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Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 25, 2010, through Big Machine Records. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 at several recording studios, and was handled by Swift and Nathan Chapman. Written entirely by Swift as the follow-up to Fearless (2008), Speak Now blends the country-pop of her early work with a big pop-rock production style and features lyrical themes concerning love, romance and heartbreak. A deluxe edition was released on the same day exclusively to US Target stores; it contained three extra bonus tracks and two acoustic versions as well as a pop remix of "Mine". Internationally, another deluxe edition was released containing the same three bonus songs and acoustic songs, and three US versions. In 2012, the Target exclusive was released to a wider distribution in the US.

Speak Now received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Swift's songwriting and themes. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 1,047,000 units in its first week. Due to strong digital sales, all fourteen songs from the standard edition of the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with the lead single "Mine" having the highest peak of number three. Six singles were released from the album, including the US Country number-one hits "Sparks Fly" and "Ours". Speak Now was also an international success, charting within the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.

Swift promoted the album with an international tour, Speak Now World Tour, throughout 2011. According to Swift's label Big Machine Records, as of September 2011, Speak Now has sold over 5.8 million copies worldwide.[1] The album has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and, as of October 2012, has sold 4.2 million copies in the United States.

Background and recording

Swift worked on the album for two years prior to its release.[2] Swift wrote all of the songs on the album without co-writers. Speaking on a live webcast on July 20, 2010, she said, "I actually wrote all the songs myself for this record. It didn't really happen on purpose, it just sort of happened. Like, I'd get my best ideas at 3:00 am in Arkansas, and I didn't have a co-writer around and I would just finish it."[3] In an analysis of Swift's lyrics, The Oxonian Review noted themes of regret and solitude, highlighting that "December is a month to get through so we can return to the beginning, and is certainly not a month to relish. Yet, Swift goes there—'all the time'—in 'Back To December' by delivering an apology to an ex-boyfriend, which she never did on her prior two albums."[4] Music writer Stephen Thomas Erlewine viewed that the album musically is "no great progression from Fearless but rather a subtle shift toward pure pop with the country accents [...] used as flavoring".[5]

Recording sessions for the album took place at several recording locations, including Aimeeland Studio, Blackbird Studios, and Capitol Studios in Hollywood, California, Pain in the Art Studio, and Starstruck Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, and Stonehurst Studio in Bowling Green, Kentucky.[6] Some of the songs feature live strings, and some, a full orchestra.[7]

Writing and lyrical content

Swift wrote all of the songs by herself. The opening track, "Mine", is also released as the lead single from the album. Swift explained that the uptempo country-pop song is about her tendency to run from love.[8] Critics praised the song, although some called it "formulaic" for resonating her earlier work.[9] "Sparks Fly" was composed by Swift when she was sixteen, prior to her debut in the music scene,[10] and first performed during one of her concerts in 2007. The song has undergone several revisions to its lyrics and removed the banjo that it originally had.[11] Swift explained that the song is about "falling for someone who you maybe shouldn't fall for, but you can't stop yourself because there's such a connection and chemistry."[12] "Back To December" is the third track from the album, and was released as the second single from the album. It received positive reviews from critics, who regarded it as one of the highlights of Speak Now. The song is one of two songs where Swift first incorporated an orchestra on record,[13] and lyrically it is the first time that Swift ever apologizes to someone in a song.[14] Critics have speculated that the song is Swift's apology to her ex-boyfriend Taylor Lautner.[15] The title track followed, which was released first as a promotional single.[16] The upbeat country-pop song relies on acoustic guitar and is a narration from the perspective of a person who crashes her former love's wedding in an attempt to win him back.[17]

