Style
Written By Taylor Swift, Ali Payami, Shellback & Max Martin
Produced By Ali Payami, Shellback & Max Martin
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Track 3 on "1989".
"Style" details a tumultuous relationship between two people who keep coming back to each other. Swift seems to have taken inspiration from her romance with Harry Styles, even referencing some of his band's music.
Swift teased lyrics from a song in a since-deleted Instagram post from October 2014. She released it as the album's third single in February 2015, following "Shake It Off" and "Blank Space," along with a music video starring Dominic Sherwood.
As of December 2015, RIAA has certified the song triple platinum, with over three million units sold in the United States, and it's also been certified triple platinum in Canada. It's also double platinum in Australia, gold in New Zealand, and gold in the United Kingdom.
Swift's friend Lorde shared via Twitter that this is her favorite song on 1989.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Midnight
You come and pick me up, no headlights
A long drive
Could end in burning flames or paradise
Fade into view, oh
It's been a while since I have even heard from you
(Heard from you)
[Pre-Chorus]
And I should just tell you to leave
'Cause I know exactly where it leads
But I watch us go 'round and 'round each time
[Chorus]
You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
You got that long hair, slicked back, white t-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
[Verse 2]
So it goes
He can't keep his wild eyes on the road, mmm
Takes me home
The lights are off, he's taking off his coat, mmm, yeah
I say, "I heard, oh
That you've been out and about with some other girl"
Some other girl
[Pre-Chorus]
He says, "What you heard is true
But I can't stop thinking 'bout you and I"
I said, "I've been there too a few times"
[Chorus]
'Cause you got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style
You got that long hair, slicked back, white t-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt (A tight little skirt)
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style (We never go, we never go)
We never go out of style
[Bridge]
Take me home (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
Just take me home (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
Yeah, just take me home (Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)
Oh-oh, woah-oh, oh (Out of style)
[Chorus]
Oh, you got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down (And when we go)
We come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style, we never go out of style