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.
16. New Romantics
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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We're all so tired of everything
We wait for
Trains that just aren't coming
We show off
Our different scarlet letters
Trust me, mine is better
But we're on the road to ruin
We play dumb
But we know exactly what we're doing
We cry tears
Of mascara in the bathroom
Honey, life is just a classroom
'Cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
Baby, we're the new romantics
Come on, come along with me
Heart break is the national anthem
We sing it proudly
We are too busy dancing
So get knocked off our feet
Baby, we're the new romantics
The best people in life are free
We're all here
the lights and boys are blinding
We hang back
It's all in the timing
It's poker
He can't see it in my face
But I'm about to play my Ace
We need love
But all we want is danger
We team up
Then switch sides like a record changer
The rumors
Are terrible and cruel
But, honey most of them are true
'Cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
Baby, we're the new romantics
Come on, come along with me
Heart break is the national anthem
We sing it proudly
We are too busy dancing
To get knocked off our feet
Baby, we're the new romantics
The best people in life are free
So come on, come along with me
The best people in life are free
Please take my hand and
Please take me dancing and
Please leave me stranded, it's so romantic (it's so romantic)
'Cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
'Cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
Baby, we're the new romantics
Come on, come along with me
Heart break is the national anthem
We sing it proudly
We are too busy dancing
To get knocked off our feet
Baby, we're the new romantics
The best people in life are free
The lyrics to Taylor Swift's song "New Romantics" speak to the sense of boredom and disillusionment felt by the younger generation in today's society. The opening lines of the song suggest that there is a sense of tiredness and restlessness that is inherent to the youth. They are waiting for something - whether it be success, love, or happiness - but it seems to elude them.
The song then goes on to describe how the youthful generation tries to cope with these feelings. They play dumb, but they know that they are on the road to ruin. They show off their different scars and compete with one another, trying to prove to themselves and others that they are better. The singer also emphasizes the drama that comes with youth, the competitive nature of their relationships and the insecurity they bring.
Despite this dark portrayal of life, the chorus brings hope. It challenges the listeners to come along with the singer, to embrace the values of the "new romantics." These values include singing the national anthem of heartbreak with pride and dancing through our struggles. The lyrics also point out that the best things in life are free, emphasizing the value of life outside of success and money. In the end, despite the sadness of the verses, the song is ultimately a call to enjoy life, to dance, and to be free.
Line by Line Meaning
We're all bored
We're feeling disinterested right now
We're all so tired of everything
We're exhausted and don't want to deal with anything anymore
We wait for trains that just aren't coming
We're hanging around waiting for something that is never going to happen
We show off our different scarlet letters, Trust me, mine is better
We're openly exposing our faults or weaknesses, and somehow think our situation is better than everyone else's
We're so young but we're on the road to ruin
Even though we're young, we're on a path to self-destruction
We play dumb but we know exactly what we're doing
We pretend to be naive, but we're actually aware of our actions
We cry tears of mascara in the bathroom, Honey, life is just a classroom
We're sobbing and dealing with emotional struggles, but we need to learn from our hardships
Baby, I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me
I have the power to turn negative situations into something positive
Everyday is like a battle, but every night with us is like a dream
Our daily lives present many challenges, but our time together is filled with happiness and positivity
Baby, we're the new romantics
We're a new type of people who are ruled by love and freedom
Heartbreak is the national anthem, We sing it proudly
We embrace the pain of heartbreak and proudly incorporate it into our lives
We are too busy dancing, So get knocked off our feet
We're so involved in enjoying ourselves that we're not prepared for the unexpected
The best people in life are free
The greatest things in life can't be bought
Please take my hand and Please take me dancing and Please leave me stranded, it's so romantic
I want you to take control and lead me on an adventure, even if it means leaving me stranded in the end
We need love but all we want is danger
We crave love, but enjoy living on the edge
We team up then switch sides like a record changer
We form alliances and then unexpectedly switch sides at any given time
The rumors are terrible and cruel, But, honey most of them are true
The gossip floating around is bad, but unfortunately most of it is accurate
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Johan Schuster, Max Martin, Taylor Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Rodel P. Elep III
Let's make a petition for Taylor to make New Romantics a single when she releases 1989 (Taylor's Version). This deserves to be a no. 1 hit!
EETheFun
So true🤧🤧✨
Javi
Its the last single of the album
zander ruelas
Yet it peskier at 46
Collin’s Version
it is a single?
CupcakKesCupcussy
It is a single already im pretty sure
EETheFun
I'm Sad That this Is So Underrated. This is actually my most favorite song of her. I wish this could be a hit when The Taylor's Version is released
liaselle
for a side track, i don't think it's underrated tbh..
Vedansh Chauhan
Same. This deserved so much more recognization!
•Lauren •
ikr! This is my 2nd fav of hers! (first being cardigan) and no one talks about it!