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"Long Story Short" (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, from her ninth studio album Evermore (2020).

Background and composition
"Long Story Short" was written by Taylor Swift with its producer Aaron Dessner. According to publications such as Nylon and Elle, "Long Story Short" details different events in 2016 that impacted Swift's public image and made her take a hiatus from social media, as well as meeting her current partner Joe Alwyn. It has also been noted as the most-autobiographical Evermore track. The lines "I tried to pick my battles, 'til the battle picked me," and "fell from the pedestal, right down the rabbit hole" allude to her feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West over the approval of the lyrics "I feel like me and Taylor still might have sex, I made that bitch famous" to the latter's "Famous" (2016). Steffanee Wang from Nylon claims the lyric "Pushed from the precipice, clung to the nearest lips, long story short, it was the wrong guy," is a reference to her public, short-lived relationship with actor Tom Hiddleston following her break-up with producer Calvin Harris. Alyssa Bailey of Elle stated that Swift sings about being focused on her relationship with her current partner, actor Joe Alwyn, instead of her feuds from the past: "No more keepin' score, now I just keep you warm (keep you warm), and my waves meet your shore, ever and evermore". Wang said that "Long Story Short" is "a sweet and retrospective track that shows just how much growth and distance Swift has achieved since the events that are referenced in the song". She also noted that Swift's remarks about the events are more "level-headed, frank, and much more insular" than in her previous tracks "Look What You Made Me Do" and "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" (2017).

Commercial performance
On December 11, 2020, "Long Story Short" and Evermore track "Gold Rush" were played on contemporary hit radio stations in the United States, despite not being singles. That same day, "Long Story Short" debuted at number 13 on the Spotify United States chart, and number 18 on the Global chart. During its first week, it accumulated 2.22 million views on YouTube from official audio uploads. "Long Story Short" peaked at number 55 on the Billboard Global 200 chart. In the United States, "Long Story Short" entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart at number 68. In Australia, "Long Story Short" debuted at number 49 on the ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart, being one of twelve tracks from Evermore to appear on the chart.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Evermore.
 * Recording
 * Recording and mixing at Long Pond Studios (Hudson Valley, New York)
 * Mastering at Sterling Sound (Edgewater, New Jersey)


 * Personnel
 * Taylor Swift – lead vocals, songwriting
 * Aaron Dessner – songwriting, production, drum machine programming, synthesizer, percussion, keyboards, acoustic and electric guitar
 * Jonathan Low – recording, mixing,
 * Bryce Dessner – orchestration, electric guitar
 * Greg Calbi – mastering
 * Steve Fallone – mastering
 * Bryan Devendorf – drums,
 * James McAlister – drum machine programming, synthesizer,
 * Yuki Namata Resnick – violin
 * Kyle Resnick – trumpet, violin recording
 * Clarice Jensen – cello
 * Jason Treuting – Crotales, metal percussion