album debut studio album american singer songwriter released october swift years old time album release wrote songs freshman year high school swift writing credits album songs including written swift experimented producers ultimately choosing produced demo album musically album country music styled lyrically speaks romantic relationships couple swift wrote observing relationships lyrics touch swift personal struggles high school singles released album certified platinum riaa released lead single reached billboard guitar released second single album best charting song billboard hot song released single album swift number chart youngest person single write perform number song chart picture burn said released fourth single fifth singles album respectively successful country charts united_states swift promoted album performing tour opening act artists received positively contemporary critics praised swift talent young age album enjoyed commercial success launched swift career country music united_states topped country albums chart non consecutive weeks certified times platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa sales million copies logged weeks chart early making longest running albums chart year history album successful outside swift native country notably canada australia united_kingdom album sold million copies worldwide january background reading pennsylvania developed early interest country music songwriting family visit nashville tennessee pursuit record deal came swift judged neglected record labels young regards labels rejected said understand afraid year old afraid year old afraid year old nervous putting year old sure hadn signed head everybody afraid year old development music swift wrote tim freshman year knowing senior boyfriend break end year left college rose said swift showed school job writing songs sony idea melody knew exactly wanted nostalgic song describes summer romance swift hope think tim think favorite song tell remember conversely picture burn describes girl furious break swift says song mad completely brutally honest gave comedic edge work school swift found self sitting guitar going hate stupid truck doesn let drive god line developed song chorus tempo song heavy drums chorus marked distorted guitars big vocals singer penned autobiographical song outside outlet age year began writing songs like songs wrote early song describes loneliness swift felt love country music alienated peers swift wrote tied smile day learned best friends fact shocked recalled somebody strong horrible horrible weakness killing lyrics tied smile describe beautiful girl trying hide inner tied smile coming swift commented thought biggest overlooked problems american girls face wrote said according dramatic crazy happening needing address form music song minute addition written days mastering scheduled printed called producer completed song overnight mary song actually inspired door neighbors long lasting marriage opposite swift wrote song freshman year high school talent intentions including album claimed knew chose include wrote guy dating didn song went ahead wrote song narrative describes young couple use events lives place regular song song placed end album closing lyrics request play invisible ballad describing loneliness going unnoticed writes piano driven song perfectly captures awkward teenage angst endure endured time recording recording demo album swift worked demo producer met little shed publishing company swift said play new songs week awesome track played instrument sounded like record period year years got record deal record choose album producer work sudden going use producer going use producer experimenting different producers originating nashville swift chose unique sound songs skeptical hiring studio album prior demos swift described songs produced right chemistry hit big machine records accepted producing album songs end produced tracks recording executed month period packaging release released october tracks swift highly involved album packaging designing graphics personally capitalized specific letters lyrics song spell hidden messages feat execute succeeding albums november album released title limited time deluxe edition contained new songs invisible perfectly good heart radio edits picture burn guitar song swift phone conversation release bonus dvd swift music videos time tim guitar song scenes footage guitar song music videos performance picture burn material american retail company target released exclusive version performances swift hill tour final release appeared march new songs taylor swift deluxe edition pop version guitar karaoke version released january containing fourteen tracks album dvd critical reception received positive reviews contemporary critics allmusic described swift fresh voice hope confident mature said talent portrayed songs outside mary song criticized producer applying songs require cases better shed country standard time gave positive review saying swift smart songwriting deeply personal self penned songs particularly outside song stirring compared sound said swift honesty intelligence listeners age able connect added thoughtful material suggests talent past high school wrote swift handles lyrics subjects area teenager commercial performance week ending november debuted number nineteen billboard sales copies reached highest sales week week ending january copies sold weeks billboard week ending january album reached charting peak number sales copies marked longest stay billboard album released decade far album stayed chart weeks album topped non consecutive weeks week ending august swift beautiful eyes replaced chart number album charting number swift artist hold positions country albums charted blue early years february album certified times platinum recording_industry_association_of_america shipment sales copies december album sold million copies united_states like album features includes pages bonus features exclusive video performance photos complete album lyrics downloadable graphics hidden links addition packaging album recycled materials years release debuted number thirty new zealand albums_chart peaked number fourteen canadian albums_chart number canadian country albums chart certified platinum shipment copies australia peaked number thirty main chart number country genre chart week ending september entered albums_chart number following week reached peak number album certified gold british_phonographic_industry bpi sales copies singles tim released lead single june song critically appreciated swift delivery enjoyed commercial success peaking number billboard hot number billboard hot country songs certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipment copies guitar released second single guitar received critical success memorable chorus crossover potential commercial success best charting single billboard hot peaking number thirteen swift pop crossover hit peaking number canceled pop chart song certified double platinum riaa shipment copies guitar peaked number canada number united_kingdom song released single album song critically favored described gem song peaked number sixteen billboard hot certified platinum riaa swift number song peaked number thirty canadian hot best charting single canada picture burn released fourth single picture burn appreciated contemporary critics lyrics reflecting feminism fourth consecutive single swift chart certified double platinum riaa said released fifth final single album united_states said swift second number certified double platinum riaa song highest international peak new_zealand_singles_chart number eighteen promotion swift broadcast performance tim october good morning america songs performed television programs award shows festivals music awards swift spent promoting tim radio tour regards extensive radio tour swift commented radio tours artists weeks lasted months wanted wanted meet single people helping swift promoted album performing opening act country artists concert tours opened dates october november included performing total songs album served opening act dates united_states tour selected dates swift served opening act legs tour swift engaged opening act dates joint tour swift opened feels good tour addition swift performed songs headlining tour track listing notes lie available exclusive download copies album purchased best buy week release initial deluxe edition replaced original versions guitar song respective radio single versions later deluxe replaced picture burn country radio edit scrapped bonus dvd swift phone replaced pop version guitar personnel listed liner notes charts chart succession certifications
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