Are we out of the woods yet? Taylor Swift and Harry Styles may have had a whirlwind, on and off again romance — but that doesn’t mean there’s any bad blood between the two exes.
The Red singer and England native first sparked romance speculation in December 2012 after they were spotted getting cozy in New York’s Central Park. That same month, the pair were seen sharing a smooch in Times Square as the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, as well as jet-setting together across the globe to visit their respective families for the holidays.
Just one month later, Us Weekly reported that the twosome had called it quits while on a tropical getaway together in the Virgin Islands following a “heated argument” that led Swift to cut her vacation short. Fan conversation around the duo, however, was only just beginning.
Two years after their split, Swift released her first pop album, 1989, which featured an array of tracks — including “Out of the Woods” and “Style” — that left people speculating if the Folklore artist was singing about her seemingly rocky relationship with Styles.
During an interview on The Morning Show in December 2014, the “Gold Rush” artist opened up about her inspiration behind the tracks.
“‘Style’ is actually bout those relationships that are never really done,” she explained. “You always kind of have that one person who you feel like might interrupt your wedding and be like, ‘Don’t do it, we’re not over yet.’ I think everybody has that one person who kind of floats in and out of their life and the narrative is never truly over.”
After Swift claimed she was comparing feelings to “trends in fashion,” host Lisa Fromer asked the Grammy winner if “her person” also sings, to which Swift replied, “One of the things about writing music and to be this vulnerable is to never name names.”
While the Evermore songstress never officially confirmed her music was about the “Adore You” crooner, she has heavily teased the idea. In February 2015, she told Rolling Stone that “Style” should have been titled, “I’m Not Even Sorry.’”
The “Golden” singer, for his part, shared his thoughts on seemingly being the subject of Swift’s music during an interview with Google Hangout.
“We always say that we write from personal experience, and I think everyone does. So, it would be hypocritical to say ‘Oh, you can’t write songs.’ And she’s really good, so, they’re good songs,” he gushed. “I’m really lucky in that sense.”
During a Rolling Stone interview three years later, Styles expanded on his thoughts.
“I’m lucky if everything [we went through] helped create those songs,” he said, noting that he can’t say for sure if the songs are about him. “That’s what hits your heart. That’s the stuff that’s hardest to say, and it’s the stuff I talk least about. That’s the part that’s about the two people.”
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Are we out of the woods yet? Taylor Swift and Harry Styles may have had a whirlwind, on and off again romance — but that doesn’t mean there’s any bad blood between the two exes.
The Red singer and England native first sparked romance speculation in December 2012 after they were spotted getting cozy in New York’s Central Park. That same month, the pair were seen sharing a smooch in Times Square as the ball dropped on New Year’s Eve, as well as jet-setting together across the globe to visit their respective families for the holidays.
Just one month later, Us Weekly reported that the twosome had called it quits while on a tropical getaway together in the Virgin Islands following a “heated argument” that led Swift to cut her vacation short. Fan conversation around the duo, however, was only just beginning.
Two years after their split, Swift released her first pop album, 1989, which featured an array of tracks — including “Out of the Woods” and “Style” — that left people speculating if the Folklore artist was singing about her seemingly rocky relationship with Styles.
During an interview on The Morning Show in December 2014, the “Gold Rush” artist opened up about her inspiration behind the tracks.
“‘Style’ is actually bout those relationships that are never really done,” she explained. “You always kind of have that one person who you feel like might interrupt your wedding and be like, ‘Don’t do it, we’re not over yet.’ I think everybody has that one person who kind of floats in and out of their life and the narrative is never truly over.”
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After Swift claimed she was comparing feelings to “trends in fashion,” host Lisa Fromer asked the Grammy winner if “her person” also sings, to which Swift replied, “One of the things about writing music and to be this vulnerable is to never name names.”
While the Evermore songstress never officially confirmed her music was about the “Adore You” crooner, she has heavily teased the idea. In February 2015, she told Rolling Stone that “Style” should have been titled, “I’m Not Even Sorry.’”
The “Golden” singer, for his part, shared his thoughts on seemingly being the subject of Swift’s music during an interview with Google Hangout.
“We always say that we write from personal experience, and I think everyone does. So, it would be hypocritical to say ‘Oh, you can’t write songs.’ And she’s really good, so, they’re good songs,” he gushed. “I’m really lucky in that sense.”
During a Rolling Stone interview three years later, Styles expanded on his thoughts.
“I’m lucky if everything [we went through] helped create those songs,” he said, noting that he can’t say for sure if the songs are about him. “That’s what hits your heart. That’s the stuff that’s hardest to say, and it’s the stuff I talk least about. That’s the part that’s about the two people.”
Scroll down to relive Swift and Styles’ on and off again romance:
The Evermore crooner called it quits with Conor Kennedy.
The “Golden” singer, for his part, opened up about Swift during an interview with Seventeen magazine, calling her a “real lovely girl.”
