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About This Quiz
Hey, hey, Swifties ... we knew you were trouble when you walked in! Just kidding — we didn't think that at all. We do know you're here because you're a rabid T. Swift groupie. And we don't blame you. Since Taylor burst onto the scene with her debut album in 2006, millions of people have been drawn to her music, her fashion and, really, just her overall vibe. She has sold more than 50 million albums in her career, including, according to some reports, more than a million copies of "Lover" before its release date in August 2019.
Maybe we identify as Swifties because of Taylor's realness; she's not afraid to use the experiences in her personal life to fuel her music and her lyrics. She comes under fire for that, too, of course, and her encounter with Kanye at the 2009 MTV VMAs was one for the books. Regardless, Taylor keeps cranking out the hits, including numerous music videos that have garnered their share of publicity in the form of Grammys and "most viewed" YouTube cred.
The question is, how well do you remember her videos? Did you watch her celebrate her 18th birthday? What about the videos incorporating footage from her various world tours? Have you seen Taylor twerk? (There's a music video for that, we promise!) Don your Swiftie cap and focus in on these screenshots and clues to see if you're a true T. Swift fan or if you need to "Begin Again." "... Ready For It?" Let's go!
"Bad Vibes"
"You Messed With the Wrong One"
"Bad Blood"
The video for "Bad Blood" is almost like an action-packed movie! In it, several of Swift's celebrity friends are featured, including Selena Gomez, Karlie Kloss, Zendaya and Hailee Steinfeld.
"Won't Take No"
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"Tim McGraw"
"Tim McGraw" was Swift's debut song. She has said she authored the song when she was in high school, about a relationship she knew would end when her then-boyfriend went off to college.
"Blake Shelton"
"Garth Brooks"
"Conway Twitty"
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"Shake It Off"
The video for "Shake It Off" is a fun one, featuring Swift engaging in dancing styles including ballet, jazz and twerking. She also dons costumes that pay homage to Lady Gaga and Skrillex, among others.
"Get the Shakes"
"Shakedown"
"Unbothered"
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"You Belong With Me"
The video for the song "You Belong With Me" is so good it won Best Female Video at the MTV Video Music Awards in 2009, much to Kanye's chagrin. The video shows Swift trying to win over a love interest from his very different girlfriend.
"We Should Be Together"
"Why Her?"
"Let's Try Again"
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"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together"
To eliminate any doubt about the status of their relationship, Swift names this song "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," a phrase repeated multiple times throughout the tune. It's crystal clear to us.
"Together Again"
"Not Today, Not Ever"
"Did You Get My Call?"
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"Crying Through My Song"
"Teardrops on My Guitar"
We're guessing there were many teardrops cried over the Drew at the center of Swift's video and song "Teardrops on My Guitar." In the video, Swift is seen being friendzoned by her crush.
"These Tears Are for You"
"Unrequited Love"
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"Love Without Limits"
"Love, Me"
"Love Story"
Do you believe in forbidden love? Apparently, Swift does or did. The song "Love Story" is about loving someone when everyone warns you that he is wrong for you. It is loosely based on the play "Romeo and Juliet," except without the tragic ending.
"Love at First Sight"
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"Fearless"
Swift is well known for writing songs that look back at her relationships, but "Fearless" is reported to be about looking ahead to the feeling of falling in love. The video features clips of the "Fearless" tour, including backstage moments.
"Lifeless"
"Restless"
"Hopeful"
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"Mr. Trouble"
"Troublemaker"
"When You Walked In"
"I Knew You Were Trouble"
"I Knew You Were Trouble." Yep, we've all been there, when we see the red flags and charge full steam ahead. Swift explains her own red flag moment in this video, which opens with her waking up on the ground outside.
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"Look What You Made Me Do"
"Look What You Made Me Do" might well be Swift's reaction to the outpouring of support she received in terms of video views for this song. More than 43 million views of this video were counted on its first day online.
"What We Do Together"
"I Did That for You"
"Can't Go Back Now"
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"Better Watch Out"
"Someday Soon"
"Picture to Burn"
The video for "Picture to Burn" does, indeed, include a clip of a picture of Swift and an ex going up in flames. This comes after Swift and her bestie spy her former love interest entertaining a new gal pal.
"I'll Get You Back"
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"Wrong"
"Hateful"
"Rude"
"Mean"
Swift makes it clear what she thinks about those who bully others in the song "Mean." Repeated several times in the tune is the phrase, "And all you're ever gonna be is mean." You tell 'em, Taylor!
