Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 to pursue a career in country music. She broke into the country music scene with her eponymous self-titled debut studio album, Taylor Swift in 2006, which included the singles "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song". Swift also released the holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, later titled as The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007.
Swift rose to mainstream prominence with her sophomore studio album, Fearless (2008), a country pop record with crossover appeal. Aided by the top-five singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Swift's third studio album, Speak Now (2010), blended country pop with elements of rock and featured the top-ten singles "Mine" and "Back to December".
Drawing inspiration from various pop, rock, and electronic genres, Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) saw her transcending her country roots. She completely moved to pop with her synth-pop fifth studio album, 1989 (2014), and expanded the electropop sound on her next two studio albums, reputation (2017) and Lover (2019), which respectively embraced urban and retro styles. The four albums spawned a string of international top-five singles, including "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Bad Blood", "Look What You Made Me Do", "ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)", "You Need to Calm Down", and "Lover".
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift experimented with folk and alternative rock on her eighth and ninth studio albums, folklore and evermore (both 2020), whose lead singles "cardigan" and "willow" topped charts around the world. She also released the critically acclaimed documentaries Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions that year. Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights (2022), marked her triumphant return to pop after two folk albums. The album set the record for biggest first day and first week ever on Spotify, spawned the hits Anti-Hero and Lavender Haze, and sold over 1.5 million copies in its first week becoming not only the biggest debut of the decade but also Swift's biggest debut ever. She would make history by becoming the first artist to occupy the entire top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 with tracks from Midnights.
Additionally, Swift began re-recording her back catalog in November 2020 as a result of a publicized dispute with talent manager Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine, regarding the acquisition of the masters of her back catalog. In April 2021, Swift released a re-recorded issue of her 2008 album Fearless, titled Fearless (Taylor's Version). It debuted at number one in the US. Swift continued releasing re-recorded versions of her back catalog in November, 2021 with the release of Red (Taylor's Version), a 30 track re-issue of her 2012 critical smash. The album debuted at #1 in the US, spawned the #1 hit All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault), and broke the record at the time for biggest first day for a female album on Spotify. Red (Taylor's Version) was a critical and commercial hit, and proved that Swift's ambitious plan to re-record her first 6 albums was well worth it.
Along with the release of Red (Taylor's Version) came All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), Swift's filmmaking debut. The 15 minute romantic drama was based on the lyrical content from Swift's 2012 fan favorite "All Too Well" starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. It had a limited theatrical release in major cities, and Swift held special screenings of the film throughout 2022 at various film festivals. In December, 2022 Taylor announced that she would be making her feature directorial debut with Oscar-winning studio Searchlight Pictures.
Following the release of Midnights, Swift would embark on her first tour in five years, The Eras Tour.
Swift has released several songs for film soundtracks. She co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack— "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier", and contributed two songs to the Valentine's Day soundtrack, including the single "Today Was a Fairytale", which was her first number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. She also contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album: "Safe & Sound - from The Hunger Games Soundtrack", co-written and recorded with The Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett, and "Eyes Open". "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In 2013, Swift recorded "Sweeter than Fiction", a song she wrote and produced with Jack Antonoff for the One Chance film soundtrack, which received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Swift and English singer Zayn Malik, mononymously known as Zayn, released a single together, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker (2017). She also recorded an original song called "Beautiful Ghosts", which she wrote with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Cats's soundtrack (2019). In 2020, Swift's documentary Miss Americana featured the song "Only the Young" which was written after the 2018 United States elections. In 2022, she released an original song titled "Carolina" for Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) inspired by the novel written by Delia Owens.
With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, Swift is a best-selling music artist. Her accolades include 12 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), two Brit Awards (including a Global Icon award), an Emmy Award, 28 [https://guinnessworldrecords.com/]Guinness World Records, 32 American Music Awards (the most wins by an artist), and 23 Billboard Music Awards (the most wins by a woman). She ranked eighth on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists Chart (2019) and was listed on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015). Swift has been included in various power rankings, such as Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2010, 2015 and 2019) and Forbes Celebrity 100 (placing first in 2016 and 2019). She was named Woman of the Decade (2010s) by Billboard and Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards.
"Our Song"
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says, "Baby, is something wrong?"
