One of Taylor Swift's most popular songs, it became a hit after a decade of its initial release. The song was supposedly about actor Jake Gyllenhall whom she dated briefly back in 2010. At the time Swift was 21 and Jake was 30. The age difference played a role in their breakup. The song talks about her demand for him to return Swift's red scarf.
As the name suggests, this 2014 song was about American pop singer Harry Styles, whom she was dating in 2012 and 2013. The song describes how these two couldn't stay away from one another because they were a classic pairing.
With a wide reference to Swift dating Twilight actor Taylor Lautner, the song points to Swift being the one to break things off. The song is a heartfelt apology to someone she feels she mistreated. It also holds a reference to Lautner consoling her after she was humiliated during the 2009 VMAs by American pop singer Kanye West.
Though there is no clear mention of whom Swift was referring to, many fans think that the song is about Joe Jonas. However, it seems odd considering that the couple broke up in 2008 and the song was released in 2012. But it could also be true as there were rumours that the two singers got back together in 2011.
A rare sight for Swift to namecheck her exes, the singer uses the word Dear John as slang for a breakup letter written to a soldier. However, she addresses this to her ex-boyfriend John Mayer. Mayer also commented on the song saying that he thought that it was a low blow from the former country star.
Written about her high school boyfriend Jordan Alford who cheated on her with her friend, this song became one of her earliest hits as it is a track about a "redneck heartbreak".
This song was about Swift's relationship with actor Tom Hiddleston in 2016. The song points out that the relationship, with Swift, was a rebound after breaking up with Calvin Harris. In the song, she makes it clear that the relationship was doomed to fail.
Released as part of Taylor Swift's 2014 album 1989, the song follows a couple trying to find privacy as they evade the paparazzi. Because of this, fans assumed that the song is about Swift's relationship with One Direction's Harry Styles.