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Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She signed a record deal with Big Machine Records in 2005 and released her eponymous debut album in 2006.[1] Swift wrote three of the album's tracks: 'Our Song', 'Should've Said No', and 'The Outside'. The remaining eight were co-written with writers Liz Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, and Angelo Petraglia.[2] In 2007, she released her first extended play (EP) Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, which contains two original tracks written by her: 'Christmases When You Were Mine' and 'Christmas Must Be Something More'.

Beautiful Eyes, Swift's second EP, was released in 2008 and features alternate takes of songs from her debut album as well as two new tracks; the title track and 'I Heart ?'.[3] Swift wrote most of her songs from her second album, Fearless (2008) while she promoted her debut album as opening act for country artists. As collaborators were not available on the road, Swift self-penned eight of the tracks while the rest were co-written with Rose, Hillary Lindsey, Colbie Caillat, and John Rich.[4][5] She contributed two songs, 'Today Was a Fairytale' and 'Jump Then Fall', to the Valentine's Day soundtrack, and recorded a cover of Better Than Ezra's 'Breathless' for the Hope for Haiti Now album. Swift wrote every track of her Speak Now (2010) album without any co-writers. The album expands on the country pop style of her previous work, and touches on themes of love, romance, and heartbreak.[6]

In late 2011, Swift contributed two original songs, 'Safe & Sound', featuring duo The Civil Wars, and 'Eyes Open', to The Hunger Games soundtrack album. Swift's fourth album Red (2012) marked a change in her musical style with the experimentation of heartland rock, dubstep, and dance-pop.[7] In addition to collaborating with producer Nathan Chapman—who also recorded her first three albums—she worked with new producers, such as Dann Huff, Max Martin, and Shellback; the latter two also co-wrote the album with her.[8] In 2013, she provided guest vocals for Tim McGraw's 'Highway Don't Care', which features guitar work by Keith Urban, and performed 'Sweeter than Fiction' for the One Chance soundtrack album.

Swift released her fifth album 1989 in 2014. Credited as her 'first documented, official pop album', it marks a departure from her previous country albums.[9] It incorporates musical genres, such as dance-pop, electropop and synth-pop, and is described as an album 'driven by synths and drums in lieu of guitar'.[10] For the album, Swift worked with new co-writers, including Jack Antonoff and Ryan Tedder. Swift and Martin served as the executive producer. She enlisted her long-time collaborators Chapman and Shellback, and for the first time Noel Zancanella, Mattman & Robin, and Greg Kurstin.[11] In December 2016, Swift recorded the song 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' for the film Fifty Shades Darker with British singer Zayn. On her sixth album Reputation (2017), Swift served as the executive producer, and worked with long-time collaborators Antonoff, Martin, Shellback, alongside new collaborators like Ali Payami, Oscar Görres and Oscar Holter.[12]

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Contents
0–9·A·B·C·D·E·F·G·H·I·J·K·L·M·N·O·P·R·S·T·W·Y
Key
Indicates songs written solely by Taylor Swift
Max Martin has co-written four songs with Swift, which have peaked at number one on the US Hot 100.[13]
John Mayer collaborated with Swift on 'Half of My Heart'.
The Civil Wars co-wrote and features in 'Safe & Sound'.
Swift co-wrote and appears as a featured artist in B.o.B's 'Both of Us'.
Paula Fernandes co-wrote and features in 'Long Live'.
Jack Antonoff co-wrote and co-produced 'Sweeter than Fiction', 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever', and songs for 1989 and Reputation
Swift provided guest vocals for Tim McGraw's 'Highway Don't Care', featuring Keith Urban.
Ed Sheeran co-wrote 'Everything Has Changed', and appears as a featured artist. He also featured on End Game, and is credited as a co-writer.
Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol co-wrote 'The Last Time', and appears as a featured artist.
Ryan Tedder co-wrote and co-produced 'I Know Places' and 'Welcome to New York' from 1989.
Imogen Heap co-wrote and co-produced 'Clean'.
Kendrick Lamar co-wrote the remix of 'Bad Blood', and appears as a featured artist.
Sugarland collaborated with Swift on 'Babe'.
Brendon Urie collaborated with Swift on 'Me!'.

