The "happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way" Taylor Swift tells fans what it's like to be "22" in the world premiere of her latest sunny, uplifting, fun-loving and carefree video off her 5 million plus-selling and chart-topping album "Red." The now 23-year-old seven-time GRAMMY winner premiered the video exclusively on 'Good Morning America' on Wednesday (March 13) in honor of her favorite number 13, and in celebration of her Red Tour kicking off that same day.
Swift's most blatantly pop song off her career, "22," the third cut from album, is all about trying to "forget about the deadlines" and embraces only the most sugary hooks available. Underneath the heel-clicking positivity and shiny production sits the line "We're happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way," a rather stunning meditation on being in your early 20s that's flicked off like a piece of pre-chorus lint. The thunderous pop track kicking off with an acoustic guitar, but quickly escalates into a fun anthem for sleepover parties. Even when she's having fun, Swift, the diary of a normal girl, is succinctly communicating conflicting emotion.
Swift sings of the conflicted emotions of being aged 22, as she told Billboard magazine: "For me, being 22 has been my favorite year of my life. I like all the possibilities of how you're still learning, but you know enough. You still know nothing, but you know that you know nothing. You're old enough to start planning your life, but you're young enough to know there are so many unanswered questions. That brings about a carefree feeling that is sort of based on indecision and fear and at the same time letting loose. Being 22 has taught me so much." The ins and outs of the pop star's love life have been no secret through her lyrics but who could the blond beauty be referring to in this ballad?
In the Anthony Mandler-directed video, Swift sports a 'Not a lot going on at the moment' T-shirt and chilling with her actual real-life best friends at home eating birthday cake leftovers before going out for a day (and night) of fun at the Zuma beach in Malibu, and playing on the trampoline. The females then return home to get pretty and ready to host a celebration at their place that tens and tens of people will attend. Swift dances like there's no tomorrow, throws confetti on the air and jumps backwards into a pool with her party clothes on in the finale.
Swift's most blatantly pop song off her career, "22," the third cut from album, is all about trying to "forget about the deadlines" and embraces only the most sugary hooks available. Underneath the heel-clicking positivity and shiny production sits the line "We're happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way," a rather stunning meditation on being in your early 20s that's flicked off like a piece of pre-chorus lint. The thunderous pop track kicking off with an acoustic guitar, but quickly escalates into a fun anthem for sleepover parties. Even when she's having fun, Swift, the diary of a normal girl, is succinctly communicating conflicting emotion.
Swift sings of the conflicted emotions of being aged 22, as she told Billboard magazine: "For me, being 22 has been my favorite year of my life. I like all the possibilities of how you're still learning, but you know enough. You still know nothing, but you know that you know nothing. You're old enough to start planning your life, but you're young enough to know there are so many unanswered questions. That brings about a carefree feeling that is sort of based on indecision and fear and at the same time letting loose. Being 22 has taught me so much." The ins and outs of the pop star's love life have been no secret through her lyrics but who could the blond beauty be referring to in this ballad?
In the Anthony Mandler-directed video, Swift sports a 'Not a lot going on at the moment' T-shirt and chilling with her actual real-life best friends at home eating birthday cake leftovers before going out for a day (and night) of fun at the Zuma beach in Malibu, and playing on the trampoline. The females then return home to get pretty and ready to host a celebration at their place that tens and tens of people will attend. Swift dances like there's no tomorrow, throws confetti on the air and jumps backwards into a pool with her party clothes on in the finale.
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