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You Belong with Me

Not to be confused withYou Belong to Me.

"You Belong with Me"is a song by the American singer-songwriterTaylor Swiftand the third single from her second studio albumFearless(2008).Big Machine Recordsreleased the song to radio on April 20, 2009. Swift was inspired to write "You Belong with Me" after overhearing a telephone call between a touring band member and his girlfriend; she andLiz Rosewrote the lyrics, which discuss an unrequited love. Swift andNathan Chapmanproduced the track, which has abanjo-ledcountry popproduction and incorporates fiddle, mandolin, androck-influenced bass and electric guitars. Although the single was promoted oncountry radio,some critics categorized it into 1980spopsubgenres such aspop rockandpower pop.

"You Belong with Me"
Cover artwork of "You Belong with Me", featuring Swift in a marching band
SinglebyTaylor Swift
from the albumFearless
ReleasedApril 20, 2009(2009-04-20)
Recorded2008
StudioBlackbird (Nashville)
Genre
Length3:51
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Taylor Swiftsingles chronology
"White Horse"
(2008) 		"You Belong with Me"
(2009) 		"Fifteen"
(2009)
Music video
"You Belong with Me"onYouTube

Early reviews of the song generally praised its radio-friendly production and the emotional engagement of the lyrics, although a few deemed the songwriting formulaic. Somefeministcritics took issue with the lyrics asslut-shamingbut retrospective opinions have considered "You Belong with Me" one of Swift's signature songs. At the2010 Grammy Awards,the song was nominated in three categories, includingSong of the YearandRecord of the Year.The single reached the top 10 on several charts and receivedcertificationsin Australia, Canada, Japan, and New Zealand. In the United States, it peaked at number two on theBillboardHot 100,and was the first country song to reach number one on both theHot Country Songschart and the all-genreRadio Songschart. TheRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) certified the singleseven-times platinum.

Roman Whitedirected the song's music video, which stars Swift as both the antagonist—an unsympathetic, popular brunette cheerleader—and the protagonist—a sympathetic, blondegirl next doorwho yearns for the antagonist's boyfriend. The video premiered onCMTon May 4, 2009, and wonBest Female Videoat theMTV Video Music Awards;Swift's acceptance speech was interrupted byKanye West,which caused a controversy widely covered by the press. Following a2019 disputeabout the ownership of Swift's back catalog, shere-recordedthe song as "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)"for her albumFearless (Taylor's Version)(2021). As of 2024,"You Belong with Me" has been included in the set lists of five of Swift's six headlining tours.

Background and writing

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Taylor Swiftwrote songs for her second studio albumFearlesswhile touring as an opening act for othercountrymusicians to promote herself-titled debut studio albumduring 2007 and 2008, when she was 17-to-18 years old.[1][2]Continuing the romantic themes of her first album, Swift wrote songs about love and personal experiences from the perspective of a teenage girl to ensure her fans could relate toFearless.[3]The product was a collection of songs about the challenges of love with prominent high-school and fairy-tale lyrical imagery.[4]Swift andNathan Chapmanrecorded over 50 songs forFearless;"You Belong with Me" was one of the 13 tracks that made the final cut.[5]The track, which was recorded by theaudio engineerChar Carlson, was produced by Swift and Chapman, andmixedby Justin Niebank at Blackbird Studios inNashville, Tennessee.[6]

Swift was inspired to write "You Belong with Me" after she overheard a telephone call between a band member and his girlfriend.[7]She recalled him becoming defensive when his girlfriend confronted him, which prompted the opening lines: "You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset. She's going off about something that you said."[8]Out of sympathy for him, Swift imagined herself as a "girl-next-door-itis "character with hidden feelings for a close male friend, whom she understood but who was in a relationship with a popular-yet-" snobby, ridiculous, overrated girl ".[9][10]Swift immediately wrote some lyrics and developed a complete narrative in a songwriting session withLiz Rose.[9]Swift played the pre-chorus and chorus to Rose and sang the lines, "She wears short skirts / I wear T-shirts", which were her favorite to write on the song.[9][11]Rose suggested Swift write "something about bleachers" and they conceived another lyric: "She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers."[11]

