Too bad indeed – "Tim McGraw" went platinum and landed in the Top 10 on the Billboard chart, a sign of things to come. Taylor Swift's first song came out 10 years ago. [8] In 2013, she provided guest vocals for Tim McGraw's "Highway Don't Care", which features guitar work by Keith Urban, and penned "Sweeter than Fiction" for the One Chance soundtrack album. While working on "Tim McGraw," Rose took on her usual role when writing with Swift, which was editing. "There's a lot of writers in town kicking themselves.". Swift will release the new rendition of her hit song “Love Story” as the album’s first single, dropping Thursday night at midnight. There are five collaborations in Taylor's Top 20, but this one, … In 2004, at age 14, Taylor Swift signed a music publishing deal with Sony/ATV, thereby becoming the youngest signing in the company’s history. But did you know the story behind the teen’s love song?. As soon as the president of Swift's label, Scott Borchetta, heard Swift play the song, he immediately declared it her first single. Taylor Swift crossed-over to extensive general popularity and hit number one pop with 2009 song Love Story. For her albums, Taylor Swift has Six #1 Hits, including: “Fearless” (2008) Starting from the country music singer Taylor Swift to the superstar she is today. "She really didn't need me. Taylor Swift has returned to the top of the country charts, earning her first No. 1 album and spawned the Top 5 crossover hit "Love Story." Taylor Swift is the self-titled debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records.Swift was 16 years old the year of the album's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school. It’s Taylor’s version of a hit, too. Seeing as collaborators were not available on the road, Swift self-penned eight of her sophomore album's tracks while the rest were co-written with Rose, Hillary Lindsey, Colbie Caillat, and John Rich. One afternoon, Swift told Rose, "I had this idea in math class today." Taylor Swift's '1989' tour guests by the numbers: How many singers? Taylor Swift was a country singer and songwriter. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Taylor Swift's latest music is a rerecorded version of her hit: "Love Story." "The first time we wrote, I walked out and said, 'I don't know what I was doing there,'" Rose said. In total, all 16 songs from folklore reached the Hot 100 this week, giving Swift 113 total career entries. Rose agreed and the two quickly hit it off. A snippet of … Event Details, Videos, Merchandise & More By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy, Style reporter covering pop culture and entertainment. Swift's fourth album Red (2012) marked a change in her musical style with the experimentation of heartland rock, dubstep, and dance-pop. '", Here’s what happens when Taylor Swift tweets about your music. Once a week after school in 2005, teenage Taylor Swift would bounce into Nashville songwriter Liz Rose's office, blond curls everywhere, chatting excitedly about her day. Swift released her eponymous debut album in 2006. Taylor Swift's first song came out 10 years ago. With 10 Grammy Awards, a record 29 American Music Awards and five No. "Taylor Swift's Long-Awaited Surprise Is A Song Called 'ME! her co-writer Rose, one of the top songwriters in Nashville, recalled recently by phone. “ Tim McGraw ” was the debut single of the American singer Taylor Swift. By Eric Todisco. 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 ?". The Swift-Rose collaboration wound up being lucrative, as the two wrote more than a dozen songs together. You've all been so caring, supportive and thoughtful on my birthdays and so this time I thought I would give you something! 1 on Hot 100 With Taylor Swift's 'Bad Blood, "Taylor Swift Releases Intimate New Song 'The Archer, "Sugarland and Taylor Swift Release Breakup Song 'Babe' — Find Out the Story Behind the Track", "Taylor Swift debuts star-studded video for Bad Blood remix single", "Bad Blood (feat. Here's what she was like as a teen songwriter. Who Is Taylor Swift? III. "I did think it was a little strange. Taylor Swift performs “Tim McGraw” during the 2007 Academy of … She collaborated with Antonoff, Aaron Dessner of The National, William Bowery, and Bon Iver, the latter featuring on "Exile". Models? And too bad y'all are not a part of it.'". Swift sang her opening line: "He said the way my blue eyes shine put those Georgia stars to shame that night/I said, 'That's a lie. “Love Story (Taylor's Version)” is Taylor Swift's first number-one debut…on the country chart Beth GarrabrantTaylor Swift has just accomplished something that only country icon and American treasure Dolly Parton has managed to do before: Hit number-one twice with two different versions of the same song. July 24, 2020 12:05 AM Advertisement. Her parents had very high hopes from her even before she was born. Rose first met Swift at a Nashville writer's round, where songwriters get together to perform their songs. Swift has channeled Lana Del Rey at least once on each of her albums since “1989,” and here it happens in the woozy first part of a three-song … [10] For the album, Swift worked with new co-writers, including Jack Antonoff, Ryan Tedder, and Ali Payami. [11] In December 2016, Swift recorded the song "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" for the film Fifty Shades Darker with British singer Zayn Malik. In November 2019, Swift released "Beautiful Ghosts", a song written with British composer Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Cats motion picture soundtrack. Taylor Swift’s first offering of her rerecorded catalog, “Love Story (Taylor’s Version),” debuted at No. The week before her birthday in 2019, Swift released a non-album Christmas single titled "Christmas Tree Farm". 