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You may opt-out by clicking here. Edit Story. Abigail Freeman Forbes Staff. I'm an assistant editor at Forbes covering media and entertainment. Thereon, she and Chapman recorded and cut an abundance of songs to keep the best material on the album. Sound-wise, it's the kind of songs I like to write, which are country songs, but I guess because of the subject matter and because of some of the melodies I love to use, I guess they have crossover appeal.
After completing the album's first track, Swift reconsidered her personal definition of the word "fearless". It means that you have a lot of fears, but you jump anyway. Finding a fearless element to the themes and messages behind the songs, Swift decided to title the album Fearless.
On the liner notes, she further explained the album title,. As with her debut album, Taylor Swift , Swift was very involved with the album packaging. Fearless was released on November 11, in the United States and Canada, [18] [19] and on November 15, , in Australia.
The album was then re-released on February 27, , in Australia as a limited edition with bonus tracks originally from Taylor Swift and a new artwork. An international edition was released March 2, , in Spain, and numerous countries followed in the consequent weeks.
Swift had already started composing songs for her next album, what would become Speak Now , but had also written songs she believed did not correspond with her scope of the record. She included them in a re-release for Fearless. Swift altered the song both musically and lyrically, and reworking the arrangement and switching the verses while maintaining the refrains similar.
Titled Fearless Platinum Edition , the re-release was announced on September 10, with a release date of October 27, To promote the album Swift released four promotional singles, advertised as "Countdown to Fearless ". The first promotional single released was " Change " on August 8, The fourth and final song used to promote the album, " You Belong With Me ", was released on November 4, Two of the performances would later be released on the Target exclusive version of Fearless Platinum Edition.
The song was highly acclaimed by music critics who complimented Swift's writing style and the song's plot. It is Swift's best-selling single to date, pushing over 6. It garnered generally positive reception with critics commenting that Swift was able to make its message palpable and selecting it among the best tracks on Fearless. It sold over 1. Critical reception for the song was mixed, ranging from "every single Taylor Swift hit sounds the same" [35] to naming it one of her best songs.
Driven mostly by non-country radio airplay, the song established the largest crossover radio audience since Faith Hill's "Breathe" The incident caused tumult in the media, with many coming to Swift's defense. It was praised by numerous critics for its vulnerability and accurate portrayal of a real teenager.
In the United States, the song sold over 1. It features Swift walking through a garden, where she relives many memories with her friend. The song generally pleased contemporary critics, many who complimented it for appealing to different age groups. Once released as a single, "Fearless" was only able to reach the position of number seventy-six. It ran until July 10, and had four legs and shows in four countries. Sales for the tour began in February and tickets for several tour dates and venues were sold out in a record of less than one minute.
Fearless received positive reviews from critics, earning a collective score of 73 out of on Metacritic based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". He added that Swift presented herself as a "big sister instead of a big star", pointing "Fifteen" as a prime example of it. Though they're written by a teenager, Swift's songs have broad appeal, and therein lies the genius and accessibility in her second effort. But aside from sharing, possibly, a box of Clairol, there is nothing remotely Britney- or Christina-esque about Swift.
Alexis Petridis of the British newspaper The Guardian had mixed opinions about the album; he thought it was certainly "bland and uninventive", yet executed incredibly well. Over the course of listening to it, he queried if more music of the sort was needed, and concluded that "the feeling that the world is going to answer your query in the affirmative swiftly overwhelms you.
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