Music and lyrics

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"You Belong with Me" follows averse–chorus formthat has a pre-chorus between the verse and the chorus. The verse and chorus follow thediatonicI−V−ii−IVchord progression(F♯−C♯−g♯−B) and eachchordis maintained for twomeasures.[12]The pre-chorus, though using the same chords, follows the ii−IV−I−V progression and each chord is maintained for one measure. The track is set to a medium-tempo4/4time signatureand eachsectionis divided into eight-measurephrases.Swift sings with melodic variation; each section from the verse to the pre-chorus rises inregister.[13]Toward the chorus's end, Swift usesmelismaon the words "see" and "me" in the lyric "Why can't you see / you belong with me?" —for each of the words, she sings with threenotesthat descend a short distance (B−A♯) and then a considerable drop (A♯−D♯).[14]ThemusicologistsNate Sloan and Charlie Harding label this three-note melodicmotifthe "T-Drop", which also occurs on many of Swift's later songs.[a]

"You Belong with Me" (Karaoke Version)
A sample of the pre-chorus and chorus: the banjo strums and slide guitar riffs in the pre-chorus submerge in the chorus to make room for dynamic electric guitars
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Reviews from mainstream publications generally called "You Belong with Me" acountry popsong[16]but many critics and musicologists deemed it apopsong that is applicable to more than one radio format.[b]American Songwriter'sSavannah Dantona said it is "openly a pop song influenced by country, not country influenced by pop".[20]Nolan Gassersaid the country-music stylistic foundation is in the instruments;banjostrumsthat drive verses, apedal steel guitar,occasionalslide guitarriffs, and a slighttwangin Swift's vocals.[21]As the song progresses into the chorus, the banjo and pedal steel submerge to make room for dynamicelectricandbass guitars.[22]

Jody Rosencategorized "You Belong with Me" aspower pop,[23]while Andrew Unterberger ofBillboardsaid the dynamic shift from the verses to the chorus make the track sound "almost... like a '90s rock song".[24]Gasser,Michael Campbell,and James E. Perone cited the song structure, rhythm, and collective use of acoustic, electric, and bass guitars to categorize the song into 1980s styles ofpop rock,new wave,andpop-punk.[25]For Perone, this 1980s connection is in the "highly unusual" incorporation of guitars and country banjo, fiddle, andmandolinin the steadyeighth-notetexture.[26]

In "You Belong with Me", a female narrator expresses her feelings for a male friend who is in a relationship with an unappreciative girlfriend.[27][7]The lyrical motifs evoke a typical American high-school setting; the narrator sees herself as an unpopular girl and an "underdog",and the girlfriend is a popular, attractivecheerleader.[28]The narrator appreciates the male friend ( "She doesn't get your humor like I do... She'll never know your story like I do" ),[29]and although they share the same sense of humor and an easy rapport, he is unaware of her affection.[30]The narrator discusses the contrasts between herself and the girlfriend in the verses: "She wears high heels, I wear sneakers / She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers."[31][32]Throughout the song, the narrator persuades the male friend to acknowledge her charm.[28][33]

Some critics found the lyrics melancholy despite the upbeat production[18][34]and said that, contrary to Swift's status as an attractive and popular figure, her narrator's position as an unpopular girl contributes to her reliability and popularity among her audience.[23][35]Ken TuckerofNPRwrote the lyrics and vocals are full of "intense ache" that effectively conveys adolescent yearning.[36]Gasser described the narrative lyrics as the most profound country influences on "You Belong with Me",[37]while Tom Breihan ofPitchforkfound its narrative about unrequited love reminiscent of "the most fragile, heartbroken strains of twee indie pop".[18]In theEdmonton Journal,Amanda Ash said the lyrics are not as sentimental because Swift's character "mocks a guy for his choice in women but also sheds a tear for his blindness".[38]

Release and commercial performance

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BeforeFearlesswas released,Big Machine Recordsmade "You Belong with Me" available for download exclusively via theiTunes Storein November 2008 as part of the promotional campaign "Countdown toFearless".[39]The track debuted at number 12 on the USBillboardHot 100,tying Swift with theJonas Brothersfor the most top-20 debuts (five) within one calendar year.[40][41]

"You Belong with Me" was the first country song to reach number one onBillboard'sRadio Songsand had the biggestcrossoverairplay audience since "Breathe"byFaith Hill(pictured) in 2000.