Today Was A Fairy Lyrics

Name of song, featured performers, writers, originating album, and year released.
SongArtist(s)Writer(s)AlbumYearRef.
'22'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Red2012[8]
'All Too Well'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Red2012[8]
'All You Had to Do Was Stay'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
19892014[11]
'American Girl' (cover)Taylor SwiftTom PettyNone[a]2009[14]
'Babe'Sugarland featuring Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Patrick Monahan
Bigger2018[15]
'Back to December'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Bad Blood'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
19892014[11]
'Bad Blood' (Remix)Taylor Swift
featuring Kendrick Lamar
Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Kendrick Lamar
None[b]2015[17]
'Beautiful Eyes'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Beautiful Eyes2008[3]
'Begin Again'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'The Best Day'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless2008[18]
'Bette Davis Eyes' (Live cover)Taylor SwiftDonna Weiss
Jackie DeShannon
Speak Now World Tour – Live2011[19]
'Better than Revenge'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Blank Space'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
19892014[11]
'Both of Us'B.o.B
featuring Taylor Swift
Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr.
Ammar Malik
Lukasz Gottwald
Henry Walter
Taylor Swift
Strange Clouds2012[20]
'Breathe'Taylor Swift
featuring Colbie Caillat
Taylor Swift
Colbie Caillat
Fearless2008[18]
'Breathless'Taylor SwiftKevin GriffinHope for Haiti Now2010[21]
'Call It What You Want'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Reputation2017[12]
'Change'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift AT&T Team USA Soundtrack and Fearless2008[18]
'Christmas Must Be Something More'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Sounds of the Season2007[22]
'Christmases When You Were Mine'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Nathan Chapman
Sounds of the Season2007[22]
'Clean'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Imogen Heap
19892014[11]
'Cold as You'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Come Back... Be Here'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Dan Wilson
Red
(Deluxe edition)
2012[8]
'Come in with the Rain'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Fearless
(Platinum edition)
2009[18]
'Crazier'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Robert Ellis Orrall
Hannah Montana: The Movie2009[23]
'Dancing with Our Hands Tied'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Oscar Holter
Reputation2017[12]
'Dear John'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Delicate'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Reputation2017[12]
'Don't Blame Me'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Reputation2017[12]
'Dress'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Reputation2017[12]
'Drops of Jupiter' (Live cover)Taylor SwiftCharlie Colin
Rob Hotchkiss
Jimmy Stafford
Pat Monahan
Scott Underwood
Speak Now World Tour – Live2011[19]
'Enchanted'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'End Game'Taylor Swift
featuring Ed Sheeran and Future
Taylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Ed Sheeran
Nayvadius Wilburn
Reputation2017[12]
'Everything Has Changed'Taylor Swift
featuring Ed Sheeran
Taylor Swift
Ed Sheeran
Red2012[8]
'Eyes Open'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift The Hunger Games2012[24]
'Fearless'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Hillary Lindsey
Fearless2008[18]
'Fifteen'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless2008[18]
'Forever & Always'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless2008[18]
'Forever & Always' (Piano version)Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless
(Platinum edition)
2009[18]
'Getaway Car'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Reputation2017[12]
'Girl at Home'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red
(Deluxe edition)
2012[8]
'Gorgeous'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Reputation2017[12]
'Half of My Heart'John Mayer
featuring Taylor Swift
John MayerBattle Studies2009[25]
'Haunted'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Hey Stephen'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless2008[18]
'Highway Don't Care'Tim McGraw
and Taylor Swift
Mark Irwin
Josh Kear
Brad Warren
Brett Warren
Two Lanes of Freedom2013[26]
'Hold On' (live cover)Jack Ingram
featuring Taylor Swift
Blu SandersRhapsody Originals[c]2007[27]
'Holy Ground'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'How You Get the Girl'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
19892014[11]
'I Almost Do'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'I Did Something Bad'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Reputation2017[12]
'I Don't Wanna Live Forever'Zayn and Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Sam Dew
Jack Antonoff
Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack2016[28]
'I Heart ?'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Beautiful Eyes2008[3]
'I Knew You Were Trouble'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Red2012[8]
'I Know Places'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Ryan Tedder
19892014[11]
'I Want You Back' (Live)Taylor SwiftFreddie Perren
Deke Richards
Berry Gordy, Jr.
Alphonso Mizell
Speak Now World Tour – Live2011[19]
'I Wish You Would'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
19892014[11]
'I'm Only Me When I'm with You'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Robert Ellis Orrall
Angelo Petraglia
Taylor Swift
(Deluxe edition)
2007[2]
'If This Was a Movie'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Martin Johnson
Speak Now
(Deluxe edition)
2010[6]
'Innocent'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Invisible'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Robert Ellis Orrall
Taylor Swift
(Deluxe edition)
2007[2]
'Jump Then Fall'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless
(Platinum edition)
and Valentine's Day
2009[18]
[29]
'King of My Heart'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Reputation2017[12]
'Last Christmas'Taylor SwiftGeorge MichaelSounds of the Season2007[22]
'Last Kiss'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'The Last Time'Taylor Swift
featuring Gary Lightbody
Taylor Swift
Gary Lightbody
Jacknife Lee
Red2012[8]
'Long Live'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Long Live'
(Single version)
Taylor Swift
featuring Paula Fernandes
Taylor Swift
Paula Fernandes
Speak Now World Tour – Live2012[19]
'Look What You Made Me Do'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Fred Fairbrass
Richard Fairbrass
Rob Manzoli[d]
