First, let’s go back to 2012. Songs like “We are never ever getting back together”, “I knew you were trouble”, “22” and “Everything has changed” recorded together with Ed Sheeran are conquering charts all over the world.
Despite this, the song, which tells (at that time, in short) about a toxic relationship, became one of the favorite songs of fans. It was no surprise that for Swift herself, it was an important song.
“We walked in, the air was cold. But something made me feel at home.” – these are the words that Swift begins the song. And it is the aforementioned scarf that opens and ends the famous song.
There were reports in the public sphere that the star did not treat the young singer very well. He allegedly treated her as an object, suggested how she should dress, and discredited her music. After a few months of the relationship and deceiving Swift about their future together, the actor decided to break up with the artist. He allegedly claimed that if they were of a similar age, their relationship would have a chance to survive. Swift then poured all her bitterness into the lyrics of the songs on the album “Red”. From time to time, however, rumors circulated that the song had a much longer version…
In the meantime, a real storm broke out between Swift and Scooter Braun. The rights to albums and singles were sold against the singer’s will. Braun bought shares in the label for $300 million and became co-owner of Swift’s previously released albums. The singer decided to change labels, because Big Machine Records’ offer was unacceptable to her. It sounded as follows: Swift would receive the rights to one album in exchange for each new one. After changing labels, the singer decided to re-release the old albums. However, before that happened,
The first album to see the light of day under the “Taylor’s Version” banner was “Fearless” released in April 2021. Swift did not intend to slow down and was preparing another surprise for fans…
“I’ve always said the world is a different place for the broken-hearted. It moves on a different axis, at a different speed. Time jumps back and forth in fleeting moments. A broken-hearted person can experience thousands of micro-emotions a day, trying to figure out how to get through this without picking up the phone and hearing that old, familiar voice,” Swift wrote on social media.
– Sometimes you have to talk about it (over and over) to make it really… over. Like your friend who calls you in the middle of the night and talks about his ex. I just couldn’t stop writing. – the singer wrote at the time.
The internet is in an uproar.
The album – just like its original version – stirred up a lot of emotions again and fueled rumors about Swift’s relationship with Gyllenhaal. This time, the singer decided to give the song the first place. Not only did she publish a new, longer version of it, but she also decided to create a music video based on the song in the form of a short film. Interestingly, the actors have the same age difference as Swift and Gyllenhaal did when they met in 2010.
– I’ll get older, but your lovers will stay my age – sings Swift in the new version of the song.
The premiere of the film took place in one of the cinemas in Lincoln Square in New York. During the event, Taylor Swift sang the new version of “All Too Well” live for the first time.
The song is always performed at the end of the “Red” era – and in a new, longer version.