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'Swifties' Celebrate One Year Anniversary Of Red (Taylor's Version)!

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By Taylor Hodgkins on November 14, 2022 at 1:00 AM EST

With Taylor Swift's lasting hold on the music industry and the record-breaking influence of her latest album, it would make sense if her album rerecords seem like a distant memory!

However, that will never be the case if Swift's band of eternally dedicated 'Swifties' have anything to do with it!

366 days ago the lives of Swifties were forever changed: The 32-year-old songstress breathed new life into her career-defining fourth album "Red" as she released "Red (Taylor's Version)."

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The re-record of "Red" featured memorable 'vault track' duets with musical titans like Chris Stapleton and Phoebe Bridgers, and also showcased the extent of Swift's songwriting skills in a way that would have lasting effects on her career; the existence of a long-rumored 10-minute version of "Red" fan favorite "All Too Well" would descend like an avalanche.

Fans were finally given additional insight into Swift's infamous relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal in the form of extra verses and an award-winning short film!

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The influence of "All Too Well (Taylor's Version) (10 Minute Version) on Swift's career was vast. Swifties would praise the "genius" of Swift after the short film premiered and call the track's performance on "Saturday Night Live" one of the "MOST ICONIC PERFORMANCE ON THE STAGE EVER!"

The love-fest for "Red (Taylor's Version)" is still in full swing on Twitter!

Swifties are making sure Swift's second rerecord will never fall by the wayside; the conversation about the album has been so vast that "Taylor's Version" is still trending on the social network a day later!

Read on to learn how Swifties are saying 'I bet you think about me' to "Red (Taylor's Version)!

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The Influence of 'Red (Taylor's Version)' Is 'Nothing New!'

"Taylor's Version" has remained a trending Twitter topic well into the weekend, and considering its influence, many not find this surprising!

According to a tweet from the popular culture Twitter account, Pop Base, the release broke a record for the "biggest female debut on Spotify" and "spawned the longest #1 song of all time on the Billboard Hot 100..."

In fact, a tweet from @chartdata which had been just behind Pop Base's tweet regarding its trending engagement reads, "'Red (Taylor's Version)'" has now spent 1 full year on the Billboard 200."

Fans went into a full-on nostalgic mood by paying tribute to their favorite lyrics on the album.

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A Twitter user started a thread featuring a picture of a shocked kitty listening to "Red (Taylor's Version)" and asked fans to share the lyrics from the album that perfectly captured the kitty's mood.

The first response in the thread highlighted a "new" lyric from "All Too Well (Taylor's Version)" where Swift shared her feelings about Gyllenhaal allegedly failing to show up at her 21st birthday.

"It's supposed to be fun turning 21," a fan tweeted.

Another fan chimed in with the Phoebe Bridgers vault-track duet "Nothing New," writing, "nothing new. just the whole song."

Swift's version of "Better Man," a track she originally wrote and would later be released by the country band Little Big Town in 2017, would also be mentioned.

"The entire 'Better Man'' a Twitter user wrote.

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Looking Ahead To Future 'Taylor's Version' Releases!

A year can feel like a very long time, especially when we're talking about Swift's career! 12 months after the release of her latest rerecording, fans also shared their thoughts over the next rerecording.

Analyzing the order of Swift's rerecords is a favorite pastime of Swifties determined to figure out which album Swift will bring back to the forefront.

Swift has not announced any concrete information regarding the order, giving fans plenty of room to speculate!

Fans' top picks for the next re-recording have changed multiple times throughout 2022. Last January, we explored why fans were thinking Swift's 2010 album "Speak Now" would be next.

According to our piece, fans were clamoring for "Speak Now (Taylor's Version)" to be released in response to Damon Albarn's quip about Swift's songwriting ability where he alleged she did not write her own songs.

A Swiftie Reddit user wrote, "Free promo for the entirely self-written 'Speak Now.'"

By Summertime, Swifties were looking at the upbeat and party-ready "1989" to be Swift's next pick!

At the time of our piece about the hypothetical "1989 (Taylor's Version)" release, fans were alert to the fact Swift's official online store had been stocked with merchandise related to the album, which was originally released in 2014, and has already inspired two rerecorded tracks. (via The Blast)

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"This Love (Taylor's Version)" was released in support of Amazon Prime's TV adaption of Jenny Han's "The Summer I Turned Pretty" series, and "Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)" was released in response to the original track's success on TikTok last year.

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Some Twitter users are convinced Swift's 2017 LP "Reputation" would be the next album to receive the re-recorded treatment after she walked the MTV EMA's red carpet dressed in all black!

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