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.
Electric Touch
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Just an hour 'til your car's in the driveway
Just the first time ever hangin' out with you tonight
I've got my money on things goin' badly
Got a history of stories ending sadly
Still hoping that the fire won't burn me
Just one time, just one time
Got a feelin' your electric touch could fill this ghost town up with life
And I want you now, wanna need you forever
In the heat of your electric touch, mmm
I've been left in the rain lost and pining
I'm tryin' hard not to look like I'm trying
'Cause every time I tried hard for love, it fell apart (whoa)
I've gotten used to no one callin' my phone
I've grown accustomed to sleepin' alone
Still, I know that all it takes is to get it right
Just one time, just one time
All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life
Got a feelin' your electric touch could fill this ghost town up with life
And I want you now, wanna need you forever
In the heat of your electric touch
I was thinking just one time (just one time)
Maybe the stars align (just one time)
And maybe I call you mine
And you won't need space
Or string me along while you decide
And just one time (just one time)
Maybe the moment's right (the moment's right)
It's 8:05 and I see two headlights
All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life
Got a feelin' your electric touch (oh)
All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life
Got a feelin' your electric touch could fill this ghost town up with life
And I want you now, wanna need you forever
In the heat of your electric touch, mmm
"Electric Touch" by Taylor Swift is a song about taking a leap of faith in love. The lyrics reveal a sense of vulnerability and hopefulness as the singer enters a new relationship. The song begins with the singer trying to calm their nerves and reassure themselves that everything will be okay. They acknowledge their past experiences of heartbreak and the fear of getting hurt again, but they still hold onto hope that this time things might be different. The singer expresses their longing for the other person, believing that their touch can bring life back into their seemingly empty world. They yearn for a deep connection and want to be with the person for a long time. The song also reflects the singer's willingness to take a chance, even though they have been hurt before. In the end, they wish for that one perfect moment when everything falls into place, without any doubts or uncertainties.
Line by Line Meaning
Just breathe, just relax, it'll be okay
Take a moment to calm down and trust that everything will be alright.
Just an hour 'til your car's in the driveway
It won't be long until you arrive at my place.
Just the first time ever hangin' out with you tonight
Tonight is our first time spending time together.
I've got my money on things goin' badly
I have a feeling that this encounter will not go well.
Got a history of stories ending sadly
My past experiences have often ended in sadness.
Still hoping that the fire won't burn me
Despite my previous heartbreaks, I still have hope that this won't hurt me.
Just one time, just one time
I just want a chance for things to go right this time.
All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life
The outcome of this encounter could either bring immense joy or deep sadness.
Got a feelin' your electric touch could fill this ghost town up with life
I believe that the excitement and connection between us could revive this dull place.
And I want you now, wanna need you forever
I desire your presence in my life both now and for a long time to come.
In the heat of your electric touch, mmm
In the passion and intensity of your touch, there is a special spark.
I've been left in the rain lost and pining
I have felt abandoned and longing for someone in difficult times.
I'm tryin' hard not to look like I'm trying
I'm making an effort to hide my eagerness and not appear too desperate.
'Cause every time I tried hard for love, it fell apart (whoa)
In my past, my attempts to find love have consistently ended in failure.
I've gotten used to no one callin' my phone
I have become accustomed to not receiving calls from anyone.
I've grown accustomed to sleepin' alone
Sleeping alone has become a regular occurrence for me.
Still, I know that all it takes is to get it right
Nevertheless, I believe that finding the right person can change everything.
I was thinking just one time (just one time)
I was hoping for a single occasion to make a meaningful connection.
Maybe the stars align (just one time)
Perhaps the circumstances will align perfectly, just this once.
And maybe I call you mine
I dream of having the privilege of calling you mine.
And you won't need space
I hope that you won't desire distance or time apart.
Or string me along while you decide
I don't want to be kept waiting while you make up your mind about us.
And just one time (just one time)
Even if it's just once, I want a chance to experience something special.
Maybe the moment's right (the moment's right)
Perhaps this is the perfect moment for us to connect.
It's 8:05 and I see two headlights
It's 8:05, and I can see your car approaching with its headlights on.
All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life
The outcome of our meeting could either shatter my heart or make it feel alive again.
Got a feelin' your electric touch (oh)
I have a strong intuition about the electrifying impact of your touch.
All I know is this could either break my heart or bring it back to life
The outcome of our encounter has the power to deeply hurt me or revive my emotions.
Got a feelin' your electric touch could fill this ghost town up with life
I believe that your touch has the ability to transform this lifeless place into something vibrant.
And I want you now, wanna need you forever
I desire you in this moment and hope to have you in my life indefinitely.
In the heat of your electric touch, mmm
In the intensity and passion of your touch, there is an indescribable spark.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@Target-Jackaloupe
FALL OUT BOY AND TAYLOR SWIFT TOGETHER IS WHAT WE’VE CRAVED FOR YEARS!!!
@altariamotives16
There's a Victoria's Secret thing from 2013 with both of them!!
@Target-Jackaloupe
@@altariamotives16 i know!! ever since i saw that video for the first time, i needed a true collab from them😭😭
@RealKellinQuinn
I’m seeing Fall Out Boy in concert on the 21st and I actually screamed when I found out Taylor Swift and FOB made a song together!!!
@altariamotives16
@@Target-Jackaloupehonestlyyy - see you for the Hayley video lmao?
@MothmanBaddie
Excuse me?!?!?
@thathairbrush4990
is it just me or are the "from the vault" tracks always such bangers?
@savvannah9177
yess omg “i bet you think about me” is literally my fav
@kittyplayz1480
Yeah, who decided these would stay in the vault? They’re always amazing
@hello13314
@@kittyplayz1480 taylor did