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"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" is the eighth track from American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red, released on August 13, 2012, through Big Machine Records. It is also the eighth track from her second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version), released on November 12, 2021, through Republic Records.

Lyrics[]

[Verse 1]
I remember when we broke up the first time
Saying, "This is it, I've had enough", 'cause, like
We hadn't seen each other in a month
When you said you needed space (What?)
Then you come around again and say
"Baby, I miss you and I swear I'm gonna change, trust me"
Remember how that lasted for a day?
I say, "I hate you," we break up, you call me, "I love you"

[Pre-chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
We called it off again last night, but
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
This time, I'm telling you, I'm telling you

[Chorus]
We are never, ever, ever getting back together
We are never, ever, ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never, ever, ever, ever getting back together
Like, ever

[Verse 2]
I'm really gonna miss you picking fights
And me falling for it, screaming that I'm right
And you would hide away and find your peace of mind
With some indie record that's much cooler than mine

[Pre-chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
You called me up again tonight, but
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
This time, I'm telling you, I'm telling you

[Chorus]
We are never, ever, ever getting back together
We are never, ever, ever (Ever) getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me (Talk to me)
But we are never, ever, ever, ever getting back together

[Post-chorus]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Yeah)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Yeah)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Yeah)
Oh-oh-oh

[Bridge]
I used to think that we were forever, ever
And I used to say, "Never say never"
Ugh, so he calls me up and he's like, "I still love you"
And I'm like, "I just- I mean, this is exhausting, you know?
Like, we are never getting back together, like, ever"

[Chorus]
(No) We are never, ever, ever getting back together
We are never, ever, ever (Ooh) getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never, ever, ever, ever getting back together

[Outro]
We (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh, no)
Getting back together
We (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh, yeah)
Getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me (Talk to me)
But we are never, ever, ever, ever getting back together

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Awards and nominations[]

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2012 Guinness World Records Fastest Selling Single in Digital History Won [1]
2013 Academy of Country Music Awards Best Music Video Nominated [2]
Billboard Music Awards Top Streaming Song (Video) Nominated [3]
Top Country Song Won
BMI Awards Award-Winning Songs Won [4]
CMT Music Awards Video of the Year Nominated [5]
Grammy Awards Record of the Year Nominated [6]
MTV Video Music Awards Japan Best Female Video Nominated [7]
Best Pop Video Nominated
Best Karaoke Video Nominated
Much Music Video Awards International Video of the Year Nominated [8]
Myx Music Award Favorite International Video Nominated [9]
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite Song Nominated [10]
Argentina Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards Favorite International Song Nominated [11]
People's Choice Awards Favorite Song Nominated [12]
Radio Disney Music Awards Best Break Up Song Won [13]
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Sirius XM Holdings Awards International Video of the Year Nominated [15]
International Single of the Year Nominated
Teen Choice Awards Choice Break-Up Song Nominated [16]
Choice Country Song Won
MTV Millennial Awards Hit Chicle del AƱo (Catchiest Hit of the Year) Won [17]
Hito Music Awards Best Western Song Won [18]
2014 World Music Awards World's Best Song Won [citation needed]
World's Best Video Nominated
ASCAP Awards Most Performed Song Won [19]
BMI Pop Awards Award-Winning Song Won [20]

Live performances[]

Swift performed "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together " from March 13, 2013, in Omaha, Nebraska, to June 12, 2014, in Kallang, Singapore, on The Red Tour, as the sixteenth song on the setlist.[21] The song was also performed from May 5, 2015, in Tokyo, Japan, to December 12, 2015, in Melbourne, Australia, on The 1989 World Tour, as the fifteenth song on the setlist.[22] The song was performed once again from May 8, 2018, in Glendale, Arizona, to November 21, 2018, in Tokyo, Japan, on The Reputation Stadium Tour, as the twentieth song on the setlist, paired with "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things".[23] Lastly, the song is performed on the on-going Eras Tour, as the twenty-second song on the setlist.

Official lyric video[]

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Trivia[]

  • "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" was Swift's first song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

References[]

