“All Too Well” isn’t a hit—not even a single. Definitely not one you’d hear on the radio. Just a deep cut cherished by her most ardent fans. After the Red Tour, she won’t sing it live again for years. This song is strictly for the hardcore, a note passed in secrecy from fan to fan, kept as an oath. If it’s your song, that means you’re in the inner circle—probably a hopeless case. You can’t get rid of it, because you remember it.
