Swift’s Trouble Transformed: From Sad Ballad to Dubstep Hit
TL;DR
Taylor Swift revealed at a Grammy Museum session that 'I Knew You Were Trouble' started as a somber piano ballad before producers Max Martin and Shellback suggested adding dubstep, a move she says helped make the track a bigger hit and a defining moment in her shift toward pop.
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