"Dear John" is the second longest track of Taylor's career, clocking in at six minutes and forty-five seconds.[18] The song is an "open letter" to an ex-boyfriend, and it is speculated that the song is written to John Mayer, whom Swift dated from late 2009 to early 2010.[19] The song is about being manipulated and betrayed by someone you loved.[20] The Grammy-winning song "Mean" is the sixth track of the album. Critics said that it is one of her most country-sounding songs.[21] The song's lyrical content addresses those who question Swift's ability to sing.[22] "The Story Of Us" followed, narrating the awkwardness that takes place between two people after they break up.[23] It's a power pop song with a vibrant beat, electric guitars, and a fast-paced chorus.[24][25] "Never Grow Up" is a sweet ballad addressed to a young child from Swift feeling alone as she spends her first night in her new apartment on her own.[26] Swift explained that the song is about "the fact that I don't quite know how I feel about growing up".[27]

The power ballad "Enchanted" serves as the ninth track of the album. The song starts with guitar strings and lyrically, it finds Swift singing about meeting a guy she's attracted to without knowing if her instant infatuation is at all reciprocated.[28] The song has a length of five minutes and fifty-two seconds, thus making it the third longest song on the album.[29] "Better Than Revenge" is one of Swift’s vengeance songs aimed at the young actress Joe Jonas pursued after breaking up with Swift.[30] The song contains pop punk elements which have been compared to Paramore's "Misery Business" by several critics.[31] "Innocent" is a soft rock tune written in response to last year's Kanye West contretemps at the MTV Video Music Awards. The song is about someone who has lost his path in life, but whose "string of lights are still bright to me."[32] "Haunted" is the most dramatic song on the album. It's a symphonic rock song, starting off with violins and other string instruments, and it is the second song on the album to incorporate an orchestra.[33] The song is about a breakup, and involves Swift demanding that the guy "finish what he started."[34]

"Last Kiss" is a folk-pop ballad. Swift explained that the song "is sort of like a letter to somebody."[35] The song is rumored to be about Joe Jonas.[36] The song clocks in at six minutes and seven seconds, making it the second longest song on the album. The closing track "Long Live", also known as "We Will Be Remembered", is about her band and her fans. It is a look towards the future, wondering what story will be told about today.[29] Swift said that "this song for me is like looking at a photo album of all the award shows, and all the stadium shows, and all the hands in the air in the crowd. It's sort of the first love song that I've written to my team."[37]

Title significance

According to Big Machine Records president/CEO Scott Borchetta, the album's original title was Enchanted. He explained: "We were at lunch, and she had played me a bunch of the new songs. I looked at her and I'm like, 'Taylor, this record isn't about fairy tales and high school anymore. That's not where you're at. I don't think the record should be called Enchanted." After the discussion, Swift then excused herself from the table. By the time she came back, she had the Speak Now title, which comes closer to representing the evolution that the album represents in her career and in her still-young understanding of the world.[38] The title represents a common theme throughout the album, which is speaking up about things that Swift wished she had said in the moment, but didn't.

Release and promotion

Speak Now was released worldwide on October 25, 2010, through Big Machine Records.[39][40] It was made available for digital download by iTunes.[41] The album's official cover was premiered through Us Weekly on August 18, 2010.[42] It was also released on vinyl LP on November 22, 2010.[43] On December 20, 2010, a karaoke version of the album was released featuring the album as a CD+G and a DVD.[44]

A deluxe edition was released exclusively to Target and features an alternate cover, with Swift in a red dress instead of the standard edition's violet. It was released on the same day as the standard edition and includes three additional tracks ("Ours", "If This Was A Movie", and "Superman"), acoustic versions of "Haunted" and "Back To December", a pop remix of "Mine", and 30 minutes of enhanced video content: the music video for "Mine", as well as behind-the-scenes footage of its production.[45][46][47] Released on her official website, the Target deluxe edition was made available for digital download by Scattertunes.[48] A deluxe edition was also released internationally featuring the same three bonus songs, acoustic songs, and behind the scenes feature from the deluxe edition at Target. The international deluxe edition contains the US versions of "Mine", "Back To December", and "The Story Of Us", and the pop mix video for "Mine".[49][50][51] On November 8, 2011, the three bonus songs were released individually as singles on iTunes and Amazon.com.[52][53][54][55] The bonus remixes were released individually as singles on iTunes.[56][57][58] On January 17, 2012, the Target exclusive deluxe edition was released to other retail stores.[59][60][61]