“Honestly, she couldn’t be a sweeter person. She’s a great girl and she’s extremely talented,” he gushed, adding that Swift is “one of those people you meet [who’s] genuinely a nice person. Some people you meet and they are not as nice as you make them out to be, but she’s one of those people who’s really just amazing.”
The “Shake It Off” singer started donning a paper airplane necklace identical to the one the former boy bander wore.
The pair were spotted in Central Park together on December 2. The following night, One Direction performed at Madison Square Garden with Swift attending the after-party.
It was reported that the twosome were in a snowmobile accident while on a ski vacation, in which the “Watermelon Sugar” singer needed stitches.
Us Weekly confirmed that the Grammy winners called it quits while vacationing in the Virgin Islands following a “heated argument.”
Swift reportedly cut her trip short and headed home to Nashville to begin rehearsing for her tour after the fight, but Styles continued his travels by visiting Richard Branson’s home.
The Pennsylvania native imitated an England accent during her performance of “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” at the Grammys.
The singer pretended she was British to sing the lyrics, “Ugh, so he calls me up and he’s like, ‘I still love you,'” before switching back to an American accent to reply “This is just exhausting, you know? We are never, ever getting back together. Ever.”
Swift took home the award for Best Female Video for her song “I Knew You Were Trouble” at the VMAs , giving a shoutout to the person “who inspired this song.” The dig sparked speculation that she was referring to Styles, who was in the audience at the time.
However, following the awards show, the duo posed for a photo together alongside Ed Sheeran.
During a Rolling Stone interview, the “Betty” songstress confirmed that her track “Out of the Woods,” was about the harrowing snowmobile accident, although she did not specify she was with Styles at the time.
She also heavily alluded to “Style” also being about him, saying, “We should have just called [the song], ‘I’m Not Even Sorry.'”
Swift’s 1989 dropped, leaving fans to speculate that the majority of the songs were about Styles.
The “Two Ghosts” artist revealed he feels “lucky” to be the subject of Swift’s music during a Google Hangout interview.
“We always say that we write from personal experience, and I think everyone does. So, it would be hypocritical to say ‘Oh, you can’t write songs.’ And she’s really good, so, they’re good songs,” he gushed about the “Cardigan” singer.
When making an appearance on The Morning Show, Swift opened up about the inspiration behind “Style,” which was seemingly about the “Fine Line” crooner.
“The song is actually bout those relationships that are never really done,” she explained. “You always kind of have that one person who you feel like might interrupt your wedding and be like, ‘Don’t do it, we’re not over yet.’ I think everybody has that one person who kind of floats in and out of their life and the narrative is never truly over.”
After she claimed the song was about comparing feelings to “trends in fashion,” Fromer asked Swift if “her person” also sings, to which she replied, “One of the things about writing music and to be this vulnerable is to never name names.”
The pair were spotted (separately) attending a friend’s birthday party in Los Angeles.
Swift released the video for her song “Style” and can be seen wearing the paper plane necklace which the twosome both wore in 2012.
The Midnights songstress went on tour, using giant paper airplanes as decoration during her performance of “Out of the Woods.”
The singer also released the music video for “OOTW” on New Year’s Eve 2015 — the same day she was spotted kissing Styles three years prior.
1D premiered their song “Perfect,” which was written primarily by Styles and Louis Tomilson. The song included the lyric, “If you’re looking for someone to write your breakup songs about, baby I’m perfect,” leading fans to speculate if the jam was about Swift.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, the Don’t Worry Darling star opened up about dating the “Shake It Off” singer in the spotlight.
“When I see photos from that day, I think, ‘Relationships are hard, at any age,’” Styles shared, referring to the images of himself and Swift on their Central Park date in 2012. “And adding in that you don’t really understand exactly how it works when you’re 18, trying to navigate all that stuff didn’t make it easier. I mean, you’re a little bit awkward to begin with. You’re on a date with someone you really like. It should be that simple, right? It was a learning experience for sure. But at the heart of it — I just wanted it to be a normal date.”
Styles also once again got candid about being the alleged subject of Swift’s music, saying, “I’m lucky if everything [we went through] helped create those songs. That’s what hits your heart. That’s the stuff that’s hardest to say, and it’s the stuff I talk least about. That’s the part that’s about the two people.”
When asked if his new song, “Two Ghosts,” is a breakup song about the “Anti-Hero” artist, the My Policeman actor skated around the answer.
“I think it’s pretty self-explanatory,” he said, before calling on his manager to save him from the awkward moment. “It’s about sometimes things change and you can do all the same things and sometimes it’s just different.”
The exes crossed paths at the Grammys and were seen chatting together. When the England native won the award for Best Pop Vocal Album, Swift could be seen standing and clapping wildly in support.
Swift dropped her 10th studio album, Midnights, leaving fans to speculate if the song “Question …?” — which features the same opening lyrics and melody as “Out of the Woods” — was about Styles.