleased
@Wm.Mavrek-yl4of
Good thing Brads real name is William