I had to be ruthless with my choices, and I left behind some songs I am still unfailingly proud of now. Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' Release Makes Spotify (Spotify reps said they could not verify this raking, but Taylor Swift Charts has a good record for record-keeping. 8. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. [138], Speak Now received industry awards and nominations. [105][note 6] With this achievement, Speak Now had three songs peaking in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100"Mine", "Back to December", and "If This Was a Movie". Heres how it works. Swift has long been proud of the fact that she wrote all 14 songs on "Speak Now" by . Rule breaks are a regular part of 'Too Hot to Handle' but what is the 'rule break pact' and which contestants are behind it? Create your first playlist It's easy, we'll help you. [111], Speak Now was a chart success in the wider English-speaking world: it peaked atop the albums charts of Australia,[112] Canada,[113] and New Zealand,[114] and peaked at number six in Ireland[115] and the UK. [80] Her round of American television shows included Today, Late Show with David Letterman, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Live with Regis and Kelly, and Dancing with the Stars. [94] By April 2011, Swift had added another 16 shows to the North American leg. Hartford Courant. [10][11] At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Swift sang "You Belong with Me" and "Rhiannon" with Stevie Nicks; some critics commented Swift performed with weak vocals. All Rights Reserved. [154][155] Pitchfork's Sam Sodomsky, reviewing the album in 2019, contended that her country-music identity served as an indicator of her autobiographical songwriting rather than musical style. [15] As with her songwriting on previous albums, Swift strove to convey emotional honesty with details as specifically as possible, believing it is important for a songwriter to do so. Swift one of the most important new musicians of the decade". The superstar took to her Instagram Stories to announce the news, wishing everyone a happy 13th in celebration of her longtime lucky number. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, which would give Swift the third-most No. [79] She embarked on a promotional tour in Japan, where she appeared on variety show SMAPxSMAP and music program Music Station. [95] After the final US concert in New York City on November 22, 2011, the Speak Now World Tour had covered 80 sold-out North American shows. [101] It marked the highest single-week tally for a female country artist and became the first album since Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III (2008) to sell over one million copies in its first week of release. Taylor Swift and Hayley Williams of the group Paramore and Kid Rock at the CMT Artists of the Year at The Factory on Nov. 30, 2010 in Franklin, Tennessee. [36] Because much of Speak Now was recorded and mixed in Nashville, Niebank believed the album stood out among popular records that were manipulated with contemporaneous technologies Auto-Tune and Melodyne. Hayley Williams Calls Taylor Swift 'My Hero' After 'Speak Now (Taylor's Read full review. In a Monday (July 3) exclusive video for Spotify, the 33-year-old pop star looked like shed come straight out of 2010, wearing a whimsical green sundress and a long necklace, her hair in a fishtail side braid. [20] "Haunted" is about romantic obsession and "Last Kiss" explores the lingering feelings after a breakup. [153] Its commercial success contributed to her fame as a pop star transcending her self-identity as a country-music artist. Why is Taylor rerecording, you ask? The independent Twitter account Taylor Swift Charts(@chartstswift) points out that Speak Now (Taylors Version) produced the second best Spotify numbers for a female artist in a single day in that apps history, at 126.4 million streams a number previously only bested by Swift herself, when Midnights accumulated a record-breaking 184.7 million streams in its first day last fall. Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' Breaks Spotify Record For [6], "Speak Now" is a country pop track with a length of four minutes and two seconds. Mike Meadows acoustic guitar, clapping, This page was last edited on 15 July 2023, at 04:59. 8. [45] Ann Powers appreciated Speak Now's soft, introspective tracks for personalizing pop music. And this girl is just completely just the evil one. That gives Swift two songs in Billboards top 10 at the moment, with the remix of Karma (with Ice Spice), from the Midnights album, still hanging in at No. All Rights Reserved. Inspired by Swift's transition from adolescence into adulthood, Speak Now is a loose concept album consisting of confessional songs mostly about love and heartbreak that explore past relationships and depart from the youthful optimism on her past albums. In 2021, Swift dropped both Fearless (Taylors Version) and Red (Taylors Version), leaving her 2006 self-titled debut, 2014s 1989 and 2017s Reputation as the only albums left in the re-recording process. "[15] Inspired by her growth into adulthood, she conceived Speak Now as