1. The very first song Taylor Swift ever wrote was called "Lucky You." She wrote it when she was 12 years old after a computer repairman who came to her house taught her how to play three chords on a guitar.

2. "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" was inspired by Taylor's next-door neighbors' long and happy marriage.

3. In its debut week, Red sold approximately two albums every second.

4. "Teardrops on My Guitar" became Taylor's first official crossover song when it hit high positions on both country and pop charts.

5. "Love Story" is Taylor's best-selling single to date, selling well over 5 million copies.

6. Taylor wrote "We Are Never, Ever Getting Back Together" after a friend of her ex-boyfriend's came into the studio and said he heard rumors that she was getting back together with her former flame. She explained the situation to her producer Max Martin, and from there the song was born.

7. She penned the song "Tied Together With a Smile" when she found out her best friend was battling bulimia.

8. When Taylor wrote the song "Fifteen," she first wrote the line "Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind," and then worked backwards from there.

9. "Our Song" was written for her high school talent show and not for her debut album, but she decided on a whim to include it. It became a No. 1 single, and it won her Female Video of the Year and Video of the Year at the 2008 CMT Music Awards.

10. She wrote "Love Story" while she was dating a guy that nobody else liked.