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{{Short description|2010 studio album by Taylor Swift}}{{For-multi|the song|Speak Now (song)|the 2023 re-recording|Speak Now (Taylor's Version){{!}}''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)''|other uses}} |
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| name = Lexus GS |
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| model_code = S190<ref name="z792">{{cite web | title=2013 Lexus GS 350 | website=[[Motor Trend]] | date=6 February 2012 | url=https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/sstp-1202-2013-lexus-gs-350/ | mode=cs2 | access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> |
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| type = studio |
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| image = Lexus GS 450h (III) – Frontansicht, 15. Mai 2011, Wuppertal.jpg |
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| artist = [[Taylor Swift]] |
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| alt = Front three-quarters view of a black sedan |
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| cover = Taylor Swift - Speak Now cover.png |
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| production = January 2005 – December 2011 |
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| manufacturer = [[Toyota]] |
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| alt = Cover artwork of Taylor Swift's 2010 album Speak Now, depicting Swift twirling in a purple dress |
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| assembly = Japan: [[Tahara, Aichi]] ([[Tahara plant]]) |
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| caption = Standard edition cover |
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| designer = Yasuhide Hosoda, Isoroku Yamada, and [[Sotiris Kovos]] (2003) |
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| released = {{start date|2010|10|25}} |
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| class = [[Executive car|Executive]] |
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| recorded = 2009–2010 |
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| body_style = 4-door [[sedan (car)|sedan]] |
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| layout = [[Front-engine, front-wheel drive layout|Front-engine, rear-wheel drive]]<br />[[Front-engine, four-wheel drive layout|Front-engine, all-wheel drive]] |
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* {{hlist|Aimeeland|Blackbird|Pain in the Art|Starstruck (Nashville)}} |
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| platform = [[Toyota N platform|Toyota N]] |
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* [[Capitol Studios|Capitol]] (Hollywood) |
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| related = [[Lexus IS (XE20)]]<br />[[Lexus LS (XF40)]] |
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* Stonehurst ([[Bowling Green, Kentucky|Bowling Green]])<ref name="liner" /> |
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| engine = 3.0 L ''[[Toyota GR engine#3GR|3GR-FSE]]'' [[V6 engine|V6]] ([[petrol engine|petrol]])<br />3.5 L ''[[Toyota GR engine#2GR|2GR-FSE]]'' V6 (petrol/hybrid)<br />4.3 L ''[[Toyota UZ engine#3UZ-FE|3UZ-FE]]'' [[V8 engine|V8]] (petrol)<br />4.6 L ''[[Toyota UR engine#1UR-FE|1UR-FE]]'' V8 (petrol) |
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| genre = |
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| transmission = 6-speed automatic<br />8-speed automatic<br />[[continuously variable transmission|CVT]] |
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* [[Country pop]] |
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| wheelbase = {{convert|2850|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS prototypes hint at sportier new character|magazine=[[Autoweek]]|first=Mark|last=Vaughn|volume=61|issue=6|mode=cs2|page=13|date=8 August 2011}}</ref> |
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* [[pop rock]] |
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| length = {{convert|4826|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS falls short of Infiniti M|first=James R.|last=Healey|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|date=25 March 2012|page=D.12|mode=cs2}}</ref> |
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* [[power pop]] |
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| width = {{convert|1821|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus talks during test drive, and the news isn't good|newspaper=[[The Morning Call]]|date=8 July 2005|page=E1|mode=cs2|first=Larry|last=Printz}}</ref> |
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| length = 67:29 |
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| height = {{convert|1425|-|1435|mm|in|1|abbr=on}}<ref>{{cite news|title=Third-generation GS sports new styling and all-wheel drive|newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]]|date=14 July 2005|first=Dave|last=Boe|page=2|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title=Adrenal gland shock therapy|newspaper=[[Kelowna Capital News]]|date=18 November 2005|page=C9|mode=cs2}}</ref> |
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| label = [[Big Machine Records|Big Machine]] |
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| predecessor = [[Lexus GS#S160|Lexus GS (S160)]] |
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| producer = |
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| successor = [[Lexus GS#L10|Lexus GS (L10)]] |
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* [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] |
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* Taylor Swift |
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| prev_title = [[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]] |
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| prev_year = 2008 |
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| next_title = [[Speak Now World Tour – Live]] |
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| next_year = 2011 |
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| misc = {{Singles |
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| name = Speak Now |
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| type = studio |
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| single1 = [[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]] |
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| single1date = August 4, 2010 |
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| single2 = [[Back to December]] |
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| single2date = November 15, 2010 |
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| single3 = [[Mean (song)|Mean]] |
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| single3date = March 13, 2011 |
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| single4 = [[The Story of Us (song)|The Story of Us]] |
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| single4date = April 7, 2011 |
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| single5 = [[Sparks Fly (song)|Sparks Fly]] |
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| single5date = July 18, 2011 |
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| single6 = [[Ours (song)|Ours]] |
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| single6date = December 5, 2011 |
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'''''Speak Now''''' is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter [[Taylor Swift]], released on October 25, 2010, by [[Big Machine Records]]. Swift wrote the album entirely herself while touring in 2009–2010 to reflect on her transition from adolescence to adulthood. |
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The '''Lexus GS (S190)''' is an [[executive car]]. It is a four-door [[sedan (automobile)|sedan]] that is the third generation of the [[Lexus GS]]—a series of vehicles produced between 1993 and 2020. The S190 model itself was produced between 2005 and 2011 by [[Lexus]]—the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker [[Toyota]]. |
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Swift framed ''Speak Now'' as a loose [[concept album]] about the unsaid things she wanted to deliver to the subjects of her songs. Using confessional songwriting, the album is mostly about heartbreak and reflections on broken relationships, and some tracks were inspired by Swift's rising stardom in the public eye to confront her critics and adversaries. She and [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]] produced ''Speak Now'', which combines [[country pop]], [[pop rock]], and [[power pop]]. Its songs incorporate prominent [[rock music|rock]] stylings, and their melodies are characterized by acoustic instruments intertwined with chiming [[Electric guitar|electric guitars]], dynamic drums, and [[string section|orchestral strings]]. |
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The development of the GS began in 2000 under the chief engineer Shigetoshi Miyoshi and took forty months. Styling of the exterior and the interior started under Yasuhide Hosoda. A [[concept car]] called the LF-S debuted at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2003|Tokyo Motor Show]] in October 2003. Its design patent was filed in December 2003, preceding a public unveiling of a pre-production model at the [[North American International Auto Show#2004|North American International Auto Show]] in January 2004, the production version of which was unveiled at the same show in the subsequent year. Official manufacture began at [[Toyota Motor Corporation Tahara plant|the facility]] in [[Tahara, Aichi]], in January 2005. |
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After the album's release, Swift embarked on the [[Speak Now World Tour]] from February 2011 to March 2012. The album was supported by six [[single (music)|singles]], including the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] top-ten singles "[[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]]" and "[[Back to December]]", and the US [[Hot Country Songs]] number ones "[[Sparks Fly (song)|Sparks Fly]]" and "[[Ours (song)|Ours]]". ''Speak Now'' peaked atop the charts and received [[List of music recording certifications|multi-platinum certifications]] in Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. In the United States, it sold one million copies within its first release week, spent six weeks at number one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], and was certified [[RIAA certification|six-times platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]]. |
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Suceeding the [[Lexus GS (S160)|S160]] model, the S190 offered numerous engine options, comprising a 3.0-litre [[V6 engine|V6]], 4.3-litre [[V8 engine|V8]], 4.6-litre V8, and a 3.5-litre V6 petrol-[[hybrid electric vehicle|hybrid]]. Three [[transmission (mechanics)|transmission]] options were available: a six- and eight-speed [[automatic transmission|automatic]] for the petrol models, whilst the hybrid model included a [[continuously variable transmission]]. The GS has received numerous awards, including the [[iF Product Design Award]] from the [[International Forum Design]] in 2007. Manufacture of the S190 ended in December 2011, and Lexus replaced it with the [[Lexus GS (L10)|L10]] in 2012. |
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Music critics generally praised ''Speak Now'' for its radio-friendly melodies and emotional engagement. Some critics thought the lyrics represented Swift's maturity in early adulthood, but several others criticized the confrontational tracks as shallow. At the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2012, ''Speak Now'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]], and its third single "[[Mean (song)|Mean]]" won [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance|Best Country Solo Performance]]. The album appeared in 2010s decade-end lists by ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' and ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', and ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked it in their 2012 list "50 Best Female Albums of All Time". After a [[Taylor Swift masters dispute|2019 dispute regarding the ownership]] of Swift's back catalog, she [[Re-recording (music)|re-recorded]] ''Speak Now'' and released it as ''[[Speak Now (Taylor's Version)]]'' on July 7, 2023. |
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== Development == |
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The development of the fourth generation GS began in 2000 under chief engineer Shigetoshi Miyoshi. He explained that the project was guided by three core design principles: simplicity, contrast and dynamism. The development process took forty months, longer than usual, as the GS was intended to hold a prominent position within the [[List of Lexus vehicles|Lexus lineup]].<ref>{{cite news|title=New Lexus look a sharp turn|date=8 April 2005|page=37|last=Fedoruk|first=Keith|newspaper=[[North Shore News]]|mode=cs2}}</ref> Both the exterior and interior styling were led by the designer Yasuhide Hosoda around the time the [[L-finesse]] design philosophy came to fruition in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061206185007/http://archive.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2004/detroit/highlights/index4.html#car24|url=http://archive.cardesignnews.com/autoshows/2004/detroit/highlights/index4.html#car24|archive-date=6 December 2006|website=[[Car Design News]]|mode=cs2|title=Detroit Auto Show|url-status=dead|access-date=17 August 2024}}</ref><ref name="i296">{{cite web | last=Rettie | first=John | title=Lexus LF-Gh concept | website=[[Road & Track]] | mode=cs2 | date=6 April 2011 | url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/car-shows/news/a2165/2011-new-york-auto-show-preview-lexus-lf-gh-concept-21185/ | access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> In October 2003 a [[concept car]] called the [[Lexus_LF#LF-S|LF-S]]—an [[acronym]] for Lexus Future Sedan<ref>{{cite news|title=Wacky one-offs belie main game|newspaper=[[The Australian]]|date=30 October 2003|page=15|first=Philip|last=King|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sizing up the Tokyo show|newspaper=[[Automotive News]]|last1=Treece|first1=James B|last2=Yamaguchi|first2=Yuzo|volume=78|issue=6063|pages=20–21|mode=cs2}}</ref>—debuted at the [[Tokyo Motor Show#2003|Tokyo Motor Show]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Box-car brigade|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|date=24 October 2003|page=6|mode=cs2|first1=Joshua|last1=Dowling|first2=Peter|last2=Lyon}}</ref><ref name="m989">{{cite web | author-link=Dan Neil (journalist)|last=Neil | first=Dan | title=A feast form the East | website=[[Los Angeles Times]] | mode=cs2 | url-access=subscription | date=29 October 2003 | url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-oct-29-hy-tokyo29-story.html | access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> The GS' design patent was filed on 22 December 2003 by Hosoda, Isoroku Yamada, and [[Sotiris Kovos]],<ref name="z007">{{cite web | title=Motor vehicle and/or toy replica thereof | via=[[Google Patents]] | publisher=[[Toyota Motor Corporation]] | mode=cs2 | date=18 February 2004 | url=https://patents.google.com/patent/USD501645S1/en?q=(~patent%2fUSD497841S1) | access-date=17 September 2024}}</ref> preceding a public unveiling of a pre-production model at the [[North American International Auto Show#2004|North American International Auto Show]] in January 2004,<ref>{{cite news|title=Just down the road|newspaper=[[Orlando Sentinel]]|date=17 October 2004|page=N29|mode=cs2}}</ref> the production version of which was unveiled at the same show in the subsequent year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Toyota keeps on rolling in North America|newspaper=[[National Post]]|date=13 January 2005|mode=cs2|page=FP8}}</ref> Official manufacture of the S190 began at the [[Toyota Motor Corporation Tahara plant|the facility]] in [[Tahara, Aichi]], in January 2005.<ref name="k447">{{cite web | last=Clifford | first=Joe | title=History of the Lexus GS | publisher=[[Lexus]] | date=6 September 2019 | url=https://mag.lexus.co.uk/history-lexus-gs/ | mode=cs2 | access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref> |
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[[File:Taylor Swift 2009 MTV VMA.jpg|thumb|upright|left|alt=Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs, holding her trophy|Swift at the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]]]] |
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== Design == |
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[[Taylor Swift]] released her second studio album ''[[Fearless (Taylor Swift album)|Fearless]]'' through [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]-based [[Big Machine Records]] in November 2008. The album spent 11 weeks at number one on the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], the longest chart run for a female [[country music]] artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-the-all-time-record-holders.html|title=Chart Watch Extra: The All-Time Record-Holders|first=Paul|last=Grein|date=March 17, 2010|website=[[Yahoo! Music]]|access-date=June 10, 2011|archive-date=October 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006014921/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/chart-watch-extra-the-all-time-record-holders.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the best-selling album of 2009 in the United States and then-20-year-old Swift the youngest artist to have an annual best-seller since [[Nielsen SoundScan]] began tracking album sales in 1991.<ref>{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/960801/taylor-swift-edges-susan-boyle-for-2009s-top-selling-album | title=Taylor Swift Edges Susan Boyle For 2009's Top-Selling Album | magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | date=January 6, 2010 | access-date=November 5, 2010 | last=Caulfield |first= Keith | archive-date=April 27, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427000452/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/960801/taylor-swift-edges-susan-boyle-for-2009s-top-selling-album | url-status=live }}</ref> Two of the album's [[single (music)|singles]], "[[Love Story (Taylor Swift song)|Love Story]]" and "[[You Belong with Me]]", performed well on both [[country radio|country]] and [[pop radio]] and brought Swift to mainstream prominence.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://time.com/5953619/fearless-taylors-version-reactions-taylor-swift/|title=The Significance of Taylor Swift's ''Fearless'' in 2008—and How ''Taylor's Version'' Stacks Up|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|url-access=limited|date=April 9, 2021|access-date=August 9, 2021|archive-date=August 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210826042950/https://time.com/5953619/fearless-taylors-version-reactions-taylor-swift/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Love Story" was the first country song to reach number one on the [[Mainstream Top 40]] chart and "You Belong with Me" was the first country song to top the all-genre [[Radio Songs (chart)|Radio Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303023328/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266384/best-of-2009-part-1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/266384/best-of-2009-part-1|title=Best Of 2009: Part 1|first=Gary|last=Trust|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 15, 2009|archive-date=March 3, 2013|access-date=March 3, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130201055907/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267297/taylor-swift-climbs-hot-100-black-eyed-peas-still-no-1|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/267297/taylor-swift-climbs-hot-100-black-eyed-peas-still-no-1|title=Taylor Swift Climbs Hot 100, Black Eyed Peas Still No. 1|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=September 24, 2009|archive-date=February 1, 2013|access-date=February 1, 2013|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[52nd Annual Grammy Awards]] in February 2010, ''Fearless'' won [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]], and its single "[[White Horse (Taylor Swift song)|White Horse]]" won [[Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance|Best Female Country Vocal Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]].<ref name="edition.cnn.com">{{cite web|last1=Duke |first1=Alan |title=Taylor Swift Takes Album of the Year, 3 Other Grammys |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/31/ent.grammys/ |work=[[CNN News]] |access-date=June 14, 2015 |date=February 1, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622155646/http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/31/ent.grammys/ |archive-date=June 22, 2015 }}</ref> |