Big Machine released the song to UScountry radioon April 20, 2009, as the third single fromFearless.[42][43]The track was released to UScontemporary hit radioon May 18, 2009, by Big Machine in partnership withRepublic Records.[44]The single peaked at number two on theBillboardHot 100 in August 2009.[45]Driven by non-country airplay, the song gained the largest crossover radio audience sinceFaith Hill's "Breathe"in 2000.[46]By 2011, it held the record for the highest audience impression for a country artist's song.[47]On the USRadio Songschart, "You Belong with Me" peaked at number one, becoming Swift's first single and the first country song to do so sinceBillboardbegan incorporatingNielsen BDS-monitored data in 1990.[48]On otherUS airplay charts,it spent two weeks atopHot Country Songs[49]and 14 weeks atopAdult Contemporary,[50]and it peaked at number two on bothPop Songs[51]andAdult Pop Songscharts.[52]It was the second-most-played song on US radio of 2009 behindFearless'slead single "Love Story".[53]TheRecording Industry Association of America(RIAA) certified "You Belong with Me" seven-times platinum for passing seven millionunitsbased on sales andstreaming,[54]and the single had sold 4.9 million copies in the United States by July 2019.[55]

In the United Kingdom, "You Belong with Me" was released as a single on August 24, 2009, onMercury Records;[56]it peaked at number 30 on theUK Singles Chartand theBritish Phonographic Industry(BPI)certifiedit platinum.[57][58]The single peaked within the top 10 on charts in Canada (three),[59]Australia (five),[60]New Zealand (five),[61]and Japan (10);[62]and it peaked within the top 40 in Ireland (12),[63]Slovakia (17),[64]Hungary (31),[65]and Denmark (32).[66]In Canada, the song reached number one on the airplay chartsCanada Country,[67]Canada CHR/Top 40,[68]andCanada Hot AC.[69]The single was certified platinum in Japan[70]and New Zealand,[71]nine-times platinum in Australia,[72]and double platinum in Canada.[73]

Critical reception

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In reviews ofFearless,many critics considered "You Belong with Me" a standout track and recommended it for download.[c]Some lauded the production as catchy and radio-friendly, qualities to which they attributed the single'scrossoversuccess.[d]Craig S. Semon of theTelegram & Gazettedescribed the song as an "irresistible keeper",[79]and Chris Richards ofThe Washington Postthought that the use of country banjos and new-wave guitars was "perfectly natural".[33]Critics also complimented the way the lyrical sentiments resonate with a broad audience, including adults and Swift's core audience of teenage girls.[e]Some reviewers observed sophistication in the songwriting;[81]Josh Love fromThe Village Voicechose it as one of the album's great songs that display "preternatural wisdom and inclusiveness"[82]and Jon P. McLaughlin ofThe Provincesaid it captures "the nuances and minutiae" of high-school romance.[83]Ash said the "witty" song adds maturity to Swift's adolescent perspectives compared with the "sappy" single "Teardrops on My Guitar"(2006).[38]

Some critics were more reserved in their praise; Chris Williams ofBillboardsaid the lyrics might seem immature to some listeners[19]and Johnny Davis ofThe Observersaid the high-school imagery "may needle British ears".[84]According to theTampa Bay Times,the song is generic and too similar to many of Swift's previous singles.[85]After "You Belong with Me" was nominated in three categories at the52nd Annual Grammy Awards,Slant Magazine'sJonathan Keefe wrote although it is not Swift's best-written song, it stands out among other contenders because "it's hard to fault its construction".[86]