Swift performed the song "Innocent" at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards on September 12, 2010. Some of the tracks were previewed in advance of the release date: "Speak Now" on October 4, "Back To December" on October 11, and "Mean" on October 18, 2010.[62] These three were subsequently released to the iTunes Store the following day, respectively.[63] Additionally, "The Story Of Us" was previewed October 22, 2010, through Comcast on-demand and XfinityTv.com.[63] "Speak Now" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eight and on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart at number sixty the week of October 11, 2010, selling 217,000 digital downloads.[64][65][66] "Back To December" debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100, with 242,000 digital downloads.[67] "Mean" debuted at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 with 163,000 downloads.[68] All fourteen songs on the standard edition of the album have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with ten tracks debuting the week of the album's release. The highest-charting of these was "Sparks Fly" at number seventeen with 113,000 downloads.[69][70]

On July 15, 2011, Swift's official website announced that she had partnered with Elizabeth Arden to launch a fragrance, which was released in October 2011. The fragrance's name, "Wonderstruck", is a reference to the song "Enchanted".[71] The fragrance made its in-store appearance on November 16, 2011.[72] On November 8, 2011, Swift released two more promotional singles from the album, "If This Was A Movie" and "Superman", both were made available for digital download by iTunes.[73][74]

"Haunted", along with the promotional releases, charted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number ninety-eight[75] and Billboard Hot Digital Songs at number seventy-one.

Singles

Promotional singles

Big Machine Records released the lead single "Mine" to US country radio and digital download sites on August 4, 2010.[76] The single peaked at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100[77] and was certified triple platinum by the RIAA. It reached number six in Japan,[78] number seven in Canada,[79] and number nine in Australia.[80]

"Back To December" and "Mean", which were earlier available for digital download, were released to US country radio on November 15, 2010,[81] and March 13, 2011.[82] The two singles peaked at numbers seven and ten in Canada,[83] and "Back To December" reached number six on the Billboard Hot 100.[84] "The Story Of Us" was released to US pop radio on April 19, 2011.[85] "Sparks Fly" and "Ours" were released to US country radio on July 18[86] and December 5, 2011.[87] Prior to its single release, "Ours", together with the other deluxe edition tracks, was released for digital download via the iTunes Store on November 8, 2011.[88] "Sparks Fly" and "Ours" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 and peaked atop the Hot Country Songs chart.[89][90] The RIAA certified all six of the album's singles at least platinum; "Back To December" and "Mean" sold over two million copies each, and they were certified double-platinum and triple-platinum.

Tour

Main article: Speak Now World Tour

To promote the album, a tour entitled the Speak Now World Tour was announced on November 23, 2010, by Billboard.[91] The tour began with a six-day leg in Asia, from February 9 to 21, 2011.[92] It then ventured into Europe during March, before Swift began the North American leg on May 21, 2011. The North American leg ended in New York City on November 22, 2011, with a total of 80 shows.[93] The tour extended into 2012 in Oceania.[94]

Critics praised the tour with Billboard.com calling it an "overwhelming experience" that blended pacing, music, and Swift’s personality in a way that transfixed the audience. The Korean Focus Times complimented Swift's "pitch-perfect and sincere vocals" and noted the boundless dedication of her fans. The New York Times described the tour as having "clockwork professionalism" with thousands of voices singing along.[95]

On August 10, 2011, Swift released a music video for "Sparks Fly," featuring clips from four different tour locations, including Newark, New Jersey, with footage of rain from a summer stadium show.[96] A live album was released on November 21, 2011. The DVD and Blu-ray included with the CD feature all seventeen song performances from the North American leg of the tour.[97]