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=== Exterior and interior === |
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[[File:Lexus GS 450h (III) – Heckansicht, 15. Mai 2011, Wuppertal.jpg|thumb|alt=Rear three-quarters view of a black sedan|Rear view]] |
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The GS is a four-door [[fastback]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuts & bolts: 2006 Lexus GS 430|newspaper=[[Washington Post]]|date=21 August 2005|mode=cs2|page=G01}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2009 Lexus GS 350 AWD: Grand tourer a potent pleaser|newspaper=[[Alaska Highway News]]|first=Brian|last=Harper|date=5 June 2009|page=B.1|mode=cs2}}</ref> that is classified as an [[executive car]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS 430|newspaper=[[Evening Chronicle]]|date=9 January 2004|page=31|mode=cs2|last=Scantlebury|first=John}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS 450h|newspaper=[[Irish Times]]|first=Michael|last=McAleer|date=30 August 2006|page=8}}</ref> It is based upon the [[Toyota N platform|N platform]].<ref name="r891">{{cite web | last=MacKenzie | first=Angus | title=Toyota FT-HS Concept | website=[[Motor Trend]] | mode=cs2 | date=25 December 2006 | url=https://www.motortrend.com/vehicle-genres/toyota-fths/ | access-date=19 September 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus: Hard (top) choices|newspaper=[[Automotive News]]|volume=80|issue=6216|page=31|mode=cs2}}</ref> The third-generation GS was the first Lexus model to use the brand's new L-finesse design philosophy.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS|newspaper=[[The Gazette (Montreal)|The Gazette]]|date=19 November 2005|page=J4|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Road test: Lexus GS300|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|date=19 April 2005|page=2|mode=cs2}}</ref> It retained the quad headlamp design from the second-generation model.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus forges its own path|newspaper=[[The Age]]|date=22 January 2004|page=5|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS 300 makes those long road trips more pleasurable|newspaper=[[The Oregonian]]|date=15 April 2000|mode=cs2|first=Bob|last=Kehoe|page=DT02}}</ref> Its elongated [[hood (car)|bonnet]], sleek [[windshield|windscreen]], and curvaceous silhouette contribute to a [[automobile drag coefficient|drag coefficient]] figure of {{cd|0.27}}.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus rolls out luxury line-up|newspaper=[[Waikato Times]]|date=13 May 2005|page=18|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref name="RTR">{{cite magazine|title=2006 Lexus GS series road test review|magazine=[[Road & Travel Magazine|Road & Travel]]|first=Bob|last=Plunkett|date=1 November 2005|mode=cs2|page=15}}</ref> The design features include a prominent front valance with a large air inlet and integrated [[fog lamp]]s, side rocker extensions, a short rear end with a tall rear valance, and dual stainless steel-tipped [[Exhaust system|exhaust pipes]].<ref name="RTR"/> |
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The GS interior offered options such as ash leather with black [[Bird's-eye maple]] wood trim, cashmere leather with brown Bird's-eye maple trim, or black leather with walnut trim.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus powers up hybrid sports car|date=15 April 2006|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|first=Duncan|last=Haimerl|page=M1|mode=cs2}}</ref> Standard features included water-repellent front door glass, side mirrors with puddle lamps, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, ten-way power and heated front seats, a power tilt/telescoping steering wheel, and a power-operated trunk closer.{{refn|<ref>{{cite news|title=Touches of class|newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|date=9 July 2010|mode=cs2|page=D.1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Reinventing the wheel / The latest car technology|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|date=13 July 2006|page=D.6|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Japanese luxury car showdown|mode=cs2|newspaper=[[The Vancouver Sun]]|date=3 June 2005|page=E1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus makes a statement|newspaper=[[The Windsor Star]]|date=16 November 2006|mode=cs2|page=E1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The grass is always greener|newspaper=[[North Shore News]]|date=13 October 2006|mode=cs2|page=43}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=GS 350 aging quite nicely Lexus sedan's handsome design holding its own after four years|newspaper=[[Florida Times Union]]|date=16 May 2009|page=F.1|mode=cs2}}</ref>}} The GS sedans included Lexus' [[SmartAccess]] keyless system, which introduced a standard [[push-button]] start feature.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS 300 AWD rides in sublime comfort|last=Harper|first=Brian|newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]]|date=24 February 2006|page=I12|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus puts some L-Finesse into its premium products|newspaper=[[The Brampton Guardian]]|first=Jim|last=Robinson|date=4 March 2005|page=1|mode=cs2}}</ref> It has a driver-side hidden drop-down panel for less frequently used controls and a standard seven-inch [[touchscreen]] display in the [[center console (automobile)|centre console]].<ref>{{cite news|title=The GS offers a cornucopia of standard features|newspaper=[[Mississauga News]]|first=Jim|last=Robinson|date=16 March 2005|page=1|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=A Lexus fit for a king|newspaper=[[The Globe and Mail]]|date=30 March 2006|mode=cs2|page=G.11|first=Petrina|last=Gentile Zucco}}</ref> Optional features included a power moonroof, ventilated front seats with perforated leather, a power rear sunshade, rain-sensing wipers, a 5.1 surround sound system with 14 speakers and 330-watt [[Mark Levinson Audio Systems|Mark Levinson]] audio, [[Sirius XM|XM]] satellite radio, and a DVD-based navigation system with a [[backup camera]] and [[Bluetooth]] technology.{{refn|<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus puts performance first in its luxury hybrid GS 450h|newspaper=[[Mississauga News]]|date=11 May 2006|page=1|first=Jim|last=Robinson|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Third-generation GS sports new styling and all-wheel drive|newspaper=[[Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)|Daily Herald]]|date=14 July 2005|page=2|mode=cs2|first=Dave|last=Boe}}</ref><Ref>{{cite news|title=2006 Lexus GS gets top-quality stereo|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Tribune]]|date=6 February 2005|page=7C|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Sumo showdown|newspaper=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|date=27 May 2005|page=C1|first1=Robert|last1=Bostelaar|first2=Derek|last2=McNaughton|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Mid-luxury elegance with security of all-wheel drive|newspaper=[[Edmonton Journal]]|date=27 April 2007|first=Paul|last=Byrne|mode=cs2|page=I1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=2006 Lexus GS gets top-quality stereo|newspaper=[[Philadelphia Tribune]]|date=6 February 2005|page=7C|mode=cs2}}</ref>}} |
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The success of ''Fearless'' made Swift one of country music's biggest stars to [[crossover music|crossover]] into the mainstream market.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8529824/2009-video-music-awards-kanye-taylor-culture-reporting|title=How Kanye, Taylor and the 2009 VMAs Changed Music and Culture Reporting|first=Patrick|last=Lyons|date=September 13, 2019|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=September 13, 2019|archive-date=November 11, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191111145111/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8529824/2009-video-music-awards-kanye-taylor-culture-reporting|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="billboard best">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8030047/taylor-swift-speak-now-best-album|title=Why Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now'' Is Her Best Album|first=Brittany|last=McKenna|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 8, 2017|access-date=November 8, 2017|archive-date=November 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108184728/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8030047/taylor-swift-speak-now-best-album|url-status=live}}</ref> At the [[2009 MTV Video Music Awards]], where Swift won [[MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video|Best Female Video]] for "You Belong with Me", the rapper [[Kanye West]] interrupted her acceptance speech; the incident received widespread media coverage and became known as "[[Kanyegate]]".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mtvs-2009-vmas-pull-nine-million-viewers-best-ratings-since-04-70305/|title=MTV's 2009 VMAs Pull Nine Million Viewers, Best Ratings Since '04|first=Daniel|last=Krepps|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-access=limited|date=September 15, 2009|access-date=August 15, 2020|archive-date=August 27, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210827095355/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/mtvs-2009-vmas-pull-nine-million-viewers-best-ratings-since-04-70305/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a1134/kanye-taylor-swift-turn-the-vmas-into-their-personal-peace-summit-5729/|title=Kanye And Taylor Swift Turn The VMAs Into Their Personal Peace Summit|last=Aminosharei|first=Nojan|date=September 13, 2010|website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]]|access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-date=November 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120154722/https://www.elle.com/culture/celebrities/news/a1134/kanye-taylor-swift-turn-the-vmas-into-their-personal-peace-summit-5729/|url-status=live}}</ref> At the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards, Swift sang "You Belong with Me" and "[[Rhiannon (song)|Rhiannon]]" with [[Stevie Nicks]]; some critics commented Swift performed with weak vocals.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kreps|first=Daniel|title=Taylor Swift's Label Lashes Out at Critics of Grammy Performance|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swifts-label-lashes-out-at-critics-of-grammy-performance-20100204|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=May 15, 2012|url-access=limited|date=February 4, 2010|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130119163829/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/taylor-swifts-label-lashes-out-at-critics-of-grammy-performance-20100204|archive-date=January 19, 2013}}</ref> [[MTV News]] commented the MTV Awards incident transformed Swift into a "bona-fide mainstream celebrity",<ref name="montgomery1">{{cite web|last=Montgomery|first=James|title=Why You Shouldn't Hate on Taylor Swift|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1631093/why-you-shouldnt-hate-on-taylor-swift/|website=[[MTV News]]|access-date=May 15, 2012|date=February 2, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140908123609/http://www.mtv.com/news/1631093/why-you-shouldnt-hate-on-taylor-swift/|archive-date=September 8, 2014}}</ref> and ''[[The New York Times]]'' said it was refreshing to see a talented singer-songwriter like Swift "make the occasional flub".<ref name="NYTgrammy">{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/arts/music/02taylor.html|title=For Young Superstar Taylor Swift, Big Wins Mean Innocence Lost|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|date=February 1, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-access=limited|access-date=May 15, 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120828162727/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/02/arts/music/02taylor.html|archive-date=August 28, 2012}}</ref> Swift began writing for her third studio album immediately after she released ''Fearless'' and continued during her [[Fearless Tour]] in 2009 and 2010.<ref name="universe" /> |
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Because of her extensive touring schedule, Swift wrote her third album alone: "I'd get my best ideas at 3:00 a.m. in Arkansas, and I didn't have a co-writer around so I would just finish it. That would happen again in New York and then again in Boston and that would happen again in Nashville."<ref name="universe" /> Inspired by her growth into adulthood, she conceived ''Speak Now'' as a loose [[concept album]] about the things she wanted to tell certain people she had met but never had a chance to.<ref name="universe" /> As with her songwriting on previous albums, Swift strove to convey emotional honesty with details as specifically as possible, believing it is important for a songwriter to do so.<ref name="universe" /> She described her songs as "diary entries" about her emotions that helped her navigate adulthood.<ref name="ew songwriting" /><ref name="wsj int">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712200330/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304510704575562401576663866|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304510704575562401576663866|title=Taylor Swift's Solo Act|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|first=Christopher John|last=Farley|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=July 12, 2015|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref> Swift chose not to follow the trend of making increasingly sexualized music by artists of her age and believed such a path would be incongruent with her artistic vision.{{NoteTag|In a 2010 interview with ''[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]'', when the interviewer asked, "And you hear artists say things like, 'When I turned 21, the record label made me over into a sexualized creature'. Could you see yourself going in that direction?", Swift responded, "I don't ever look down on people for the way they choose to have fun; it's just not necessarily the way I like to have fun".<ref name="glamour">{{cite web|url=https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-talks|title=Taylor Swift Talks|first=Laurie|last=Sandell|work=[[Glamour (magazine)|Glamour]]|date=October 4, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2010|archive-date=October 28, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028013418/https://www.glamour.com/story/taylor-swift-talks|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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The third-generation Lexus GS came equipped with dual front [[airbag]]s, front driver and passenger knee airbags, front and rear side curtain airbags, and front row side torso airbags as standard features, with rear row side torso airbags available as an option.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus GS 430 sedan offers adrenal gland shock therapy|newspaper=[[Kelowna Capital News]]|date=12 August 2005|page=C11|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref name="e222">{{cite web | title=2020 Lexus GS review, pricing, and specs | website=[[Car and Driver]] | url=https://www.caranddriver.com/lexus/gs/specs/2010/lexus_gs_lexus-gs450h_2010 | mode=cs2 | access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref> An [[Adaptive Front-lighting System]] was standard on the V8 model while optional on the V6 model.<ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus delivers sporty without spice in GS 350|newspaper=[[The Ottawa Citizen]]|date=2 March 2007|page=C3|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref name="w589">{{cite web | title=2020 Lexus GS Review, Pricing, and Specs | website=[[Car and Driver]] | url=https://www.caranddriver.com/lexus/gs/specs/2007/lexus_gs_lexus-gs430_2007 | access-date=22 September 2024}}</ref> An optional radar-based [[Pre-Collision System]] with [[Dynamic Radar Cruise Control]] could apply up to 0.3[[force of gravity|g]] of deceleration if the driver failed to respond to crash warnings.<ref name="e056">{{cite web | title=GS 450h rides on new wheels and receives exterior and technology enhancements for 2010 | publisher=[[Lexus]] | date=6 October 2009 | url=https://pressroom.lexus.com/gs-450h-rides-on-new-wheels-and-receives-exterior-and-technology-enhancements-for-2010/ | access-date=22 September 2024|mode=cs2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Lexus powers up hybrid sports car|newspaper=[[Hartford Courant]]|date=15 April 2006|mode=cs2|page=M1}}</ref> Standard features across all models included [[anti-lock brakes]], [[electronic brakeforce distribution]], [[brake assist]], and [[Vehicle Stability Control]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Nuts & bolts: 2007 Lexus GS 450h|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|date=18 June 2006|mode=cs2|page=G.1}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Car now hitting top standards|newspaper=[[Evening Chronicle]]|mode=cs2|date=15 April 2005|page=26}}</ref> The GS 430, 460 and 450h incorporate [[Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management]] and [[Variable Gear Ratio Steering]].<ref>{{cite news|title=2007 Lexus GS 450h: Sporty car for the greenies|newspaper=[[Star-Phoenix]]|date=18 May 2007|page=E15|mode=cs2|first=David|last=Booth}}</ref><ref name="i176">{{cite web | last=Moore | first=Alina | title=2008 Lexus GS460 | mode=cs2 | website=Top Speed | date=7 September 2007 | url=https://www.topspeed.com/cars/lexus/2008-lexus-gs460/ | access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="o576">{{cite web | title=Infiniti's M45 sedan matches wits with the electronic brain of the Lexus GS 430 | website=[[Autoweek]] | mode=cs2 | date=14 August 2005 | url=https://www.autoweek.com/news/a2080596/2006-lexus-gs-430-vs-2006-infiniti-m45-sport-luxo-grudge-match-infinitis-m45-sedan/ | access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> It became standardised in the GS 350 in 2008.<ref name="q826">{{cite web | title=2020 Lexus GS review, pricing, and specs | website=[[Car and Driver]] | mode=cs2 | date=13 May 2019 | url=https://www.caranddriver.com/lexus/gs/specs/2008/lexus_gs_lexus-gs460_2008 | access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> |
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In [[Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]] tests the GS received a "Good" overall rating in both frontal and side impact tests, achieving "Good" in 13 of the 14 measured categories.<ref name="e447">{{cite web | title=IIHS-HLDI: Lexus GS | publisher=[[Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]] | date=27 September 2006 | url=http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=618 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060602074436/http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=618 | archive-date=2 June 2006 | url-status=dead | access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref><ref name="w992">{{cite web | title=IIHS-HLDI: Lexus GS | publisher=[[Insurance Institute for Highway Safety]] | date=27 September 2006 | url=http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=241 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060602074654/http://www.iihs.org/ratings/rating.aspx?id=241 | archive-date=2 June 2006 | url-status=dead | access-date=23 September 2024}}</ref> In 2005, the [[European New Car Assessment Programme]] awarded the GS the maximum five stars for Adult Occupant protection, four stars for Child Occupant protection, and two out of four stars for Pedestrian safety.<ref name="e021">{{cite web | title=Official Lexus GS 2005 safety rating | year=2005 | mode=cs2 | publisher=[[Euro NCAP]] | url=https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ratings/en/results/lexus/gs/15670 | access-date=27 September 2024}}</ref> |
