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.
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 12 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), 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 and Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards.
09 Should've Said No
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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The smiles, the flowers, everything is gone
Yesterday I found out about you
Even now just looking at you
Feels wrong
You say that you'd take it all back
Given one chance, it was a moment of weakness
And you said, "Yes"
You should've said, "No"
You should've gone home
You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go
You should've known that word 'bout what you did with her
Get back to me (get back to me)
And I should've been there
In the back of your mind
I shouldn't be asking myself, "Why?"
You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said, "No"
Baby, and you might still have me
You can see that I've been cryin'
Baby, you know all the right things
To say
But do you honestly expect me to believe
We could ever be the same?
You say that the past is the past
You need one chance, it was a moment of weakness
And you said, "Yes"
You should've said, "No"
You should've gone home
You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go
You should've known that word 'bout what you did with her
Get back to me (get back to me)
And I should've been there
In the back of your mind
I shouldn't be asking myself, "Why?"
You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said, "No"
Baby, and you might still have me, oh-whoa
I can't resist
Before you go, tell me this
Was it worth it?
Was she worth this?
No, no, no, no, no, no
You should've said, "No"
You should've gone home
You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go
You should've known that word 'bout what you did with her
Get back to me (get back to me)
And I should've been there
In the back of your mind
I shouldn't be asking myself, "Why?"
You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said, "No"
Baby, and you might still have me
The song "Should've Said No" by Taylor Swift is about a past relationship that was ruined because of the partner's infidelity. The lyrics describe the singer's feeling of betrayal when she found out about the cheating, and how she wishes her partner had been honest and said no to the temptation. The opening lines, "Strange to think the songs we used to sing, the smiles, the flowers, everything is gone", set the tone for the rest of the song as the singer reminisces about what the relationship used to be before the cheating occurred. She then confronts her partner, telling him that he should have said no to the other woman instead of letting everything go, and that if he had said no, he might still have her.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the idea that if the partner had said no, things might have been different between them. The lyrics "You should have gone home, you should have thought twice before you let it all go" highlight that the singer believes her partner acted impulsively, and did not consider the repercussions of his actions. The line "And I should have been there in the back of your mind" shows that the singer wishes she had been present in her partner's thoughts, and that he had considered her feelings before cheating. Finally, the song concludes with the singer questioning whether the infidelity was worth it and asking the partner if the other woman was worth losing her over.
Overall, "Should've Said No" is a song about the consequences of cheating and how it can irreparably damage a relationship. The singer expresses her frustration and hurt over her partner's actions, and how she wishes he had made different choices.
Line by Line Meaning
Strange to think the songs we used to sing
It's strange to think about our past memories together and the songs we used to sing.
The smiles, the flowers, everything
All the happiness that we shared, including smiles and flowers, is now gone.
Is gone
Everything from our past relationship is now gone and our current situation is different.
Yesterday I found out about you
Recently, I discovered something about you that has changed my perspective on our relationship.
Even now just looking at you feels wrong
It's difficult for me to even look at you because of what I found out about you.
You say that you'd take it all back
You claim that you regret what you did and would take it back if you could.
Given one chance; it was a moment of weakness
You think that what you did was a mistake and it happened because you were in a weak moment.
And you said 'yes'
You gave in to temptation and said 'yes' to something you knew you shouldn't have.
You should've said no
You should have resisted the temptation and said 'no' to what you did.
You should've gone home
After being tempted, you should have gone home instead of acting on it.
You should've thought twice before you let it all go
You should have thought about the consequences of your actions before letting it all go.
You should've known that word like what you did with her would get back to me (get back to me)
You should have realized that what you did would eventually come back to me and hurt me.
And I should've been there in the back of your mind
I should have been in your mind before you acted on temptation, and you should have thought about how it would hurt me.
I shouldn't be asking myself why
I shouldn't be left wondering why you did what you did.
You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet
You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness from me because you knew what you were doing was wrong.
Baby, and you might still have me
If you had resisted temptation and stayed faithful, we might still be together.
I can't resist
I can't help but ask you one more question before you leave.
Before you go, tell me this
Before you leave, please answer me one more question.
Was it worth it?
Was betraying me and our relationship worth the temporary pleasure you got from your actions?
Was she worth this?
Was the other person involved worth losing me and our relationship over?
No, no
Your actions were not worth it, and you lost someone important because of them.
You should've said no
You should have resisted temptation and stayed faithful to me.
Baby, and you might still have me
If you had stayed faithful, we could still be together.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Swift
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Sandra
Strange to think the songs we used to sing
The smiles, the flowers, everything
Is gone
Yesterday I found out about you
Even now just looking at you
Feels wrong
You say that you'd take it all back
Given one chance; it was a moment of weakness
And you said "yes"
You should've said no
You should've gone home
You should've thought twice before you let it all go
You should've known that word like what you did with her
Would get back to me (get back to me)
And I should've been there
In the back of your mind
I shouldn't be asking myself why
You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said no
Baby, and you might still have me
You can see that I've been cryin'
Baby, you know all the right things
To say
But do you, honestly
Expect me to believe
We could ever be the same?
You say that the past is the past
You need one chance; it was a moment of weakness
And you said "yes"
You should've said no
You should've gone home
You should've thought twice before you let it all go
You should've known that word like what you did with her
Would get back to me (get back to me)
And I should've been there
In the back of your mind
I shouldn't be asking myself why
You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said no
Baby, and you might still have me
I can't resist
Before you go, tell me this
Was it worth it?
Was she worth this?
No, no
No, no, no, no
You should've said no
You should've gone home
You should've thought twice before you let it all go
You should've known that word like what you did with her
Would get back to me (get back to me)
And I should've been there
In the back of your mind
I shouldn't be asking myself why
You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet
You should've said no
Baby, and you might still have me
Peising
This makes me realize her voice has actually changed a lot
althea
Right!
Maluma kinge
Not too much
Dead Guy
she's using her natural voice now
kidwolf
Ikr
Mayara Lua 💞
This is why I'm so excited for her to rerecord her debut album
ZAYA REUM
everyones talking about how she's improved and her voice was weak here but honestly the fact this was live and she sounded this well so early in her career is astounding <3 the set and performance just still holds up to this day
charlotte
@RandomUser it’s quite a hard song to sing tbh
Randy Taylor
Randolph w Taylor 3 62 love yes no love for you 🥰🥰🥰 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 and love your love and love your new girl ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ love how you Love
RandomUser
This sound well to you? no offense but i don't think so.