a loose concept album about the things she wanted to tell certain people she had met but never had a chance to. This friend parted ways with her high-school boyfriend with hopes that they would rekindle in the future, but one day the friend learnt that the boyfriend would soon wed another woman. The song peaked at number eight on both the Canadian Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot 100, marking Swift's sixth top-ten debut on the latter and making her the first artist with six US top-ten debuts. Taylor Swift Reacts to 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'s Spotify Records The re-recorded version of Taylor's 2010 album "Speak Now" is now the most-streamed album on Spotify in a single day in 2023 as well as Spotify's most-streamed country album in a. [11] Ken Tucker, in a radio episode for NPR, commended the track for appealing to casual listeners for its "meticulously detailed" production. Wild theories about Speak Now (Taylors Version) are circulating FYP, and TikTok users seem to think they've cracked the code. Your email address will not be published. Keep an eye on #SwiftieTheories on TikTok for possible updates! [36] Although Fearless's commercial success allowed Swift to engage a larger group of producers, she worked solely with Chapman because she believed they had a productive relationship. Mainly, her time is spent at My Imperfect Life, where shes attuned to the latest entertainment trends and dating advice for Gen Z. I remember making tracklist after tracklist, obsessing over the right way to tell the story. Published 16 July 23. It was an album that was the most precious to me because of its vast extremes. Two of those special songs feature collaborations with other big-name stars. Red (TV) pic.twitter.com/f6lKTxe1P4, With several days left in the weekly chart cycle, Hits Daily Double is projecting that Speak Now (Taylors Version) will debut with 650,000 to 700,000 units, which would be the best album debut of 2023 so far eclipsing even the 501,000-unit first week for Morgan Wallens blockbuster One Thing at a Time.. [128], The album's dramatic themes of heartbreak and vengeance received mixed reviews. [125] AnyDecentMusic? Everything to Know About 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about. [50] The title track is an acoustic guitar-driven country pop song with a 1950s rock chorus. [42], Adapted from Speak Now (Taylor's Version) digital album inline notes[43]. The clever lady in the viral video noticed that there are three Gs on the back of Swift's Starbucks cup. Before that, she was a news editor at Elite Daily. The records come after Swift has been trending on social media after her reunion with Ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner over the weekend. [15] She described her songs as "diary entries" about her emotions that helped her navigate adulthood. All this publication's reviews. Your email address will not be published. Let's find some podcasts to follow We . Sign up Log in. Taylor Swift's latest project, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), has broken two Spotify records shortly after its release on July 7. In a now widely-circulated post, she claims that one of Taylor's Instagram posts intends to throw us offthe crooner is seen with a Starbucks cup (promoting her partnership with the brand) but seemingly hinting at something. [71] She also gave private concerts to contest winners and played a semi-private concert for JetBlue at the John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York. On Monday, Spotify announced that the singers highly anticipated newest release, Speak Now (Taylors Version) made history! According to Spotify, the new version, which is a remake of her 2010 album, became the most streamed album in a single day so far in 2023. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) is set to be released on July 7, so get ready to sing/scream the lyrics of "Long Live" as tears roll down your cheeks; we know we will be. "[2], After speaking with her friend, Swift became fixated on the idea of how tragic it would be for the person one loved to wed someone else. "Back to December" and "Mean", which were earlier available for digital download, were released to US country radio on November 15, 2010,[82] and March 13, 2011, respectively. On Spotifys Global Top 50 at the same hour Monday night, Swift held down a third of that charts 50 spots, with 17 songs represented. 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It is the title track for her third studio album of the same name (2010), and was released for digital download as a promotional single on October 5, 2010, by Big Machine Records. [162] On May 5, 2023, at the first Eras Tour show in Nashville, Swift announced Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and its release date on July 7. Its yours, its mine, its ours, Swift wrote after the album was released. 