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Departing from ''Fearless''{{'s}} theme of fairy tales and starry-eyed romance, ''Speak Now'' explores introspection and reflections on broken relationships.<ref name="universe">{{cite web|url=https://www.songwriteruniverse.com/taylorswift2010.htm|title=Taylor Swift Talks About Her Album ''Speak Now'', And Her Songwriting|first=Bill|last=Conger|work=Songwriter Universe|date=October 11, 2010|access-date=October 11, 2010|archive-date=October 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101017080821/http://www.songwriteruniverse.com/taylorswift2010.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="LAT" /> By avoiding sexual references in its songs, the album kept Swift's "good-girl" image intact.{{NoteTag|In scholar Adriane Brown's view, Swift's past albums are also about romantic, nonsexual relationships, which was congruent with her public image and identity as a white, feminine, innocent, middle-class American girl.{{sfn|Brown|2012|p=176}}}} Some tracks were inspired by Swift's public experience, including past relationships with high-profile celebrities, which received media attention during the album's promotional rollout.<ref name="LAT" /><ref name="yahoo int" /> The confessional lyrics of ''Speak Now'' are more direct and confrontational than those on Swift's past albums.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/5/|title=Taylor Swift: The Garden In The Machine|first=Jim|last=Malec|work=[[American Songwriter]]|date=May 2, 2011|page=5|access-date=August 12, 2022|archive-date=November 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221120154714/https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-the-garden-in-the-machine/5/|url-status=live}}</ref> On "[[Back to December]]", she asks an ex-lover to forgive her wrongdoings.<ref>{{cite magazine|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207020124/http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/12/taylor-swift-back-to-december-apologizes-taylor-lautner/|url=http://music-mix.ew.com/2010/10/12/taylor-swift-back-to-december-apologizes-taylor-lautner/|title=Taylor Swift Apologizes (to Taylor Lautner?) in 'Back to December'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=October 12, 2010|archive-date=December 7, 2010|access-date=December 7, 2010|url-status=dead|first=Mandi|last=Bierly}}</ref> Swift wrote the [[Speak Now (song)|title track]] after hearing a friend's ex-boyfriend was marrying another woman; in the lyrics, the protagonist crashes the ex-boyfriend's wedding and tries to halt it.<ref name="yahoo int" /><ref name="la times int" /> "[[Dear John (Taylor Swift song)|Dear John]]" narrates a devastating relationship of a 19-year-old female narrator who accuses a much-older man of manipulating her with "dark, twisted games".<ref name="yahoo int" /> Swift's encounter with an ex-lover at an awards show, where they ignored each other despite Swift feeling a need to speak to him inspired "[[The Story of Us (song)|The Story of Us]]".<ref name="NYmag" /> On "[[Better than Revenge]]", Swift affirms vengeance against a romantic rival who is known for "the things she does on the mattress".<ref name="yahoo int" /><ref name="american songwriter" /> |
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Romantic optimism is another theme of the album.<ref name="universe" /><ref name="yahoo int" /> The opening track "[[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]]" is about Swift's hope of attaining happiness despite her tendency to "run from love" to avoid heartbreak.<ref name="ew songwriting" /> It was the first song she included on the track list because it represents her then-new perspective of romance.<ref name="reuters" /> Swift had written "[[Sparks Fly (song)|Sparks Fly]]"—a song about dangerous hints of love at first sight—before she released her 2006 self-titled debut album.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked|title=Taylor Swift's Singles – Ranked!|first=Alexis|last=Petridis|author-link=Alexis Petridis|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=April 26, 2019|access-date=December 9, 2020|archive-date=April 27, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190427062612/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/apr/26/taylor-swifts-singles-ranked|url-status=live}}</ref> She re-recorded the song for ''Speak Now'' after she received fan request to release it at the 2010 [[CMA Music Festival]].<ref name="universe" /> "[[Enchanted (Taylor Swift song)|Enchanted]]" describes the aftermath of an encounter with a special person without knowing whether the infatuation would be reciprocated.<ref name="yahoo int" /> "[[Haunted (Taylor Swift song)|Haunted]]" is about romantic obsession and "Last Kiss" explores the lingering feelings after a breakup.<ref name="yahoo int" /> On "[[Long Live (Taylor Swift song)|Long Live]]", Swift expresses gratitude to her fans and bandmates.<ref name="pitchfork" /> The lyrics of "Enchanted" and "Long Live" incorporate high-school-prom and fairy-tale imagery that recalls the youthful optimism of ''Fearless''.<ref name="RS" /><ref name="Slant" /> |
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[[File:SXSW 2009 Kanye West (3378197438).jpg|thumb|upright|The 2009 MTV Awards incident with [[Kanye West]] ''(pictured)'' inspired "[[Innocent (Taylor Swift song)|Innocent]]".|alt=Kanye West performing, wearing sunglasses]] |
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Besides love and romance, Swift wrote about self-perception. "[[Never Grow Up (Taylor Swift song)|Never Grow Up]]" is a contemplation of her childhood, adulthood, and future.<ref name="american songwriter" /><ref name="la times int">{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-taylor-swift-20101024-story.html|title=Taylor Swift: The Next Chapter|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|first=Randy|last=Lewis|date=October 24, 2010|access-date=September 23, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023112400/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-ca-taylor-swift-20101024-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The self-aware "[[Mean (Taylor Swift song)|Mean]]", in which Swift sings about facing a man who had tried to take her down, was inspired by her detractors.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-mean/|title=Taylor Swift, 'Mean'|work=[[American Songwriter]]|first=Davis|last=Inman|date=June 6, 2011|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024064908/https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-mean/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/10/31/359827368/anything-that-connects-a-conversation-with-taylor-swift|title='Anything That Connects': A Conversation With Taylor Swift|work=[[NPR]]|date=October 31, 2014|access-date=October 31, 2015|archive-date=February 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206065548/http://www.npr.org/2014/10/31/359827368/anything-that-connects-a-conversation-with-taylor-swift|url-status=live}}</ref> Because of her confessional songwriting, the media became invested in Swift's personal life and believed each song is about a real person: an ex-lover, a friend, or an enemy.<ref name="glamour" /><ref name="yahoo int" /> Although Swift was interested to hear the response from the people to whom she dedicated the songs, she did not publicly name them and believed they would realize this themselves.<ref name="glamour" /><ref name="yahoo int">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028195446/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/ourcountry/62996/taylor-swift-confronts-mayer-laments-lautner-in-new-album/|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/ourcountry/62996/taylor-swift-confronts-mayer-laments-lautner-in-new-album/|title=Taylor Swift Confronts Mayer, Laments Lautner in New Album|first=Chris|last=Willman|website=[[Yahoo! Music]]|date=October 18, 2010|archive-date=October 28, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> She did reveal that Kanye West, who interrupted Swift's acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, was the subject of "[[Innocent (Taylor Swift song)|Innocent]]".<ref name="NYmag">{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/68796/|title=Princess Crossover|first=Chris|last=Willman|work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|date=October 7, 2010|access-date=October 7, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150310/https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/68796/|url-status=live}}</ref> In the track, Swift sings about forgiving a man who wronged her; according to ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'', the track can be interpreted as "a simple lament of a lost love, or a former friend being forgiven".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a8437/new-taylor-swift-song-091410/|title=Is Taylor Swift the New Hip-Hop Mean Girl?|first=Maura|last=Johnston|author-link=Maura Johnston|date=September 14, 2010|work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]|access-date=October 21, 2021|archive-date=October 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023024655/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/music/a8437/new-taylor-swift-song-091410/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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Swift wrote as many as 25 songs and by early 2010, she had begun to select songs for the album.<ref name="universe" /><ref name="reuters">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-swift-idUSTRE69E5RK20101015|title=Taylor Swift ready to ''Speak Now''|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|via=[[Reuters]]|first=Tom|last=Roland|date=October 16, 2010|access-date=October 16, 2010|archive-date=January 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160122185132/http://www.reuters.com/article/us-swift-idUSTRE69E5RK20101015|url-status=live}}</ref> To ensure the album would be coherent, she played the songs to her family, friends, and the producer [[Nathan Chapman (record producer)|Nathan Chapman]],<ref name="universe" /> who had produced for Swift since the recording of her [[Taylor Swift (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 2006.<ref name="bb release">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957276/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-speak-now-out-oct-25|title=Taylor Swift Announces New Album ''Speak Now,'' Out Oct. 25|first=Monica|last=Herrera|date=July 20, 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 20, 2010|archive-date=September 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927064222/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/957276/taylor-swift-announces-new-album-speak-now-out-oct-25|url-status=live}}</ref> Swift chose ''Enchanted'' as a working title but Big Machine Records' founder [[Scott Borchetta]] recommended Swift choose a different title, deeming ''Enchanted'' unfit for the album's mature perspective.{{NoteTag|Borchetta reportedly said to Swift; "Taylor, this record isn't about fairy tales and high school anymore. That's not where you're at."<ref name="reuters" />}} She settled on the title ''Speak Now'' because she thought it best captures the album's essence: "I think it's such a metaphor, that moment where it's almost too late, and you've got to either say what it is you are feeling or deal with the consequences forever ... And this album seemed like the opportunity for me to speak now or forever hold my peace."<ref name="yahoo int" /> Swift finalized the track list by June 2010.<ref name="ew songwriting">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/08/27/taylor-swift-speak-now-new-album/|title=Taylor Swift Tells EW About New Album ''Speak Now'': 'I've Covered Every Emotion that I've Felt in the Last Two Years.'|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|first=Tanner|last=Stransky|date=August 27, 2010|archive-date=March 19, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319183417/https://ew.com/article/2010/08/27/taylor-swift-speak-now-new-album/|access-date=March 19, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Composition == |
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=== Production === |
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Swift recorded much of ''Speak Now'' with Chapman at his Pain in the Art Studio in Nashville.<ref name="SoS">{{cite web|url=https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/taylor-swift-speak-now?amp|title=Taylor Swift ''Speak Now''|work=[[Sound on Sound]]|first=Paul|last=Tingen|date=February 2011|access-date=September 9, 2021|archive-date=September 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910113359/https://www.soundonsound.com/techniques/taylor-swift-speak-now?amp|url-status=live}}</ref> Although ''Fearless''{{'s}} commercial success allowed Swift to engage a larger group of producers, she worked solely with Chapman because she believed they had a productive relationship.<ref name="SoS" /> The recording process started with a [[demo (music)|demo]]; Swift recorded vocals and played guitar, and Chapman sang background vocals and played other instruments. After arranging the demos, Swift and Chapman approached other [[Audio engineer|engineers]] and musicians to tweak some elements, including [[overdub]]s and programmed drums.<ref name="SoS" /> The first track Chapman produced with Swift on ''Speak Now'' is "Mine", which they recorded within five hours.<ref name="SoS" /> |
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Because of his artistic autonomy, Chapman said he was responsible for "60 percent of the music on the album, including 90 percent of the guitars".<ref name="SoS" /> Much of his production for ''Speak Now'' is identical to that for ''Fearless''; he programmed the drums with Toontrack's software [[Superior Drummer]], played drums on the [[Roland Corporation|Roland]] Fantom G6 keyboard, added electric guitars to the arrangements, recorded Swift's vocals with an Avantone CV12 microphone and his background vocals with a [[Shure SM57]], produced the [[bass (music)|bass]] with an Avalon VT737 [[preamplifier]], and used Endless Audio's CLASP System to synchronize his editing on [[Pro Tools]] and [[Logic Pro|Logic]].<ref name="SoS" /> Because of Swift's country-music vision, Chapman asked other musicians, mostly in Nashville, to replace his programmed drums with live drumming and add acoustic instruments such as [[fiddle]].<ref name="SoS" /> For instance, Chapman asked Steve Marcantonio to cut down programmed drums on "Mine" at Blackbird Studios in Nashville.<ref name="SoS" /> For some tracks, including "Back to December", Swift and her team went to [[Capitol Studios]] in Los Angeles to record [[string instrument|string]] orchestration.<ref name="ew songwriting" /><ref name="RollingStone">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-announces-third-album-speak-now-186288/|title=Taylor Swift Announces Third Album, ''Speak Now''|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|date=July 21, 2010|access-date=December 15, 2019|archive-date=December 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215052555/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-announces-third-album-speak-now-186288/|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> |
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After recording finished, Justin Niebank [[audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] the album on Pro Tools at Blackbird Studios; he had mixed some tracks on ''Fearless''. Within three weeks, Niebank finished mixing 17 tracks including 14 on the standard edition and three bonus tracks on the deluxe edition.<ref name="SoS" /><ref name="deluxe notes">{{cite AV media notes|title=Speak Now|others=[[Taylor Swift]]|year=2010|publisher=[[Big Machine Records]]|type=Deluxe, [[Target Corporation|Target]] exclusive liner notes|id=BTMSR0300B}}</ref> Because Swift wanted ''Speak Now'' to be a direct communication with her audience, Niebank infused [[monoaural]] [[reverberation]] inspired by [[1950s in music|1950s]] and [[1960s in music|1960s music]] in the mix to evoke a "vintage" and "retro" vibe that, according to Niebank, brought a sense of authenticity.<ref name="SoS" /> Hank Williams [[audio mastering|mastered]] the recordings.<ref name="SoS" /> Because much of ''Speak Now'' was recorded and mixed in Nashville, Niebank believed the album stood out among popular records that were manipulated with contemporaneous technologies [[Auto-Tune]] and [[Melodyne]].<ref name="SoS" /> Although Chapman was responsible for much of the production, he said Swift's co-production credit is "not a vanity credit. We were really a team, very collaborative."<ref name="SoS" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/producer-nathan-chapman-talks-taylor-swift-the-band-perry-and-songwriting-590056|title=Producer Nathan Chapman Talks Taylor Swift, The Band Perry and Songwriting|first=Joe|last=Bosso|work=[[MusicRadar]]|date=December 17, 2013|access-date=December 17, 2013|archive-date=December 21, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221161003/http://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/producer-nathan-chapman-talks-taylor-swift-the-band-perry-and-songwriting-590056|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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''Speak Now'' follows the [[country pop]] production of ''Fearless'' and incorporates prominent elements of mainstream [[pop music]], more so than ''Fearless''.<ref name="AllMusic" /><ref name="mcall">{{cite web|url=https://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2010/10/disc-review-maybe-it-wasnt-time-for-taylor-swift-to-speak-now.html|title=Maybe It Wasn't Time for Taylor Swift to ''Speak Now''|first=John J.|last=Moser|work=[[The Morning Call]]|date=October 30, 2010|access-date=September 29, 2019|archive-date=September 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929071627/https://blogs.mcall.com/lehighvalleymusic/2010/10/disc-review-maybe-it-wasnt-time-for-taylor-swift-to-speak-now.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Critics debated the album's genre. ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' described the album as a blend of country and radio-friendly pop tunes with climatic build-ups and catchy [[hook (music)|hooks]].<ref name="Paste">{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift-speak-now-review/|title=Taylor Swift ''Speak Now'' Review|first=Liz|last=Stinson|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=October 29, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2020|archive-date=March 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210302082831/https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/taylor-swift/taylor-swift-speak-now-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' classified the album as pop and commented the only country elements are its "smattering of banjo pluck and dainty twang".<ref name="EW" /> According to [[BBC Music]], ''Speak Now'' veers towards [[pop rock]].<ref name="bbc music">{{cite web |last=Horton |first=Matthew |date=October 25, 2010 |title=Review of Taylor Swift – ''Speak Now'' |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gzx2/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830042922/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gzx2/ |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |access-date=August 30, 2021 |publisher=[[BBC Music]]}}</ref> [[Ann Powers]], in a review for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', found the album borderline [[alternative rock]] and [[bubblegum pop]] with its songs experimenting with styles from "lush strings of [[Celine Dion|Céline]]-style [[kitsch]]-pop to [[Americana (music)|Americana]] banjo to [[countrypolitan]] electric guitar".<ref name="LAT" /> ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]'' described ''Speak Now'' as "slickly produced [[power pop]]".<ref name="Now" /> |
