New clues in Taylor Swift video? MTV offers a look
LOS ANGELES, Aug 29 Fans of country singer Taylor Swift looking for new clues on the subject of her hit song We Are Never Getting Back Together, may want to watch the video premiering this week on MTV and sister TV network CMT, the television channel said yesterday.
Taylor Swift in a scene from We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together, in this publicity photo released to Reuters August 28, 2012. Reuters supplied pic
Swift will also perform the song live on the MTV Video Music Awards on September 6, the network said.
The song, the first single from the country stars upcoming album Red, has already become a hit. Last week, it broke the Billboard chart record as the most downloaded song by a female artist in its first week, selling 623,000 copies.
It also has spurred a guessing game among fans about which ex-boyfriend Swift is singing about in lyrics such as:
Im really gonna miss you picking fights/And me, falling for it screaming that Im right/And you, would hide away and find your peace of mind/With some indie record thats much cooler than mine.
Swift has won legions of fans with raw lyrics and songs inspired by her life. In the past, she has dated Joe Jonas, Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor Lautner and most notably John Mayer, who was the subject of Swifts 2010 song Dear John.
The singer has become a signature performer at the MTV VMAs since 2009 when rapper Kanye West stormed on stage and interrupted the then 19-year-old Swifts acceptance speech for the award for best female video.
Wests interruption stunned audiences worldwide and Swift was praised by critics and fans alike for her handling of the situa! tion. Sh e received a wave of support after she returned to the show to perform.
Swift addressed the incident at the 2010 MTV VMAs performing her song, Innocent, which was directed at West. Reuters