Taylor Swift's 'Red' among 2012's best sellers
<p><span word="Six">Six</span>-<span word="time">time</span> <span word="Grammy">Grammy</span> <span word="winner">winner</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="Swift">Swift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="wrapping">wrapping</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="destined">destined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="among">among</span> 2012'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span>-<span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="albums">albums</span>.</p><p><span word="Swift">Swift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="breaking">breaking</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="records">records</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="trend">trend</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Red">Red</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 1.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="release">release</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="Taylor">Taylor</span> <span word="Swift">Swift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="SoundScan">SoundScan</span> <span word="history">history</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="consecutive">consecutive</span> <span word="albums">albums</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="copies">copies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opening">opening</span> <span word="week">week</span>.</p><p><span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="leans">leans</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="pop">pop</span>-<span word="rock">rock</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Swift">Swift</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="albums">albums</span>. <span word="Most">Most</span> <span word="music">music</span> <span word="critics">critics</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> 16 <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="reflect">reflect</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="mature">mature</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="confident">confident</span> <span word="artist">artist</span>.</p><p><span word="Five">Five</span> <span word="tracks">tracks</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="title">title</span> <span word="track">track</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> 4.5 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="downloads">downloads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="topped">topped</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="all">all</span>-<span word="genre">genre</span> <span word="iTunes">iTunes</span> <span word="Top">Top</span> <span word="Songs">Songs</span> <span word="chart">chart</span> <span word="in">in</span> 32 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="red">red</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="daring">daring</span> <span word="adventurous">adventurous</span> <span word="color">color</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="symbolizes">symbolizes</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="musically">musically</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bold">bold</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="that">that</span>,” <span word="Swift">Swift</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="titled">titled</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="Red">Red</span>.</p><p>“<span word="We">We</span> <span word="Are">Are</span> <span word="Never">Never</span> <span word="Ever">Ever</span> <span word="Getting">Getting</span> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="Together">Together</span>” <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="album">album</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="single">single</span>. <span word="Swift">Swift</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="known">known</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="reveals">reveals</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="listeners">listeners</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="song">song</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="ex">ex</span>-<span word="boyfriend">boyfriend</span>, <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Jake">Jake</span> <span word="Gyllenhaal">Gyllenhaal</span>. <span word="The">The</span> 22-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="superstar">superstar</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="bared">bared</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="emotions">emotions</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="entire">entire</span> <span word="album">album</span>.</p><p>“<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="album">album</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="adventures">adventures</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="misadventures">misadventures</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="love">love</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lessons">lessons</span> <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="learned">learned</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="taught">taught</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>. "<span word="And">And</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="heartbreak">heartbreak</span> <span word="songs">songs</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="doing">doing</span>.”</p>
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