  1. ā†‘ Lynch, Kevin (September 4, 2013). "Calvin Harris trumps Michael Jackson feat to join Taylor Swift, Rihanna and One Direction in Guinness World Recordsā„¢ 2014 book". Guinness World Records. http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2013/9/calvin-harris-trumps-michael-jackson-feat-to-join-taylor-swift-rihanna-and-one-direction-in-guinness-world-records%E2%84%A2-2014-book-50998.
  2. ā†‘ "2013 ACM Awards: Nominees & Winners". Nash Country Weekly. April 7, 2013. http://www.countryweekly.com/news/2013-acm-awards-nominees-winners.
  3. ā†‘ "2013 Billboard Music Awards winners and nominees ā€” complete list". HitFix. May 19, 2013. http://www.hitfix.com/news/2013-billboard-music-awards-winners-and-nominees-complete-list.
  4. ā†‘ "Adam Levine and Top Songwriters Honored at 61st Annual BMI Pop Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc.. May 15, 2013. http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/adam_levine_and_top_songwriters_honored_at_61st_annual_bmi_pop_awards.
  5. ā†‘ "CMT Music Awards: Archives: 2013 CMT Music Awards". CMT. http://www.cmt.com/microsites/cmt-music-awards/archives/2013.jhtml.
  6. ā†‘ Greenburg, Zack O'Malley (February 11, 2013). "Grammy Winners 2013: The Full List". Forbes. https://www.forbes.com/sites/zackomalleygreenburg/2013/02/11/grammy-winners-2013-the-full-list/.
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  8. ā†‘ Bevilacqua, Valerie (June 17, 2013). "MMVA 2013: Full List of Winners & Losers". Heavy.com. http://heavy.com/entertainment/2013/06/2013-much-music-video-awards-mmva-winners-nominees-losers-full-list/.
  9. ā†‘ "MYX Music Awards 2013 NOMINEES HERE!". MYX. http://myxph.com/features/4903/myx-music-awards-2013-nominees-here/.
  10. ā†‘ "ORTC: Kids' Choice Awards 2013: Full List of Nominations". KABC-TV. http://abc7.com/archive/9038569/.
  11. ā†‘ Alviti, Cintia (October 19, 2013). "Premios Kids' Choice Awards Argentina 2013: Ganadores, lista completa: 18.10.13". El Bazar del Espectč°©culo. http://elbazardelespectaculo.blogspot.com/2013/10/premios-kids-choice-awards-argentina_19.html.
  12. ā†‘ "People's Choice Awards: Fan Favorites in Movies, Music & TV". People's Choice Awards. http://www.peopleschoice.com/pca/awards/nominees/?year=2013.
  13. ā†‘ Ng, Philiana (February 27, 2013). "Selena Gomez to Headline Radio Disney Music Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/selena-gomez-radio-disney-music-424767.
  14. ā†‘ "Radio Disney Music Awards winners list: One Direction, Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber and more". Sugar. April 28, 2013. http://www.sugarscape.com/music/news/a861428/radio-disney-music-awards-winners-list-one-direction-taylor-swift-selena-gomez-justin-bieber-and-more/.
  15. ā†‘ "Nominees/Winners". SiriusXM. http://indies.ca/nominees/.
  16. ā†‘ "2013 Teen Choice Awards: The Winners List". MTV. August 11, 2013. http://www.mtv.com/news/1712166/teen-choice-awards-2013-winners/.
  17. ā†‘ Tinoco, Armando (July 17, 2013). "MTV Millennial Awards 2013: Lista completa de ganadores". Latin Times. http://www.latintimes.com/mtv-millennial-awards-2013-lista-completa-de-ganadores-129403.
  18. ā†‘ "PrĆŖmios | Taylor Swift Brasil" (in pt-BR). https://taylorswift.com.br/awards-premios/.
  19. ā†‘ "Most Performed Songs". ASCAP. http://www.ascap.com/eventsawards/awards/popawards/2014/most_peformed_songs.aspx.
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  21. ā†‘ https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-red-tour-setlist-lyrics
  22. ā†‘ https://genius.com/Taylor-swift-1989-tour-setlist-lyrics
  23. ā†‘ Here Are All the Songs Taylor Swift Played on the Opening Night of the Reputation Tour
RED
"State of Grace" ā€¢ "Red" ā€¢ "Treacherous" ā€¢ "I Knew You Were Trouble" ā€¢ "All Too Well" ā€¢ "22" ā€¢ "I Almost Do" ā€¢ "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" ā€¢ "Stay Stay Stay" ā€¢ "The Last Time" ā€¢ "Holy Ground" ā€¢ "Sad Beautiful Tragic" ā€¢ "The Lucky One" ā€¢ "Everything Has Changed" ā€¢ "Starlight" ā€¢ "Begin Again"
Deluxe Edition
"The Moment I Knew" ā€¢ "Come Back...Be Here" ā€¢ "Girl at Home" ā€¢ "Treacherous" (demo) ā€¢ "Red" (demo) ā€¢
"State of Grace" (acoustic)
Taylor's Version
"Ronan" ā€¢ "Better Man" ā€¢ "Nothing New" ā€¢ "Babe" ā€¢ "Message in a Bottle" ā€¢ "I Bet You Think About Me" ā€¢ "Forever Winter" ā€¢ "Run" ā€¢ "The Very First Night" ā€¢ "All Too Well (10 Minute Version)"
The More Red (Taylor's Version) Chapter
"Safe & Sound" ā€¢ "Eyes Open"
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