Accolades and retrospective reviews

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Pitchforkincluded "You Belong with Me" at number 69 in its list of the best songs of 2009.[18]It ranked 10th onThe Village Voice'sPazz & Jopmass critics' poll for the same year.[87]In 2010, "You Belong with Me" received several industry awards and nominations; at the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, it was nominated forSong of the Year,Record of the Year,andBest Female Pop Vocal Performance.[88]The track won Favorite Song at the2010 Kids' Choice Awards[89]and was nominated for Song of the Year at the45th Academy of Country Music Awards.[90]At theBMI Country Awardsorganized byBroadcast Music, Inc.to honor the year's most-performed country songs on US radio and television, "You Belong with Me" made Swift the youngest person to win Songwriter of the Year and the first to win Song of the Year three consecutive times following her wins for "Teardrops on My Guitar" in 2008 and "Love Story" in 2009.[91][92]

Critics have considered "You Belong with Me" one of Swift's signature songs[93][94]and said its pop-friendly sound preceded her artistic shift from country to mainstream pop.[95][96]Nate Jones fromVulture(2023) placed "You Belong with Me" second after "All Too Well"in his ranking of Swift's discography; he lauded it as a" classic "about high-school feelings and wrote:" The line about short skirts and T-shirts will likely be mentioned in Swift's obituary one day ".[97]Chris Willman fromVariety(2022) ranked it first in his list and said the lyrical sentiments about adolescent feelings contribute to the song's enduring popularity and lauded the production as "monstrously hooky".[98]Hannah Mylrea ofNME(2022) placed it 22nd out of Swift's 161 songs,[99]and Jane Song fromPaste(2020) ranked it eighth out of 158 songs.[95]Rob SheffieldofRolling StoneandAlexis PetridisofThe Guardianwere less enthusiastic; Sheffield (2024) ranked it 103rd out of Swift's 274 songs[100]and Petridis said it is somewhat less impactful than "Love Story".[101]

"You Belong with Me" appeared on some all-time rankings. It was ranked among the greatest songs of the 2000s decade byCMT(number eight)[102]andVH1(number 50).[103]Billboardranked the chorus of "You Belong with Me" the 20th-greatest in "100 Greatest Choruses of the 21st Century" (2017), saying: "There were about a dozen moments... you could point to as proof that Taylor Swift would one day become the biggest pop star in the world, but maybe none bigger than the immaculate chorus of [" You Belong With Me "]."[104]The magazine also ranked the track at number 42 on its list of "The 500 Best Pop Songs" (2023) and said "the memorable lyrical passages... and nuanced vocal runs... have allowed the song to stand the test of time".[105]"You Belong with Me" ranked first onTeen Vogue's "91 Best Songs About Unrequited Love" (2020).[106]

Some feminist authors regarded "You Belong with Me" asantifeministorslut-shaming,citing the lyrics contrasting Swift's character in T-shirts and the antagonist girlfriend in short skirts as an act of belittling other women to win men's attention.[107][f]Sady Doyledeemed the song a "triumph of girl-on-girl sexism" that promotes "moral superiority and '50's-style coy submissiveness",[111]andLauren Michele Jacksonregarded it as a "bouncy jaunt through the valley of 'me versus those other girls'".[112]InVulture,Nate Jones said the song, alongside other contemporaneous releases by Swift, was made to appeal to a conservative,red-stateaudience.[111]In defense of the song,Emily St. JamesfromVoxsaid the antifeminist interpretations ignore Swift's willingness to "play both women" in the dichotomy of "good-hearted girls next door pining away for cute boys who fell for cheerleader jezebels", and that the song "thrives on earnest vulnerability and raw emotionality".[113]