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Critics noted the banjo-led [[bluegrass music|bluegrass]] track "Mean" as the album's pure country song.<ref name="billboard best"/><ref name="american songwriter" /><ref name="WP">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/24/AR2010102402488.html |title=Album Review: Taylor Swift, ''Speak Now'' |last=Stewart |first=Allison |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=October 24, 2010 |access-date=October 24, 2010 |archive-date=November 13, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113203425/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/10/24/AR2010102402488.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Much of the album consists of [[uptempo]] country pop melodies, exemplified by the opening track "Mine".<ref name="mcall" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1645097/taylor-swifts-new-single-mine-hits-internet/|title=Taylor Swift's New Single 'Mine' Hits Internet|first=James|last=Dinh|work=[[MTV News]]|date=August 4, 2010|access-date=August 4, 2020|archive-date=May 1, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200501001238/http://www.mtv.com/news/1645097/taylor-swifts-new-single-mine-hits-internet/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many tracks explore [[rock music|rock]] stylings that draw from rock music of the late 1970s through the 1980s,{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=29, 42}} and their melodies incorporate chiming guitars, loud drums, and powerful choruses.<ref name="Olivier-2023">{{Cite magazine |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=July 7, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Reimagines ''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'' With An Emo Twist |url=https://www.spin.com/2023/07/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-album-review/ |url-status=live |magazine=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230708160123/https://www.spin.com/2023/07/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-album-review/ |archive-date=July 8, 2023 |access-date=July 8, 2023}}</ref> "Sparks Fly" has an [[arena rock]] production with guitars and subtle fiddles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/08/12/best-taylor-swift-singles-ever-far/31478033/|title=30 Best Taylor Swift Singles Ever (So Far)|first=Ed|last=Masley|work=[[The Arizona Republic]]|date=August 12, 2015|access-date=October 23, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150234/https://www.azcentral.com/story/entertainment/music/2015/08/12/best-taylor-swift-singles-ever-far/31478033/|url-status=live}}</ref> The title track is an acoustic guitar-driven country pop song with a [['50s progression|1950s rock chorus]].<ref name="mcall" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/955267/taylor-swift-releases-speak-now-title-track|title=Taylor Swift Releases ''Speak Now'' Title Track|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=October 5, 2010|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 14, 2010|archive-date=September 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130916084402/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/955267/taylor-swift-releases-speak-now-title-track|url-status=live}}</ref> "The Story of Us" and "Better than Revenge" are electric-guitar-driven [[pop-punk]] songs;<ref name="nytimes review">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818202711/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/arts/music/24swift.html|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/24/arts/music/24swift.html|title=Taylor Swift Is Angry, Darn It|date=October 24, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|url-status=live|url-access=limited|first=Jon|last=Caramanica|author-link=Jon Caramanica|access-date=August 18, 2021|archive-date=August 18, 2021}}</ref> the former contains influences of [[dance-pop]] and [[new wave music|new wave]].<ref name="Paste" /><ref name="Voice" /> The arena-rock and [[Goth rock|goth-rock]]-inspired "Haunted" incorporates a dramatic recurring string section.<ref name="pitchfork" /><ref name="nytimes review" /><ref name="vulture best">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|title=Taylor Swift Songs Ranked, from Worst to Best|first=Nate|last=Jones|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|url-access=limited|date=January 11, 2021|access-date=January 11, 2021|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913234630/https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The closing track "Long Live" is a [[heartland rock]] song featuring [[girl group|girl-group]] [[vocal harmony|harmonies]] and chiming rock guitars.<ref name="pitchfork" /><ref name="RS" /> |
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The remaining tracks of ''Speak Now'' are [[sentimental ballad|ballads]]. "Back to December" is a gentle, orchestral, string-laden ballad.<ref name="la times int" /> ''Speak Now''{{'s}} longest track, "Dear John" at six minutes and 43 seconds, is a slow-burning, [[blues]]y, country-pop song with electric guitar [[lick (music)|licks]].<ref name="billboard best" /><ref name="Spin" /> The guitar ballad "Never Grow Up" incorporates an understated production that accompanies its wistful lyrics.<ref name="pitchfork" /><ref name="mcall" /> On "Enchanted", the acoustic guitar [[crescendo]]s after each refrain and leads up to a harmony-layered [[coda (music)|coda]] at the end.<ref name="pitchfork" /><ref name="Slant" /> The tracks "Innocent" and "Last Kiss" incorporate sparse instruments; the latter is a slow-tempo [[waltz]] with breathy vocals.<ref name="Slant" /><ref name="mcall" /><ref name="vulture best" /> "If This Was a Movie", a bonus song on the deluxe edition and the only song not written solely by Swift,{{NoteTag|Although "If This Was a Movie" (written by Swift and [[Martin Johnson (musician)|Martin Johnson]]) is on the deluxe edition of ''Speak Now'', the 14-track standard edition was solely written by Swift, and thus the album is agreed upon by the press as self-penned by Swift.<ref name="billboard best" /><ref name="wsj int" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/24/taylor-swift-pop-music-hunger-games-gladiators|title=Taylor Swift: 'I Was Literally About to Break'|first=Laura|last=Snapes|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2021|quote=her entirely self-written third album, 2010's ''Speak Now''...|archive-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824114530/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/24/taylor-swift-pop-music-hunger-games-gladiators|url-status=live}}</ref>}} is a fast-paced ballad with a recurring guitar [[riff (music)|riff]] and simple harmonies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067465/track-review-taylor-swift-if-this-was-a-movie/|title=Track Review: Taylor Swift, 'If This Was a Movie'|date=December 11, 2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 21, 2011|archive-date=September 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925233037/http://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1067465/track-review-taylor-swift-if-this-was-a-movie|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Release and promotion == |
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Swift announced ''Speak Now'' on July 20, 2010, in a [[live stream]] on [[Ustream]].<ref name="bb release" /> Big Machine Records released the lead single "Mine" to US [[country radio]] and digital download sites on August 4, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |date=2010-08-04 |title=Taylor Swift's New Single, 'Mine,' Shipped to Country Radio After Leak |url=http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1645091/taylor-swifts-new-single-mine-shipped-to-country-radio-after-leak.jhtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021211934/http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1645091/taylor-swifts-new-single-mine-shipped-to-country-radio-after-leak.jhtml |archive-date=2014-10-21 |access-date=2010-08-04 |work=[[CMT News]]}}</ref> The single peaked at number three on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956910/taylor-swift-makes-sparkling-hot-100-entrance|title=Taylor Swift Makes Sparkling Hot 100 Entrance|date=2010-08-11|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=2010-08-06|archive-date=2016-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160131095813/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956910/taylor-swift-makes-sparkling-hot-100-entrance|url-status=live}}</ref> and was certified [[RIAA certification|triple platinum]] by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] (RIAA).<ref>{{cite certification|region=United States|type=single|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Mine|access-date=October 23, 2021}}</ref> It reached number six in Japan,<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/jpn/|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Japan Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=October 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201021223159/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/JPN|url-status=live}}</ref> number seven in Canada,<ref name="canadian hot 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/can/|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509055413/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/CAN|url-status=live}}</ref> and number nine in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Mine&cat=s|title=Taylor Swift – Mine|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=October 23, 2020|archive-date=September 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923004313/https://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Mine&cat=s|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 18, Swift released the album's cover art, which depicts Swift with curly hair and red lipstick [[twirling]] in a deep-purple gown.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1646008/taylor-swift-debuts-speak-now-cover-art/|title=Taylor Swift Debuts ''Speak Now'' Cover Art|work=[[MTV News]]|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=August 18, 2010|access-date=October 18, 2010|archive-date=November 11, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111051052/http://www.mtv.com/news/1646008/taylor-swift-debuts-speak-now-cover-art/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On September 15, she announced a [[Target Corporation|Target]]-exclusive deluxe edition whose cover art is identical to that of the standard edition but the gown is red instead of purple.<ref name="deluxe">{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1647945/taylor-swift-announces-deluxe-version-of-speak-now/|title=Taylor Swift Announces Deluxe Version of ''Speak Now''|date=September 15, 2010|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|work=[[MTV News]]|access-date=September 18, 2010|archive-date=May 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150526072340/http://www.mtv.com/news/1647945/taylor-swift-announces-deluxe-version-of-speak-now/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Starting from October 4, 2010, Big Machine released one ''Speak Now'' track each week on the [[iTunes Store]] as part of a three-week countdown campaign; the title track was released on October 5, followed by "Back to December" on October 12 and "Mean" on October 19.<ref name="mtv rolling">{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1648777/taylor-swift-rolling-out-speak-now-tracks-early/|title=Taylor Swift Rolling Out ''Speak Now'' Tracks Early|work=[[MTV News]]|first=Jocelyn|last=Vena|date=September 27, 2010|access-date=September 28, 2010|archive-date=May 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140524162044/http://www.mtv.com/news/1648777/taylor-swift-rolling-out-speak-now-tracks-early/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On October 22, [[Xfinity]] premiered a preview of "The Story of Us".<ref name="mtv rolling" /> |
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Big Machine released the standard and deluxe editions of ''Speak Now'' on October 25, 2010.<ref name="deluxe" /><ref name="reporter">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/taylor-swift-speak-album-31396/|title=Album Review: Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now''|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Chris|last=Willman|date=October 19, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818201357/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/taylor-swift-speak-album-31396/|url-status=live}}</ref> The Target-exclusive [[CD & DVD|CD+DVD]] edition contains 14 songs of the standard; the bonus tracks "[[Ours (song)|Ours]]", "If This Was a Movie", and "Superman"; acoustic versions of "Back to December" and "Haunted"; a "pop mix" of "Mine"; a 30-minute behind-the-scenes video for "Mine"; and the music video for "Mine".<ref name="deluxe notes" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1649061/taylor-swifts-speak-now-bonus-tracks-revealed/|title=Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now'' Bonus Tracks Revealed|first=James|last=Dinh|work=[[MTV News]]|date=September 30, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-date=September 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190916080928/http://www.mtv.com/news/1649061/taylor-swifts-speak-now-bonus-tracks-revealed/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The deluxe edition was released to other retailers on January 17, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/speak-now-taylor-swift/19945083|title=''Speak Now'' (Deluxe)|publisher=[[Barnes and Noble]]|access-date=October 20, 2021|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024171918/https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/speak-now-taylor-swift/19945083|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.walmart.com/ip/Speak-Now-Deluxe-Edition-2CD/19527884 |title=''Speak Now'' (Deluxe Edition) (2CD) |publisher=[[Walmart]] |date=January 17, 2012 |access-date=January 21, 2012 |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120224349/http://www.walmart.com/ip/Speak-Now-Deluxe-Edition-2CD/19527884 |url-status=dead }}</ref> To bolster sales of the album, Swift had partnerships with [[Starbucks]], [[Sony Electronics]], [[Walmart]], and [[Jakks Pacific]].<ref name="promo tour" /><ref name="bb marketing" /> In October 2011, Swift partnered with [[Elizabeth Arden, Inc.]] to release her fragrance brand "Wonderstruck", whose name references the lyrics of "Enchanted".<ref name="bb marketing">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&pg=RA11-PA32|title=Women in Music 2011: Beyond Branding|volume=123|issue=35|page=32|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|via=[[Google Books]]|first=Andrew|last=Hampp|date=December 10, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2011|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150235/https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&pg=RA11-PA32&lpg=RA11-PA32|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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[[File:Taylor Swift - Speak Now World Tour Sydney 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|Swift on the [[Speak Now World Tour]] in 2012|alt=Taylor Swift performing on tour in 2012, on a guitar]] |
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To further promote ''Speak Now'', Swift appeared on magazine covers and conducted press interviews.<ref name="ew songwriting" /> She performed "Innocent" at the [[2010 MTV Video Music Awards]].<ref name="innocent">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/live/956401/taylor-swift-deems-kanye-west-innocent-at-vmas|title=Taylor Swift Deems Kanye West 'Innocent' at VMAs|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 12, 2010|access-date=October 22, 2021|archive-date=October 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022150647/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/live/956401/taylor-swift-deems-kanye-west-innocent-at-vmas|url-status=live}}</ref> Her other performances at awards shows include the [[2010 Country Music Association Awards|Country Music Association Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1652019/taylor-swift-performs-back-to-december-at-cma-awards/|title=Taylor Swift Performs 'Back to December' at CMA Awards|work=[[MTV News]]|first=Mawuse|last=Ziegbe|date=November 10, 2010|access-date=November 10, 2010|archive-date=December 4, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204032136/http://www.mtv.com/news/1652019/taylor-swift-performs-back-to-december-at-cma-awards/|url-status=dead}}</ref> and the [[American Music Awards of 2010|American Music Awards]] in 2010;<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1652765/taylor-swift-goes-back-to-december-with-snowy-ama-performance/|title=Taylor Swift Goes 'Back to December' with Snowy AMA Performance|date=November 21, 2010|access-date=November 2, 2017|last=Vena|first=Jocelyn|work=[[MTV News]]|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904201243/http://www.mtv.com/news/1652765/taylor-swift-goes-back-to-december-with-snowy-ama-performance/|archive-date=September 4, 2017|df=mdy-all}}</ref> the [[Academy of Country Music Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/miranda-lambert-rules-acm-awards-again-taylor-swift-gets-mean-wbna42409317|title=Miranda Lambert Rules the ACM Awards Again—and Taylor Swift Gets Mean!|first=Jenna|last=Mullins|work=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]]|date=April 4, 2011|access-date=October 4, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150236/https://www.today.com/popculture/miranda-lambert-rules-acm-awards-again-taylor-swift-gets-mean-wbna42409317|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[2011 Country Music Association Awards|Country Music Association Awards]] in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/taylor-swift-cma-awards-performance-260208/|title=Taylor Swift Performs Acoustic 'Ours' on CMA Awards 2011|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Sophie|last=Schillaci|date=November 10, 2011|access-date=November 10, 2011|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150236/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/taylor-swift-cma-awards-performance-260208/|url-status=live}}</ref> She also performed at Nashville's [[Country Music Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/taylor-swift-kristofferson-country-hall-fame.html|title=Taylor Swift Joins Kris Kristofferson, Vince Gill, Lionel Richie and Emmylou Harris at Country Hall of Fame Benefit|first=Randy|last=Lewis|date=September 24, 2010|access-date=September 24, 2020|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|archive-date=September 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200925191909/https://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/09/taylor-swift-kristofferson-country-hall-fame.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In Europe, Swift performed on [[BBC Radio 2]] and ''[[X Factor (Italian TV series)|X Factor Italy]]'', and she had interviews with [[BBC Radio 1]] in the United Kingdom and [[NRJ]] in France.<ref name="solid">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/international-sales-solid-for-speak-now-1198062/|title=International Sales Solid For ''Speak Now''|first=Andre|last=Paine|date=November 4, 2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=August 16, 2022|archive-date=January 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101053610/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/international-sales-solid-for-speak-now-1198062/|url-status=live}}</ref> She embarked on a promotional tour in Japan, where she appeared on the television shows ''[[SMAPxSMAP]]'' and ''[[Music Station]]''.<ref name="Billboard/Schwartz">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&pg=RA11-PA38|title=From Nashville to Tokyo|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Rob|last=Schwartz|date=December 10, 2011|page=38|volume=123|issue=35|access-date=October 24, 2021|via=[[Google Books]]|archive-date=March 5, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240305092032/https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&pg=RA11-PA38#v=onepage&q&f=false|url-status=live}}</ref> Her round of American television shows included ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'', ''[[Late Show with David Letterman]]'', ''[[The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]'', ''[[Live with Regis and Kelly]]'', and ''[[Dancing with the Stars]]''.<ref name="promo tour">{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.com/news/1651442/how-did-taylor-swifts-speak-now-sell-a-million-in-a-week/|title=How Did Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now'' Sell A Million in A Week?|work=[[MTV News]]|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|date=November 3, 2010|access-date=November 3, 2010|archive-date=July 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200713105928/http://www.mtv.com/news/1651442/how-did-taylor-swifts-speak-now-sell-a-million-in-a-week/|url-status=dead}}</ref> She also gave private concerts to contest winners and played a semi-private concert for [[JetBlue]] at the [[John F. Kennedy International Airport]] in New York.<ref name="nytimes sales">{{cite web |last=Sisario |first=Ben |author-link=Ben Sisario |date=November 3, 2010 |title=Taylor Swift Album Is a Sales Triumph |url=http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/arts/music/04country.html |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902152815/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/arts/music/04country.html |archive-date=September 2, 2017 |access-date=November 3, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> |
