song country pop song performed american singer songwriter swift self penned song produced released august fourth single swift second studio album song inspired swift freshman year high school encountered heartbreak best friend writing swift asked anderson authorization record song personal references song anderson affirmed ultimately included fearless ballad swift events occurred best friend age young girls fall love easily peaked number billboard hot sold million digital downloads united_states music video directed filmed green screen heavily special effects video features swift walking garden memories anderson received nomination category mtv_video_music_awards lost lady_gaga bad romance promoted live performances including swift second headlining tours speak world tour swift partnered electronics retailer best buy program allowed teens help decide funds distributed charities background swift began writing lyric gave boy changed mind cried eventually song bridge continued writing backwards manner song written swift freshman year high school met best friend decided wanted tell story year high school felt freshman year grew year life far swift stated events focused swift anderson fell love time suffered aside events anderson experienced swift wrote lyrics intended target teenage girls entering freshman year high school described incorporating things wished told song younger thing high school don know don know think know swift said completion composing swift nervous anderson song know friend respond personal song especially angle swift performed song anderson asked comfortable song anderson confirmed said bother song personal doesn way taylor feel girl kind learn connect song like totally worth anderson consent swift recorded producer produced track swift eponymous debut album recording highly personal track caused swift cry swift attributed event fact likely cry loved ones undergo pain witnesses experiences went usually gets time composition country pop song length minutes seconds set common time moderate tempo beats minute track categorized ballad written key major swift vocals spans little octaves follows chord progression concludes consists swift singing song opening lines lyrics swift multiple events verse swift details entering high school intentions merely staying peers way second verse bears swift meeting anderson school queen bees swift describes dates falling love time swift anderson revealing anderson gave later changed mind song swift young girls fall love easily acknowledging came realization able accomplish dating football team member critical reception rolling_stone believed swift songwriting intuitive gift verse chorus bridge architecture compared songwriting track producers luke referred swedish pop gods continued music mixes crafted sounds like scientifically engineered hit factory confessions intimate true slant magazine considered bridge moments fearless unimpressed swift singing particularly stephen_thomas_erlewine allmusic found swift portrayed role big sister instead big star best personal song fearless ken_tucker billboard magazine believed appeal teenagers looking hope adult women past entertainment_weekly stated sings sexuality sounds like real teen manufactured new_york_times said swift best written songs boston_globe believed fearless interesting songs stated lyrics song diary chronicled swift freshman year high school named best track fearless said showcased swift growth songwriter village_voice called song standout album found refreshing contradiction typical country songs prior single release paste magazine suggested song released single fearless adding loved alexis_petridis guardian called track good song potential market teenage girls teenage girl continued skill feeling slightly unsettled thought teenager away like san_francisco_chronicle ranked twelfth singles list commenting damn song isn sweet vulnerable real ignore chart performance following release fearless week ending november debuted number seventy billboard hot appearance songs chart tied swift cyrus female act songs charting billboard hot week record later surpassed swift charted songs entered number ninety week ending october single release week ending december reached peak number billboard hot week ending february spent week number weeks chart song thirteen songs fearless charted billboard hot breaking record entries single album single certified double platinum recording_industry_association_of_america november sold copies united_states debuted number jumped number thirty second week week ending november entered number weeks later reached peak number seven week ending december single second single reach debut single peak number number number fourteen billboard adult pop songs week ending january song peaked number nineteen canada certified gold sales digital downloads peaked number australia week ending december music video music video directed previously directed swift music video belong white began intention creating video different swift past believed needed set video outside high school white explained think wanted video kind evolution taylor actually said don think shoot high school don think wanted white video setting taking account literal meaning song transforming new setting new world swift memories manifest let literal meaning song watch evolve memory head create world walk desert start sing great memories love literally grew garden white said world moved situation white decided annex surreal elements create cross garden heart memories swift emotions growth garden garden grew swift felt happy sight pain negative emotions clouds appear garden dies anderson broken heart swift friend anderson portrayed video love interests swift anderson cast swift received images mail video filmed days day consisted actors including swift anderson filming green screen set white presented swift caricature drawings depicting music video order guide swift impressed anderson acting skills considering lack experience called prolific second day scenes high school filmed artificial rain afterward white team visual effect artists created setting watch edit video green taylor walking giant green screen think single thing video created amazing cause lot people worked hard white said visual effects team work video time staying overnight office produce video direction video magical props filming recreated digital animation door extras filmed separately white meticulous find right shots scene cohesive white believed finished product sense innocence video begins swift clad white approaching tall arched doorway middle barren landscape swift looks photograph friend arch passes doors arch animated flowers grow scenes people objects high school fade view swift walks memories begins play acoustic guitar beneath tree afterward anderson appears sitting desk field flowers swift sits begin laugh scene swift plays guitar anderson goes date kisses date pushes away tries love interest surroundings dissolve anderson sitting stone bench swift approaches tightly field turns dark stormy video swift singing rain friend landscape video transitions reality swift wearing black trench coat stands rain street high school swift sees student entrance eye contact video concludes date video million views youtube video reception music video premiered october thought video sweet said visuals taylor walking animated scenes certainly nice look seat country star entertainment weekly graded video believed video criticized saying powerful lyrics design jocelyn_vena mtv wrote new music video song mtv_video_music_awards video nominated lost lady_gaga video bad romance live performances swift performed duet pop singer 51st grammy awards duo sat wooden acoustic performance swift wearing dress layered tight black outfit playing acoustic guitar swift performed song hall benefit concert organized music festival festival australian charity concert sydney sound relief united_kingdom swift performed later paul swift performed song venues headlining concert tour performances set small platform located opposite end parallel stage arena swift dressed sat wooden performing wooden string acoustic guitar shoulder rolling_stone favored swift performance tim august concert madison square garden new_york_city described entire concert elaborate spectacle doesn slow singer acoustic guitar audience play sweet stripped set tunes including served performance setlist swift second concert tour speak world tour performances featured swift sitting playing acoustic guitar wearing blue cocktail dress swift partnered electronics retailer best buy program allowed teens help decide fund distributed charities swift taped called released february scenes swift high school encouraging originality inter cut scenes singing june partner announcement shown stop leg tour tour stops donated concert tickets guitar swift local teen oriented charity groups chapters big brothers big sisters track listings 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