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.
That's When
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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When I said, "I need some time, need some space
To think about all of this"
You watched me go
And I knew my words were hard to hear
And harder to ever take back
And I said, "When can I come back?"
That's when, when it's sunny or stormin'
Laughin' when I'm cryin'
And that's when I'll be waitin' at the front gate
That's when, when I see your face
I'll let you in, and baby that's when
Mm-mm
I said, "I know"
When you said, "I did you wrong, made mistakes
And put you through all of this" (through all of this)
Then through the phone
Came all your tears
And I said "Leave those all in our past"
And you said "When can I come back?"
And I said, that's when, when I wake up in the mornin'
That's when, when it's sunny or stormin'
Laughin' when I'm cryin'
And that's when I'll be waitin' at the front gate
That's when, when I see your face
I'll let you in, and baby that's when
And you said, "Honestly
When you were gone, did you ever think of me?"
And I said, that's when, when I woke up in the mornin'
That's when it was sunny or stormin'
Laughin' when I was cryin'
And that's when you were waitin' at the front gate
That's when, when I saw your face
You let me in, and baby that's when
(That's when, when I woke up in the mornin') yeah
(That's when it was sunny or stormin')
When I'm laughin', when I'm cryin'
(That's when I'll be waitin' at the front gate) that's when I miss you
(That's when, when I see your face)
That's when I want you
That's when I love you
That's when
The song "That's When" by Taylor Swift is a beautiful love story about a couple working through the mistakes and heartbreaks they've caused each other. The lyrics express the couple's desire to get back together and make things right. The first verse tells the story of one of the members of the couple asking for space and time to think. The second person agrees to wait patiently for them by saying, "that's when" - when they wake up in the morning, in good weather and in bad weather, when they laugh and cry. The second verse tells the same story from the other person's perspective. This time, the person admits they made mistakes and caused heartbreak. The other person forgives them and says "that's when" they'll be waiting for them. In the bridge, the couple asks each other if they ever thought about each other when they were apart. They both say, "That's when" they thought about each other.
The song shows that love is about forgiveness, patience, and being there for each other. It's about acknowledging each other's mistakes and working to make a relationship stronger. The phrase "that's when" is repeated throughout the song to show that the couple is still waiting and hoping for a brighter future.
Overall, "That's When" is a hopeful and uplifting song about the power of love and forgiveness. It teaches us that sometimes, all we need is patience, forgiveness, and understanding in our relationships.
Line by Line Meaning
You said, "I know"
You acknowledged that you understood what I was saying
When I said, "I need some time, need some space
To think about all of this"
I asked for time to think about our relationship
You watched me go
You saw me leave
And I knew my words were hard to hear
And harder to ever take back
I understood that my words may have hurt you and that they couldn't be undone
And I said, "When can I come back?"
I asked when I can return to our relationship
And you said, that's when, when I wake up in the mornin'
That's when, when it's sunny or stormin'
Laughin' when I'm cryin'
And that's when I'll be waitin' at the front gate
That's when, when I see your face
I'll let you in, and baby that's when
You replied that you'll be waiting for me to return, whether it's morning or evening, rain or shine. Your love for me is unconditional and you will let me back in when you see me again.
I said, "I know"
I acknowledged that I understood what you were saying
When you said, "I did you wrong, made mistakes
And put you through all of this" (through all of this)
You admitted to making mistakes and hurting me
Then through the phone
Came all your tears
I heard you crying on the phone
And I said "Leave those all in our past"
And you said "When can I come back?"
I reassured you that we can leave the mistakes in the past and you asked when you can return to our relationship
And I said, that's when, when I wake up in the mornin'
That's when, when it's sunny or stormin'
Laughin' when I'm cryin'
And that's when I'll be waitin' at the front gate
That's when, when I see your face
I'll let you in, and baby that's when
I replied that I'll always be waiting for you to come back and that my love for you is unconditional regardless of the circumstances of our reunion
And you said, "Honestly
When you were gone, did you ever think of me?"
You asked if I ever thought about you when we were apart
And I said, that's when, when I woke up in the mornin'
That's when it was sunny or stormin'
Laughin' when I was cryin'
And that's when you were waitin' at the front gate
That's when, when I saw your face
You let me in, and baby that's when
I answered that I thought about you often, especially when I saw things that reminded me of you. When I returned and saw you waiting for me, it was then that I knew you still loved me.
(That's when, when I woke up in the mornin') yeah
(That's when it was sunny or stormin')
When I'm laughin', when I'm cryin'
(That's when I'll be waitin' at the front gate) that's when I miss you
(That's when, when I see your face)
That's when I want you
That's when I love you
That's when
These are repeated affirmations of the lines above, expressing how the singer longs for the other person and that they know they truly love them.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Brad Warren, Brett Warren, Taylor Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Annette De Boda
Can we all agree that Taylor should just release every single song she's written 😭
Afterglow 13
Yess plzzz😖😖😖
Sugary Heaven
Imagine the songs in the vault from Red, Speak Now, and 1989 😭
Ilayda TS
Pleaseeee
auan archive
@Sugary Heaven that 'party like its 1989' song 😭😭😭
Sugary Heaven
@auan archive New Romantics is my fav song from her
Andrea Gervais
Keith Urban and Taylor Swift need to do more songs together. Their voices fit perfectly together
Ali A
Yes, they sound like heaven 💛💛💛
Kritika Nath
Absolutely😘😘
I agree ❤❤
nienie
Indeed