Music video

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Roman Whitedirected the music video for "You Belong with Me", in which Swift portrays both the protagonist ( "the nerd, who is pining away for this guy that she can't have" ) and the antagonist ( "the popular girl, horrible, scary, intimidating and perfect" ).[114][115]The actorLucas Till,whom Swift had met on the set ofHannah Montana: The Moviein April 2008, portrays the male lead.[115]In a behind-the-scenes video that was aired onGreat American Country,Swift elaborated on the narrative, in which the protagonist wishes she could be in the antagonist's position in a relationship with the boy.[115]Filming took place for two days inGallatinandHendersonville,both in Tennessee; thepromand football-match scenes were filmed atPope John Paul II High School,which supplied extras, including students, band members, cheerleaders, and football players.[114][115]Swift used abody doublein scenes that feature both the protagonist and the antagonist.[115]The two dresses Swift used for the ending scene were procured fromJovani Fashion.[116]

Swift portrays both the protagonist and the antagonist (seen here, a brunettecheerleader), andLucas Tillportrays the love interest in the music video.

The video starts with Till's character arguing with his girlfriend during a telephone call. The protagonist, who has big glasses and curly blonde hair, notices and the two communicate by holding up signs through their adjoining bedroom windows. The boy closes his window, not seeing the blonde holding a sign saying "I love you". In her room, the blonde tries on costumes that are associated with high-school archetypes and dances without knowing the boy is watching through his window; White replaced Swift's choreographed moves with what she described as "the dumbest moves".[115]The next day, the blonde is sitting on a bench reading a book, and the boy approaches and talks with her. The antagonist, with straight brunette hair, arrives and kisses the boy in her car, and gives the blonde a hostile look.[115]

The brunette is a cheerleader at a football game and the blonde sits on the bleachers, performing in the school band, which is played by Swift's touring band.[117]After scoring a winning touchdown, the boy finds his girlfriend flirting with a teammate (played by a friend of Swift's brotherAustin Swift),[117]resulting in a heated argument as the blonde watches. Back at their bedroom windows, the boy and the blonde again communicate through signs; he asks her if she is going to prom and she says no. The blonde notices the boy's disappointed look and decides to go to the prom in a white dress without her glasses. The brunette approaches the boy but he ignores her and goes to the blonde. At the end of the video, the boy and the blonde reveal folded signs saying "I love you" to each other and kiss; according to White, this is meant to portray "who she really is" and Swift thought it was a happy ending.[115]

Release and reception

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See also:2009 MTV Video Music Awards#Kanye West–Taylor Swift incident
Swift with her trophy forBest Female Videoat the2009 MTV Video Music Awards

The video premiered on May 4, 2009, onCMT.Great American Country aired the video two days later and a 30-minute behind-the-scenes titledTaylor Swift on the Set: You Belong with Melater that month.[118]MTV also put it on rotation.[119]Writing for MTV, Tamar Anitai said the plot and fashion of "You Belong with Me" allude to six teen movies of the late 1990s and 2000s:She's All That,Mean Girls,Drumline,Bring It On,A Cinderella Story,andNick & Norah's Infinite Playlist;[119]Chris Ryan said it has a similar plot to arom-comand deemed it the most memorable video on MTV of 2009.[120]The video was nominated for Video of the Year at the 45th Academy of Country Music Awards,[121]Video of the Year and Female Video of the Year at the 2010CMT Music Awards.[122]At the2010 MuchMusic Video Awardsin Canada, it was nominated for Best International Artist Video and the People's Choice: Favourite International Video.[123]

At the2009 MTV Video Music Awards,"You Belong with Me" wonBest Female Video.During Swift's acceptance speech, rapperKanye Westentered the stage, grabbed Swift's microphone, and said: "Yo Taylor, I'm really happy for you and I'ma let you finish, but Beyoncé had one of the best videos of all time", referencing Beyoncé's "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)",a nominee in the same category.[124]The incident, which became known as "Kanyegate",was widely covered by the press and resulted in manyInternet memes.[125][126]Public reactions turned against West; US PresidentBarack Obamacalled him a "jackass".[127]West later issued an apology, which Swift accepted.[128]Shaun Cullen, an academic in popular culture studies, deemed the incident an example of American "racial melodrama" that stereotyped a cultural rivalry between a violent, hostile black antagonist and an innocent, gracious white victim.[129]The controversy resonated throughout both West's and Swift's later careers, and influenced their music releases, such as West's 2010 albumMy Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasyand 2016 single "Famous",and Swift's 2017 albumReputation.[130][131][132]

