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Today's Morning Edition music is from Taylor Swift with "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together," which was released on her album "Red" five years ago this week. 

It was Swift's first song to reach No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100.

The song describes Swift's breakup with her then boyfriend, assumed to be actor Jake Gyllenhaal.  

In an interview with USA Today, she said, "He made me feel like I wasn't as good or as relevant as these hipster bands he listened to. So I made a song that I knew would absolutely drive him crazy."

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In an interview with USA Today, she said her ex "made me feel like I wasn't as good or as relevant as these hipster bands he listened to. So I made a song that I knew would absolutely drive him crazy."

Today's Morning Edition music is from Taylor Swift singing, "We are never ever getting back together," which was released on her album "Red"  5 years ago this week. It was Swift's first song to reach number one on Billboard's Hot 100.  The song describes Swift's decision to finally break up with her then boyfriend, assumed to be Jake Gyllenhaal.  In an interview with USA Today, she said "He made me feel like I wasn't as good or as relevant as these hipster bands he listened to. So I made a song that I knew would absolutely drive him crazy."

Swift wanted to drive ex crazy with 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'

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