Reputation2017[12]
'Love Story'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless2008[18]
'The Lucky One'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'Mary's Song (Oh My My My)'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Brian Maher
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Me!'Taylor Swift featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the DiscoTaylor Swift
Brendon Urie
Joel Little
TBA2019[31]
'Mean'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Mine'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'The Moment I Knew'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red
(Deluxe edition)
2012[8]
'Never Grow Up'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'New Romantics'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
1989
(Deluxe edition)
2014[11]
'New Year's Day'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Reputation2017[12]
'The Other Side of the Door'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless
(Platinum edition)
2009[18]
'Our Song'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Ours'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now
(Deluxe edition)
2010[6]
'Out of the Woods'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
19892014[11]
'The Outside'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Taylor Swift2006[2]
'A Perfectly Good Heart'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
James
Verges
Taylor Swift
(Deluxe edition)
2007[2]
'Picture to Burn'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'A Place in This World'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Robert Ellis Orrall
Angelo Petraglia
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'...Ready for It?'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Ali Payami
Reputation2017[12]
'Red'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'Ronan'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Maya Thompson
None2012[32]
'Sad Beautiful Tragic'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'Safe & Sound'Taylor Swift
featuring The Civil Wars
Taylor Swift
Joy Williams
John Paul White
T-Bone Burnett
The Hunger Games2011[24]
'Santa Baby'Taylor SwiftJoan Javits
Philip Springer
Tony Springer
Sounds of the Season2007[22]
'September' (cover)Taylor SwiftMaurice White
Al McKay
Allee Willis
Spotify Singles2018[33]
'Shake It Off'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
19892014[11]
'Should've Said No'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Silent Night'Taylor SwiftJosef Mohr
Franz Xaver Gruber
Sounds of the Season2007[22]
'So It Goes...'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Oscar Görres
Reputation2017[12]
'Sparks Fly'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Speak Now'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Starlight'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'State of Grace'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'Stay Beautiful'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Stay Stay Stay'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Red2012[8]
'The Story of Us'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Style'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Ali Payami
19892014[11]
'Superman'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Speak Now2010[6]
'Superstar'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless
(Platinum edition)
2009[18]
'Sweeter than Fiction'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
One Chance Soundtrack2013[34]
'Teardrops on My Guitar'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Tell Me Why'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Fearless2008[18]
'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
Reputation2017[12]
'This Love'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift 19892014[11]
'Tied Together with a Smile'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Tim McGraw'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Taylor Swift2006[2]
'Today Was a Fairytale'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Valentine's Day[e]2010[29]
'Treacherous'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Dan Wilson
Red2012[8]
'Two Is Better Than One'Boys Like Girls
featuring Taylor Swift
Martin JohnsonLove Drunk2009[38]
'Umbrella' (Live cover)Taylor SwiftChristopher 'Tricky' Stewart
Terius 'Dream' Nash
Thaddis Harrell
Shawn Carter
iTunes Live from SoHo2008[39]
'Untouchable'Taylor SwiftCary Barlowe
Nathan Barlowe
Tommy Lee James
Taylor Swift[f]
Fearless
(Platinum edition)
2009[18]
'The Way I Loved You'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
John Rich
Fearless2008[18]
'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
Red2012[8]
'Welcome to New York'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Ryan Tedder
19892014[11]
'White Christmas'Taylor SwiftIrving BerlinSounds of the Season2007[22]
'White Horse'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Fearless2008[18]
'Wildest Dreams'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
19892014[11]
'Wonderland'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Max Martin
Shellback
1989
(Deluxe edition)
2014[11]
'You Are in Love'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Jack Antonoff
1989
(Deluxe edition)
2014[11]
'You Belong with Me'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift
Liz Rose
Fearless2008[18]
'You're Not Sorry'Taylor SwiftTaylor Swift Fearless2008[18]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Swift's cover of Tom Petty's 'American Girl' was released as a promotional single through Rhapsody in 2009, but was not included on any of her albums.[14]
  2. ^'Bad Blood', released as a single in 2015, is a remix featuring Kendrick Lamar, and is not featured on the 1989 album.[16] Lamar wrote his own verses, and is only credited as a writer and as a vocalist on the single version.[17]
  3. ^Jack Ingram and Swift recorded a live acoustic cover of this song for his exclusive live EP for Rhapsody (now known as Napster). The original version appears on Ingram's album This Is It and features Sheryl Crow in the female role. Both Ingram and Swift were signed to Big Machine Records at the time.
  4. ^'Look What You Made Me Do' includes an interpolation of 'I'm Too Sexy', written by Fred Fairbrass, Richard Fairbrass, and Rob Manzoli, performed by Right Said Fred.[30]
  5. ^'Today was a Fairytale' was first released as a single from the soundtrack to the film Valentine's Day (2010), in which Swift starred.[35][36] The song was then re-released as an independent digital single in 2011.[37]
  6. ^'Untouchable' is a cover of a song by American rock band Luna Halo—Swift's only cover on a studio album. The band members, who wrote the original, felt Swift's adjustments to the arrangement and melody of the song were significant enough to warrant a co-writing credit for her version.[40]