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"Maneater"
"Blank Space"
There's an elaborate video behind the song "Blank Space," including Swift and her love interest in a swanky mansion with landscaped grounds. When he betrays her, though, she tosses his fancy clothes out of one of the mansion's second-story windows.
"Empty"
"White Space"
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"Horse Crazy"
"Wild Horses"
"White Horse"
White horses, princes and "happily ever after" ... it all goes together, right? Not according to Swift, whose "White Horse" video finds her looking back on the good — and the bad — in a relationship and ultimately realizing it's "not a fairy tale" after all.
"Horse of a Different Color"
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"Stop What You're Doing"
"You Need to Calm Down"
RuPaul is joined by a cast of drag queens portraying popular female pop stars in the video for Swift's song "You Need to Calm Down." The entire video is set in a trailer park, with a mobile home on fire behind the singer.
"Chill Out"
"Don't Make Me Do It"
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"Back to February"
"Back to November"
"Back to September"
"Back to December"
"Back to December" holds the distinction of being the first time Swift ever apologizes to an ex-boyfriend in one of her songs. The video itself shows clips of Swift singing, interspersed with images of a young man walking in a snowy field.
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"Just a Song"
"My Song"
"Our Song"
It's "Our Song." Er, well, technically it's her song — the "her" being Taylor Swift herself, of course. The song dates back to a high school talent show, but the video was shot in 2007, earning both Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year at the CMT Awards.
"Your Song"
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"Wildest Dreams"
Swift's music video for "Wildest Dreams" is set in the 1950s and showcases Swift and a love interest on the set of a romantic movie. Swift took the idea of "the wild" to heart with this video, donating proceeds from it to the African Parks Foundation of America.
"Dream With Me"
"The Best Dream"
"Wild Horses"
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"Hot Date"
"Love on Fire"
"Fireflies"
"Sparks Fly"
"Sparks Fly" is a single from Swift's "Speak Now" album, released in 2010. Swift has said the song is about the undeniable chemistry that can occur between two people, even two people who shouldn't get involved with each other.
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"See Me"
"Looks"
"Swag"
"Style"
Swift has said that her song "Style" is really about a couple who never goes "out of style," meaning they can't stay away from each other. The lyrics to this song include the following: "You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye/ And I got that red lip, classic thing that you like."
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"The Story of Me"
"The Story of Us"
We've all had those awkward run-ins with exes, but most of us don't pen songs about it. Taylor wrote "The Story of Us" about running into her ex, John Mayer, at an award show. Burn.
"The Story of You"
"The Story of We"
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"25"
"21"
"22"
If you didn't guess by now, Swift is a big fan of naming her songs after numbers (or ages). This one, "22," includes the lyric, "I don't know about you but I'm feeling 22." We don't know what 22 feels like exactly, except it required a lot less sleep than we need now.
"32"
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"Sixteen"
"Fourteen"
"Fifteen"
"Fifteen" depicts Swift and her real friends reliving the memories of their freshman year of high school. Frankly, we have lots of high school memories we'd rather forget, not write a song about.
"Seventeen"
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"Together With You"
"Safe & Sound"
"Safe & Sound" appears on the soundtrack for "The Hunger Games," with Swift paying tribute to the movie in her video as well. In one scene, she finds a mockingjay pin, a nod to the movie's heroine, Katniss.
"Hope & Love"
"Remembering Yesterday"
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"Let's Start Over"
"Begin Again"
In this video, Swift is looking to "Begin Again" with a new love interest in the beautiful city of Paris. Shots of the Eiffel Tower and other famous Parisian landmarks can be seen interspersed with scenes of Swift and her new love.
"Fresh Start"
"New Life"
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"End Game"
It doesn't sound like an "End Game" to us, just a good time! The video for this 2017 release features both Ed Sheeran and Future, as well as a yacht and a $500,000 Lamborghini Aventador. We're all in!
"Ride Out"
"Who's in Your Corner"
"Why Not Me?"
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"Me!"
It's another Swift video showing the superstar in a relationship before the pair split off after a fight — with the song and video featuring Panic! at the Disco's Brendon Urie. It must resonate with viewers, though; it garnered more than 65 million views in the first 24 hours after its release.
"Us"
"You"
"Why?"
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"The Best Day"
After getting blown off by her friends, Swift takes a trip to the mall with her mom, recounting it as "The Best Day." It includes the lyrics: "I'm thirteen now/ And don't know how/ My friends could be so mean."
