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.
SuperStar
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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I can't help but feel like
There ain't nothing more right babe
Misty morning comes again and I can't
Help but wish I could see your face
And I knew from the first note played
I'd be breaking all my rules to see you
You smile that beautiful smile
And all the girls in the front row scream your name
So dim that spotlight, tell me things like
I can't take my eyes off of you
I'm no one special, just another wide-eyed girl
Who's desperately in love with you
Give me a photograph to hang on my wall
Superstar
Good morning loneliness
Comes around when I'm not dreaming about you
When my world wakes up today you'll be in another town
And I knew when I saw your face I'd be
Counting down the ways to see you
And you smile that beautiful smile
And all the girls in the front row scream your name
So dim that spotlight, tell me things like
I can't take my eyes off of you
I'm no one special, just another wide-eyed girl
Who's desperately in love with you
Give me a photograph to hang on my wall
Superstar
You played in bars, you play guitar
And I'm invisible and everyone knows who you are
And you'll never see, you sing me to sleep
Every night from the radio
So dim that spotlight, tell me things like
I can't take my eyes off of you
I'm no one special, just another wide-eyed girl
Who's desperately in love with you
Give me a photograph to hang on my wall
Superstar
Sweet, sweet superstar
Superstar
The lyrics to Taylor Swift's song "SuperStar" describe a girl who is hopelessly in love with a musician who is famous and admired by many. She is aware that it is wrong to have feelings for someone who is unattainable, yet she cannot help but feel like there is nothing more right than being in love with him. The girl wishes she could see the musician again, and believes that he is unique and special, even though he might not see her the same way. The chorus of the song talks about how the girl wants to be closer to the musician, to get a photograph of him to hang on her wall, despite knowing that she is not anyone special in his eyes.
The song highlights the theme of unrequited love and the pains that come with it. The girl is aware that she is just one in a sea of fans, and her love for the musician is unlikely to be reciprocated. The chorus depicts her longing to be with him and for him to notice her, even if it's just for a moment. The song also touches on the idea of making sacrifices for love, even if it means breaking rules or going against what is morally right.
Line by Line Meaning
This is wrong but
Despite knowing better, I can't help the way I feel
I can't help but feel like
I have an overwhelming sensation that this is meant to be
There ain't nothing more right babe
This feels like the perfect moment and nothing could be more right
Misty morning comes again and I can't
Another day begins and I can't stop thinking of you
Help but wish I could see your face
I yearn to see your face and be in your presence
And I knew from the first note played
When I first heard you perform, I knew I would defy my own rules for you
I'd be breaking all my rules to see you
I am willing to abandon all of my preconceived notions to be with you
You smile that beautiful smile
Your smile is extraordinary and captivating
And all the girls in the front row scream your name
All the girls around me admire and adulate you
So dim that spotlight, tell me things like
Take away the dazzle of the limelight and speak to me honestly
I can't take my eyes off of you
You are so entrancing that I cannot look away
I'm no one special, just another wide-eyed girl
I am just a common girl with big dreams and hopes
Who's desperately in love with you
I am deeply in love with you and longing for your affection
Give me a photograph to hang on my wall
I want a memento of you to cherish and remember
Superstar
You are an incredibly famous and talented performer
Good morning loneliness
I wake up alone and feel the absence of your presence
Comes around when I'm not dreaming about you
Loneliness sets in when I am not thinking of being with you
When my world wakes up today you'll be in another town
As I go about my day, you will be performing miles away
And you smile that beautiful smile
Your smile is so stunning and contagious
And all the girls in the front row scream your name
The girls around me react to you with frenzy and admiration
You played in bars, you play guitar
You developed your talent by playing in small venues and playing guitar
And I'm invisible and everyone knows who you are
Despite my love for you, I am a nameless nobody while everyone else knows who you are
And you'll never see, you sing me to sleep
You will never know me, but your music brings me comfort and helps me sleep
Every night from the radio
I hear your music every night on the radio, which eases my longing for you
Sweet, sweet superstar
You are a beloved and cherished star
Superstar
You are truly a superstar
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Anthem Entertainment
Written by: Liz Rose, Taylor Alison Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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RED (Taylor’s Version)
August 24th 2021 - 29 tracks
1. State of grace (Taylor’s version)
2. Red (Taylor’s version)
3. Treacherous (Taylor’s version)
4. I knew you were trouble (Taylor’s version)
5. All too well (Taylor’s version)
6. 22 (Taylor’s version)
7. I almost do (Taylor’s version)
8. We are never ever getting back together (Taylor’s version)
9. Stay stay stay (Taylor’s version)
10. The last time (Taylor’s version)
11. Holy ground (Taylor’s version)
12. Sad beautiful tragic (Taylor’s version)
13. The lucky one (Taylor’s version)
14. Everything has changed (Taylor’s version)
15. Starlight (Taylor’s version)
16. Begin again (Taylor’s version)
17. The moment I knew (Taylor’s version)
18. Come back be here (Taylor’s version)
19. Girl at home (Taylor’s version)
20. Sweeter than fiction (Taylor’s version)
21. Ronan (Taylor’s version)
22. All too well (extended)(Taylor’s version)
23. Vault track 1 (Taylor’s version)
24. Vault track 2 (Taylor’s version)
25. Vault track 3 (Taylor’s version)
26. Vault track 4 (Taylor’s version)
27. Vault track 5 (Taylor’s version)
28. Vault track 6 (Taylor’s version)
29. Love Is A Ruthless Game Outro
(Taylor’s Version)
@cadebowman4582
I wonder if she knew people would be singing this about her when she wrote this...
@nileverdeen3797
Yeah , bestie
@AngelCalunce
Yaaassss
@premingerscat
exactly!
@joyceannebenedicto7274
Yes!
My favorite song of all time because its my song for her.
@gwynethcalban1324
yes 😭
@jamesmagdaraog5905
This song is so underrated, it perfectly captures the feeling of crushing over someone who is out of your league.
@BarackObama-xz4fn
bruh you a dude
@jamesmagdaraog5905
@@BarackObama-xz4fn still finding the intersection point of line x and y
@leitian5693
'gold rush' has entered the chat