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After "Mine", Swift released five more singles from ''Speak Now''. "Back to December" and "Mean", which were earlier available for digital download, were released to US country radio on November 15, 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_217%20-%20November%208,%202010.pdf|title=Country Aircheck Chart Info|work=Country Aircheck|issue=217|page=13|date=November 8, 2010|access-date=November 8, 2010|archive-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325050109/https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_217%20-%20November%208,%202010.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and March 13, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130828093822/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=03/13/2011&Format=4|url=http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=03/13/2011&Format=4|title=Going for Adds: Country|work=[[Radio & Records]]|archive-date=August 28, 2013|access-date=August 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> The two singles peaked at numbers seven and ten in Canada,<ref name="canadian hot 100" /> and "Back to December" reached number six on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i493aa786b5893edc9b7afa6eb4f225b5|title=Chart Moves: Lil Wayne, David Archuleta, Taylor Swift, Kanye West|date=October 21, 2010|first1=Keith|last1=Caulfield|first2=Silvio|last2=Pietroluongo|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 21, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20101023234934/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/e3i493aa786b5893edc9b7afa6eb4f225b5| archive-date= 23 October 2010 | url-status=dead}}</ref> "The Story of Us" was released to US [[pop radio]] on April 19, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110505111202/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2011|url=http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239#2011|title=Available for Airplay|work=[[FMQB]]|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 5, 2011|access-date=May 5, 2011}}</ref> "Sparks Fly" and "Ours" were released to US country radio on July 18<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_251%20-%20July%2011,%202011.pdf|title=Country Aircheck Chart Info|work=Country Aircheck|issue=251|page=16|date=July 11, 2011|access-date=July 11, 2011|archive-date=March 25, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160325051250/https://www.countryaircheck.com/pdf_publication/Issue_251%20-%20July%2011,%202011.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> and December 5, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://countryaircheck.com/pdfs/current112811.pdsmapf|title=Country Air Check Weekly|work=Country Aircheck|issue=270|page=13|date=2011-11-28|access-date=2011-11-30|archive-date=April 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412083137/http://countryaircheck.com/pdfs/current112811.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to its single release, "Ours", together with the other deluxe edition tracks, was released for digital download via the [[iTunes Store]] on November 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-bonus-speak-now-songs-itunes/|title=Taylor Swift Releases Bonus ''Speak Now'' Songs on iTunes|work=[[Taste of Country]]|first=Cristin|last=Maher|date=November 13, 2011|access-date=November 13, 2011|archive-date=November 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114075459/http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-bonus-speak-now-songs-itunes/|url-status=live}}</ref> "Sparks Fly" and "Ours" reached the top 20 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and peaked atop the [[Hot Country Songs]] chart.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/hsi/|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Billboard Hot 100)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=May 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509102524/https://www.billboard.com/music/taylor-swift/chart-history/HSI|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/csi/|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot Country Songs)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=December 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201213050240/https://www.billboard.com/music/Taylor-Swift/chart-history/CSI|url-status=live}}</ref> The RIAA certified all six of the album's singles at least platinum; "Back to December" and "Mean" sold over two million copies each, and they were certified double-platinum and triple-platinum.<ref>RIAA certifications for ''Speak Now'' singles: |
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* {{cite certification|region=United States|type=single|title=Mean|artist=Taylor Swift|access-date=November 26, 2017}} |
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* {{cite certification|region=United States|type=single|title=The Story of Us|access-date=November 26, 2017}} |
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* {{cite certification|region=United States|type=single|title=Sparks Fly|access-date=November 26, 2017}} |
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* {{cite certification|region=United States|type=single|title=Ours|artist=Taylor Swift|access-date=November 26, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8046939/taylor-swift-career-album-song-sales-ask-billboard|title=Taylor Swift's Career Album & Song Sales|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Gary|last=Trust|date=November 26, 2017|access-date=November 26, 2017|archive-date=November 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171126192431/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8046939/taylor-swift-career-album-song-sales-ask-billboard|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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On November 23, 2010, Swift announced the [[Speak Now World Tour]], which started in Singapore on February 9, 2011. The tour visited Asia and Europe before the North American leg started in [[Omaha, Nebraska]], on May 27, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://assets.billboard.com/articles/news/live/950374/taylor-swift-announces-speak-now-world-tour|title=Taylor Swift Announces ''Speak Now'' World Tour|first=Julian|last=Mapes|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 23, 2010|access-date=November 23, 2010|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150302/https://pandg.tapad.com/tag?gdpr=0&us_privacy=1YYY&referrer_url=&page_url=https%3A%2F%2Fbackend.710302.xyz%3A443%2Fhttps%2Fassets.billboard.com%2Farticles%2Fnews%2Flive%2F9643222%2Fcoldplay-twenty-one-pilots-imagine-dragons-tapped-for-iheartradios-alter-ego&owner=P%26G&bp_id=penskemedia&data=%7B%22category%22%3A%22articles%22%7D|url-status=live}}</ref> Within two days of announcement, the tour sold 625,000 tickets.<ref name="speak now tops">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swifts-speak-now-tops-the-charts-183297/|title=Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now'' Tops the Charts|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|url-access=limited|first=Steve|last=Knopper|date=November 25, 2010|access-date=November 25, 2010|archive-date=March 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303142237/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swifts-speak-now-tops-the-charts-183297/|url-status=live}}</ref> By April 2011, Swift had added another 16 shows to the North American leg.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/taylor-swift-adds-16-us-dates-to-speak-now-world-tour-with-miami-show-november-13-6480384|title=Taylor Swift Adds 16 U.S. Dates to Speak Now World Tour With Miami Show November 13|date=April 1, 2011|work=[[Miami New Times]]|access-date=April 1, 2011|archive-date=March 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210304103311/https://www.miaminewtimes.com/music/taylor-swift-adds-16-us-dates-to-speak-now-world-tour-with-miami-show-november-13-6480384|url-status=live}}</ref> After the final US concert in New York City on November 22, 2011, the Speak Now World Tour had covered 80 sold-out North American shows.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/11/23/taylor-swift-speak-now-tour-madison-square-garden/|title=Taylor Swift Wraps Her Speak Now Tour in New York City, Sings with James Taylor and Selena Gomez|first=Grady|last=Smith|date=November 23, 2011|access-date=November 23, 2011|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=October 1, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001051610/http://www.ew.com/article/2011/11/23/taylor-swift-speak-now-tour-madison-square-garden|url-status=live}}</ref> On August 10, 2011, Swift released a music video for "Sparks Fly" that includes footage from the tour.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/467973/taylor-swift-offers-tour-highlights-in-sparks-fly-video/|title=Taylor Swift Offers Tour Highlights in 'Sparks Fly' Video|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|date=August 10, 2011|access-date=August 10, 2011|archive-date=September 13, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913124544/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/viral-videos/467973/taylor-swift-offers-tour-highlights-in-sparks-fly-video|url-status=live}}</ref> She released the album ''[[Speak Now World Tour – Live|Speak Now World Tour – Live]]'' on November 21, 2011.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467354/taylor-swift-announces-speak-now-live-cddvd|title=Taylor Swift Announces ''Speak Now'' Live CD/DVD|first=Jason|last=Lipshutz|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=September 21, 2011|access-date=October 21, 2011|archive-date=February 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213004051/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/467354/taylor-swift-announces-speak-now-live-cddvd|url-status=live}}</ref> In December 2011, Swift announced an extension of the tour to Australia and New Zealand starting in March 2012.<ref name="europe sold out">{{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&pg=RA11-PA36|title=Taylor Takes on the World|first=Richard|last=Smirke|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=December 10, 2011|access-date=December 10, 2011|page=36|volume=123|issue=35|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150237/https://books.google.com/books?id=jim-YANOn5AC&pg=RA11-PA36&lpg=RA11-PA36|url-status=live|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref> Concluding on March 18, 2012, the Speak Now World Tour had covered 110 shows, visited 18 countries,{{NoteTag|United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Japan, Philippines, Hong Kong, Belgium, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Italy, France, Spain, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and England.<ref name="tour recap" />}} and grossed $123.7 million.<ref name="tour recap">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8454592/taylor-swift-tour-guide-reputation|title=A Rough Guide to Taylor Swift's Tours to Date|first1=Morgan|last1=Enos|first2=Abby|last2=Jones|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=May 7, 2018|access-date=May 7, 2018|archive-date=May 7, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507205537/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8454592/taylor-swift-tour-guide-reputation|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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== Commercial performance == |
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Before ''Speak Now''{{'s}} release, Big Machine shipped two million copies of the album to stores in the United States.<ref name="reuters" /> In the week ending November 13, 2010, the album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 1,047,000 copies.<ref name="bb sales">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951633/what-taylor-swifts-million-selling-album-means-for-music/|title=What Taylor Swift's Million-Selling Album Means for Music|access-date=February 4, 2017|archive-date=February 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170205013301/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951633/what-taylor-swifts-million-selling-album-means-for-music|url-status=live|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Ed|last=Christman|date=November 5, 2010}}</ref> It marked the highest single-week tally for a female country artist and became the first album since [[Lil Wayne]]'s ''[[Tha Carter III]]'' (2008) to sell over one million copies in its first week of release.<ref name="US">{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951902/taylor-swift-sells-over-1-million-in-record-billboard-200-debut|title=Taylor Swift Sells Over 1 Million in Record ''Billboard'' 200 Debut | date=November 3, 2010|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 3, 2010|archive-date=July 2, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702084139/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951902/taylor-swift-sells-over-1-million-in-record-billboard-200-debut|url-status=live}}</ref> Media publications including ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'',<ref name="bb sales" /> [[MTV]],<ref name="promo tour" /> and ''The New York Times''<ref name="nytimes sales" /> published articles highlighting ''Speak Now''{{'s}} strong sales in the context of declining [[record sales]] brought about by the emergence of [[music download]] platforms. According to ''The New York Times'', although the music industry in 2010 saw album sales "[plunging] by more than 50 percent in the last decade", the album proved Swift "has transcended the limitations of genre and become a pop megastar".<ref name="nytimes sales" /> The ''[[Guinness World Records]]'' in 2010 recognized ''Speak Now'' as the fastest-selling album in the United States by a female country artist.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-selling-album-in-the-us-by-a-female-country-artist|title=Fastest-Selling Album in the US by a Female Country Artist|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|date=November 10, 2012 |access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801064018/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/fastest-selling-album-in-the-us-by-a-female-country-artist|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In ''Speak Now''{{'s}} first charting week, 11 of the standard edition's 14 tracks charted on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, making Swift the first female artist to have 11 songs on the Hot 100 at the same time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951777/taylor-swift-debuts-10-speak-now-songs-on-hot-100|title=Taylor Swift Debuts 10 ''Speak Now'' Songs on Hot 100|first=Silvio|last=Pietroluongo|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 4, 2010|access-date=November 22, 2015|archive-date=July 20, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130720215141/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951777/taylor-swift-debuts-10-speak-now-songs-on-hot-100|url-status=live}}</ref> After the digital release of the deluxe edition tracks in November 2011, "If This Was a Movie" charted at number 10 on the Hot 100, making Swift the first artist to have eight songs debut in the top 10.<ref>{{cite magazine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180623115633/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465099/rihanna-still-atop-hot-100-taylor-swifts-movie-premieres-in-top-10| url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/465099/rihanna-still-atop-hot-100-taylor-swifts-movie-premieres-in-top-10 |title=Rihanna Still Reigns Hot 100, But Taylor Swift's 'Movie' Debuts in Top 10 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=November 24, 2011| first=Gary| last=Trust|archive-date=June 23, 2018| date=November 16, 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref>{{NoteTag|The other seven songs that debuted in the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 are "[[Change (Taylor Swift song)|Change]]" (2008), "[[Fearless (Taylor Swift song)|Fearless]]" (2008), "[[Jump Then Fall]]" (2009), "[[Today Was a Fairytale]]" (2010), "Mine" (2010), "Speak Now" (2010), and "Back To December" (2010).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/only-artist-in-us-chart-history-to-have-seven-singles-debut-in-the-top-10-of-the-hot-100-|title=Only Artist in US Chart History to Have Seven Singles Debut in the Top 10 of the Hot 100|work=[[Guinness World Records]]|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=August 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210801074733/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/only-artist-in-us-chart-history-to-have-seven-singles-debut-in-the-top-10-of-the-hot-100-|url-status=live}}</ref>}} With this achievement, ''Speak Now'' had four songs peaking in the top 10 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100—"Mine", "Back to December", "Speak Now", and "If This Was a Movie".<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/news/e3ifa81d8937706f99fbd198110deb7f7d3 |title=Chart Moves: Susan Boyle, Willow Smith, Taylor Swift, Bo Burnham, Cee Lo |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first1=Keith |last1=Caulfield |first2=Silvio |last2=Pietroluongo|date=October 28, 2010 |access-date=November 24, 2011 |archive-date=January 3, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110103012946/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/genre/news/e3ifa81d8937706f99fbd198110deb7f7d3 |url-status=dead}}</ref> The album spent six non-consecutive weeks atop the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473677/taylor-swifts-speak-now-takes-no-1-in-record-low-sales-week|title=Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now'' Takes No. 1 in Record-Low Sales Week|date=January 12, 2011|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|access-date=January 12, 2011|archive-date=August 7, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807232516/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473677/taylor-swifts-speak-now-takes-no-1-in-record-low-sales-week|url-status=live}}</ref> ''Speak Now'' was the third-best-selling album of 2010 in the United States with sales of 2.96 million copies.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473767/eminems-recovery-is-2010s-best-selling-album-katy-perrys-california-gurls-top|title=Eminem's ''Recovery'' Is 2010's Best-Selling Album; Katy Perry's 'California Gurls' Top Digital Song|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|first=Keith|last=Caulfield|date=January 5, 2011|access-date=March 19, 2012|archive-date=May 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160515112716/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/473767/eminems-recovery-is-2010s-best-selling-album-katy-perrys-california-gurls-top|url-status=live}}</ref> By January 2024, it had sold 4.817 million copies in the United States.<ref name="US2024sales">{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=January 18, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift's ''1989 (Taylor's Version)'' Surpasses 2 Million in U.S. Sales |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-2-million-sales-1235584599/ |access-date=January 19, 2024 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |archive-date=January 18, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240118235246/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/taylor-swift-1989-taylors-version-2-million-sales-1235584599/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The RIAA [[Music recording certification|certified]] the album [[RIAA certification|six-times platinum]], which denotes six million [[album-equivalent unit]]s based on sales, song downloads, and [[Streaming media|streaming]].<ref name="RIAA"/> |
