Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
“Style” details a tumultuous relationship between two people who keep coming back to each other. Swift seems to have taken inspiration from her romance with Harry Styles, even referencing some of his band’s music.
Swift teased lyrics from a song in a since-deleted Instagram post from October 2014....
[Verse 1]
Midnight
You come and pick me up, no headlights
A long drive
Could end in burning flames or paradise
Fade into view, oh
It's been a while since I have even heard from you
(Heard from you)
[Pre-Chorus]
And I should just tell you to leave, 'cause I
Know exactly where it leads, but I
Watch us go 'round and 'round each time
[Chorus]
You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
You got that long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
[Verse 2]
So it goes
He can't keep his wild eyes on the road, mmm
Takes me home
The lights are off, he's taking off his coat, mmm, yeah
I say, "I heard, oh
That you've been out and about with some other girl"
Some other girl
[Pre-Chorus]
He says, "What you heard is true, but I
Can't stop thinking 'bout you and I"
I said, "I've been there too a few times"
[Chorus]
'Cause you got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
You got that long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt (A tight little skirt)
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style (We never go, we never go), we never go out of style
[Bridge]
Take me home (Ah)
Just take me home (Ah)
Yeah, just take me home (Ah)
Oh-oh, woah-oh, oh (Out of style)
[Chorus]
Oh, you got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down (And when we go), we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
Style was written by Ali Payami & Shellback & Max Martin & Taylor Swift.
Style was produced by Ali Payami & Shellback & Max Martin.
Taylor Swift released Style on Mon Oct 27 2014.
In an interview with Ryan Seacrest, Swift broke down the song’s meaning:
I’m pretty sure when we finished this song I knew the record was done. “Shake It Off” and “Style” were the last two songs to be written for 1989. This one has always been my secret favourite hope — “I hope it ends up being a s...
The music video is heavily influenced by the True Detective opening credits. It’s directed by Kyle Newman, who is a big fan of the show:
Some shots of the music video are almost identical to shots from the TV show’s opening:
Taylor’s partner is played by British actor Dominic Sherwood, who is best known for his role as Jace on Shadowhunters. Funnily, part of his left eye is brown, while the rest of his left iris and right eye are blue, which perfectly matches Tay calling them “wild eyes” in the second verse!
“Her heart belonged to someone who couldn’t stay”.
“Style” is certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA.
“Style” is a song that I wrote about kind of observing fashion trends and cultural trends and seeing how there are certain things that are constants. You know, you may not wear a little black dress for a while, but you’re always gonna go back to it. No one is going to say, “Oh, red lips were so two...