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The album contains 22 tracks: the re-recordings of the 14 songs from the standard edition, two of the three deluxe edition tracks, “[[Ours (Taylor Swift song)|Ours]]” and “Superman”, and six previously unreleased “From the Vault” songs that were written for the 2010 album but never included. All the songs were written solely by Swift, as a reaction to those who questioned her [[artistic integrity]] as a songwriter.
The album contains 22 tracks: the re-recordings of the 14 songs from the standard edition, two of the three deluxe edition tracks, “[[Ours (Taylor Swift song)|Ours]]” and “Superman”, and six previously unreleased “From the Vault” songs that were written for the 2010 album but never included. All the songs were written solely by Swift, as a reaction to those who questioned her [[artistic integrity]] as a songwriter.
2023 re-recorded album by Taylor Swift
Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) is the third re-recorded album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on July 7, 2023, via Republic Records. It is a re-recording of Swift’s third studio album, Speak Now (2010), and follows her 2021 re-recorded albums Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version). The re-recording is a part of Swift’s counteraction to her 2019 masters dispute. The album was announced on May 5, 2023, at the first Nashville show of her ongoing concert tour, the Eras Tour.
Containing 22 tracks, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) was written solely by Swift. It includes re-recorded versions of 16 songs from the deluxe edition of Speak Now and six previously unreleased “From the Vault” songs. Swift and Christopher Rowe produced the majority of the album, with new input from Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff on the vault tracks. American rock acts Fall Out Boy and Hayley Williams of Paramore contributed guest vocals.
Strongly influenced by rock and pop-punk music, Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) blends Swift’s trademark country pop sound with emo, pop rock, gothic rock, and alternative rock styles. It is mainly driven by dynamic compositions of electric guitars, heavy drums, cinematic strings and acoustic instruments. Lyrically, it is a loose concept album about unspoken confessions, documenting the volatile emotions of Swift’s adolescence. The album received acclaim from music critics, who complimented the emotionally engaging songwriting and strong vocal performance.
Background[edit]
I first made Speak Now, completely self-written, between the ages of 18 and 20. The songs that came from this time in my life were marked by their brutal honesty, unfiltered diaristic confessions and wild wistfulness. I love this album because it tells a tale of growing up, flailing, flying and crashing… and living to speak about it.
— Swift looking back on Speak Now on her social media[1]
Taylor Swift released her third studio album, Speak Now, on October 25, 2010, under Big Machine Records. A predominantly pop rock and country pop album, Speak Now was entirely self-written by Swift and received positive reviews from music critics. It sold over 1,047,000 copies within its opening week in the United States—the largest first week in history for a female country artist,[2] and the first million-selling week of Swift’s career, a feat she would go on to repeat four more times.[3] Speak Now achieved the Guinness World Record as the fastest selling album in the U.S. by a female country act.[4] At the 54th Annual Grammy Awards (2012), its single “Mean” won Best Country Solo Performance and Best Country Song.[5]
Swift released three more studio albums under Big Machine, as per her recording contract, which expired in November 2018. She hence withdrew from Big Machine and signed a new deal with Republic Records, which secured her the rights to own the masters of any new music she would release.[6] In 2019, American businessman Speak Now (Taylor’s Version): Difference between revisions