Critics have considered the video for "You Belong with Me" iconic;Billboardincluded it in a 2014 list of the "20 Best High School Music Videos".[133]Mary Fogarty andGina Arnolddeemed it a representation of Swift's talent for portraying "contradictory... performed persona" but maintain her authenticity, and an early example of her cultural status as both "villain and victim" that represents ideals of "an America that has passed into history" and "a feminist future".[134]The "Junior Jewels" T-shirt Swift's blonde character wears became a memorable look; Glenn Rowley writing forthe Recording Academysaid it "established the goofy side of Swift's personality" and her "willingness to embody characters in her videos".[135]Spin(2017) deemed it Swift's second-best video behind "Blank Space"(2014) and wrote:" This wasn't the last time [Swift] emerged victorious over her supposed bullies (or painted herself as a victim) ".[136]

Live performances

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During promotion ofFearlessin 2009, Swift performed "You Belong with Me" on television shows and events, includingThe Today Show[137]and the CMT Music Awards.[138]She also performed the song at a mini-concert atBishop Ireton High School,whose students won aVerizon Wirelesscontest.[139]At the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, Swift performed "You Belong with Me"; she first sang the song in a subway station while dressed in a brown trench coat and a black beanie, and continued during a subway ride, taking off the trench coat and revealing a red cocktail dress. Once the subway docked at a stop, Swift completed the performance atop a yellow taxi cab.[140]Billboard,in 2022, ranked it as the 14th-greatest VMAs performance of all time.[141]After the VMAs, Swift performed the song onThe ViewandSaturday Night Live.[142][143]

Swift performing "You Belong with Me" as the opening number on theFearless Tour;she first dressed in a marching band outfit (left) before changing to a sparkling cocktail dress (right)

Swift included "You Belong with Me" in the set lists for the festivals she headlined in 2009, including theFlorida Strawberry Festival,[144]theHouston Livestock Show and Rodeo,[145]and theCMA Music Festival.[146]She also performed it on the UK television franchiseGMTV[147]and at theSound Reliefconcert in Australia.[148]"You Belong with Me" was the opening number on the set list of Swift's first headlining concert tour, theFearless Tour,in 2009 and 2010. Before the concerts began, a screen showed footage of celebrities including Miley Cyrus, Faith Hill, andGarth Brookssharing their definitions of the word "fearless".[149]When the shows opened, the stage was decorated as a school hallway and background videos showed lockers; six background dancers were dressed as cheerleaders and the seven-member backing band woremarching bandoutfits. Swift appeared at the top of the stage wearing adrum majoretteuniform to sing "You Belong with Me".[150]Midway through her performance, the dancers removed Swift's marching-band outfit to reveal a sparkling silver cocktail dress and boots.[151][152]

At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards in February 2010, Swift andStevie Nicksperformed amedleyof "You Belong with Me" and "Today Was a Fairytale",andFleetwood Mac's "Rhiannon".Swift first sang" Today Was a Fairytale ", playing an acoustic guitar and dressed in a white blouse and jeans. Swift then duetted with Nicks on" Rhiannon "and again played the acoustic guitar on" You Belong with Me ", during which Nicks stood back, tapped her tambourine, nodded and occasionally sang with Swift.[153]For her parts, Swift sang off-key and poorly harmonized with Nicks, resulting in a media response that questioned Swift's vocal ability.[154][155]Jon CaramanicaofThe New York Timessaid it was refreshing to "see someone so gifted make the occasional flub" and that it was necessary for her to have "her facade... come undone a bit" as her fame grew bigger.[156]Big Machine's CEOScott Borchettadefended Swift, saying: "Maybe she's not the best technical singer, but she's probably the best emotional singer...."[157]