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Time is ticking down before Speak Now (Taylors Version) finally arrives this Friday (July 7), and Taylor Swift is here to remind you to pre-save the record. Back in December 2021, Taylor changed the artwork for all the songs she owns on Spotify to show a clip of falling confetti for her birthday. [4] "Love Story" was the first country song to reach number one on the Mainstream Top 40 chart and "You Belong with Me" was the first country song to top the all-genre Radio Songs chart. The Tale of Three Taylors Everything that@taylorlautnersaid last night on stage is so true. Let's find some podcasts to follow We'll keep you updated on new episodes. Midnights 184.7M#2. The next chapter begins on July 7 #SpeakNowTaylorsVersion pic.twitter.com/QdrZW8t01p, Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox, A daily briefing on what matters in the music industry. in 'Back to December', "Is Taylor Swift the New Hip-Hop Mean Girl? Borchetta reportedly said to Swift; "Taylor, this record isn't about fairy tales and high school anymore. [3] Two of the album's singles, "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", performed well on both country and pop radio and brought Swift to mainstream prominence. Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 25, 2010, through Big Machine Records.Swift wrote the album entirely herself within two years while touring to promote her second studio album, Fearless (2008). [41][47] Many tracks explore rock stylings that draw from rock music of the late 1970s through the 1980s,[48] and their melodies incorporate chiming guitars, loud drums, and powerful choruses. I dont care about anything that happened to me when I was 19. [41], A re-recorded version of "Speak Now", subtitled "(Taylor's Version)", was released on July 7, 2023, via Republic Records as part of Swift's third re-recorded album of the same name. Billboard is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Before her time at Future, Danielle was the editor of Time Out New York Kids, where she got to experience the best of the city from the point of view of its littlest residents. [21], Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly deemed "Speak Now" a catchy song and opined that Swift's lyrical delivery makes up for her shortcomings as a vocalist. [12] MTV News commented the MTV Awards incident transformed Swift into a "bona-fide mainstream celebrity",[13] and The New York Times said it was refreshing to see a talented singer-songwriter like Swift "make the occasional flub". ), Biggest single-day streams for female albums in global Spotify history: #1. Spotify's Countdown Has Begun for Taylor Swift's 'Speak Now (Taylor's Reviews published in Paste[42] and Slant Magazine[31] call it a catchy album with radio-friendly pop tunes; Paste was impressed by the crossover appeal but deemed the overall production dull. See Swifts IG Story before it disappears here. According to The New York Times, although the music industry in 2010 saw album sales "[plunging] by more than 50 percent in the last decade", the album's strong sales proved Swift "has transcended the limitations of genre and become a pop megastar". She had him so completely isolated. 2023 "Real life is a funny thing, you know," Taylor Swift wrote in the liner notes of 2010's Speak Now, her third album and the third she's rerecorded as part of a sweeping effort to regain her master tapes. During the reveal, Swift brought Lautner out on stage and he performed cart wheels and a back flip as he emerged. Spin[55] and Now[45] said although it includes some memorable tracks, Speak Now is blemished by celebrity, rage, and grievances. [91][92], On November 23, 2010, Swift announced the Speak Now World Tour, which started in Singapore on February 9, 2011. The Village Voice took issue with Swift's weak and strained vocals. CD releases of the album in Japan included the original versions of "Back to December" and "The Story of Us", each noted as "US version", as tracks 15 and 16 on the standard, Mike Meadows electric guitar, handclapping, Drew Bollman assistant, assistant engineer, engineer, Dean Gillard production, mixing, additional instrumentation, Todd Tidwell assistant engineer, engineer, Nathan Yarborough assistant mixing engineer, This page was last edited on 17 July 2023, at 13:59. [147], In a 2019 Rolling Stone cover story, Swift said she wrote the album by herself as a reaction to her critics' doubts about her songwriting ability. Her work appears throughout the companys lifestyle brands, including My Imperfect Life, Real Homes, and woman&home. Swift wrote the album entirely herself within two years while touring to promote her second studio album, Fearless (2008). [36][38] Because Swift wanted Speak Now to be a direct communication with her audience, Niebank infused monoaural reverberation inspired by 1950s and 1960s music in the mix to evoke a "vintage" and "retro" vibe that, according to Niebank, brought a sense of authenticity. "Speak Now" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. According to Jocelyn Vena of MTV.com, the performance was "a very theatrical moment" in which "Swift acted out crashing a wedding. Speak Now by Taylor Swift Reviews and Tracks - Metacritic Oct 29, 2010. After singing the first two lines of the opening verse, Swift accidentally jumped ahead to the July ninth portion of the second verse before pausing to fess up to her mistake. [52], Speak Now was ranked 13th on Rolling Stone's list of the best albums of 2010. In the U.K., Swift is expected to have three songs from two albums in the Official Singles Chart top 10 by weeks end, according to mid-week projections. 