Ahead of Taylor Swift rereleasing Speak Now, Us is going “Back khổng lồ December” in honor of the Grammy winner’s rerecordings.

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When Swift was working on her third studio album, she had been linked to lớn Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner and John Mayer. Her relationship with her Valentine’s Day costar has been long rumored lớn be the inspiration behind the album’s second single.

Swift and Lautner dated for several months in the fall of 2009, calling it quits that December. “He liked her more than she liked him. He went everywhere he could to lớn see her, but she didn’t travel much khổng lồ see him,” a source told Us Weekly at the time. “They decided they were better as friends.”

When the musician released Speak Now in October 2010, she explained to lớn Yahoo! Music that “Back to December” had a different message than her other breakup anthems.

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“Up until now, I haven’t really felt like I really needed to apologize lớn someone,” she admitted at the time. “It’s just necessary.”

In the track, Swift sings, “You gave me roses & I left them there to lớn die / So this is me swallowin’ my pride / Standin’ in front of you sayin’ I’m sorry for that night / and I go back lớn December all the time.”


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The lyrics also address Lautner’s “tan skin” & “sweet smile,” their “beautiful times” in the summer of 2009 & realizing she “loved” him that fall.

“It’s almost word-for-word. It is a song and a conversation that needed to lớn happen because I don’t want khổng lồ hurt nhanluchungvuong.edu.vn. If you unintentionally bởi so, you’ve got khổng lồ make that better,” Swift told USA Today at the time of the track. “I feel so comfortable singing about these details và these relationships and listing times, dates, details, names. But when it comes to an interview và they say, ‘Are you dating this person?’ or ‘Did you date this person?’ or ‘What’s your current relationship status?’ I suddenly feel very shy.”

Lautner, for his part, was forced to address the tuy vậy when his Scream Queens costar Lea Michele brought it up during a Facebook Live. “Didn’t she write a tuy nhiên about you?” the Glee alum asked in August 2016.

“That’s what she does,” he replied. “She writes songs.”

Michele pushed harder, asking, “I think it’s something about a sweater & a hat, right? … It’s like, your hat in December!”

Lautner gave in & said, “It’s called ‘Back to December.’”

Years later, the Abduction actor got engaged to another Taylor — Tay Dome — in November 2021. Swift, for her part, has been dating Joe Alwyn since 2017.

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Ahead of Taylor Swift rereleasing Speak Now, Us is going “Back lớn December” in honor of the Grammy winner’s rerecordings.When Swift was working on her third studio album, she had been linked to Joe Jonas, Taylor Lautner and John Mayer. Her relationship with her Valentine’s Day costar has been long rumored to lớn be the inspiration behind the album’s second single.Swift và Lautner dated for several months in the fall of 2009, calling it quits that December. “He liked her more than she liked him. He went everywhere he could lớn see her, but she didn"t travel much lớn see him,” a source told Us Weekly at the time. “They decided they were better as friends.”When the musician released Speak Now in October 2010, she explained to Yahoo! Music that “Back khổng lồ December” had a different message than her other breakup anthems."Up until now, I haven"t really felt like I really needed lớn apologize khổng lồ someone,” she admitted at the time. “It’s just necessary.”In the track, Swift sings, “You gave me roses và I left them there khổng lồ die / So this is me swallowin" my pride / Standin" in front of you sayin" I"m sorry for that night / & I go back to lớn December all the time.”Ydfyx8-zh
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Sv2>The lyrics also address Lautner’s “tan skin” and “sweet smile,” their “beautiful times” in the summer of 2009 & realizing she “loved” him that fall."It"s almost word-for-word. It is a tuy nhiên and a conversation that needed to lớn happen because I don"t want khổng lồ hurt nhanluchungvuong.edu.vn. If you unintentionally vì so, you"ve got to make that better,” Swift told USA Today at the time of the track. “I feel so comfortable singing about these details & these relationships & listing times, dates, details, names. But when it comes lớn an interview and they say, "Are you dating this person?" or "Did you date this person?" or "What"s your current relationship status?" I suddenly feel very shy.”Lautner, for his part, was forced lớn address the song when his Scream Queens costar Lea Michele brought it up during a Facebook Live. “Didn’t she write a song about you?” the Glee alum asked in August 2016.“That’s what she does,” he replied. “She writes songs.”Michele pushed harder, asking, “I think it’s something about a sweater and a hat, right? … It’s like, your hat in December!”Lautner gave in và said, “It’s called ‘Back lớn December.’”Years later, the Abduction actor got engaged lớn another Taylor — Tay Dome — in November 2021. Swift, for her part, has been dating Joe Alwyn since 2017.Scroll through khổng lồ revisit Swift và Lautner’s timeline:

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