References[edit]

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  4. ^Kawashima, Dale (February 16, 2007). 'Taylor Swift Interview 2007 – Her Songwriting & First Album'. Songwriteruniverse.com. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  5. ^Tucker, Ken (March 26, 2008). 'The Billboard Q&A: Taylor Swift'. Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  6. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrSpeak Now (booklet). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2010.CS1 maint: others (link)
  7. ^Macpherson, Alex (October 18, 2012). 'Taylor Swift: 'I want to believe in pretty lies''. The Guardian. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  8. ^ abcdefghijklmnopqrstRed (booklet). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2012.CS1 maint: others (link)
  9. ^Mansfield, Brian (August 18, 2014). 'Taylor Swift debuts 'Shake It Off,' reveals '1989' album'. USA Today. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
  10. ^Lansky, Sam (October 23, 2014). 'Review: 1989 Marks a Paradigm Swift'. Time. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  11. ^ abcdefghijklmnopq1989 (booklet). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records / Universal Music Group. 2014.CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ^ abcdefghijklmnopreputation liner notes (Media notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2017.CS1 maint: others (link)
  13. ^Caulfield, Keith (May 27, 2015). 'Max Martin Scores 20th No. 1 on Hot 100 With Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood''. Billboard. Retrieved August 9, 2015.
  14. ^ abSwift, Taylor. 'American Lady (Single)'. Rhapsody. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  15. ^Chiu, Melody (April 20, 2018). 'Sugarland and Taylor Swift Release Breakup Song 'Babe' — Find Out the Story Behind the Track'. People. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  16. ^Hunt, Elle (May 18, 2015). 'Taylor Swift debuts star-studded video for Bad Blood remix single'. The Guardian. Retrieved December 31, 2015.
  17. ^ ab'Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) – Single Taylor Swift'. AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
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  21. ^Rodriguez, Jayson (January 21, 2010). 'MTV's 'Hope For Haiti' Performances Will Be Available On iTunes'. MTV. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
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  23. ^Hannah Montana: The Movie (booklet). Walt Disney. 2009.
  24. ^ abThe Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond (booklet). Universal Republic / Mercury. 2012.
  25. ^Vena, Jocelyn (June 11, 2009). 'John Mayer Talks Taylor Swift Collaboration 'Half Of My Heart''. MTV. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  26. ^Two Lanes of Freedom (booklet). Tim McGraw. Big Machine Records. 2013.CS1 maint: others (link)
  27. ^Ingram, Jack. 'Rhapsody Originals'. Rhapsody. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  28. ^Legaspi, Althea (December 12, 2016). 'Taylor Swift, Zayn Team Up for Sultry 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved December 9, 2016.
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  30. ^Myers, Owen (August 25, 2017). 'Right Said Fred Are 'Very Pleased' With Taylor Swift's Interpolation Of 'I'm Too Sexy''. The Fader. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
  31. ^Amatulli, Jenna (April 26, 2019). 'Taylor Swift's Long-Awaited Surprise Is A Song Called 'ME!''. HuffPost. Archived from the original on April 26, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
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  33. ^Reed, Ryan (April 13, 2018). 'Hear Taylor Swift's Acoustic Cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September''. Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on April 20, 2018. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  34. ^Payne, Chris (October 21, 2013). 'Taylor Swift Releases New Song 'Sweeter than Fiction': Listen'. Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  35. ^Robey, Tim (February 20, 2010). 'Valentine's Day, review'. The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  36. ^Vena, Jocelyn (January 20, 2010). 'Taylor Swift Releases 'Valentine's Day' Track 'Today Was A Fairytale''. MTV. Archived from the original on January 25, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  37. ^Swift, Taylor. 'Today Was a Fairytale – Single'. iTunes. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  38. ^'Love Drunk by Boys Like Girls'. AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2013.
  39. ^'iTunes Live from SoHo by Taylor Swift'. AllMusic. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  40. ^Paulson, Dave (November 24, 2009). 'Nathan Barlowe of Luna Halo talks about Taylor Swift and 'Untouchable''. The Tennessean. Archived from the original on April 28, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
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'Today Was a Fairytale'
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Valentine's Day
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2010
FormatDigital download
Genre
Length4:02
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
  • Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift singles chronology
'Fearless'
(2010)
'Today Was a Fairytale'
(2010)
'Half of My Heart'
(2010)
Alternative cover