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''Speak Now'' was a chart success in the wider English-speaking world: it peaked atop the albums charts of Australia,<ref name="aus" /> Canada,<ref name="CAN">{{Cite news|url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Swift_Taylor/2010/11/03/15941396.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709072840/http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Swift_Taylor/2010/11/03/15941396.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=July 9, 2012|title=Taylor Swift Shakes Up Charts|date=November 3, 2010|first=John|last=Williams|work=[[Jam!]]|access-date=November 4, 2010}}</ref> and New Zealand,<ref name="new zealand" /> and peaked at number six in Ireland<ref name="ire" /> and the United Kingdom.<ref name="uk albums" /> The album was certified triple-platinum in Australia,<ref name="aria" /> Canada, and New Zealand.<ref name="music canada" /> Upon conclusion of the Asian leg of the Speak Now World Tour by February 2011, the album sold 400,000 copies in the region and received platinum sales certifications in Taiwan, South Korea, Indonesia, and the Philippines.<ref>{{Cite news |date=February 22, 2011 |title=Success in Asia Testifies to Swift's Global Appeal |work=[[The Commercial Appeal]] |page=M2 |id={{ProQuest|2596004396}}}}</ref> In Europe, it charted at number four in Norway,<ref name="norway" /> number six in Japan,<ref name="oricon" /> number eight in Mexico,<ref name="mexico" /> and number ten in Spain.<ref name="spain" /> After Swift embarked on [[the Eras Tour]] (2023–2024), ''Speak Now'' resurged in popularity in the United Kingdom: it re-entered the top 40 (at number 23) of the UK Albums Chart for the week ending May 18, 2023, which was its first top-40 appearance since November 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Carl |date=May 12, 2023 |title=Ed Sheeran Secures Fastest-Selling Album of 2023 So Far with ''Subtract'' |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ed-sheeran-secures-fastest-selling-album-of-2023-so-far-with-subtract__39249/ |accessdate=12 May 2023 |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |archive-date=May 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512163530/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/ed-sheeran-secures-fastest-selling-album-of-2023-so-far-with-subtract__39249/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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== Critical reception == |
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| ADM = 6.9/10<ref name="ADM">{{cite web |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/2281/Taylor-Swift-Speak-Now.aspx |title=''Speak Now'' by Taylor Swift reviews |website=[[AnyDecentMusic?]] |access-date=November 4, 2017 |archive-date=November 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107003224/http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/2281/Taylor-Swift-Speak-Now.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| MC = 77/100<ref name="Speak Now 2010: Reviews" /> |
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| rev1 = [[AllMusic]] |
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic" /> |
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| rev2 = ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' |
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| rev2Score = B−<ref name="Hyden">{{cite web |url=https://music.avclub.com/taylor-swift-speak-now-1798166341 |title=Taylor Swift: ''Speak Now'' |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=November 2, 2010 |access-date=October 8, 2018 |last=Hyden |first=Steven |author-link=Steven Hyden |archive-date=October 8, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181008095918/https://music.avclub.com/taylor-swift-speak-now-1798166341 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| rev3 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' |
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| rev3Score = B+<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/article/2010/11/03/speak-now/ |title=''Speak Now'' (2010) |last=Greenblatt |first=Leah |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028022345/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20436681,00.html |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| rev4 = ''[[The Guardian]]'' |
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| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/09/taylor-swift-speak-now-review |title=Taylor Swift: ''Speak Now'' – review |last=Macpherson |first=Alex |work=[[The Guardian]] |location=London |date=October 9, 2010 |access-date=January 2, 2011 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803182521/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/dec/09/taylor-swift-speak-now-review |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| rev5 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' |
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| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|4}}<ref name="LAT" /> |
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| rev6 = ''[[MSN Music]]'' ([[Robert Christgau#Consumer Guide|Expert Witness]]) |
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| rev6Score = A−<ref name="Christgau" /> |
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| rev7 = ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' |
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| rev7Score = 7.1/10<ref name="Paste" /> |
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| rev8 = ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' |
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| rev8Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/speak-now-105838/ |title=''Speak Now'' (2010) |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911112406/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/speak-now-20101026 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| rev9 = ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' |
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| rev9Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="Slant">{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-speak-now/2300 |title=Taylor Swift: ''Speak Now'' |last=Keefe |first=Jonathan |work=[[Slant Magazine]] |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028093509/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-speak-now/2300 |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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| rev10 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' |
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| rev10Score = 7/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/taylor-swift-speak-now-big-machine |title=Taylor Swift, ''Speak Now'' (Big Machine) |last=Wood |first=Mikael |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=October 26, 2010 |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702153358/http://www.spin.com/reviews/taylor-swift-speak-now-big-machine |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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''Speak Now'' received generally positive reviews from contemporaneous critics.<ref name="speak now tops" /> [[Metacritic]], which assigns a [[Standard score|normalized]] rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, gave the album an [[weighted mean|average]] score of 77 that was based on 20 reviews.<ref name="Speak Now 2010: Reviews">{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/speak-now/taylor-swift/critic-reviews |title=Reviews for ''Speak Now'' by Taylor Swift |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=October 26, 2020 |archive-date=April 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180405062254/http://www.metacritic.com/music/speak-now/taylor-swift/critic-reviews |url-status=live }}</ref> [[AnyDecentMusic?]] compiled 10 reviews and gave it an average score of 6.9 out of 10.<ref name="ADM" /> |
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Most critics approved of Swift's grown-up perspective on love and relationships.<ref name="speak now tops" /> Reviews published in [[AllMusic]],<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/speak-now-mw0002025410 |title=''Speak Now'' – Taylor Swift |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=November 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171105185251/https://www.allmusic.com/album/speak-now-mw0002025410 |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Entertainment Weekly'',<ref name="EW" /> ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref name="Guardian" /> the ''Los Angeles Times'',<ref name="LAT">{{cite news |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/10/album-review-taylor-swifts-speak-now.html |title=Album Review: Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now'' |last=Powers |first=Ann |author-link=Ann Powers |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028003032/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2010/10/album-review-taylor-swifts-speak-now.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[Rolling Stone]]''<ref name="RS" /> complimented the songs for portraying emotions with engaging narratives and vivid details. In AllMusic's review, [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote: "[Swift] writes from the perspective of the moment yet has the skill of a songwriter beyond her years".<ref name="AllMusic" /> ''[[American Songwriter]]'' approved of Swift's self-penned material and artistic control.<ref name="american songwriter">{{cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-speak-now/|title=Taylor Swift: ''Speak Now''|first=Rick|last=Moore|work=[[American Songwriter]]|date=December 15, 2010|access-date=October 15, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025150310/https://americansongwriter.com/taylor-swift-speak-now/|url-status=live}}</ref> In his consumer guide, [[Robert Christgau]] commented that although the album was too long and the romantic themes did not interest him, the songs were fascinating because of an "effort that bears a remarkable resemblance to care—that is, to caring in the best, broadest, and most emotional sense".<ref name="Christgau">{{cite web|url=http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=c271e36b-4d73-4981-8aaf-98b4e0da5d21 |title=Now That's What I Call Club Hits 2/Taylor Swift |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau |work=[[MSN Music]] |date=February 4, 2011 |access-date=February 5, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110309081051/http://social.entertainment.msn.com/music/blogs/expert-witness-blogpost.aspx?post=c271e36b-4d73-4981-8aaf-98b4e0da5d21 |archive-date=March 9, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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The album's dramatic themes of heartbreak and vengeance received mixed reviews. ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''<ref name="Spin" /> and ''[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]''<ref name="Now">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101202055355/https://nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=177612|url=https://nowtoronto.com/music/discs.cfm?content=177612|title=Disc Review: Taylor Swift, ''Speak Now'' (Big Machine)|work=[[Now (newspaper)|Now]]|first=Kevin|last=Ritchie|date=November 4, 2010|access-date=November 4, 2010|archive-date=December 2, 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> said although it included some memorable tracks, ''Speak Now'' was blemished by celebrity, rage, and grievances. ''[[Slant Magazine]]'' lauded Swift's melodic songwriting for offering radio-friendly pop hooks but criticized the lyrics of "Dear John", "Mean", "Innocent", and "Better than Revenge" as shallow and shortsighted.<ref name="Slant" /> According to [[Steven Hyden]] from ''[[The A.V. Club]]'', those tracks were ''Speak Now''{{'s}} strength: "Swift's niftiest trick is being at her most likeable when she's indulging in such overt nastiness."<ref name="Hyden" /> ''Entertainment Weekly'' agreed, deeming those tracks inevitable for Swift's artistic evolution.<ref name="EW" /> ''[[The Village Voice]]'' said Swift's songwriting was "not confessional, but dramatic" and found it more nuanced and mature compared to that of ''Fearless''.<ref name="Voice">{{cite news |last=Weber |first=Theon |date=November 3, 2010 |title=The Iceberg Songs of Taylor Swift |url=http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-11-03/music/the-iceberg-songs-of-taylor-swift/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120707060458/http://www.villagevoice.com/2010-11-03/music/the-iceberg-songs-of-taylor-swift/ |archive-date=July 7, 2012 |access-date=November 3, 2010 |newspaper=[[The Village Voice]]}}</ref> |
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Other reviews focused on ''Speak Now''{{'s}} production. Reviews published in ''Paste''<ref name="Paste" /> and ''Slant Magazine''<ref name="Slant" /> called it a catchy album with radio-friendly pop tunes; the former was impressed by the crossover appeal but deemed the overall production dull. ''The Village Voice'' took issue with Swift's vocals as weak and strained.<ref name="Voice" /> BBC Music found the album's track list too long but called it overall a "sparky and affecting record".<ref name="bbc music" /> ''Now'' approved of Swift's experimentation with styles other than country but considered it "too safe" and said the album was tarnished by "slickly produced power pop and a sugary sameness [that is] indiscernible from any number of today's radio-oriented artists".<ref name="Now" /> Ann Powers appreciated ''Speak Now''{{'s}} soft, introspective tracks for personalizing pop music.<ref name="LAT" /> [[Jon Caramanica]] of ''The New York Times'' lauded the experimentation with genres such as blues and pop punk, and he called ''Speak Now'' a bold step for Swift.<ref name="nytimes review" /> |
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== Accolades == |
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''Speak Now'' was ranked 13th on ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s list of the best albums of 2010.<ref name="bestsongs">{{cite magazine|date=December 25, 2010|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/30-best-albums-of-2010-20101213|title=The 30 Best Albums of 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217065847/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/30-best-albums-of-2010-20101213 |archive-date=December 17, 2010|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=January 18, 2011}}</ref> ''The New York Times''{{'}} Jon Caramanica ranked the album number two (behind [[Rick Ross]]'s ''[[Teflon Don (album)|Teflon Don]]'') in his 2010 year-end list.<ref>{{cite news|last=Caramanica|first=Jon|author-link=Jon Caramanica|title=The Purpler the Bruise, the Sweeter the Song|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/arts/music/19caramanica.html?_r=2|access-date=December 19, 2010|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=December 19, 2010|archive-date=February 8, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160208231751/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/12/19/arts/music/19caramanica.html?_r=2|url-status=live|url-access=limited}}</ref> The album appeared on lists of the best country albums of 2010; ''[[PopMatters]]'' ranked it fifth<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-country-albums-2010-2496104359.html?rebelltitem=10#rebelltitem10|title=The 10 Best Country Albums of 2010|last1=Heaton|first1=Dave|last2=Leftridge|first2=Steve|website=[[PopMatters]]|date=May 5, 2020|access-date=May 10, 2020|archive-date=December 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214230047/https://www.popmatters.com/best-country-albums-2010-2496104359.html?rebelltitem=10#rebelltitem10|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[The Boot (website)|The Boot]]'' ranked it second.<ref>{{cite web|last=Duvall|first=Erin|title=Top Country Albums of 2010|url=http://www.theboot.com/2010/12/06/top-country-albums-2010/|website=[[The Boot (website)|The Boot]]|date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=March 8, 2012|archive-date=April 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120427115034/http://www.theboot.com/2010/12/06/top-country-albums-2010/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, ''Speak Now'' appeared at number 45 on ''Rolling Stone''{{'s}} list of the "50 Best Female Albums of All Time"; the magazine commented: "She might get played on the country station, but she's one of the few genuine rock stars we've got these days, with a flawless ear for what makes a song click."<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/women-who-rock-the-50-greatest-albums-of-all-time-160558/taylor-swift-speak-now-2-230960/ |title=Women Who Rock: The 50 Greatest Albums of All Time: Taylor Swift, ''Speak Now''|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|author-link=Rob Sheffield |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=June 22, 2012|access-date=June 23, 2012 |archive-date=July 16, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120716034840/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/women-who-rock-the-50-greatest-albums-of-all-time-20120622/aretha-franklin-i-never-loved-a-man-the-way-i-love-you-19691231 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2019, ''Billboard'' listed ''Speak Now'' in 51st place on its list of the best albums of the 2010s<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8543722/best-albums-of-the-2010s-top-100|title=The 100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s: Staff Picks|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 19, 2019|access-date=November 20, 2019|archive-date=December 18, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218234627/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/8543722/best-albums-of-the-2010s-top-100|url-status=live}}</ref> and second on its list of best country albums of the same decade.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 25 Best Country Albums of the 2010s: Staff List|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8544968/best-country-albums-of-the-2010s-top-25|first=Annie|last=Reuter|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 2, 2019|date=December 2, 2019|archive-date=December 2, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191202223152/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/country/8544968/best-country-albums-of-the-2010s-top-25|url-status=live}}</ref> The album also ranked 37th on ''Spin''{{'s}} 2010s decade-end list<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-30|title=The 101 Best Albums of the 2010s|url=https://www.spin.com/featured/the-101-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|access-date=2020-07-02|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|archive-date=July 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711212218/https://www.spin.com/featured/the-101-best-albums-of-the-2010s/|url-status=live}}</ref> and 71st on that of [[Cleveland.com]];<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/10/9ca10ee95f3302/100-greatest-albums-of-the-2010s.html|title=100 Greatest Albums of the 2010s|last=Smith|first=Troy L.|website=[[Cleveland.com]]|date=October 9, 2019|access-date=November 23, 2019|archive-date=October 8, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191008181557/https://www.cleveland.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/10/9ca10ee95f3302/100-greatest-albums-of-the-2010s.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Taste of Country]]'' named it the fourth-best country album of the 2010s.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tasteofcountry.com/best-country-albums-2010s/|title=The 50 Best Country Albums of the 2010s|website=[[Taste of Country]]|date=December 18, 2019|access-date=December 18, 2019|archive-date=December 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219004314/https://tasteofcountry.com/best-country-albums-2010s/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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''Speak Now'' received industry awards and nominations. In the United States, it was nominated for Album of the Year at the [[Academy of Country Music Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://musicrow.com/2011/04/46th-annual-acm-awards-winners-nominees/|title=Lambert Leads ACM Awards Winners List|work=[[MusicRow]]|date=April 3, 2011|access-date=April 3, 2011|archive-date=April 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110405030756/http://www.musicrow.com/2011/04/46th-annual-acm-awards-winners-nominees/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[American Country Awards]],<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hensel |first1=Amanda |url=http://tasteofcountry.com/2011-american-country-awards-winners/ |title=2011 American Country Awards Winners – Full List |website=[[Taste of Country]] |date=December 5, 2011 |access-date=January 25, 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223050444/http://tasteofcountry.com/2011-american-country-awards-winners/ |archive-date=February 23, 2015 }}</ref> and in 2011 the [[Country Music Association Awards]].