Style (Taylor's Version)

Mood

Production Style

Background

A re-recording of one of 1989's most critically acclaimed tracks, a meditation on a relationship that keeps returning despite both parties knowing it should be over. The production's shimmering guitars and pulsing synths defined the album's sonic identity.

Meaning & Interpretation

The song's thesis — that some connections transcend the circumstances that should end them — is reinforced by the act of re-recording itself. The relationship described in the song never goes out of style, and neither does the song. Taylor's vocal is warmer and more assured, which suits a track about inevitability.

Notable Moments

• The James Dean / red lip imagery established a visual vocabulary for the entire 1989 era.