'Today Was a Fairytale' is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, it was released on January 22, 2010 by Big Machine Records as a single from the corresponding soundtrack for the 2010 film Valentine's Day, which she acted in. Swift had previously written the song and offered it to producers for the film's soundtrack. Musically, 'Today Was a Fairytale' is pop-influenced and, lyrically, speaks of a magical date.

It received generally positive reception from contemporary critics, some who deemed it the best song on the soundtrack, and enjoyed commercial success by reaching the top ten in three countries. In Canada, 'Today Was a Fairytale' became Swift's first number-one song. The song debuted and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. Swift promoted 'Today Was a Fairytale' at several venues and included it on a revised set list for the continuation of her Fearless Tour in 2010.

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Background[edit]

Swift solely penned 'Today Was a Fairytale' in the summer of 2008 and stored it away for a while.[1] After being cast as Felicia Miller on Valentine's Day, Swift offered the song to the film producers for the soundtrack as she did not believe it fit on her upcoming album. 'When this movie opportunity came about, I reached back into my pocket and thought, 'I think this is perfect for the soundtrack. I hope it's perfect for the soundtrack', Swift told The Tennessean.[1] 'Today Was a Fairytale' was released as a single from the Valentine's Day soundtrack on January 22, 2010, exclusively through the iTunes Store.[2] The single was re-released on February 15, 2011.[3]

Composition[edit]

Taylor Swift's 'Today Was Fairytale' uses mostly aspects found in country pop music. Its lyrics are about a magical date.
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'Today Was a Fairytale' has a length of four minutes and two seconds.[4] It is set in common time and has a ballad tempo of 80 beats per minute. It is written in the key of G major and Swift's vocals span a little more than one octave, from G3 to C5.[5] It follows the chord progression G–C–Em–D.[5]Jody Rosen and Jonas Weiner of Slate magazine noted that although Swift typically sings country pop, 'with the possible exception of that woodsy acoustic guitar' in the song's introduction 'Today Was a Fairytale' displays no aspects of country music in either its instrumentation or vocals. 'Taylor's vowels have gotten flattened and Yankee-ified,' commented Rosen, though Weiner pointed out that Swift's pop-heavy music was the primary reason for her success.[6] Melanie Bertoldi of Billboard believed Swift's vocals displayed a newfound maturity.[7] There are two different versions of the song's intro: the first one having much more electronic production while the second one is only accompanied by an acoustic guitar.

