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Taylor Swift - Bad Blood

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Taylor Swift - Bad Blood Song : Bad Blood Artist : Taylor Swift Album : 1989 Released : May 17, 2015 Genre : Pop Length : 3:19 (single Version) 3:31 (album Version) Label : Big Machine, Republic SongWriter(s) : Taylor Swift, Kendrick Lamar, Max Martin, Shellback Producer : Max Martin, Shellback, Ilya The music video starts with Catastrophe (Swift) and Arsyn (Selena Gomez) fighting off a group of men wearing suits in an office in London. When all of the men are defeated, Arsyn double crosses Catastrophe by kicking her out of a window. The song begins with Catastrophe lying on a broken car, as Welvin da Great (Kendrick Lamar) begins to rap his verse and Lucky Fiori (Lena Dunham) smokes a cigar. Catastrophe is shown being nursed back to health by The Trinity (Hailee Steinfeld), and after some time, she is ready to start training for her revenge. The other characters in the video are shown in succession, some in training with Catastrophe. They are (in order of appearance): Dilemma ...

Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

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Taylor Swift - Shake It Off Song : Shake It Off Artist : Taylor Swift Album : 1989 (Deluxe) [2014], Track 6 Recorded : February 15, 2014 Released : August 18, 2014 Genre : Pop Length : 3:39 Label : Big Machine SongWriter(s) : Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback Producer : Max Martin, Shellback The music video, directed by Mark Romanek, was released on August 18, 2014, the same day as the song's release. It was shot in June 2014, over three days in Los Angeles. According to Music Times, the video features Swift "embracing her inner dorky dancer by submerging herself with some of the world's best dancers in the styles of hip hop, lyrical, ballet, jazz and even cheerleader." The Guardian?'?s Sean Michaels also noted the accompaniment of "twerkers" in the clip. "Shake It Off" music video also features Swift's fans, who had written fan letters or posted on Twitter and Instagram. Critics also noted references to Lady Gaga and Skrillex in...

Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble

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Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble Song : I Knew You Were Trouble Artist : Taylor Swift Album : Red Released : November 27, 2012 Genre : Electropop, Pop Rock, Popstep Length : 3:40 Label : Big Machine SongWriter(s) : Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback Producer : Max Martin, Shellback The music video began filming on November 18, 2012, in Los Angeles, California. Two days later, pictures from the set surfaced online showing Swift with a more rocker look and pink tipped hair. The video (directed by Anthony Mandler) premiered on December 13, 2012 on MTV as part of the channel's week long celebration for the singer's birthday.Taylor's love interest in the video is played by Reeve Carney who starred in Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark as Peter Parker/Spider-Man. The video was compared to "Ride" by Lana Del Rey, which also was directed by Mandler and had a "confessional voice over". Rolling Stone magazine highlighted the similarities between the m...

Taylor Swift - Mean

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Taylor Swift - Mean Song : Mean Artist : Taylor Swift Album : Speak Now [2010], Track 6 Recorded : 2010 Released : March 7, 2011 Genre : Country Length : 3:58 Label : Big Machine SongWriter(s) : Taylor Swift Producer : Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift The music video for "Mean" was directed by Declan Whitebloom. It was shot over two days in Los Angeles, with the Orpheum Theatre serving as its backdrop. The concept of the video was developed by both Swift and Whitebloom, who praised Swift's commitment and involvement with the production of the music video. In an interview with MTV News, Whitebloom said that "Mean" is very personal to Swift because lyrically it's about a critic who was a little too harsh on her. However, he added that people can relate to its message, saying "We all have similar stories in our life that hit similar emotional cues, and to open it up and make it broader about lots of people and situations .. makes it much more accessible....

Taylor Swift - Back To December

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Taylor Swift - Back To December Song : Back To December Artist : Taylor Swift Album : Speak Now Recorded : 2010 Released : November 15, 2010 Genre : Country Pop Length : 4:54 Label : Big Machine SongWriter(s) : Taylor Swift Producer : Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift "Back to December" is a country pop song with a length of four minutes and 55 seconds. Bill Lamb from About.com commented that "'Back To December' musically has a bit more of a rock feel than the previously released songs" and Stephen M. Deusner from The 9513 called the song "an elegant ballad full of orchestral swells, solemn guitars, and pleading lyrics". It is set in common time and has a ballad tempo of 72 beats per minute. It is written in the key of D major, and Swift's vocals span more than one octave, from the note of F?3 to A4. It follows the chord progression of D�Bm7�G-D. Randy Lewis from Los Angeles Times commented that "Back to December" is one of two so...