7, with 30.3 million airplay audience impressions and just shy of 15 million streams. [29][30], The remaining tracks of Speak Now are ballads. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. (Probably not a huge percentage of fans thinks of Speak Now either the old version or the re-recorded one as country per se, given that she had well moved on to pop dominance by 2010, but thats how its classified, not as pop, for Spotify and many other chart purposes.). [26][24] The self-aware "Mean", in which Swift sings about facing a man who had tried to take her down, was inspired by her detractors. "There is a time for silence. "Speak Now.". [27] Swift had written "Sparks Fly"a song about dangerous hints of love at first sightbefore she released her 2006 self-titled debut album. ", Although "If This Was a Movie" (written by Swift and. [14] Some critics compared the storyline of "Speak Now" to that of Swift's 2009 single "You Belong with Me"; both protagonists yearn for a love interest who is in love with another woman. According to Spotify,. The 33-year-old Anti-Hero singer mentioned both Dear John and Last Kiss in the prologue for Taylors Version of her 2010 studio album, which was released on July 7. July 10, 2023, 1:56 pm. SwiftsSpeak Now (Taylors Version) earned over 575,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in its first four days of release (July 7-10), according to initial reports to Luminate marking thebiggest week for any albumin 2023. Williams reposted an article to her Instagram Stories that reported Speak Now (Taylors Version) is officially the most streamed country album in a single day in Spotifys history. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. Brown commented that Swift's unwillingness to openly discuss sex and tendency to criticize females who "whore themselves out", as in the lyrics of "Better than Revenge", were problematic. Previously, Swift filmed a video for the Spotify page giving fans a peek at one of the magical purple vinyl discs and its accompanying poster. Sparks are still flying for Taylor Swift, who is continuing her Speak Now (Taylors Version) rollout with a new deluxe digital version of the album released on Thursday (July 13). Within three weeks, Niebank finished mixing 17 tracks including 14 on the standard edition and three bonus tracks on the deluxe edition. My Imperfect Life is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. The streaming feat also serves as a boost for Williams, who is featured on the From the Vault track Castles Crumbling on Speak Now (Taylors Version). [16][17] Swift chose not to follow the trend of making increasingly sexualized music by artists of her age and believed such a path would be incongruent with her artistic vision. [149] Many considered it a strong groundwork to Swift's consistently-evolved songcraft on subsequent albums. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google. 'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)' Becomes Spotify's Most-Streamed Country Shop the best of Taylor Swifts discography on vinyl and more. The Lover single Cruel Summer is on track to hold over in the U.K. at No. Resharing Spotifys Instagram post announcing the news, Swift wrote above it, Screeching (Taylors Version followed by a purple heart emoji surrounded by two laughing emojis. After the album's release, Swift embarked on the Speak Now World Tour from February2011 to March2012. [31][41][54] "If This Was a Movie", a bonus song on the deluxe edition and the only song not written solely by Swift,[note 4] is a fast-paced ballad with a recurring guitar riff and simple harmonies. Mine (Taylors Version) was reported to be tracking to slide in as the weeks highest new entry at No. The next chapter begins on July 7, when Speak Now (Taylors Version) comes out, she continued, smiling at the camera. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) is yours July 7 . Upon the release of the album, Taylor shared a new self-directed video for her "From . 2023 Billboard Media, LLC. Its songs incorporate prominent rock stylings, and their melodies are characterized by acoustic instruments intertwined with chiming electric guitars, dramatic strings, and drums. Speak Now (Taylor's Version) is expected to debut at No. Some critics found the album to showcase Swift's grown-up perspective, but others took issue with the tracks about vengeance as shallow. SHE WROTE 'EM ALL. Want to know what everyone in the music business is talking about. [15] "Enchanted" describes the aftermath of an encounter with a special person without knowing whether the infatuation would be reciprocated. [60] It reached number six in Japan,[61] number seven in Canada,[62] and number nine in Australia. No, those are the right lyrics, Swift said, repeating the opening lines. In my mind, the saddest song Ive ever written is Last Kiss. My most scathing is Dear John and my most wistfully romantic is Enchanted, she wrote.