The song's lyrics describe a magical date.[8] Like many of Swift's songs, the lyrics invoke princess imagery with lines such as 'Today was a fairytale/You were the prince/I used to be a damsel in distress.'[6] Bertoldi said the lyrics were 'driven more by sweeping emotion than [...] specific, youth-focused imagery'.[7] Occasionally, Swift does interrupt the fairytale construct with modern day, real world details like the time her date arrives or the color of his shirt.[6]

Critical reception[edit]

Swift performing 'Today Was a Fairytale' on the second North American leg of the Fearless Tour

The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics. Melanie Bertoldi of Billboard compared the song's lyrics to those of Swift's previous singles 'You Belong with Me' and 'Fifteen'; she was convinced that 'Today Was a Fairytale' would 'help [Swift] reach an even broader audience.'[7] Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly did not see a departure from Swift, recalling lyrics to be familiar of those of 'Love Story' and 'You Belong with Me'. However, she ended with 'What do we know? The song sounds Taylor-made (oh, the wit!) for her fans, and we’re just happy she’s still sweet, neat, and [...] age-appropriate.'[9] An uncredited review from People magazine said the track led the Valentine's Day soundtrack.[10] Brittany Talarico of British magazine OK! called the song's refrains 'catchy' and described the overall feel as 'sweet.'[11] Andrew Leahey of AllMusic said that there was special attention placed on Swift's tracks on the soundtrack, particularly on the song.[12]Jody Rosen of Slate magazine declared 'Today Was a Fairytale' 'track of the week', highlighting its imagery that, according to her, 'sharpen the focus instead of softening it.'[6] Jonah Weiner, also of Slate, wrote, 'This song is a funny mix: some of her tightest songwriting to date, but some of her laziest lyrics.' He mentioned that in the lyrics, Swift mainly 'invoke[d] the cliché and hope[d] it [did] her heavy lifting for her.'[6]

Chart performance[edit]

On the week ending February 6, 2010, 'Today Was a Fairytale' debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 (blocked from number one by Kesha's 'TiK ToK)'.[13][14] This was due to the sales of 325,000 digital downloads, which broke the record for largest first-week download sales by a female artist previously set by Britney Spears' 'Womanizer' (the current record is held by Adele, with her 2015 single 'Hello' selling 1.11 million downloads in its first week).[15] In the succeeding week, the song descended to number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100.[16] It spent a total of fifteen weeks upon the chart. In the United States, 'Today Was a Fairytale' also peaked at number twenty-one on the Adult Contemporary Chart, number forty-one on the Hot Country Songs Chart, and number twenty on the Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) Chart.[17] It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for the sales of over one million downloads.[18] As of November 2014, 'Today Was a Fairytale' has sold 1.6 million digital downloads in the United States.[19] On the week ending February 20, 2010, 'Today Was a Fairytale' debuted and peaked at number one on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming Swift's first number-one single in Canada.[20]

The song debuted at number six on the Australian Singles Chart on the week ending February 21, 2010. It ascended to its peak position at number three in the following week. The song spent twelve weeks upon the chart before completely falling off on the week ending May 9, 2010.[21] 'Today Was a Fairytale' was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) for the sales of 70,000 downloads.[22] In New Zealand, 'Today Was a Fairytale' debuted at number thirty-seven, and peaked at number twenty-nine.[23] The song peaked at number sixty-three on the Japan Hot 100.[17] In Europe, 'Today Was a Fairytale' charted at number forty-one in Ireland,[24] and number fifty-seven in the United Kingdom.[25]

Live performances[edit]

Swift performing 'Today Was a Fairytale' on the second North American leg of the Fearless Tour

