{"id":132262,"date":"2024-11-12T19:14:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/how-rob-sheffield-changed-taylor-swifts-opinion-on-all-too-well\/"},"modified":"2024-11-12T19:14:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T19:14:20","slug":"how-rob-sheffield-changed-taylor-swifts-opinion-on-all-too-well","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/12\/how-rob-sheffield-changed-taylor-swifts-opinion-on-all-too-well\/","title":{"rendered":"How Rob Sheffield Changed Taylor Swift&#8217;s Opinion on &#8216;All Too Well&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div wp_automatic_readability=\"119.70895230649\">\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ????><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3800447\" style=\"width: 300px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Rob Sheffield, Taylor Swift.<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images (2)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The song \u201cAll Too Well\u201d has become one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/taylor-swift\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s most iconic and beloved hits, but the tune didn\u2019t always feel like a winner to Swift.<\/p>\n<p>In his new book <em>Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music<\/em>, <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> journalist <strong>Rob Sheffield<\/strong> revealed how his love for the song actually rubbed off on the pop star.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m constantly updating the [<em>Rolling Stone<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ranking of Swift\u2019s songs<\/a>], moving songs up or down as they change for me over time, always cheating to keep \u2018Fifteen\u2019 at fifteen,\u201d Sheffield, 58, writes in the book. \u201cBut two things will never change: \u2018All Too Well\u2019 at number one, \u2018Bad Blood\u2019 at the bottom.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He went on to recall a conversation he shared with Swift, 34, backstage on opening night of the <em>Reputation Stadium Tour<\/em> in Glendale, Arizona, in May 2018. \u201cShe warned me backstage she had a surprise. \u2018I added \u2018All Too Well\u2019 to the set because of you,\u2019 she said. \u2018It\u2019s number one on your list,\u2019\u201d he said Swift told him. \u201c\u2019You changed my mind about that song. You convinced me it was more than just a <em>Red Tour<\/em> song.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"9.2099056603774\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/everything-taylor-swifts-exes-have-said-about-her-songs\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Everything-Taylor-Swift-Exes-Have-Said-About-Her.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Everything Taylor Swift Exes Have Said About Her\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/Everything-Taylor-Swift-Exes-Have-Said-About-Her.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/pictures\/everything-taylor-swifts-exes-have-said-about-her-songs\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Taylor Swift&#8217;s Exes Most Candid Quotes About Her Songwriting<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tTaylor Swift\u2018s exes have been very vocal about whether or not they enjoy being the singer\u2019s muses. Swift\u2019s 10-month-long relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal is heavily rumored to be the inspiration behind the breakup song \u201cAll Too Well\u201d from 2012\u2019s Red. When asked about his ex in a March 2017 interview with The Guardian, Gyllenhaal gave [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sheffield continues: \u201cMy trusty poker face must have failed me, because she looked concerned and asked, \u2018Is it okay I told you this?\u2019 She sang a solo acoustic-guitar version that night \u2014 it was rare, I was there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Sheffield notes, Swift proceeded to play \u201cAll Too Well\u201d during the show\u2019s surprise song set a handful of times throughout the tour, while his least favorite track, the <em>1989<\/em> track \u201cBad Blood,\u201d got a permanent spot on the tour\u2019s setlist. \u201cJust in case you\u2019ve got her confused with somebody who listens to opinions,\u201d he quips.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150.3%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3800448\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"How Journalist Rob Sheffield Changed Taylor Swift s Opinion on All Too Well You Convinced Me 0041\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0041.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Jun Sato\/TAS18\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music<\/em>, which hit bookshelves on Tuesday, November 12, serves as Sheffield\u2019s deep-dive into Swift\u2019s decades-long career. The journalist goes into deep detail about his love for \u201cAll Too Well,\u201d which is heavily rumored to be about Swift\u2019s brief relationship with ex, <strong>Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve kept listening, writing about it, butchering it at karaoke. It goes where I go,\u201d he writes. \u201cWhen she first announced she was unleashing the long-rumored ten-minute version, I hoped it might add a cool footnote to my favorite song. But now it\u2019s just the song.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \" wp_automatic_readability=\"8.5\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\" wp_automatic_readability=\"7\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\" wp_automatic_readability=\"10\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-and-jack-antonoffs-top-13-collaborations-ranked\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Taylor-Swift-and-Jack-Antonoff-s-Top-13-Collabs-Ranked-237.jpg?crop=0px%2C64px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff s Top 13 Collabs Ranked 237\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Taylor-Swift-and-Jack-Antonoff-s-Top-13-Collabs-Ranked-237.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-and-jack-antonoffs-top-13-collaborations-ranked\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"01\" rel=\"noopener\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff&#8217;s Top 13 Collaborations, Ranked<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tKevin Mazur\/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Taylor Swift has had lots of collaborators over the years, from country songwriter Liz Rose to legendary pop producers Max Martin and Shellback, but it\u2019s Jack Antonoff that has arguably left the biggest handprint on her discography. Swift and Antonoff first teamed up in 2013 for \u201cSweeter Than [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Swift released \u201cAll Too Well\u201d as a part of her fourth studio album, <em>Red<\/em>, in 2012 and performed it throughout <em>The Red Tour<\/em>, which ran from 2013 to 2014. Much like the Reputation tour, Swift also pulled out the fan-favorite track for a Los Angeles stop on the <em>1989 World Tour<\/em> in 2015.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption \">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:66.7%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3800450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"How Journalist Rob Sheffield Changed Taylor Swift s Opinion on All Too Well You Convinced Me 0044\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=300&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=400&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=600&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=700&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 700w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=800&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=900&amp;quality=78&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=1000&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=1200&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=1400&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=1600&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=1800&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/How-Journalist-Rob-Sheffield-Changed-Taylor-Swift-s-Opinion-on-All-Too-Well-You-Convinced-Me-0044.jpg?w=1920&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) calc(100vw - 6em), (max-width: 1000px) 80vw, 1000px\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"credit\">Erika Goldring\/TAS24\/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The song gained more fame when Swift released her <em>Red (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em> rerecorded album in 2021, which featured the long-awaited 10-minute version of \u201cAll Too Well.\u201d She adapted the lengthy song into a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/taylor-swift-all-too-well-short-film-jake-gyllenhaal-easter-eggs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">2021 short film<\/a> starring <strong>Sadie Sink<\/strong> and <strong>Dylan O\u2019Brien<\/strong> and continues to perform the track in its entirety during the <em>Red<\/em> set of her record-breaking <em>Eras Tour<\/em>, which concludes next month in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt destroys crowds every night on the <em>Eras Tour<\/em>. It set a new record as the longest number-one hit in history, dethroning \u2018American Pie.\u2019 (The courtroom was adjourned; the scarf was not returned.),\u201d Sheffield writes. \u201cBut it only exists because fans called her bluff \u2014 after she mentioned the original draft, people kept asking about it, as if she had it hidden in a sock drawer. She must have wished many times that she\u2019d kept her mouth shut. But all this talk inspired her to go back and open up a story she thought was finished. Just imagine, these extra verses were sitting there for years gathering dust, just waiting for their time.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/how-rob-sheffield-changed-taylor-swifts-opinion-on-all-too-well\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Sheffield, Taylor Swift. Getty Images (2) The song \u201cAll Too Well\u201d has become one of Taylor Swift\u2019s most iconic and beloved hits, but the tune didn\u2019t always feel like a winner to Swift. In his new book Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music, Rolling Stone journalist Rob Sheffield revealed [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":132263,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-132262","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132262\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132263"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}