Commercial performance

Speak Now debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with sales of 1,047,000 copies in its first week. This achievement made it just the 16th album in United States history to sell one million copies in a single week. Initially, it was the second biggest debut ever for a female artist, later surpassed by Lady Gaga's Born This Way and then by Swift's own album Red.[98] It was the second biggest debut ever for a country album, the biggest in five and a half years, and the biggest of 2010.[99][100] Speak Now set a new record for the biggest one-week sales tally for an album by a female country artist, surpassing Shania Twain's Up!.[101] It is Swift's second US number-one album.[102] In its second week on the Billboard 200, the album remained at number one and sold 320,000 copies.[103] It dropped to number two in its third week, selling 212,000 copies.[104] In its fourth week, Speak Now fell to number nine and sold 146,000 copies.[105] The album rose to number four in its fifth week, selling 241,000 copies.[106] Speak Now returned to the top spot in its eighth week, with over 259,000 copies sold.[107] The album reclaimed the top spot for three additional weeks, totaling six non-consecutive weeks at number one.[108] After only 10 weeks, Speak Now became the third best-selling album of 2010 in the US, with sales of 2,960,000 copies.[109] The album had sold 681,000 digital copies by January 2012, making it the tenth best-selling digital album of all time.[110] On October 25, 2010, the album was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA),[111] and, as of October 2012, it has sold 4.2 million copies in the US.[112] This makes Swift the first female solo artist to have three studio albums each top the 4 million mark in a decade, following Taylor Swift and Fearless.[113]

All fourteen songs on the album, along with three bonus tracks, charted on the US Billboard Hot 100. Eleven of them charted concurrently, making Swift the third artist in history and the first female artist to have over ten concurrent Hot 100 hits. Speak Now is the only album in history to produce seventeen Hot 100 hits. It generated four top ten, seven top twenty, and nine top thirty hits.[114]

Speak Now also garnered success outside the US. The album entered at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart, selling 62,000 copies.[115] It stayed at the top spot on its second week and was later certified triple platinum by Music Canada for shipments exceeding 240,000 copies.[116] Speak Now also debuted at number one on the Australian Albums Chart, marking Swift's first number one album in Australia.[117] It was later certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).[118] The album topped the New Zealand Albums Chart for two weeks and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ).[119] Speak Now also charted within the top ten in five more countries, including the United Kingdom where it debuted at number six on the Top 40 Albums chart and has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[120]

As of February 2012, "Mine" sold 2,081,000 copies, "Mean" sold 1,809,000 copies; "Back To December" sold 1,688,000 copies; "Ours" sold 1,224,000; "Sparks Fly" "The Story Of Us" and "Speak Now" have sold approximately 841,000 and 500,000 respectively copies.[121]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 77/100[122]
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 4/5 stars[5]
Robert Christgau A–[123]
Entertainment Weekly B+[124]
The Guardian 4/5 stars[125]
Los Angeles Times 3/4 stars[33]
Paste 7.1/10[126]
PopMatters 8/10[29]
Rolling Stone 4/5 stars[127]
Slant Magazine 3/5 stars[128]
Spin 7/10[129]

Speak Now received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 20 reviews. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine commended Swift's mature lyrics and stated, "she writes from the perspective of the moment yet has the skill of a songwriter beyond her years."[130] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times wrote that "she makes memorable music by honing in on the tiny stuff: the half-notes in a hummed phrase, the lyrical images that communicate precisely what it’s like to feel uncomfortable, or disappointed, or happy".[131] Rudy Klapper of Sputnikmusic called it "the best pop record of the year".[31] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called Speak Now a "bravura work of nontransparent transparency ... the most savage of her career, and also the most musically diverse. And it's excellent too, possibly her best".[132]

MSN Music's Robert Christgau said that, although the songs are "overlong and overworked", they "evince an effort that bears a remarkable resemblance to care—that is, to caring in the best, broadest, and most emotional sense".[123] Dave Heaton of PopMatters observed "a richer array of narratives and even more songs about that process of turning your life into a narrative".[29] Theon Weber of The Village Voice perceived Swift's songwriting strength as "not confessional, but dramatic" and stated "Like a procession of country songwriters before her, she creates characters and situations—some from life—and finds potent ways to describe them".[133] Weber described the album's songs as "iceberg songs" and elaborated on how Swift's talent grows "in proportion" to her artistic freedom:

“ Swift enjoys slipping in and out of identities, and her best songs are constructed from multiple, superimposed points of view. She also likes using a tossed-off phrase to suggest large and serious things that won't fit in the song, things that enhance or subvert the surface narrative ... She's more comfortable inside these new songs, and cleverer ... She can still sound strained and thin, and often strays into a pitch that drives some people crazy; but she's learned how to make words sound like what they mean.[134] ”

In a mixed review, Allison Stewart of The Washington Post called the album "ridiculously entertaining [...] a lengthy, captivating exercise in woo-pitching, flame tending and score-settling", but found it "long: 14 wordy, stretched-thin, occasionally repetitive songs".[135] Slant Magazine's Jonathan Keefe found Swift's singing "technically poor" and her lyrics "generally lack[ing] the variety and sophistication of her compositions", which he called "expertly crafted pop music".[128]

Accolades

Several music critics and publications included Speak Now in their year-end lists. The album was ranked number thirteen on Rolling Stone's year-end best albums list for 2010.[136] About.com listed Speak Now as the best pop album of 2010, calling it "a highly personal, intimate musical document that pulls listeners in with both humor and grace".[137] Allison Stewart of The Washington Post named the album the tenth best of 2010,[138] and The New York Times' Jon Caramanica ranked Speak Now number two in his top ten albums list, stating that "her songs are more diverse, her images more severe, her blade sharper."[139] Jim Malec of American Noise ranked Speak Now number six on his Top 10 Country Music Albums of 2010 and named it the "most courageous" release of 2010.[140] PopMatters ranked it at number five on its list of the best country albums of 2010,[141] while The Boot ranked it at number two on its top ten country albums of the year.[142] In June 2012, the album was included in the "50 best female albums of all time" list by Rolling Stone, ranking at number forty-five.[143]

Aside from critic polls, the album was nominated for International Album of the Year at the 2011 Juno Awards, losing to Katy Perry's Teenage Dream. It received nominations in the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, including Top Billboard 200 Album and Top Country Album, and won the latter.[144] Speak Now was nominated for Best Country Album at the 2012 Grammy Awards and won Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song for her song "Mean".[145] The album was also nominated for Album of the Year at the Academy of Country Music Awards,[134] the Country Music Association Awards,[146] and the American Country Awards,[147] and won Favorite Country Album at the American Music Awards of 2011.[148]

Speak Now has won 4 awards from 10 nominations.

Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2010 Guinness World Records Fastest Selling Digital Album by a Female Artist Won [149]
2011 Academy of Country Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated [150]
American Country Awards Album of the Year Nominated [151]
American Music Awards Favourite Country Album Won [152]
Billboard Music Awards Top Country Album Won [153]
Top Billboard 200 Album Nominated
Canadian Country Music Association Top Selling Album Won [154]
Country Music Association Awards Album of the Year Nominated [155]
Juno Award International Album of the Year Nominated [156]
2012 Grammy Awards Best Country Album Nominated [157]

Track listing

All tracks written by Taylor Swift. All songs produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift, except where noted.

Standard Edition/Japanese Version
No.TitleLength
1."Mine"3:50
2."Sparks Fly"4:20
3."Back To December"4:53
4."Speak Now"4:00
5."Dear John"6:43
6."Mean"3:57
7."The Story Of Us"4:25
8."Never Grow Up"4:50
9."Enchanted"5:52
10."Better Than Revenge"3:37
11."Innocent"5:02
12."Haunted"4:02
13."Last Kiss"6:07
14."Long Live"5:17
Total length:67:03
iTunes Deluxe Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Mine" (US Version) 3:50
3."Back To December" (US Version) 4:53
7."The Story Of Us" (US Version) 4:25
15."Ours" 3:57
16."If This Was A Movie"Swift • Martin Johnson3:54
17."Superman" 4:35
18."Back to December" (Acoustic) 4:52
19."Haunted" (Acoustic) 3:37
20."Mine" 3:50
Total length:104:56
International Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
1."On the Set: Behind the Scenes "Mine" Music Video"30:21
2."Mine" (Music video)3:55
15."Ours"3:58
16."If This Was A Movie"3:54
17."Superman"4:36
18."Back To December" (Acoustic)4:52
19."Haunted" (Acoustic)3:37
20."Mine" (US Version)3:51
21."Back To December" (US Version)4:53
22."The Story Of Us" (US Version)4:26
Total length:135:26
Target Exclusive Deluxe Version Bonus CD
No.TitleLength
1."Ours"3:58
2."If This Was A Movie"3:54
3."Superman"4:36
4."Back To December" (Acoustic)4:52
5."Haunted" (Acoustic)3:37
6."Mine" (Pop Mix) (additional production by Dean Gillard and Matt Ward)3:50
7."On the Set: Behind the Scenes "Mine" Music Video"30:21
8."Mine" (Music Video)3:55
Total length:126:06