Swift performed a medley, which included the song, at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Wearing casual white blouse and black skinny jeans, Swift performed 'Today Was a Fairytale', where she took center stage with a wooden acoustic guitar strapped to her shoulder. After performing the track, she announced. 'It's a fairy tale and an honor to share the stage with Stevie Nicks'. Following, the two performed a cover of Fleetwood Mac's 'Rhiannon' (1976). Swift and Nicks then jumped into the third and final part in her medley, a twangy version of 'You Belong with Me'.[26] Eric Ditzian of MTV News was disappointed at Swift's and Nicks' harmonies, but said the two 'made for a compelling twosome'.[26] The performance followed much backlash in regards to Swift's off key singing,[27] which caused Scott Borchetta, CEO of Big Machine Records, to issue a statement defending the performance.[28]

Swift annexed 'Today Was a Fairytale' to a revised set list for the continuation of her Fearless Tour in 2010. During the performances, which was the penultimate of each concert, Swift was usually costumed in a black cocktail dress with a v-neck cut and black, leather boots.[29][30] She performed with a rhinestoned acoustic guitar center-stage as a forest was projected on the stage; concluding the performance, clips from Valentine's Day were depicted and, following its completion, confetti dropped from the ceiling.[29][30] At the May 22, 2010 concert at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Jane Stevenson of The Toronto Sun said that Swift wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey 'didn't hurt [her] popularity either in this hockey-mad town.'[31] Molly Trust of Billboard noted the performance at the tour's final concert on June 5, 2010 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts 'sported a touch of a hometown feel, as Swift literally and figuratively played to the crowd in a Patriots shirt.'[32] In 2013, Swift performed the song, in place of 'I Almost Do', during the Miami show of The Red Tour.

Track listing[edit]

  • Digital download[2]
  1. 'Today Was a Fairytale' – 4:02

Charts[edit]

Index

Youtube Taylor Swift Today Was A Fairytale

Weekly charts[edit]

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[33]3
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[34]1
Canada AC (Billboard)[35]45
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[36]38
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[37]36
Japan Hot 100[17]63
Ireland (IRMA)[38]41
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[39]29
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[40]46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[41]57
US Billboard Hot 100[42]2
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[43]21
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[44]21
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[45]41
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[46]20

Year-end charts[edit]

Chart (2010)Position
Australia (ARIA)[47]72
US Billboard Hot 100[48]84

Certifications[edit]

RegionCertificationCertified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[49]Platinum70,000^
United States (RIAA)[50]Platinum1,600,000[19]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  3. ^'Today Was a Fairytale – Single by Taylor Swift'. iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Archived from the original on February 21, 2011.
  4. ^'Valentine's Day: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack > Overview'. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  5. ^ ab'Digital sheet music - Taylor Swift - Today Was a Fairytale'. Musicnotes.com. Alfred Publishing.
  6. ^ abcdeWeiner, Jonah; Jody Rosen (January 28, 2010). 'Track of the Week: Taylor Swift, 'Today Was a Fairytale''. Slate. The Washington Post Company. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  7. ^ abcBertoldi, Melanie (February 5, 2010). 'Taylor Swift, 'Today Was a Fairytale''. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  8. ^Vena, Jocelyn (December 28, 2009). 'New Taylor Swift Song Included In 'Valentine's Day' Featurette'. MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  9. ^Greenblatt, Leah (January 19, 2010). 'New Taylor Swift song, 'Today Was a Fairytale': Listen here'. Entertainment Weekly. Time Warner. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
  10. ^'FIRST LISTEN: Like Taylor Swift? Stream the Valentine's Day Soundtrack!'. People. Time Warner. February 1, 2010. Retrieved June 22, 2010.
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  20. ^Billboard Canadian Update February 12, 2010
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  26. ^ abDitzian, Eric (January 31, 2010). 'Taylor Swift Shares The Stage With Stevie Nicks At The Grammys'. MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  27. ^Montgomery, James (February 3, 2010). 'Taylor Swift Backlash: Readers Weigh In'. MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
  28. ^Vena, Jocelyn (February 3, 2010). 'Taylor Swift's Grammy Performance Defended By Label CEO'. MTV News. Viacom. Retrieved April 17, 2010.
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  30. ^ abMcDonnel, Brandy (April 1, 2010). 'Concert review: Taylor Swift brings 'Fearless' show to Ford Center'. The Oklahoman. Oklahoma Publishing Company. Retrieved May 21, 2010.
  31. ^Stevenson, Jane (May 22, 2010). 'Taylor Swift concert a fairytale for fans'. The Toronto Sun. Sun Media. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
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External links[edit]

  • Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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