taylor swift sang we are never getting back together.
taylor swift sang we are never getting back together.
who sings we are never getting back together?
taylor swift
"we are never ever getting back together" is a song recorded by american singer-songwriter taylor swift for her fourth studio album, "red" (2012). swift co-wrote the song with its producers, max martin and shellback. the song was released as the lead single from "red" on august 13, 2012, by big machine records. its lyrics depict swift's frustrations at an ex-lover who wants to re-kindle their relationship. "rolling stone" magazine named the song the second best song of 2012 while it took the fourth spot in "time"s end-of-year poll. the song received a grammy award nomination for record of the year. it also received a people's choice awards nomination for favorite song of the year.
we are never ever getting back together
upon initial release, the song received positive reviews from music critics. robert myers of "the village voice" felt that the song, while "good", was "not swift at her best" and speculated that the decision to release it as a lead single was made for commercial reasons: "i doubt 'never ever' is even close to being the best song on "red"; it's a teaser, an indication to her fans of what's coming up. that sounds like commercial calculation of the worst kind, but i don't think it is. swift's connection with her audience is possibly more important than her connection with her boyfriends. and there is one brilliant touch: the spoken bit that comes after the middle eight." grady smith of "entertainment weekly" drew comparisons with avril lavigne and praised the "undeniable, instantly catchy hook". while describing the song as "joyous", he nevertheless expressed concern that the song's "juvenile sensibilities" marked a regression following swift's work on "speak now". jody rosen of "rolling stone" noted that the song's "hooks, plural, have a zing that's more stockholm than nashville. but it's unmistakably taylor: a witty relationship postmortem, delivered in inimitable girlie-girl patois. and this bit – "i'm just, i mean, this is exhausting. like, we are never getting back together. like, ever" – might be the most sublime spoken-word interlude in pop since barry white died."
we are never ever getting back together