Swift performing "You Belong with Me" onthe Eras Tourin 2023

"You Belong with Me" was part of the set list of Swift's second and third concert tours: theSpeak Now World Tourin 2011–2012[158][159]andthe Red Tourin 2013–2014. During the shows of the Red Tour, Swift rearranged the song into a 1960s-girl-group-inspired version.[160][161]The song was part of Swift's performance atBBC Radio 1's Teen Awards[162]and aVH1 Storytellersepisode that was recorded atHarvey Mudd Collegein California; both took place in October 2012.[163]On several shows ofthe 1989 World Tour(2015), Swift performed an acoustic version of "You Belong with Me" outside the regular set list.[164][165]She also sang the song at theFormula One United States Grand Prixon October 22, 2016,[166]and at the pre-Super Bowlevent Super Saturday Night on February 4, 2017.[167]She included it in a medley with "Style"and" Love Story "in the set list of herReputation Stadium Tour(2018).[168]Onthe Eras Tour(2023–2024), which Swift described as a homage to all of her album "eras", she performed "You Belong with Me" as part of theFearlessera.[169]

Covers and parodies

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The singer-songwriter and producerButch Walkerrecorded a seven-minute video of himself recording instruments and covering "You Belong with Me", and published it onYouTubein November 2009. In the video, Walker plays drums and tunes a mandolin before singing the song, incorporating lyrics told from a male perspective.[170]The cover was included in a deluxe edition of Walker's 2010 albumI Liked It Better When You Had No Heart.His cover is a banjo-led,folkandbluegrasscomposition.[171][172]Jonathan Keefe ofSlant Magazinedescribed Walker's arrangement as "fantastic" and said it "emphasized the terrific melody and structure that are the song's real selling points".[173]

"You Belong with Me" wasparodiedby the comedy musician"Weird Al" Yankovic,who titled it "TMZ" and included it on his studio albumAlpocalypse(2011).[174]In "TMZ", Yankovic sings about the wayspaparazziand the gossip websiteTMZpublicize embarrassing material about celebrities.[175]Yankovic said the track does not denote his support for either the paparazzi or the celebrities, and instead makes fun of "everyone's obsession with celebrity culture and how ridiculous it is and why do we even care about any of this".[176]A music video for "TMZ", whichBill Plymptondirected, was filmed in October 2010 and included on the album's DVD.[177][178]

Personnel

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Credits adapted fromFearlessalbumliner notes[6]

  • Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Liz Rose– songwriter
  • Nathan Chapman– producer
  • Steve Blackmon – assistant recording engineer, assistant mixer
  • Chad Carslon – recording engineer
  • Justin Niebank – mixer

Charts

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Certifications

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Certifications for "You Belong with Me"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[72] 9× Platinum 630,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[205] 3× Platinum 180,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[73] 2× Platinum 160,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[206] Platinum 90,000‡
Japan (RIAJ)[70] Platinum 250,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[71] Platinum 15,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[207] Platinum 60,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[58] Platinum 600,000‡
United States (RIAA)[54] 7× Platinum 7,000,000‡

*Sales figures based on certification alone.
‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

"You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)"

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"You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)"
SongbyTaylor Swift
from the albumFearless (Taylor's Version)
ReleasedApril 9, 2021(2021-04-09)
Studio
  • Blackbird (Nashville)
  • Prime Recording (Nashville)
Length3:51
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Lyric video
"You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)"onYouTube

In 2018, Swift ended her 13-year contract with Big Machine and signed anew with Republic Records. In November 2020, she began re-recording her first six studio albums, which Big Machine had released.[208]The decision followed a2019 disputebetween Swift and the talent managerScooter Braun,who acquired Big Machine, including themastersof Swift's albums.[209][210]By re-recording her albums, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, enabling her to control the licensing of her songs forcommercial useand therefore substituted the Big Machine–owned masters.[211]

Release

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The re-recording of "You Belong with Me", subtitled "Taylor's Version", was released as part of the albumFearless (Taylor's Version),which Republic Records released on April 9, 2021.[212]One day before the release, the singer-songwritersOlivia RodrigoandConan Gray,whom Swift had contacted, posted clips of themselves dancing to excerpts of "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)" onTikTok.[213]

