
Love J-14? Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel for fun, exclusive videos with your favorite stars. Over the years, Swifties have thrown major shade at Jake - especially now - but where do the former flames stand now? Scroll through our gallery for what we know. Again, Taylor never confirmed who the song was about, but some moments in the tune reference “All Too Well,” alluding to both songs being about the same ex. The “Look What You Made Me Do” songstress also appeared to break down their relationship in the upbeat tune “I Bet You Think About Me,” which was one of “The Vault” songs on Red (Taylor’s Version). When they dated in 2010, Taylor was 20 while Jake was 29, which was reflected in the “All Too Well” short film by actors Dylan O’Brien and Sadie Sink who were 30 and 19, respectively, at the time they filmed the video. “ You said if we had been closer in age, maybe it would’ve been fine,” she sings during the “All Too Well” (10-Minute Version). Taylor has never confirmed that the song - and other tracks on Red - are about Jake, but her not-so-subtle musical hints allude to their whirlwind romance. While the original version referenced “plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own,” the extended track relived the more emotional parts of the breakup - like when Taylor was “weeping in a party bathroom.” … I really do feel like I know really well … I think that the version that we’re putting out tonight is going to be the new standard version of what this song is.” My favorite and their favorite song aligned,” the singer-songwriter said of the song while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in November 2021. “What happened on this album was, this song became the fans’ favorite on its own.

Years later, Taylor revealed there was more to the story, which was told in the “All Too Well” (10-Minute Version) and its subsequent short film. In the snaps, Taylor is wearing her infamous scarf, which has since become a symbol of their relationship.įor a while, it was unclear what went down throughout their time together, but when the Red album was first released two years after they first met - in October 2012 - fans started to piece the story together thanks to the “All Too Well” lyrics. While they were together, pictures surfaced of the duo looking cozy while enjoying a fall day together. I just started singing and riffing and sort of ad-libbing this song that basically was ‘All Too Well.We remember it all too well! Taylor Swift‘s past relationship with Jake Gyllenhaal has made major headlines since her November 2021 release of Red (Taylor’s Version), but have the former flames spoken since their split?Īs the story goes, Taylor and Jake briefly dated for three months in late 2010. I think they could tell I was really going through it. … People just started playing along with me. “I ended up sort of just playing four chords over and over again, and the band started kicking in. “It was a day when I was just, like, a broken human, walking into rehearsal just feeling terrible about what was going on in my personal life,” she explained during an episode of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Albums” podcast in 2020. As she looked back on her old songs, the Pennsylvania native offered a glimpse at what inspired her to write “All Too Well” in the first place. Following ex-girlfriend Taylor Swift’s move to drop a 14-minute short film accompaniment to her new 10-minute version of her track All Too Well, Jake Gyllenhaal Instagram page has become a playground for Swift fans. While fighting to win back ownership of her masters from her former record label, Big Machine, Swift decided to rerecord all of her past albums. “Nicer than, like, the ranting, crazy e-mails I got from this one dude.” It was like going through a photo album.’ That was nice,” the Grammy winner recalled during an interview with New York magazine in November 2013. “He was like, ‘I just listened to the album, and that was a really bittersweet experience for me. While Swift didn’t specify which of her famous exes the tracks were about, she revealed that the subject of her songs instantly connected the dots.

Swifties were quick to to dig for clues within the lyrics, which not-so-subtly hinted at Swift and Gyllenhaal’s whirlwind relationship.

Two years later, Swift made headlines with her album Red, which included smash hits “All Too Well” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together.” The twosome were originally seen spending time together in October 2010 and dated for three months before going their separate ways.

Taylor Swift and Jake Gyllenhaal’s relationship may have been brief, but its impact certainly hasn’t been.
