The lyric from Taylor Swift’s “Shake It Off” finishes with “hate.” The line pairs two repeated verbs to contrast people who keep playing with critics who keep expressing dislike.
Swift released “Shake It Off” as the lead single from her fifth studio album, 1989, in 2014. She wrote it with Max Martin and Shellback, who also produced the track. The song marked a clear move away from the country-pop sound associated with Swift’s earlier albums and toward polished mainstream pop.
The song’s central message is resilience: public criticism may continue, but the singer chooses to ignore it and keep moving. Its repetition makes the lyric especially recognizable, while the title supplies the response to the behavior described in the verse and chorus.
The music video was directed by Mark Romanek and features several dance styles, including ballet, hip-hop, and twerking. “Shake It Off” topped the Billboard Hot 100 and received three Grammy Award nominations. The song is often remembered as a defining statement of Swift’s 1989 era.