<ref>{{cite news|date=November 11, 2011|title=2011 CMA Awards nominees, winners|work=[[USA Today]]|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/story/2011-11-09/2011-cma-awards-nominees-winners/51144594/1|access-date=November 11, 2011|archive-date=November 10, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111110151010/http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/awards/story/2011-11-09/2011-cma-awards-nominees-winners/51144594/1|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[2011 Billboard Music Awards|2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards]], ''Speak Now'' was nominated for [[Billboard Music Award for Top Billboard 200 Album|Top ''Billboard'' 200 Album]] and won [[Billboard Music Award for Top Country Album|Top Country Album]].<ref>{{cite magazine|date=May 22, 2011|title=Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Eminem Top 2011 ''Billboard'' Music Awards|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471540/justin-bieber-taylor-swift-eminem-top-2011-billboard-music-awards|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=May 22, 2011|archive-date=May 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130527223348/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/471540/justin-bieber-taylor-swift-eminem-top-2011-billboard-music-awards|url-status=live}}</ref> It won [[American Music Award for Favorite Country Album|Favorite Album (Country)]] at the [[American Music Awards of 2011|2011 American Music Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ama-american-music-awards-katy-perry-bieber-264237/|title=AMAs 2011: Winners and Nominees Complete List|date=November 20, 2011|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|first=Jane|last=Kellogg|access-date=November 20, 2011|archive-date=May 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210515222152/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/ama-american-music-awards-katy-perry-bieber-264237/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Top Selling Album of 2011 by the [[Canadian Country Music Association]];<ref name="album">{{cite web|title=Past Award Winners |url=http://www.ccma.org/cgi/page.cgi/past_award_winners.html?log=do_search_form |publisher=[[Canadian Country Music Association]] |access-date=June 17, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923201327/http://www.ccma.org/cgi/page.cgi/past_award_winners.html?log=do_search_form |archive-date=September 23, 2015 }}</ref> and was nominated for [[Juno Award for International Album of the Year|International Album of the Year]] at the 2011 [[Juno Awards]]<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Juno Awards Nominations Announced! |url=http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2011-JUNO-Award-NominationsFINAL.pdf |publisher=[[Juno Awards]] |access-date=June 18, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160209000050/http://junoawards.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/2011-JUNO-Award-NominationsFINAL.pdf |archive-date=February 9, 2016 }}</ref> and for International Album of the Year at the 2012 [[Canadian Independent Music Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=2012 Winners/Nominees|url=http://indies.ca/nominees_winners/2012-nominees/|access-date=2020-07-01|website=indies.ca|archive-date=October 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201017011438/http://indies.ca/nominees_winners/2012-nominees/|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the [[54th Annual Grammy Awards]] in 2012, ''Speak Now'' was nominated for [[Grammy Award for Best Country Album|Best Country Album]], and its single "Mean" won [[Grammy Award for Best Country Solo Performance|Best Country Solo Performance]] and [[Grammy Award for Best Country Song|Best Country Song]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778 |title=Grammy Awards 2012: Complete Winners And Nominees List |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |access-date=January 25, 2015 |date=February 12, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150122045320/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/grammy-awards-2012-winners-whitney-houston-death-adele-289778 |archive-date=January 22, 2015 }}</ref> |
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== Impact == |
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{{See also|Speak Now (Taylor's Version){{!}}''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)''}} |
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In a 2019 ''Rolling Stone'' cover story, Swift said she wrote the album by herself as a reaction to her critics' doubts about her songwriting ability.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Hiatt |first=Brian |date=September 18, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift: The ''Rolling Stone'' Interview |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-rolling-stone-interview-880794/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=August 12, 2022 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 18, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918150500/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/taylor-swift-rolling-stone-interview-880794/ |url-status=live }}</ref> For some critics and academics, the self-written ''Speak Now'' is an album that solidified Swift's songwriting and artistry with its nuanced observations and confessional songs about young adulthood and confrontation against her critics.{{Sfnm|1a1=Perone|1y=2017|1p=42|2a1=McNutt|2y=2020|2p=77}} Many considered it a strong groundwork to Swift's consistently-evolved songcraft on subsequent albums.{{NoteTag|Attributed to retrospective rankings of Swift's albums by ''[[GQ]]''{{'s}} Lucy Ford,<ref name="Ford">{{cite web|url=https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/taylor-swift-best-album-ranking|title=All 10 of Taylor Swift's Eras, Ranked|website=[[GQ]]|last=Ford|first=Lucy|date=April 3, 2023|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513060953/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/taylor-swift-best-album-ranking|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''{{'s}} Allaire Nuss,<ref name="Nuss">{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-albums-ranked/|title=Taylor Swift's 10 Seminal Albums, Ranked|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|last=Nuss|first=Allaire|date=November 7, 2022|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=November 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126041743/https://ew.com/music/taylor-swift-albums-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref> and the ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''{{'s}} Kelsey Barnes<ref name="Barnes">{{cite web|last=Barnes|first=Kelsey|title=Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked|url=https://www.altpress.com/taylor-swift-albums-ranked/|website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]|date=February 21, 2023|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306222932/https://www.altpress.com/taylor-swift-albums-ranked/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} For communications professor Myles McNutt, the album established Swift's credentials to claim authorship to her music and career, contrary to other artists being commodified by their labels.{{sfn|McNutt|2020|p=77}} Its commercial success contributed to her fame as a pop star transcending her self-identity as a country-music artist.{{sfn|Brown|2012|p=177}}<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-speak-now-anniversary-favorite-songs-9470930/|title=Taylor Swift's ''Speak Now'' Turns 10: ''Billboard'' Staff Goes Track-By-Track On Their Favorite Songs|date=October 22, 2020|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=April 15, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604085716/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-speak-now-anniversary-favorite-songs-9470930/|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''{{'s}} Sam Sodomsky, reviewing the album in 2019, contended that her country-music identity served as an indicator of her autobiographical songwriting rather than musical style.<ref name="pitchfork">{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-speak-now/ |title=Taylor Swift: ''Speak Now'' |work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |last=Sodomsky |first=Sam |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214230042/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-speak-now/ |url-status=live }}</ref> |
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Some commentators reflected on ''Speak Now'' in the context of Swift's celebrity: they viewed the songs inspired by Swift's public experience—including high-profile, short-lived romantic relationships and the 2009 MTV Awards incident—as a precedent to her confessional narratives of subsequent albums, which received extensive media attention.{{NoteTag|Attributed to retrospective reviews by ''Billboard'',<ref name="billboard best" /> ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]''{{'s}} [[Maura Johnston]],<ref name="Johnston"/> ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''{{'s}} Al Shipley,<ref name="Shipley">{{cite web|last=Shipley|first=Al|date=December 13, 2022|url=https://www.spin.com/2022/12/best-taylor-swift-albums/|title=Every Taylor Swift Album, Ranked|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=January 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125155117/https://www.spin.com/2022/12/best-taylor-swift-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]''{{'s}} Mary Siroky<ref>{{Cite web|last=Siroky|first=Mary|date=November 9, 2021|title=Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked from Worst to Best|url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/taylor-swift-albums-ranked-list/|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]|archive-date=March 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328011127/https://consequence.net/2021/11/taylor-swift-albums-ranked-list/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} According to the gender studies professor Adriane Brown, the songs about idealized romance and her innocent, "good-girl" image made her stand out in a contemporary pool of sexualized female pop artists. Brown commented that Swift's unwillingness to openly discuss sex and tendency to criticize females who "whore themselves out", as in the lyrics of "Better than Revenge", was problematic.{{sfn|Brown|2012|pp=176–177}} In ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'', [[Maura Johnston]] remarked that although the songs about Swift's public experience were missteps, they hinted at her 2017 album ''[[Reputation (album)|Reputation]]'', which explores Swift's public image and confrontation against her critics.<ref name="Johnston">{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/11/revisiting-taylor-swifts-album-speak-now.html|title=''Speak Now'' Is a Peek Into Taylor Swift's Future|first=Maura|last=Johnston|author-link=Maura Johnston|date=November 10, 2017|access-date=November 10, 2017|work=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]|url-access=limited|archive-date=November 10, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110174955/http://www.vulture.com/2017/11/revisiting-taylor-swifts-album-speak-now.html|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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In November 2020, after a [[Taylor Swift masters dispute|dispute]] over the ownership of the [[Mastering (audio)|masters]] to her back catalog, Swift began [[Re-recording (music)|re-recording]] her first six studio albums.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Aswad |first=Jem |date=2019-08-22 |title=Taylor Swift Performs on 'GMA,' Talks Re-Recording Big Machine Songs (Watch) |url=https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-performs-on-gma-talks-re-recording-big-machine-songs-watch-1203310319/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=Variety |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108014115/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/taylor-swift-performs-on-gma-talks-re-recording-big-machine-songs-watch-1203310319/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 5, 2023, at the first Eras Tour show in Nashville, Swift announced the re-recorded version of ''Speak Now''—''[[Speak Now (Taylor's Version)]]'', and its release date on July 7.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Aniftos |first1=Rania |last2=Lipshutz |first2=Jason |date=2023-05-06 |title=Taylor Swift Announces ''Speak Now'' as Next Re-Recorded Album at Nashville Concert |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-release-date-1235322958/ |access-date=2023-05-06 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=May 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230506121210/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-speak-now-taylors-version-release-date-1235322958/ |url-status=live }}</ref> ''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'' consists of re-recordings of all fourteen songs from the standard edition, the deluxe tracks "Ours" and "Superman",{{NoteTag|The re-recorded version of "If This Was a Movie" was released independently.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Lexi |date=March 17, 2023 |title=Is Taylor Swift's 'If This Was A Movie' From ''Speak Now''? |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/is-taylor-swift-if-this-was-a-movie-from-speak-now/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317004131/https://uproxx.com/pop/is-taylor-swift-if-this-was-a-movie-from-speak-now/ |archive-date=March 17, 2023 |access-date=May 8, 2023 |website=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref>}} and six previously unreleased "From the Vault" songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |date=June 5, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift Reveals Hayley Williams and Fall Out Boy Features on New ''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'' Tracklist |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swift-reveals-hayley-williams-and-fall-out-boy-features-on-new-speak-now-taylors-version-tracklist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230610051237/https://pitchfork.com/news/taylor-swift-reveals-hayley-williams-and-fall-out-boy-features-on-new-speak-now-taylors-version-tracklist/ |archive-date=June 10, 2023 |access-date=June 7, 2023 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> After ''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'' was released, the original album reached new peaks in Switzerland (number one),<ref name="swiss"/> Austria (number one),<ref name="aut"/> Germany (number two),<ref name="germany"/> and it was certified gold in the latter two countries.<ref name="ifpi-austria"/><ref name="bvmi"/> |
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== Track listing == |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = ''Speak Now'' standard track listing |
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| all_writing = [[Taylor Swift]], with additional writers noted where applicable. All tracks are produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman. |
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| total_length = 67:29 |
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| title1 = [[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]] |
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| length1 = 3:50 |
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| title2 = [[Sparks Fly (song)|Sparks Fly]] |
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| length2 = 4:20 |
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| title3 = [[Back to December]] |
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| length3 = 4:53 |
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| title4 = [[Speak Now (song)|Speak Now]] |
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| length4 = 4:00 |
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| title5 = [[Dear John (Taylor Swift song)|Dear John]] |
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| length5 = 6:43 |
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| title6 = [[Mean (song)|Mean]] |
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| length6 = 3:57 |
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| title7 = [[The Story of Us (song)|The Story of Us]] |
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| length7 = 4:25 |
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| title8 = [[Never Grow Up (Taylor Swift song)|Never Grow Up]] |
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| length8 = 4:50 |
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| title9 = [[Enchanted (Taylor Swift song)|Enchanted]] |
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| length9 = 5:53 |
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| title10 = [[Better than Revenge]] |
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| length10 = 3:37 |
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| title11 = [[Innocent (Taylor Swift song)|Innocent]] |
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| length11 = 5:02 |
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| title12 = [[Haunted (Taylor Swift song)|Haunted]] |
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| length12 = 4:02 |
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| title13 = Last Kiss |
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| length13 = 6:07 |
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| title14 = [[Long Live (Taylor Swift song)|Long Live]] |
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| length14 = 5:17 |
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}} |
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{{Track listing |
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| headline = Deluxe edition bonus tracks |
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| total_length = |
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| title15 = [[Ours (song)|Ours]] |
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| length15 = 3:58 |
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| title16 = If This Was a Movie |
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| note16 = [[Martin Johnson (musician)|Martin Johnson]] |
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| length16 = 3:54 |
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| title17 = Superman |
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| length17 = 4:36 |
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| title18 = Back to December |
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| note18 = acoustic |
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| length18 = 4:52 |
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| title19 = Haunted |
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| note19 = acoustic |
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| length19 = 3:37 |
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| title20 = Mine |
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| note20 = pop mix |
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| writer20 = |
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| length20 = 3:50 |
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| title21 = On the Set: Behind the Scenes "Mine" Music Video |
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| note21 = video |
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| writer21 = |
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| length21 = 30:21 |
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| title22 = Mine |
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| note22 = music video |
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| writer22 = |