1 debut on the Hot Country Songs chart with "Love Story (Taylor's Version)," her newly released re-recording of her 2008 hit. At age 16, Taylor Swift scored her first Top 40 hit with "Tim McGraw," a song featured on her 2006 eponymous debut album. "Do you think you could come over in about an hour?" On Friday, Feb. 12, Taylor Swift dropped the first song from her upcoming Fearless (Taylor's Version) album: "Love Story." The album expands on the country pop style of her previous work and touches on themes of love, romance, and heartbreak. FB Tweet. Rose remembers many memorable Swift co-songwriting experiences, such as penning Grammy Award-winning "White Horse" in the studio, or writing "Fearless" — the title track of her Grammy-winning sophomore album — backstage while Swift was on tour with Rascal Flatts. Swift asked. The song gives Swift her eighth trip to the top of the Hot Country Songs chart and also opened at No. It's part of a … Taylor Swift’s iconic hit, ‘Our Song‘ debuted in 2007, giving Swift her first Billboard Country #1. Here's what she was like as a teen songwriter. 1 on the Hot Country Songs chart and her highest-charting hit, at the … “Tim McGraw” stayed at number six on the country charts and number forty on the Billboard Hot 100. ", "HAIM Enlist Taylor Swift for New "Gasoline" Remix: Listen", "Max Martin Scores 20th No. "Absolutely, I've got nothing going on." Taylor Swift has just accomplished something that only country icon and American treasure Dolly Parton has managed to do before: Hit number-one twice with two different versions of the same song.. As Billboard reports, “Love Story (Taylor’s Version),” the re-recorded version of Taylor’s 2008 hit, has debuted at number-one on the publication’s Hot Country Songs chart. Swift was adamant they keep it Tuesday – and clearly it worked out pretty well. Discover UK showbiz and celebrity breaking news from the MailOnline. [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 wrote every track of her Speak Now (2010) album without any co-writers. Taylor Swift has made some of the best pop songs that has seen her rise to fame. On Evermore, Swift collaborated with Bon Iver, the National and Haim. She enlisted her long-time collaborators Chapman, Martin, Shellback, and for the first time Noel Zancanella, Mattman & Robin, and Greg Kurstin. "I mean, I was catching flak: 'What are you doing writing with a 14-year-old?'" "I was like, 'Hey, this kid's brilliant, and it's the easiest, funnest thing I do all week. In 2006 Swift signed with Big Machine Records and scored her first Top 40 hit with “Tim McGraw.” She then released four more singles and a self-titled album. She was the youngest artist ever to write and sing a top Country single. 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'Shake It Off' (2014) With "Shake It Off," Taylor Swift announced she was leaving the country … Regardless, the two finished work on the song fairly quickly the same day they started it; Rose said she doesn't even think Swift made a demo tape. While Rose is primarily a lyricist, she said Swift would come in full of her own ideas for the words and the melody, and Rose would mostly give her suggestions of what to cut and what to swap around, sometimes taking something Swift said and turning it into a lyric. [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". She threw the movers her keys, got some Kleenex, and was out the door. The remaining eight were co-written with Liz Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, and Angelo Petraglia. Swift 2008 studio album, Fearless, was her first No. Kendrick Lamar) – Single Taylor Swift", "Andrew Lloyd Webber Talks Working With Taylor Swift on New 'Cats' Song", "Hear Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift Sing 'Big Star' From New Live Album", "MTV's 'Hope For Haiti' Performances Will Be Available on iTunes", "evermore by Taylor Swift on Apple Music", "Taylor Swift releases new song 'Christmas Tree Farm' with home video montage — watch now", The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond, "Women In Music Pt. Of course, that became "Tim McGraw," Swift's debut single released 10 years ago on June 19, 2006. "Yeah," Rose laughs. "Sure!" Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She liked to grab water and maybe a handful of M&Ms before she settled in behind a guitar or piano. I will list her number one hits (a total of 11) for both categories. [16], Swift's cover of Tom Petty's "American Girl" was released as a promotional single through, The single version of "Bad Blood" is not featured on, Jack Ingram and Swift recorded a live acoustic cover of this song for his exclusive live EP for Rhapsody (now known as Napster). It was a wise choice, as the song is now a fan-favorite album cut. "Love Story" The melodic masterpiece, and fairytale-themed lead single off Fearless, peaked … Her hit song was released in 2006 as the lead single of her first album. Swift, signed as a writer to Sony/ATV Publishing at the time, asked Rose if she would be interested in getting together for a co-write. [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. In January 2020, she released the politically-themed track "Only the Young" alongside Miss Americana, a Netflix documentary following her life and career over the course of several years. A new version of the 2008 album it came from is out in April. III (Expanded Edition) by HAIM", "John Mayer Talks Taylor Swift Collaboration 'Half of My Heart, "Taylor Swift, Zayn Team Up for Sultry 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever, "evermore (deluxe version) by Taylor Swift on Apple Music", "Valentine's Day: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack", "Right Said Fred Are 'Very Pleased' With Taylor Swift's Interpolation Of 'I'm Too Sexy, "Lover (Remix) by Taylor Swift, Shawn Mendes – Tidal", "The 'Cats' Soundtrack Is Here: Stream It Now". A few months later, Taylor Swift hit number one again with You Belong With Me. Swift released her eighth studio album Folklore in July 2020; the surprise release included sixteen standard tracks and one bonus track on the physical deluxe edition. at the Disco and the Dixie Chicks. I Don't Wanna Live Forever. Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift has just accomplished something that only country icon and American treasure Dolly Parton has managed to do before: Hit number-one twice with two different versions of the same song.. As Billboard reports, "Love Story (Taylor's Version)," the re-recorded version of Taylor's 2008 hit, has debuted at number-one on the publication's Hot Country Songs … [13] The title track remix was released featuring guest vocals and lyrics from Shawn Mendes. Little did anyone know that song would trigger the start of Swift's career, as in the last decade, she's gone from teenage country singer to the most famous pop star on the planet. At first, fans were unsure whether or not Swift had actually written the song. The song was about her boyfriend who was going off to college, and how she hoped he would think of her every time he heard a Tim McGraw ballad. 1 on Country Streaming Songs and No. "It was so bold of her…The Nashville songwriter in me was like, 'Okay, this is weird, but if that's what you want to do," Rose admits. The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning. On her sixth album Reputation (2017), Swift served as the executive producer, and worked with long-time collaborators Antonoff, Martin, Shellback, alongside new collaborators such as Oscar Görres and Oscar Holter, and Future as featured artists on the album.[12]. The Start. ", POST ARCHIVES: Taylor Swift Puts The Kid in Country. [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. On Swift's seventh studio album Lover (2019), she served as the executive producer and worked with long-time collaborator Antonoff alongside new collaborators Joel Little, Louis Bell, Frank Dukes, Sounwave, St. Vincent and Cautious Clay. Rose knew early on that when Swift called, you should drop everything – unlike those in Nashville who originally scoffed at writing with a teenager. Never miss out on gossip, celebrity photos, videos, divorces, scandals and more. https://www.more.com/celebrity/ranking-all-11-songs-taylor-swifts-first-album In a … The music star admitted in an interview that she wrote ‘Our Song’ as a freshman in high school for her talent show. Athletes? At the time, Rose was in the middle of a move and battling a terrible sinus infection. 1 hits on Billboard Hot 100, Taylor Swift’s career has seen a meteoric rise since her early days as a country singer. [1] She wrote three of the album's tracks: "Our Song", "Should've Said No", and "The Outside" alone. [14] In December 2020, five months after Swift released Folklore, she surprise released her ninth studio album, Evermore, including fifteen tracks and two bonus tracks on the physical deluxe edition. Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift has just accomplished something that only country icon and American treasure Dolly Parton has managed to do before: Hit number-one twice with two different versions of the same song.. As Billboard reports,Billboard reports, There are indeed very few pop artists who enjoy as long a career as she has had from the past ten years. Taylor Swift's Official Irish Singles Chart history so far This week's new releases: … However, when Swift suggested calling the song "Tim McGraw," Rose was a bit doubtful about that direct title – though she didn't want to second-guess Swift, who seemed to know exactly what she was doing and had a complete picture of the song in mind. "Cardigan" is among the 16 new songs on Taylor Swift's eight-studio album, Folklore. Swift’s music video also won the Breakthrough Video of the Year at the CMT Music Awards. [2] In 2007, she released her first extended play (EP), Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, which includes two original self-written tracks: "Christmases When You Were Mine" and "Christmas Must Be Something More". Then, abruptly, she would snap into work mode and start to write a song, with a laser-like focus that might surprise anyone who has spent time with a teen. Swift released her eponymous debut album in 2006. Musician Taylor Swift was earning renown as a country music singer by the age of 16. (We emailed her spokesperson to see if Swift could elaborate about the songwriting process.). The latter track became Bon Iver’s first Top 10 hit. "How Midterm Elections Inspired Taylor Swift's New Song, 'Only the Young, "Hear Taylor Swift's Acoustic Cover of Earth, Wind & Fire's 'September, "Taylor Swift Releases New Song 'Sweeter than Fiction': Listen", "Taylor Swift Releases 'Valentine's Day' Track 'Today Was A Fairytale, "Nathan Barlowe of Luna Halo talks about Taylor Swift and 'Untouchable, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_songs_recorded_by_Taylor_Swift&oldid=1008205414, Lists of songs recorded by American artists, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Indicates songs written solely by Taylor Swift, This page was last edited on 22 February 2021, at 02:54. Top country single she wrote ‘ Our song ’ as a teen songwriter turned out McGraw. Swift to the top 5 crossover hit `` Love Story. album it came is! Rose was in the middle of a … with 10 Grammy Awards a!, Swift released a non-album Christmas single titled `` Christmas Tree Farm '' snippet of … Swift. 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