"Days of our Lives"
"Days With You"
"The Daily Grind"
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"Waking Nightmares"
"Personal Struggle"
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
A collaboration between Swift and Malik, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" is a dark and moody video featuring the pair walking through a dark hotel. This song appeared on the soundtrack for the film "Fifty Shades Darker."
"Angry at You"
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"... Ready for It?"
The video for "... Ready for It?" has an edgy, futuristic atmosphere to accompany the song from Swift's 2017 album, "reputation." The lyrics are also decidedly edgy: "But if he's a ghost, then I can be a phantom/ Holdin' him for ransom."
"You Should See the Things We Do"
"Into the Future"
"Looking Ahead"
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"One Day Too Late"
"Thinking Back"
"The Last Time"
Swift's "The Last Time" is on her album titled "Red." Both the song and the video feature singer Gary Lightbody, of the rock band "Snow Patrol." The two are seen singing back to back in clips of the video.
"The Only Day That Matters"
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"Yellow"
"Out of the Woods"
It's not just "Out of the Woods" in this video; it's out of the beach, the mountains and the swamp, too. Rumors have swirled that the song is about another of Swift's exes, former "One Direction" star Harry Styles.
"In the Woods"
"Moving On"
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"Mine"
"Mine" was the debut single from Swift's third album, "Speak Now." This video was shot in Portland, Maine. Swift has said she loved the location so much that she wants to retire there someday, living with cats and making necklaces.
"Yours"
"Ours"
"Hers"
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"Fragile"
"Delicate"
What would you really do if you could be invisible? For Swift in the video for "Delicate," it's dancing ... in a variety of places. In this song, Swift sings, "My reputation's never been worse." Well, alrighty then.
"Invisible"
"Perfectly Imperfect"
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"You and Me Forever"
"I'm Only Me When I'm with You"
You could interpret its title, "I'm Only Me When I'm with You," as another song about a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship. The truth is, the song is about Swift and her BFF, Abigail. The video for the song shows clips from live concerts.
"When You're With Me"
"By My Side"
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"Old Flame"
"Takes One to Know One"
"New Romantics"
"New Romantics" is from Swift's album "1989," released in 2014. The video features practice and performance clips from Swift's stadium performances, but the lyrics hint at a Taylor who is happy not being in a relationship.
"Back at It"
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"Life Goes On"
"Stays the Same"
"Change"
The first video version of "Change" is a simple one, featuring Swift and her band performing. A second version, with footage of performances by the 2008 U.S. Olympic team, was also created.
"Time Marches On"
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"Mad Hatter"
"Happier"
"Lonelier"
"Crazier"
Swift appeared as herself in 2009's "Hannah Montana: The Movie," which, of course, prompted a song and performance. Swift's team turned the song into a video, using clips from the movie itself.
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"Honey"
"Sugar"
"Babe"
The country group Sugarland may lay claim to this song, but Swift has guest vocals and also appears in the music video for "Babe." In it, she portrays a secretary who is romantically involved with her boss.
"Sweetheart"
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"Beautiful Eyes"
You might not guess it by the title, but the video for "Beautiful Eyes" shows snippets of Swift celebrating her 18th birthday. The lyrics to the song have a decidedly more romantic theme. We're still fans, though.
"18"
"Another Year"
"Pretty Face"
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You Got:
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Image: Big Machine / Republic
About This Quiz
Hey, hey, Swifties ... we knew you were trouble when you walked in! Just kidding — we didn't think that at all. We do know you're here because you're a rabid T. Swift groupie. And we don't blame you. Since Taylor burst onto the scene with her debut album in 2006, millions of people have been drawn to her music, her fashion and, really, just her overall vibe. She has sold more than 50 million albums in her career, including, according to some reports, more than a million copies of "Lover" before its release date in August 2019.
Maybe we identify as Swifties because of Taylor's realness; she's not afraid to use the experiences in her personal life to fuel her music and her lyrics. She comes under fire for that, too, of course, and her encounter with Kanye at the 2009 MTV VMAs was one for the books. Regardless, Taylor keeps cranking out the hits, including numerous music videos that have garnered their share of publicity in the form of Grammys and "most viewed" YouTube cred.
The question is, how well do you remember her videos? Did you watch her celebrate her 18th birthday? What about the videos incorporating footage from her various world tours? Have you seen Taylor twerk? (There's a music video for that, we promise!) Don your Swiftie cap and focus in on these screenshots and clues to see if you're a true T. Swift fan or if you need to "Begin Again." "... Ready For It?" Let's go!