Outtakes

Spotify streams

Standard edition
No. Song Streams
1. Mine 232,381,756
2. Sparks Fly 190,628,348
3. Back To December 420,434,924
4. Speak Now 149,474,296
5. Dear John 144,917,441
6. Mean 240,856,777
7. The Story Of Us 156,496,960
8. Never Grow Up 90,120,132
9. Enchanted 879,158,017
10. Better Than Revenge 202,953,056
11. Innocent 53,276,607
12. Haunted 107,362,420
13. Last Kiss 127,031,202
14. Long Live 105,685,837
Deluxe edition
No. Song Streams
15. Ours 73,753,508
16. If This Was A Movie 45,266,439
17. Superman 26,296,512
18. Back To December (Acoustic) 77,768,531
19. Haunted (Acoustic) 25,454,141
20. Mine (Pop Mix) 53,363,556
* Total streams 3,402,680,460

No. Song Streams
1. Enchanted 879,158,017
2. Back To December 420,434,924
3. Mean 240,856,777
4. Mine 232,381,756
5. Better Than Revenge 202,953,056
6. Sparks Fly 190,628,348
7. The Story Of Us 156,496,960
8. Speak Now 149,474,296
9. Dear John 144,917,441
10. Last Kiss 127,031,202
11. Haunted 107,362,420
12. Long Live 105,685,837
13. Never Grow Up 90,120,132
14. Back To December (Acoustic) 77,768,531
15. Ours 73,753,508
16. Mine (Pop Mix) 53,363,556
17. Innocent 53,276,607
18. If This Was A Movie 45,266,439
19. Superman 26,296,512
20. Haunted (Acoustic) 25,454,141

Last Update: January 12, 2025

Physical copies

Standard editions

Special editions

Booklet

Physical booklet

Digital booklet

Photoshoot

Main article: Speak Now photoshoot

Personnel

Credits for Speak Now adapted from liner notes.[158][159][160][161]

  • Chuck Ainlay – engineer
  • Joseph Anthony Baker – photography
  • Steve Blackmon – assistant
  • Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
  • Drew Bollman – assistant, assistant engineer, engineer
  • Tristan Brock-Jones – assistant engineer
  • David Bryant – assistant engineer
  • Paul Buckmaster – conductor, orchestral arrangements
  • Nick Buda – drums
  • Jason Campbell – production coordination
  • Chad Carlson – engineer
  • Chris Carmichael – composer, string arrangements, strings
  • Joseph Cassell – stylist
  • Nathan Chapman – banjo, bass, engineer, Fender Rhodes, guitar (12-string electric), electric and acoustic guitar, handclapping, mandolin, organ, piano, producer, programming, synthesizer, vocal harmony
  • Steve Churchyard – engineer
  • Mark Crew – mixing engineer
  • Smith Curry – lap steel guitar
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Caitlin Evanson – vocal harmony
  • Shannon Forrest – drums
  • John Gardner – drums
  • Dean Gillard – production, mixing, additional instrumentation
  • Jed Hackett – engineer
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Amos Heller – bass
  • Liz Huett – vocal harmony
  • Jeremy Hunter – engineer
  • Aubrey Hyde – wardrobe
  • Suzie Katayama – orchestra contractor
  • Tim Lauer – Hammond B3, piano
  • Steve Marcantonio – engineer
  • Tim Marks – bass
  • Mike Meadows – electric guitar, handclapping
  • Grant Mickelson – electric guitar
  • Seth Morton – assistant engineer
  • Emily Mueller –production assistant
  • Jemma Muradian – hair stylist
  • John Netti – assistant engineer
  • Bethany Newman – design, illustrations
  • Josh Newman – design, illustrations
  • Justin Niebank – engineer, mixing
  • Mark Petaccia – assistant engineer
  • Joel Quillen – engineer
  • Matt Rausch – assistant
  • Lowell Reynolds – engineer
  • Michael Rhodes – bass
  • Mike Rooney – assistant engineer
  • Paul Sidoti – electric guitar
  • Tommy Sims – bass
  • Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, 12-string guitar, ukulele, national
  • Austin K. Swift – photography
  • Taylor Swift – vocals, art direction, composer, acoustic guitar, handclapping, liner notes, producer, vocal harmony
  • Todd Tidwell – assistant engineer, engineer
  • Lorrie Turk – make-up
  • Matt Ward – production, mixing, additional instrumentation
  • Hank Williams – mastering
  • Brian David Willis – engineer
  • Al Wilson – handclapping, percussion
  • Nathan Yarborough – assistant mixing engineer

