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Post by fearlessarrow on Aug 9, 2015 23:15:40 GMT -5
The second pop single from Taylor Swift's fourth album Red. It peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 (which some people remember very well because of it being blocked from #1 due to the lack of streaming) and #1 on CHR for 6 weeks on Mediabase and 7 weeks on Billboard. The one-two punch of "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" and this song truly broke her out on pop radio and internationally as well.
I still love this song, even though it sounds a bit dated due to the dubstep production.
Not to mention the goat ;) I think this song was the first song to have the goat remix treatment. Taylor's impact :'(
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Post by maine on Aug 9, 2015 23:31:08 GMT -5
This is probably my favorite song from her. I've always liked this, even though I don't particularly care for her.
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Post by LBTrocks on Aug 9, 2015 23:33:38 GMT -5
Didn't like it, then I went through a period where I did like it, and then went back to not really liking it. Melodically and lyrically it is pretty good... but, as usual, I don't like her vocals and the dubstep really didn't work here at all.
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Post by Live Your Life on Aug 9, 2015 23:36:38 GMT -5
This is a perfectly crafted pop song.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 9, 2015 23:38:49 GMT -5
This is terribly dated.
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Post by Glove Slap on Aug 10, 2015 1:30:31 GMT -5
Dated? Undoubtedly.
One of her most important and crucial singles ever? Even more undoubtedly.
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Post by Joe1240 on Aug 12, 2015 9:05:15 GMT -5
Love this song at the time of release and still love it today. A lot of songs at the time had dubstep production such as "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber. But the general public itself most remembers this single out of the songs that were released from the album "Red". Whenever Taylor performs it today,the crowd loves it. :)
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Post by brady47 on Aug 12, 2015 12:45:33 GMT -5
One of her catchiest songs ever, I really love the verses of this song! "No apologies, he'll never see you cry, pretends he doesn't know, that he's the reason why, you're drowning..."
And the chorus is so easy to sing along to!
I wish she released this to streaming so that it could easily hit #1.
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Post by surfy on Aug 23, 2015 13:09:46 GMT -5
Still love this song!!! Slays me everytime... :'(
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Post by yuh yuh on Oct 5, 2015 11:39:19 GMT -5
Amazing song then and even now.
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Post by Ling-Ling on Oct 5, 2015 12:36:49 GMT -5
One of her best singles and still hot IMO.
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Post by NeRD on Oct 15, 2015 20:25:06 GMT -5
I remember thinking this was SO innovative then.. The beginning of the pop dubstep phase. It's still definitely a good song.
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Post by Rocky on Oct 30, 2015 15:01:08 GMT -5
Always loved this, one of my most played songs that winter. The video is a perfect fit, although I forgot how the Marry The Night-esque intro is.  I know very well that Gaga didn't invent monologues, but still. I agree with everyone in here who says it sounds dated. Is that a problem though? Of course it would be dated three years after the release. |
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Post by godjanny on Nov 18, 2015 17:17:57 GMT -5
Hmm, dubstep still sounds futuristic to me, not dated, even though its phase in the mainstream is over. Great song anyway.
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Post by wjr15 on Dec 11, 2015 23:11:54 GMT -5
Easily my favorite track off of Red but it hasn't aged well for me.
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Post by Unhinged on Nov 8, 2018 18:01:57 GMT -5
This and "Style" are her best pop songs. So good.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 8, 2018 18:07:40 GMT -5
The best mainstream song of the decade
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Post by tanooki on Nov 8, 2018 18:37:40 GMT -5
this was my jam when it came out
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Post by Az Paynter on Nov 8, 2018 22:55:50 GMT -5
My favourite of the 'Red' singles.
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Post by Choco on Nov 9, 2018 13:05:43 GMT -5
It really hasn't aged as well as the rest of the album but at the time it was a massive win for her and a favorite of mine.
I dislike the video though. The song deserved so much better.
She still credits this song's dominance on Pop radio as one of the main reasons she moved into full-on Pop for 1989, so I'll always be thankful for that.
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Post by chillpill on Nov 10, 2018 3:35:13 GMT -5
Annoying repetitive trash!
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Post by kcdawg13 on Nov 10, 2018 8:08:07 GMT -5
Love this song, one of my favorites from Taylor. Which is funny since I hated this in it's prime.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 13, 2019 12:47:37 GMT -5
I remember hearing this in school, and to me that beat drop was everything lol. I can still jam to this.
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Post by jenglisbe on Jan 13, 2019 17:09:22 GMT -5
I love this one and consider it one of the best pop songs of the decade. I think all of the production matches the lyric very well.
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Post by Fire on May 29, 2020 20:03:03 GMT -5
This is pretty good but nothing I'd seek out actively.
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2020 20:08:48 GMT -5
This has seriously burned on me.
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Post by daniel1784 on Oct 3, 2022 15:36:09 GMT -5
The "Taylor's Version" Of this song is getting some radio traction. I'm not entirely sure if the stations playing this are only playing it as a gold track, but it shows up current on Mediabase. Stations along the I-95 corridor, from WXKS in Boston, to stations in Baltimore and Jacksonville, are giving this regular airplay. It also showed up on Hits 1's "Hit-Maker" survey, and so I think it's very likely that this could be on pop radio again.  |
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Post by big2000 on Oct 3, 2022 17:25:23 GMT -5
WXKS is my local station and I’ve heard this occasionally for months. I’m almost certain they’re playing the original but Mediabase just puts it as Taylor’s Version.
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Post by M5AGTS on Oct 7, 2022 20:26:18 GMT -5
I fucking love this song. It's absolutely fantastic.
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Post by Fire on Oct 7, 2022 20:57:31 GMT -5
i liked it at the time but it hasn't aged very well. still ok tho
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I know very well that Gaga didn't invent monologues, but still. I agree with everyone in here who says it sounds dated. Is that a problem though? Of course it would be dated three years after the release.
