Album · 2010
Speak Now
by Taylor Swift
Speak Now is a 2010 country album by Taylor Swift. It runs 22 tracks across 102 minutes on Big Machine Records, LLC. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 33 ratings.
Country · Pop · Contemporary Country
#10 in Best albums of 2010 · #4 in Best country albums
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- 4.1 /5
- 33 ratings
- 76 /100
- 10 critics
- 22
- Tracks
- 102 min
- Runtime
- 140 bpm
- Tempo
- D major
- Key
Ratings
33 ratings · avg 4.1
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1 review
- 4.0
The all-self-written statement: Speak Now answers the doubters with fourteen solo compositions, from "Dear John"'s scorched-earth specificity to "Enchanted"'s twirling maximalism. The country-pop framing already strains toward arenas. As craft demonstration and diary weaponization, it's the purest early Swift.
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Critics
10 publications
- MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- AllMusic4/5
- Rolling Stone4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- Los Angeles Times3/4
- The A.V. ClubB−
- Paste7.1/10
- Spin7/10
- Slant Magazine3/5
- Metacriticaggregate77/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate6.9/10
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Speak Now album cover
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The Speak Now cover was designed by Aubrey Hyde, photographed by Austin K. Swift and Joseph Anthony Baker, illustrated by Bethany Newman, and art-directed by Taylor Swift. Riffiter listeners rate it 5.0 out of 5 from 1 rating.
- Design
- Aubrey Hyde
- Photography
- Austin K. Swift, Joseph Anthony Baker
- Illustration
- Bethany Newman
- Art direction
- Taylor Swift
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Tracklist
22 tracks · 102 min
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About
Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer–songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 25, 2010, by Big Machine Records. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 at several recording studios, and was handled by Swift and country music producer Nathan Chapman. Written entirely by Swift as the follow-up to Fearless (2008), Speak Now expands on the country pop style of her previous work, and features lyrical themes concerning love, romance and heartbreak. A deluxe edition was released on the same day exclusively to US Target stores; it contained three extra bonus tracks and two acoustic versions as well as a pop remix of "Mine". Internationally, another deluxe edition was released containing the same three bonus songs and acoustic songs, and three US versions. In 2012, the Target exclusive was released to a wider distribution in the US.
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Six singles were released from the album. "Mine" was released as the lead single on August 4, 2010 instead of August 16 due to it leaking online prior to its release. The second single, "Back to December", was released on November 11, 2010. The third single, "Mean", was released on March 7, 2011 and a little over a month later on April 19, 2011 the fourth single, "The Story of Us", was released only to mainstream radio. The fifth single, "Sparks Fly" was released on July 18, 2011 and was the first single since "You Belong with Me" to reach number one on Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The final single "Ours" was released as promotional single on November 8, 2011 and was released to country radio on December 5, 2011 and was the second single from Speak Now to peak at number one on the Hot Country Songs chart. Speak Now received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Swift's songwriting and themes. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling approximately 1,047,000 units in its first week. Due to strong digital sales, all 14 songs from the standard edition of the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with the lead single "Mine" having the highest peak of number three. The album was also an international success, charting within the top 10 in several countries, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Swift promoted the album with an international tour, Speak Now World Tour, throughout 2011. According to Swift's label Big Machine Records, as of September 2011, Speak Now has sold over five million copies worldwide. The album has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and, as of October 2012, has sold 4.2 million copies in the United States.
In brief
- Is Speak Now good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Speak Now 4.1/5 from 33 ratings.
- When was Speak Now released?
- Speak Now was released in 2010 on Big Machine Records, LLC.
- How many tracks are on Speak Now?
- Speak Now has 22 tracks, with a runtime of 102 minutes.
- What genre is Speak Now?
- Speak Now is catalogued under Country, Pop, Contemporary Country.
- What BPM is Speak Now?
- Speak Now runs at a median tempo of 140 BPM across its tracks, most often in D major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Speak Now?
- Listeners of Speak Now also rate x by Ed Sheeran, SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo, Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter.
- Who produced Speak Now?
- Speak Now was produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift. Nathan Chapman produced 2 of them.
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