Speak Now

Speak Now
Speak Now
Studio album by Taylor Swift
Released	October 25, 2010
Recorded	c. 2008–2010
Studio	Aimeeland; Blackbird; Pain in the Art; Starstruck (Nashville); Capitol (Hollywood); Stonehurst (Bowling Green, Kentucky);
Genre	Country pop; pop rock; power pop;
Length	67:29
Label	Big Machine;
Producer	Nathan Chapman; Taylor Swift;
Taylor Swift chronology
Singles from Speak Now
	"Mine"; Released: August 3, 2010; "Back to December"; Released: November 15, 2010; "Mean"; Released: March 13, 2011; "The Story of Us"; Released: April 19, 2011; "Sparks Fly"; Released: July 18, 2011; "Ours"; Released: December 5, 2011;

Speak Now is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 25, 2010 by Big Machine Records. The album was written by Swift herself (other writers helped write her previous albums).

Speak Now is in a country-pop style similar to Swift's other work. A deluxe edition was sold in Target stores. That version has three new songs (including the single "Ours") and two acoustic versions of songs on the original. Throughout 2011, Swift promoted the album on the Speak Now World Tour.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Taylor Swift, except where noted.

*Speak Now* standard track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mine"	3:50
2.	"Sparks Fly"	4:20
3.	"Back to December"	4:53
4.	"Speak Now"	4:00
5.	"Dear John"	6:43
6.	"Mean"	3:57
7.	"The Story of Us"	4:25
8.	"Never Grow Up"	4:50
9.	"Enchanted"	5:53
10.	"Better than Revenge"	3:37
11.	"Innocent"	5:02
12.	"Haunted"	4:02
13.	"Last Kiss"	6:07
14.	"Long Live"	5:17
Total length:		67:29

Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
15.	"Ours"	3:58
16.	"If This Was a Movie" (written by Swift and Martin Johnson)	3:54
17.	"Superman"	4:36
18.	"Back to December" (acoustic)	4:52
19.	"Haunted" (acoustic)	3:37
20.	"Mine" (pop mix)	3:50
21.	"On the Set: Behind the Scenes "Mine" Music Video" (video)	30:21
22.	"Mine" (music video)	3:55

Notes

The international standard digital edition features "Mine (US version)" as track 15.
The international deluxe edition features "Mine (US version)", "Back to December (US version)", and "The Story of Us (US version)" as tracks 20, 21, and 22.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

Musicians

Taylor Swift – vocals, acoustic guitar, handclapping, vocal harmony, banjo
Nathan Chapman – banjo, bass guitar, Fender Rhodes, electric twelve-string guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, handclapping, mandolin, organ, piano, synthesizer, vocal harmony
Tom Bukovac – electric guitar
Nick Buda – drums
Chris Carmichael – strings
Smith Curry – lap steel guitar
Eric Darken – percussion
Caitlin Evanson – vocal harmony
Shannon Forrest – drums
John Gardner – drums
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Amos Heller – bass guitar
Liz Huett – vocal harmony
Tim Lauer – Hammond B3, piano
Tim Marks – bass guitar
Mike Meadows – electric guitar, handclapping
Grant Mickelson – electric guitar
Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
Paul Sidoti – electric guitar
Tommy Sims – bass guitar
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, twelve-string guitar, ukulele
Al Wilson – handclapping, percussion

Production

Taylor Swift – background vocals direction, liner notes, songwriter, producer
Nathan Chapman – engineer, producer, programming
Chuck Ainlay – engineer
Joseph Anthony Baker – photography
Steve Blackmon – assistant
Drew Bollman – assistant, assistant engineer, engineer
Tristan Brock-Jones – assistant engineer
David Bryant – assistant engineer
Paul Buckmaster – conductor, orchestral arrangements
Jason Campbell – production coordination
Chad Carlson – engineer
Chris Carmichael – composer, string arrangements
Joseph Cassell – stylist
Steve Churchyard – engineer
Mark Crew – mixing engineer
Dean Gillard – production, mixing, additional instrumentation
Jed Hackett – engineer
Jeremy Hunter – engineer
Aubrey Hyde – wardrobe
Suzie Katayama – orchestra contractor
Steve Marcantonio – engineer
Seth Morton – assistant engineer
Emily Mueller – production assistant
Jemma Muradian – hair stylist
John Netti – assistant engineer
Bethany Newman – design, illustrations
Josh Newman – design, illustrations
Justin Niebank – engineer, mixing
Mark Petaccia – assistant engineer
Joel Quillen – engineer
Matt Rausch – assistant
Lowell Reynolds – engineer
Mike Rooney – assistant engineer
Austin Swift – photography
Todd Tidwell – assistant engineer, engineer
Lorrie Turk – make-up
Matt Ward – production, mixing, additional instrumentation
Hank Williams – mastering
Brian David Willis – engineer
Nathan Yarborough – assistant mixing engineer

References

1 2 Speak Now (CD liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2010. BTMSR0300A.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ "Speak Now (Bonus Track Version) by Taylor Swift". Apple Music. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
↑ Swift, Taylor (2010). Speak Now (International edition liner notes). Europe: Big Machine Records / Universal Music Group. 602527493947.

[liner-1] 1 2 Speak Now (CD liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2010. BTMSR0300A.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] "Speak Now (Bonus Track Version) by Taylor Swift". Apple Music. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.

[intl-3] Swift, Taylor (2010). Speak Now (International edition liner notes). Europe: Big Machine Records / Universal Music Group. 602527493947.