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| Header ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Song Title | I knew you were trouble |
| Artist | Taylor Swift |
| Image Artist | ![]() |
| Origin | USA |
| Album | Red |
| Image Album | ![]() |
| Basics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Duration | 3:39 |
| Dur Grp | 3:30-3:59 |
| Year | 2012 |
| Decade | 2010-2019 |
| Content | Secular |
| BPM | 77 BPM Spotify |
| BPM Grp | 075-079 |
| Umbrella | 000-079 |
| Key | F# |
| Time | 4/4 |
| MajMin | Major |
| Show | Yes |
| Recording Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Rec Tag 1 | Irregular measure |
| Rec Tag 2 | Common Time > Half Time |
| Rec Tag 3 | Ending Band out |
| Rec Tag 4 | No 1st inversion |
| Vocal Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Voc Info 1 | Lead (female) |
| Voc Info 2 | 2nd voice add (female) |
| Voc Info 3 | With BGV oo/aa |
| Voc Info 4 | With BGV lyrics |
| Modulations ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mod (Perm) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) 1 | ❌ |
| Mod (Perm) | ❌ |
| Mod (Temp) | ❌ |
| Solo Info ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Info 1 | ❌ |
| Solo Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Solo Instrument 1 | ❌ |
| Instruments ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Instr 1 | EG |
| Strings | Strings are not included |
| Qualification ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Awards 1 | ASCAP - Most Performed Song |
| Awards 2 | BMI - Award-Winning Songs |
| Awards 3 | MTV VMA - Best Female Video |
| Nominations 1 | MTV VMA - Video of the Year |
| Chart Type | Billboard Mainstream Top 40 |
| Premium | 🥇🥇🥇 |
| Certification | RIAA - Multi Platinum |
| Lyrics ▾ | |
|---|---|
| LyricsLink | https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/taylorswift/iknewyouweretrouble.html |
| Profane | 🆗 |
| Improper | 🆗 |
| Anti-Chr | 🆗 |
| Author 1 | Shellback |
| Author 2 | Max Martin |
| Author 3 | Taylor Swift |
| Meta Tags ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Lyrics Metaphor | ✱ A forest fire |
| Explanation | ✱ A destructive relationship is portrayed as a wildfire that the singer intentionally walked into, despite the warning signs. |
| MTag 1 | Nature:Elements:Fire |
| MTag 2 | Regret |
| MTag 3 | Warning |
| Chords ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Prog V | ❌ |
| Ch Prog PC | vi-IV-V |
| Ch Prog C | ❌ |
| Ch Prog B | ❌ |
| Used Chords# Fam | 4 |
| Chord Fam Prog | I, IV, V, vi |
| CHORD C = V | No Chorus |
| Modes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Mode 1 | Ionian |
| Mode 1 Chrds | I - Major, IV - Major, V - Major |
| Mode Mixture | No |
| Visual | ![]() |
| HookTheory ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Ch Complex | 19 |
| Mel Cmplx | 47 |
| Ch Mel Tens | 44 |
| Ch Prog Nov | 7 |
| Ch-Bs Mel | 32 |
| Ch Complex Grp | 10-19 |
| Mel Cmplx Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Mel Tens Grp | 40-49 |
| Ch Prog Nov Grp | 0-9 |
| Ch-Bs Mel Grp | 30-39 |
| Spotify Attributes ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Spot-Dance | 62 |
| Spot-Energy | 47 |
| Spot-Valance | 68 |
| Spot-Dance Grp | 60-69 |
| Spot-Energy Grp | 40-49 |
| Spot-Valance Grp | 60-69 |
| Songbooks ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Songbook 1 | Chart Hits of 2012-2013 (Various Artists) |
| Songbook URL (Songbook 1) | https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xbpXZyltiBMr4kTDLEhnQcyGoxhHNnJF/view?usp=drive_link |
| SB Page 1 | 49 (Chart Hits of 2012-2013) |
| Genre ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Genre 1 | Pop |
| Style ▾ | |
|---|---|
| Style 1 | Teen Pop |
| Style 2 | Dance Pop |



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