I say, "Nothin', I was just thinkin' how we don't have a song"
And he said,
Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone, and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh, on the first date
Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have
And when I got home, before I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again
I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day
Had gone all wrong and been trampled on
And lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said,
Our song is a slamming screen door
Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window
When we're on the phone, and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh, on the first date
Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have
And when I got home, before I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again
I've heard every album, listened to the radio
Waited for something to come along
That was as good as our song
'Cause our song is a slamming screen door
Sneaking out late, tapping on his window
When we're on the phone, and he talks real slow
'Cause it's late, and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs, on the first date
Man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have
And when I got home, before I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again
Play it again, oh yeah, oh, oh, yeah
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I wrote down our song
“Our Song” by Taylor Swift is a sweet, nostalgic tune about young love and the memories that come with it. The song starts with the singer riding shotgun with her hair undone in the front seat of her boyfriend’s car. He’s got one hand on the steering wheel and the other on her heart. She looks around, turns down the radio, and her boyfriend asks if something is wrong. She tells him that she was just thinking how they don’t have a song.
The chorus of the song highlights the special moments that make up their story. Their song is the slamming screen door, sneaking out late and tapping on each other’s windows. It’s talking on the phone late into the night, whispering slowly so that no one can hear. It’s the way they laugh on the first date and the feeling of almost kissing but not quite getting there. The song is a celebration of love in its purest, most innocent form.
In the second verse, the singer has had a rough day and is walking to her bedroom, ready to go to bed. However, she notices all the roses and a note on the hallway that says “Our Song.” The sweet gesture is a reminder of the love she shares with her boyfriend, which is strong enough to weather any storm. The third verse highlights how there’s nothing like their song, as she’s listened to all albums and the radio but hasn’t found a song as good as theirs. She thinks her story is worth telling and tries to write it down on an old napkin.
Overall, “Our Song” is a cheerful and heartwarming ode to innocent young love. The song is relatable and upbeat, and Swift’s storytelling skills are on full display with this catchy tune.
Line by Line Meaning
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car
I was sitting in the front seat next to him with my hair down while he drove the car.
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel The other on my heart
He had one hand on the steering wheel and the other on my chest as we drove.
I look around, turn the radio down He says, "Baby, is something wrong?" I say, "Nothin', I was just thinkin' how we don't have a song" And he said,
I turn down the radio and he asks if anything is wrong. I reply that I was thinking about how we didn't have a song and he responds:
Our song is a slamming screen door Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window When we're on the phone, and you talk real slow 'Cause it's late and your mama don't know Our song is the way you laugh, on the first date Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have And when I got home, before I said amen Asking God if he could play it again
Our song is about sneaking out late and tapping on each other's windows. It's also about talking on the phone very quietly so your mom doesn't hear. I love the way you laugh on our first date. I regret not kissing you that night. Sometimes, before bed, I ask God to play our song again.
I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day Had gone all wrong and been trampled on And lost and thrown away Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed I almost didn't notice all the roses And the note that said,
One day everything went wrong and it felt like everything was trampled on and thrown away. When I got home and walked up to the front porch, I was on my way to bed when I almost missed the roses and note on the hallway table.
I've heard every album, listened to the radio Waited for something to come along That was as good as our song
I've listened to every album and the radio in search of a song that was as good as ours.
'Cause our song is a slamming screen door Sneaking out late, tapping on his window When we're on the phone, and he talks real slow 'Cause it's late, and his mama don't know Our song is the way he laughs, on the first date Man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have And when I got home, before I said amen Asking God if he could play it again
Our song is about sneaking out late and tapping on each other's windows. It's also about talking on the phone very quietly so his mom doesn't hear. I love the way he laughs on our first date. I regret not kissing him that night. Sometimes, before bed, I ask God to play our song again.
Play it again, oh yeah, oh, oh, yeah
Play our song again.
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone In the front seat of his car I grabbed a pen and an old napkin And I wrote down our song
I sat in the front seat again with my hair down, grabbed a pen and an old napkin, and wrote down our song.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: TAYLOR SWIFT
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Sarah
Aren't we gonna talk about how she looks like a living Barbie in this MV? The hair, the style, face...EVERYTHING?
Marcin Marek
But now she looks beautifull. Not like a candy but natural woman 😊
mojomoore1
very true
Vivo Khánh
Absolutely agree with u 😭
Sarah
@dkhual07 she looks as beautiful as this MV look without makeup and stuff. Let's admit it
Fie
@dkhual07 she literally look the same from her debut until now. She always look stunning. If you want to watch her without make up, go watch saf and sound mv.
Sandy Brooks
i bet when she made this song she would never imagined that there would be 70,000 people not even singing but screaming this song along with her at her eras tour
KAG
So sad I missed this one! But I also am so happy for you!!!
Lorien Anderson
i was one of those voices in vegas!!!! love her
Amoriah
She’s singing it on the eras tour?!😭