Has Jake Gyllenhaal heard "Red (Taylor's Version)"? He says … (2023)

A lasting impression.Taylor SwiftmiJake Gyllenhaals relationship may have been shortbut its effect was certainly not.The two were originally spotted spending time together in October 2010 and dated for three months before going their separate ways. Two years later, Swift made headlines with her album.Rojo, including the "All Too Well" and "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" exits.which hinted, not quite so subtly, at Swift and Gyllenhaal's tumultuous relationship. While Swift didn't specify which of her celebrity exes the leads were about, she did revealthe subject of their songs immediately connected the dots."He said, 'I just heard the album and it was a really bittersweet experience for me. It was like flipping through a photo album. That was great," the Grammy winner recalled in an interview withNew York Magazinein November 2013. "Better than the crazy emails I got from this guy."regain ownership of his masters from his old label, Big Machine, Swift decided to re-record all of her previous albums.As he looked back at his old songs, the Pennsylvania native offered a glimpse of what originally inspired her to write "All Too Good." in my personal life," he explained on an episode ofRolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums" in 2020. "I ended up just playing four chords over and over, and the band just started playing...People started jamming with me. I think they did." realized I'm really going through this." I just started singing and playing riffs and improvising this song, which was basically 'All Too Well'." [jwplayer JR9BQ88D-zhNYySv2] The following year, Swiftannounced the return of the Red era with 30 tracks on their version of the now legendary album, including a 10-minute version of "All Too Well". The new and improved Red follows the 2010 relaunchBravewho recorded a never-before-heard song called "Mr. Absolutely fine." The April 2021 song's lyrics read, "Hello Mr. 'Perfectly Fine' / How's your heart after you broke mine? / Mr. 'Always in the right place at the right time' baby / Hello Mr. 'Casually Cruel' / Mr. 'It's all about you' / Since you left I'm Miss 'Misery' and you're the Mr. 'Perfectly fine.'" Although it is unclear who he is describing,Some listeners noted Swift's use of "casually cruel".both in "Mr. Perfectly Fine” and “All Too Well” and speculate that theGuiltythe actor was the man in question. Scroll down to relive Swift's relationship with Gyllenhaal and see how the writing has impactedRojo:

The duo initially sparked love rumors after their participation.Saturday night livetogether in October 2010 to support the hostEmma Stone. Immediately after their night together, Swift appeared on theOr show Ellen DeGenereswhere he dodged questions about thatNightstar, saying, "I'm always optimistic about love."

A month later, the couple went sightseeing in New York City while visiting her sister.maggie gyllenhaal, for Thanksgiving. In December 2020 thecrazy heartsaid Sternus weeklythat it was "cool" to take Swift out to dinner.

When, Swift and the Tony Winnerleft before January 2011said a sourceUsAt the time, "Jake just told her it's not working. Taylor is really upset and hurt. She really feels burned by him.”

The original version ofRojoReleased in 2012, back then fans were convinced the songs were about themnocturnal animalsStar, specifically "All Too Well," as Swift sings about a trip to upstate New York and losing a scarf.

"I left my scarf at your sister's house / And you still have it in your drawer even now," the lyrics read.which some have linked to the accessory she wore with Jakeduring Thanksgiving in 2010.

Swift also added the caption, "Now you put my stuff back and I'm going home alone but you've had my old scarf since week one / Because it reminds you of innocence and smells like me."

A native of California, over the yearswas photographed wearing a scarf that looks identical to Swift's. During a 2017 appearance onSee what's happening live with Andy CohenResponding to rumors that the "Bad Blood" singer's belongings might still be at her house, her sister told the driver, "I never understood why everyone was asking me about that scarf. I'm groping in the dark with the scarf. It's entirely possible, I don't know."

The exes have spoken about their breakup and the dark songs that followed over the years, but not at length. Three years after the release of the album, Jakewas asked in an interview about the song "All Too Well".oneO Show by Howard Stern.

“Do I have [a song]? I don't know," the actor coyly replied in 2015, calling Swift a "pretty girl" at the time.

In March 2021 theamerican ladyestrellateased a new version of his song 'Wildest Dreams'Least Likely Place: A Jake movie trailerunzähmbares Temperament.

"Musically and lyrically, Red sounded like a broken heart. It was everywhere, a fragmented mosaic of feelings that somehow ended up coming together," the singer wrote via Instagram in June 2021, confirming an updated version ofRojoHe was on the path "Happy, free, confused, alone, devastated, elated, wild and tormented by memories of the past.

At the time, Swift teased that All Too Well would be released in all its 10-minute glory, and then announced a lead-actor shortsadie sinkmiDylan o'brien -> actorto accompany him. Some fans were quick to point this outStrange thingsstar and theTeenager-WolfThe alumni's ages match Swift and Jake's ages during their relationship.

In November 2021, Swift released the full 10-minute version of her iconic breakup anthem, "All Too Well," which includes more details than ever about her split from Gyllenhaal.

"They say everything's fine when it ends well / But I'm in a whole new hell every time you trick my mind / You said if we were closer in age I might be okay / And it got me to wanting to die," she sings. .

He later confirms the romance only lasted a few months, saying, "And I've been thinking / Any minute he'll say it's love / You never called it like it was / Until we were dead and gone were." Take your pulse and come back / Swear it's the same / After three months in the grave."

She even references an "unnamed actress" who found her crying at a party, and fans were convinced it was Jennifer Aniston who allegedly offered Swift dating advice in 2011.

The actor simply replied no whenEsquire asked him in February 2022when i hearRot (Taylor-Version). He went on to talk about the social media attention.

"At some point, I think it's important that when fans speak up, that we feel an obligation to make them behave in a civilized manner and not allow cyberbullying on someone's behalf," Gyllenhaal told the magazine. “This raises a deeper philosophical question. It's not about an individual per se, but a conversation that allows us to explore how we can, or even should, take responsibility for what we put into the world, our contributions to the world. How do we start a conversation? We see that in politics. There's anger and division, and it's literally extremely life threatening."

However, when it came specifically to the music, he said he held no grudges. "That does not have anything to do with me. It's about their relationship with their fans," he said. "It's their expression. Artists draw inspiration from personal experiences, and I don't envy anyone for that."