"You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)" charted on the singles charts of Australia (37),[214]Canada (44),[59]Ireland (30),[215]Singapore (20),[216]and the United Kingdom (52).[217]It was certified double-platinum in Australia,[72]platinum in Brazil,[205]and silver in the United Kingdom.[218]In the United States, the song peaked at number 75 on theBillboardHot 100[187]and at number 16 on Hot Country Songs.[49]The track also peaked at number 51 on theBillboardGlobal 200.[219]

Production and reception

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Swift produced "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)" withChristopher Rowe,who recorded her vocals at Kitty Committee Studio in London. David Payne, who was assisted by Lowell Reynolds, recorded the track; and John Hanes, who was assisted by Reynolds and David Garten, engineered it at Black Bird and Prime Recording Studios in Nashville. Musicians included Amos Heller on bass guitar; Mike Meadows on acoustic guitar,banjitar,banjo, and mandolin; Paul Sidoti on electric guitar; Matt Billingslea on drums; andJonathan Yudkinon fiddle. Caitlin Evenson provided background vocals.Serban Gheneamixed "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)" at MixStar Studios inVirginia Beach.[220]

The arrangement of "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)" is identical to that of the original;[221][222]according to Alexandra Pollard ofThe Independent,the musical elements were "painstakingly reconstructed".[223]Kitty EmpireofThe Observersaid the re-recording has a "smoother" and more "nuanced" production that is evident in the "interplay between the guitar and banjo",[221]and Lucy Habron ofClashsaid the more-defined instruments make the song "shinier".[224]

Critics commented that Swift's vocals are the most prominent change and bring forth a new listening experience. Emily St. James commented that, on this recording, Swift's voice uses more of heraltorange and makes the song sound fuller. She also said the storytelling perspective changed over time, calling the new version "warmer and more empathetic".[113]Hannah Mylrea ofNMEsaid Swift successfully revisited the teenage feelings "with kindness and affection",[225]and Saloni Gajjar ofThe A.V. Clubsaid Swift incorporated a subtle change in delivery that elevates the song's emotional impact.[226]Joe Coscarelli fromThe New York Timessaid the re-recorded track "can't help but sound like [a cover]" because of Swift's matured vocals and teenage lyrics.[222]Heather Taylor-Singh ofExclaim!and Jonathan Bernstein ofRolling Stonesaid Swift's vocals somewhat lose the adolescent sense in the original.[227][228]

Personnel

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Credits adapted fromFearless (Taylor's Version)album liner notes[220]

Charts

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2021 chart performance for "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[229] 53
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[59] 44
Global 200(Billboard)[219] 51
Ireland (IRMA)[215] 30
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[230] 5
Singapore (RIAS)[216] 20
UK Singles(OCC)[217] 52
USBillboardHot 100[187] 75
USHot Country Songs(Billboard)[49] 16
2024 chart performance for "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)"
Chart (2024) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[214] 37

Certifications

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Certifications for "You Belong with Me (Taylor's Version)"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[72] 2× Platinum 140,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[205] Platinum 40,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[218] Gold 400,000‡

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^Sloan and Harding said the "T-Drop" is Swift's signature melodic motif in her vocal performance and cited three more examples that showcase this: "Mean"(2010),"State of Grace"(2012), and"Welcome to New York"(2014).[15]
  2. ^Attributed to such publications asPaste,[17]Pitchfork,[18]andBillboard[19]
  3. ^Attributed to reviews byRob SheffieldforBlender,[74]Rashod D. Ollison forThe Baltimore Sun,[75]Folha de S. Paulo,[76]and Darryl Sterdan for theOttawa Sun[77]
  4. ^Attributed to reviews byThe Belfast Telegraph[78]and Chris Williams forBillboard[19]
  5. ^Attributed to reviews by Williams,[19]The Belfast Telegraph,[78]Craig Mathieson forThe Age,[80]and Leah Greenblatt forEntertainment Weekly[27]
  6. ^As discussed inThe Washington Post,[108]The A.V. Club,[109]andMTV[110]

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