Taylor Swift penned her album 'Red' in 2012 after a three-month relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal which came to an end at the start of 2011, when she was just 21 and he was 30. In an interview with Rolling Stone Taylor called 'Red' a 'pure heartbreak' album, saying: "I look back on this as my only true break up album.

"Red" marked the beginning of Swift's shift away from country music with vintage looks and experimental sounds. The "Red" era, naturally, featured lots of vibrant red colors. Swift also began experimenting more with her style and sound.

Explaining the title, Swift said on Good Morning America: "I wrote this song about the fact that somethings are just hard to forget because the emotions involved with them were so intense, and to me intense emotion is red."

Taylor Swift's Red and its reissue Red (Taylor's Version) realign the goals of pop music, making an album's perceived imperfections the new standard. Since Red, Swift has not only crossed over to pop, but experimental electronic, indie pop, and then back to mainstream pop again.

Swift's fourth album "Red" was originally released in 2012. It is widely assumed to be inspired by Gyllenhaal, whom Swift briefly dated in 2010, when she was 20 and he was 29. In particular, fans believe the breakup anthem "All Too Well" points to their relationship.

Why it's about Harry Styles: Though a majority of listeners believe that "I Knew You Were Trouble" off of Swift's 2012 album "Red" is about either John Mayer, Swift's ex who she infamously dated at age 19, or Jake Gyllenhaal, who supposedly inspired most of Swift's fourth studio album, her interview following the 2013 ...

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Taylor Swift considers number 13 to be her lucky number. She constantly references it. Taylor talking about why 13 is her lucky number in an interview: "I was born on the 13th, I turned 13 on Friday the 13th, my first album went gold in 13 weeks.

That's where the fan theory comes in. Fans believe that Taylor's confirmation of the scarf being a metaphor is eluding to Taylor's sexual debut - aka losing her virginity. One Twitter user wrote: “The scarf Taylor was talking about in all too well was her virginity, and in this essay, I will…”

The secret message behind the song: "He drove past her street each night." Why it's about Harry Styles: In "I Wish You Would," Swift wistfully looks back on her past relationship without any bitter feelings regarding its outcome.

"I Know Places" So this 1989 sleeper is definitely about all the attention Taylor and Harry's relationship received from the public and, more specifically, the paparazzi. The liner note for this was "And everyone was watching," because, well, we were!

Clue: “Same lips red, same eyes blue / Same white shirt, couple more tattoos.” Translation: This is what you came for. Most of Harry's words for Taylor on this album are coded, but “Two Ghosts” doesn't play games. Here he responds directly to Taylor by lifting her own words from “Style.” (And hasn't denied it!)