"Our Song" was part of Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album, which went Platinum on June 7, 2007. This made the 17-year-old Swift the first female solo artist to write or co-write every song on a Platinum-selling debut album. The album eventually went 7x Platinum.
"Our Song" was #1 for six weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart. This placed Swift in a four-way tie for second place on the list of the longest-running #1 songs by solo female artists in the history of this chart.
The record is held by Connie Smith, who spent eight weeks at #1 in 1964-65 with "Once A Day." Immediately before Swift reached the summit on the Hot Country Songs chart, Carrie Underwood reigned for three weeks with "So Small." This nine-week string of #1 songs by solo female artists is the longest in the history of the chart. Connie Smith's run with "Once A Day" was both preceded and succeeded at the top by solo male artist recordings.
At the 2008 CMT Music Awards, this won the video of the year award, plus female video of the year.
When this reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on the chart week of December 22, 2007, Swift became the youngest performer ever to write and sing a chart-topping Country single.
Swift recalled: "I just sat down one day with my guitar and got in a groove, and went with it. I like to write about how music affects people, and this was fun to write because it's about a couple who DOESN'T have a song. I like the banjo and you really can't go wrong with banjo. I wanted it to be last on the album, because the last line of the chorus is 'play it again'. Let's hope people take it as a hint to go ahead and play the album again. Haha!"
In an interview with America Online (AOL), Taylor Swift was asked if there was a true story behind this song. The teenage country singer replied: "I wrote this song in my freshman year of high school for my ninth grade talent show. I was sitting there thinking, 'I've gotta write an upbeat song that's gonna relate to everyone.' And at that time, I was dating a guy and we didn't have a song. So I wrote us one, and I played it at the show. Months later, people would come up to me and say, 'I loved that song that you played.' And then they'd start singing lines of it back to me. They'd only heard it once, so I thought, 'There must be something here!'"
In an interview with Blender magazine, Swift said that this song was written about the same guy as in "Tim McGraw." She said that his name is Drew, and one night in 2008 when she was going out, he was in her driveway. She said, "It would have been really poetic and romantic if he showed up right after my album released, but it's been two years. I told him, 'It's really nice to see you. But you're too late.'"
11 Our Song
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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In the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel on the steerin' wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says, "Baby, is somethin' wrong?"
I say, "Nothin', I was just thinkin'
How we don't have a song"
Our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late, tappin' 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
The first date, "Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Askin' God if he could play it again
I was walkin' up the front porch steps
After everything that day
Had gone all wrong, had 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 the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late, tappin' 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
The first date, "Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Askin' God if he could play it again
Da-da-da, da
I've heard every album, listened to the radio
Waited for somethin' to come along
That was as good as our song
'Cause our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late, tappin' 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
The first date, "Man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Askin' God if he could play it again
Play it again
Oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
I was ridin' 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
Taylor Swift’s “Our Song” tells a story of a young couple and how they create their own memories and special moments by way of their own song. The song starts with a romantic moment, a simple conversation in a car. Taylor is riding shotgun with her hair undone, while her boyfriend drives with one hand on her heart and one on the steering wheel. Taylor turns down the radio and confesses that they don’t have a song, to which he replies by telling her that their song is the way they laugh on their first date, the way they sneak out late and tap on each other’s windows, and the way they talk on the phone, in whispers and giggles, when it’s late and their moms don’t know.
In the second verse, Taylor comes home defeated and heartbroken from an awful day, and finds a trail of roses leading to a note, reminding her that even in tough times, their song is what gets her through. The song finishes with Taylor singing about how she’s looked for a song on the radio and in albums, but nothing could compare to their personal 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 passenger seat of his car with my hair down
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel, The other on my heart
He's only driving with one hand, the other hand is on my chest
I look around, turn the radio down, He says, "Baby, is something wrong?"
I'm looking around and turned down the volume on the radio, he then asks me if I'm alright
I say, "Nothin', I was just thinkin' how we don't have a song", And he said,
I said that nothing was wrong, I was just thinking we don't have a song and he responded by saying
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 all the little things we do together, like sneaking out, tapping on windows and laughing on the first date. It's the things that we should have done differently but were too scared to, and we cherish them so much that we ask God to 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,
After a difficult day, I was walking to my bedroom and almost missed the roses and the note he left for me
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 song but nothing compares to the special moments we have shared together
'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
Our song is all about the times we've sneaked around, talked on the phone late at night, and laughed on our first date. We should have kissed, but didn't. We were so enamored with the moment that we asked God to play it 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 was sitting next to him in his car with my hair down, and I quickly jotted down our song on a napkin
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Written by: Taylor Alison Swift
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@jeslinbelcruz2930
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car,
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 "nothing, I was just thinking how we don't have a song, "
And he says,
Our song is a slamming screen door,
Sneaking 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,
The first date man I didn't kiss her when 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, had 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,
Sneaking 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,
The first date man I didn't kiss her when 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,
Waiting 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 your 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,
The first date man I didn't kiss him when I should have,
And when I got home, before I said amen,
Asking God if He could play it 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.
@unoriginal8956
Once in a while, I have a Taylor Swift marathon
@renatamilan5957
Me too!!!! Like twice a month!!! And I get to a point were I am I wish I was her, cause she is perfect
@hermionegranger0253
+Renata Milán Nobody's perfect, not even Taylor Swift
@sineadgallagher643
+Unicorn5SOS
once in a while??i have it everyday :)
@karenwright6954
+Unicorn5SOS once a while I have it everyday like sinead Gallagher I love her I'm her biggest fan I know all her songs!!!
@juulslife
same!
@SkymHarrell
The “Cause it’s late and your momma don’t know” Hits every time
@josefinabulaga1653
This phrase makes me laugh like duh haha
@fineline3725
makes me smile
@camberlyburgess9879
YES