00:00What if one of Taylor Swift's biggest pop hits had stayed a sad piano ballad?
00:06At a recent Grammy Museum Icon Session in Los Angeles,
00:10Taylor Swift revealed that I Knew You Were Trouble originally sounded completely different.
00:16While discussing how production can change the emotion of a song,
00:20Swift said she first brought the track to producers Max Martin and Shellback
00:24as a really, really sad piano ballad with no drums.
00:28But then came the unexpected suggestion.
00:31What if it's dubstep?
00:33Swift admitted she wasn't immediately sure, but decided to give the idea a shot.
00:39And that creative gamble became the song fans know today,
00:43with its signature dubstep-inspired production.
00:46The track appeared on Swift's 2012 album Red
00:49and became an important part of her shift toward a more pop-focused sound.
00:54It peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
00:57Now Swift says the experiment was the best thing for the song
01:02and credits collaborators who are willing to say
01:04yes and for helping push creativity forward.
01:08That surprising origin story is now getting fresh attention
01:12after the Grammy Museum released the conversation clip.
01:16So, do you think the original sad ballad version would have been better
01:20or was the dubstep production the right choice?
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