Our Song (song)
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- This article is about the Taylor Swift song. For the Goodnight Nurse song, see Our Song (Goodnight Nurse song).
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| Single by Taylor Swift from the album Taylor Swift |
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| Released | August 22, 2007 | ||||
| Genre | Country | ||||
| Length | 3:24 (Album Version) 3:22 (Pop Mix) |
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| Label | Big Machine | ||||
| Writer(s) | Taylor Swift | ||||
| Producer | Nathan Chapman | ||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | ||||
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"Our Song" is a single by country music artist Taylor Swift. It was released to radio on August 22, 2007, as the third single from her double platinum album, Taylor Swift. The song became Swift's first Number One in December 2007, also making her the youngest artist to be the sole writer of a Number One country song.[1]
Swift wrote the song for a ninth grade talent show.[2] Swift said on her MySpace page that it was released because of the large reaction it gets from fans at her shows and online. She also stated it was one of her best-selling songs on iTunes.[3]
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[edit] Music video
The video for "Our Song" was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered on Country Music Television in September 2007.[4] It reached #1 on CMT's Top Twenty Countdown on November 22, 2007, and remained there for four weeks.[5] It then reached the top spot once again on January 17, 2008. The video won the 2008 CMT Music Awards Video of the Year award.
[edit] Chart performance
On the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for the week of September 2, 2007, "Our Song" debuted at #55. The song reached Number One on the chart week of December 22, 2007, when it moved up from the #6 position. This is the biggest jump to Number One for a song on the country charts since January 1998, when Tim McGraw's "Just to See You Smile" also moved up from #6 to Number One.[6] In addition, this song is Taylor's first Top 20 entry on the Billboard Hot 100. It is also the 2nd longest running No. 1 in the history of the country charts by a female artist, tied in this position by "It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels" by Kitty Wells, "Breathe" by Faith Hill and "Jesus Take The Wheel" by Carrie Underwood as each of the songs spent six weeks at No. 1. Only Connie Smith's "Once a Day" had a longer reign. As of the beginning of March the song has been taking off on top 40 radio.
| Chart (2007-2008) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 16 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 24 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs | 15 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 18 |
| Canadian Country Singles Chart | 1 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 30 |
| United World Chart | 35 |
| Preceded by "More Than a Memory" by Garth Brooks |
Canadian Country Singles Chart number-one single December 14 - December 28, 2007 |
Succeeded by "Letter to Me" by Brad Paisley |
| Preceded by "Letter to Me" by Brad Paisley |
Canadian Country Singles Chart number-one single January 11, 2008 |
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| Preceded by "So Small" by Carrie Underwood |
Billboard Hot Country Songs number-one single December 22, 2007 - January 26, 2008 |
[edit] References
- ^ Darden, Beville (December 10, 2007). Taylor Swift Makes History... Again. AOL Music.
- ^ Taylor Swift Shares Story and Success of Award-Winning "Our Song"
- ^ CMT : Latest Country Music News Video Clips and Headlines
- ^ Videos: Taylor Swift, "Our Song". CMT.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Top Twenty Countdown: List. CMT.com (2007-11-22). Retrieved on 2007-12-11.
- ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2007-12-13). Keys Still The "One" Atop Billboard Charts. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-14.
[edit] External links
- "Our Song" lyrics at CMT.com
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