John Mayer

Mid 2009 and Early 2010 (Dear John, The Story of Us, Superman, I Knew You Were Trouble)

Mayer tweeted about wanting to record a song with Swift in March 2009. The single Half of My Heart appeared on Mayer’s 2009 album Battle Studies. After the end of their twisted and secret relationship, Taylor wrote Dear John, which Mayer told Rolling Stone "really humiliated" him. In response, Taylor said it was presumptuous that he assumed the song had been meant for him. The Story of Us is about an encounter the two had at the 2010 CMA's. Superman was presumably written near the beginning of their relationship, and the lyric "I loved you from the very first day" is the hidden message for Dear John. Some would argue that Haunted is also about Mayer...but we may never know. The saga continues on Red with I Knew You Were Trouble - the tragic tale of Taylor's venture into "places she's never been" with the man she knew was trouble as soon as he walked in.Mayer has returned the favor penning at least two songs of his own about the relationship Paper Doll and Shadow Days.