--- title: Taylor Lautner Opens Up About Taylor Swift's Song About Him description: Seven years since their brief dalliance, Taylor Lautner opens up about the song that Taylor Swift wrote about him, "Back to December." canonical: https://time.com/4445042/taylor-lautner-taylor-swift-song/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-08-09T17:17:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-06T09:46:00.457Z og:title: Taylor Lautner on the Taylor Swift Song About Him og:description: Here's what he really thinks of "Back to December" og:url: https://time.com/4445042/taylor-lautner-taylor-swift-song/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf69fb7260457f658/6988a1b8e20a877ab2a91fbe/taylor-lautner-talks-taylor-swift-song.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation Blue Diamond Gala - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Taylor Lautner on the Taylor Swift Song About Him twitter:description: Here's what he really thinks of "Back to December" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf69fb7260457f658/6988a1b8e20a877ab2a91fbe/taylor-lautner-talks-taylor-swift-song.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # How Taylor Lautner Feels About That Song Taylor Swift Wrote About Him > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. ### Sources * TIME Newsletters: [time.com/newsletters](/c/time-nl-brief-2026q3/newsletters?i=ed54171d-dd8f-436b-b1d0-3460a30160c5&cr=time-nl-brief-2026q3-v1) ## Video: The Power of Taylor Swift [Watch (HLS stream): The Power of Taylor Swift](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/mUgZx3qP.m3u8) (2:04)  _Published 2015-06-22. One day after Taylor Swift publicly blasted Apple Music for not paying artists during the service’s free, three-month trial period, Apple reversed its position_  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 9, 2016 5:17 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Aug 9, 2016 5:17 PM UTC For a brief, glorious interlude in 2009, [Taylor Swift](http://time.com/4411055/kanye-west-taylor-swift-kim-kardashian-feud/) and [Taylor Lautner](http://newsfeed.time.com/2011/01/06/twilight-tops-peoples-choice-awards/) dated each other, giving us all the chance to bask in the idea of Taylor, squared. Alas, [as most celebrity relationships are wont to go](http://time.com/4370822/taylor-swift-calvin-harris-instagram-twitter/), it ended after plenty of [media coverage](http://time.com/4384106/taylor-swift-tom-hiddleston-photos-beach/), and in keeping with her brand, it inevitably spawned a song on her album, _Speak Now_, titled, “Back to December.” Now, nearly seven years after the Taylor’s split, Lautner’s [_Scream Queens_](http://time.com/4044311/scream-queens-is-a-missed-opportunity-for-fox-and-ryan-murphy/)co-stars, Lea Michele and John Stamos coaxed Lautner to open up about how he really felt about his time with Taylor and more importantly, what he really thought of the song she wrote about him. When prompted by Michele, who told him, “You dated Taylor Swift, I remember that,” Lautner responds by telling her that he now finds the prospect, “hilarious.” As for her writing the song, “Back to December,” post-relationship, Lautner said, “That’s what she does.” The upside of sharing his feelings about Taylor Swift for Lautner? The actor found a kindred spirit with Stamos, who revealed that he was also the subject of a former flame’s music: Paula Abdul’s “Cold-Hearted Snake”. Watch the full video below. ## Transcript [ MUSIC ] Taylor Swift has twice been on Time's list of the 100 public figures that have made the most global impact. That's more times than many of her contemporaries in pop music. But then again, Taylor Swift is more than just Still singing. Most abnormal thing about my life is having sort of crowds form everywhere you go. When Taylor announced that she was moving from country music to pop with the release of her fifth album 1989, she risked alienating her fans. But far from that, Taylor continued her record of chart dominance. 1989 was her third consecutive album to sell more than a million copies in it's first week. A feat no other artist has ever achieved. [ MUSIC ] Nightmare dressed like a daydream. Aah! And proves her fans are fiercely loyal. She has them to thank for refusing to download leaked versions of 1989. It helps that she has a massive social media following. Over 50 million twitter followers. Taylor's sway among her young female fans has also helped her advocate awareness of feminism. In an era when many celebrities have disavowed the term, Swift openly embraces it. In order for us to have gender equality, we have to stop making it a girl fight and we have to stop being so interested in seeing girls try to tear each other down. It has to be more about cheering each other on. She has also championed fair pay for musicians Pulling her music off of Spotify because the streaming service has an option of free listening; And her open letter to Apple music asking to reconsider paying artists zero royalties for the first three months prompts even near immediate policy change. This isn't just about boosting her own coffers. Taylor has said she is able to support herself through touring, but she's concerned about newer bands or artists. As an advocate and a superstar who's deeply engaged with her fans, Taylor is way more than a singer. 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