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