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Entertainment · Music · published 2026-08-25 · via Deadline

Taylor Swift Reveals 'Trouble' Began as a Piano Ballad, Discusses Country Heritage in Icon Sessions Chat

In a conversation with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr. for the Icon Sessions, Taylor Swift disclosed that her hit 'I Knew You Were Trouble' was initially composed as a somber piano ballad. She credited producers Max Martin and Shellback for teaching her the value of contrasting a song's emotional tone with its musical arrangement. Swift also expressed a desire to keep honoring her country music roots as her career progresses.

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