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Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[162] 1
Australian Country Chart[163] 1
Austrian Albums Charts[164] 16
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[162] 18
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[162] 45
Canadian Albums Chart[79] 1
Danish Albums Chart[162] 26
Dutch Albums Chart[162] 17
French Albums Chart[162] 39
German Albums Chart[162] 15
Greek Albums Chart 17
Irish Albums Chart[162] 6
Italy Albums Chart[165] 18
Japanese Album Chart[166] 6
Mexican Albums Chart[167] 8
New Zealand Albums Chart[162] 1
Norwegian Albums Chart[162] 4
Spanish Album Chart[162] 10
Swedish Albums Chart 18
Swiss Albums Chart[162] 17
Taiwanese Albums Chart[162] 1
UK Albums Chart[120] 6
US Billboard 200[168] 1
US Billboard Top Country Albums[169] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2010) Position
Canadian Albums Chart 15[170]
New Zealand Singles Chart 15[171]
UK Albums Chart 163[171]
US Billboard 200 9[172]
US Billboard Top Country Albums 3[173]
Chart (2011) Position
Australian Albums Chart 15[174]
Canadian Albums Chart 9[175]
China Western Albums Chart 2[citation needed]
US Billboard 200 2[176]
US Billboard Top Country Albums 1[177]
Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard 200 45
Chart (2013) Position
US Billboard Catalog Albums 25

Certifications

Country Certification
Australia 3× Platinum[118]
Brazil Gold[178]
Canada 3× Platinum[179]
Indonesia Platinum[180]
Ireland Gold
Japan Gold[181]
New Zealand Platinum[119]
Philippines Platinum[182]
South Korea Platinum[180]
Taiwan Platinum[180]
United Kingdom Gold[183]
United States 4× Platinum[184]

External links

Trivia

  • There was an error on the album "Speak Now" (Japanese Version) on Spotify, where the tracks "The Story Of Us" and "Better Than Revenge" were doubled in the Japanese Version album, this made the tracklist which was originally 14 tracks become 16 tracks.

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Speak Now
"Mine" • "Sparks Fly" • "Back To December" • "Speak Now" • "Dear John" • "Mean" • "The Story Of Us" • "Never Grow Up" • "Enchanted" • "Better Than Revenge" • "Innocent" • "Haunted" • "Last Kiss" • "Long Live"
Deluxe Edition
"Ours" • "If This Was A Movie" • "Superman" • "Back To December" (acoustic) • "Haunted" (acoustic) • "Mine" (Pop Mix)
Taylor's Version
"Electric Touch" (feat. Fall Out Boy) • "When Emma Falls in Love" • "I Can See You" • "Castles Crumbling" (feat. Hayley Williams) • "Foolish One" • "Timeless"
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