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| length22 = 3:55 |
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}} |
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'''Notes''' |
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* The international [[iTunes Store]] edition features the original version of "Mine", noted as the "US version", as track 15.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/speak-now-bonus-track-version/1440724790|title=''Speak Now'' (Bonus Track Version) by Taylor Swift|publisher=[[Apple Music]]|access-date=October 25, 2021|archive-date=October 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025162045/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/speak-now-bonus-track-version/1440724790|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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* International editions feature different versions of "Mine" (noted as the "Pop mix" on digital releases), "Back to December" and "The Story of Us" in place of their original versions in the track listing.<ref name="intl" /> |
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* The international deluxe editions include the original versions of "Mine", "Back to December" and "The Story of Us" as tracks 20, 21, and 22, they are entitled under "US version". Since the international "pop" mix of "Mine" is included already it doesn’t appear as a bonus track.<ref name="intl">{{cite AV media notes|title=Speak Now|others=[[Taylor Swift]]|year=2010|author=[[Big Machine Records]] / [[Universal Music Group]]|publisher=Big Machine Records / Universal Music Group|location=Europe|id=602527493947|type=International edition liner notes}}</ref> |
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* CD releases of the album in Japan included the original versions of "Back to December" and "The Story of Us", each noted as "US version", as tracks 15 and 16 on the standard<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Speak Now|others=[[Taylor Swift]]|year=2010|author=[[Big Machine Records]] / [[Universal Music Group]]|publisher=Big Machine Records / Universal Music Group|location=Japan|id=UICO-1200|type=Japan edition liner notes}}</ref> and deluxe editions with the deluxe bonus tracks on the second disc being numbered 17–22 with the original version of "Mine", also noted as the "US Version", as the final track.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Speak Now|others=[[Taylor Swift]]|year=2010|author=[[Big Machine Records]] / [[Universal Music Group]]|publisher=Big Machine Records / Universal Music Group|location=Japan|id=UICO-1201/2|type=Japan deluxe edition liner notes}}</ref> |
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== Charts == |
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|+2010–2011 weekly charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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{{album chart|Australia|1|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017|refname="aus"}} |
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! scope="row"| Australian Country Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_country.asp?chart=1F20 |title=Top 20 Country Charts |publisher=[[ARIA Charts]] |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110723001529/http://ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_country.asp?chart=1F20 |archive-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref> |
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{{album chart|Austria|16|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=August 16, 2023|refname="aut"}} |
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{{album chart|Flanders|18|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017}} |
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{{album chart|Wallonia|45|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=November 7, 2014}} |
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{{album chart|BillboardCanada|1|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017|refname="can"}} |
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{{album chart|Denmark|26|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017}} |
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{{album chart|Netherlands|17|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017}} |
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| 12 |
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{{album chart|France|39|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017}} |
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{{album chart|Germany4|15|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|id=138145|access-date=August 16, 2023|rowheader=true|refname="germany"}} |
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! scope="row"| Greek Albums ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021121443/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Speak+Now&cat=a|url=http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Speak+Now&cat=a|title=greekcharts.com – Taylor Swift – ''Speak Now''|publisher=Hung Medien|archive-date=October 21, 2012|access-date=October 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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| 17 |
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{{album chart|Ireland|6|year=2010|week=44|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017|refname="ire"}} |
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{{album chart|Italy|18|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true}} |
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{{album chart|Oricon|6|date=2010-11-22|rowheader=true|access-date=November 4, 2017|refname="oricon"}} |
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! scope="row"|Mexican Albums ([[Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas|AMPROFON]])<ref name="mexico">{{cite web|url=http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Speak+Now&cat=a|title=Taylor Swift – Speak Now|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101217092932/http://mexicancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Taylor+Swift&titel=Speak+Now&cat=a|publisher=Hung Medien|archive-date=December 17, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> |
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{{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true|refname="new zealand"}} |
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{{album chart|Norway|4|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true|refname="norway"}} |
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{{album chart|Scotland|5|date=20101031|rowheader=true|access-date=August 1, 2020|refname="scotland"}} |
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{{album chart|Korea|28|artist=Taylor Swift|date=2010.10.24~2010.10.30|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true}} |
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{{album chart|Spain|10|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true|refname="spain"}} |
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{{album chart|Sweden|18|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true}} |
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{{album chart|Switzerland|17|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|access-date=August 16, 2023|rowheader=true|refname="swiss"}} |
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{{album chart|UK2|6|date=20101031|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true|refname="uk albums"}} |
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{{album chart|Billboard200|1|artist=Taylor Swift|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true|refname="billboard 200"}} |
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{{album chart|BillboardCountry|1|artist=Taylor Swift|access-date=November 4, 2017|rowheader=true|refname="billboard country"}} |
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|+2019–2023 weekly charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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! scope="col"|Chart (2019–2023){{NoteTag|The chart positions listed below coincided with the release of the 2023 re-recording ''[[Speak Now (Taylor's Version)]]''. In Austria, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Switzerland, the chart performance of the original ''Speak Now'' was combined with that of ''Speak Now (Taylor's Version)''.}} |
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{{album chart|Portugal|1|artist=Taylor Swift|album=Speak Now|rowheader=true|access-date=August 4, 2023}} |
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{{album chart|UK2|23|date=20230512|access-date=July 5, 2023|rowheader=true}} |
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{{album chart|BillboardIndependent|4|artist=Taylor Swift|rowheader=true|access-date=May 24, 2023}} |
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=== Year-end charts === |
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|+2010 year-end charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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! scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2010/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums 2010|access-date=December 18, 2011|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|archive-date=March 5, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305105834/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2010.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-canadian-albums?begin=11&order=position|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Best of 2010 Top Canadian Albums|access-date=December 18, 2011|archive-date=June 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617000351/http://www.billboard.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"|New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref name="rianz1">{{cite web|url=http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp |title=The Official New Zealand Music Chart |publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]] |access-date=April 20, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100722162159/http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart_annual.asp |archive-date=July 22, 2010 }}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| UK Albums (OCC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2010.pdf|title=End of Year 2010|publisher=[[UKChartsPlus]]|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=October 4, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181004202030/http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/UKChartsPlusEOY2010.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/the-billboard-200 |title=Best of 2010 – Billboard Top 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-date=December 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230234115/http://www.billboard.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/top-country-albums |title=Best of 2010 – Top Country Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 31, 2010 |archive-date=December 30, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101230234115/http://www.billboard.com/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+2011 year-end charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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!Chart (2011) |
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!Position |
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! scope="row"|Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2011/albums-chart|title=ARIA Top 100 Albums 2011|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 15, 2015|archive-date=July 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170731185501/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2011.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-canadian-albums?begin=11&order=position|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|title=Best of 2011 Top Canadian Albums|access-date=December 18, 2011|archive-date=June 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617114654/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-canadian-albums?begin=11&order=position|url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=1862|title=Top Selling Albums of 2011|publisher=[[Recorded Music NZ]]|access-date=February 8, 2022|archive-date=November 13, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113082038/http://nztop40.co.nz/chart/albums?chart=1862|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/the-billboard-200 |title=Best of 2011 – Billboard Top 200 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401211252/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/the-billboard-200 |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-country-albums?begin=1&order=position |title=Best of 2011 – Top Country Albums |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=December 9, 2011 |archive-date=June 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140617234942/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-country-albums?begin=1&order=position |url-status=dead}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+2012 year-end charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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!Chart (2012) |
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!Position |
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!scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=January 4, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104020444/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-billboard-200-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2012|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023041654/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/top-country-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
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|+2017 year-end chart for ''Speak Now'' |
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!Chart (2017) |
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!Position |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2017|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=July 17, 2020|archive-date=June 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622032815/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2017/top-country-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" |
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|+2018 year-end chart for ''Speak Now'' |
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!Chart (2018) |
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!Position |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2018|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=May 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506053437/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2018/top-country-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+2021 year-end charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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!Chart (2021) |
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!Position |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 12, 2021|archive-date=April 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417064814/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/top-country-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/independent-albums|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=December 3, 2021|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202231859/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2021/independent-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+2022 year-end charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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!Chart (2022) |
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!Position |
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! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/independent-albums/|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 21, 2023|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201231154/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/independent-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2022|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 21, 2023|archive-date=December 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221201162045/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2022/top-country-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+2023 year-end charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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!Chart (2023) |
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!Position |
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! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40longplay/|title=Ö3 Austria Top40 Jahrescharts 2023|date=November 8, 2019 |publisher=[[Ö3 Austria Top 40]]|language=de|access-date=December 28, 2023|archive-date=December 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228085855/https://oe3.orf.at/charts/stories/oe3austriatop40longplay/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtv.de/info/9rdbv0/jahrescharts-2023-album|title=Jahrescharts 2023 Album|publisher=[[GfK Entertainment charts]]|language=de|access-date=December 10, 2023|archive-date=December 10, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210102919/https://www.mtv.de/info/9rdbv0/jahrescharts-2023-album|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2023/alben|title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2023|website=hitparade.ch|access-date=December 31, 2023|archive-date=December 31, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231140620/https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/2023/alben|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|title=Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=December 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231204090337/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-billboard-200-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| US Independent Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/independent-albums/|title=Independent Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=December 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231205104032/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/independent-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-country-albums/|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2023|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=November 22, 2023|archive-date=November 21, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121210008/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2023/top-country-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== Decade-end charts === |
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{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
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|+2010s decade-end charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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! scope="col"| Chart (2010–2019) |
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! scope="col"| Position |
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! scope="row"| Australian Albums (ARIA)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/end-of-decade-albums-chart|title=ARIA End of Decade Albums Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=January 15, 2020|archive-date=January 11, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111005803/https://www.ariacharts.com.au/annual-charts/2019/end-of-decade-albums-chart|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|title=Decade-End Charts: ''Billboard'' 200|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=November 15, 2019|archive-date=March 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200320084752/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/billboard-200|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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!scope="row"|US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Decade-End|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=October 31, 2019|access-date=March 19, 2020|archive-date=December 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216073554/https://www.billboard.com/charts/decade-end/top-country-albums|url-status=live}}</ref> |
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=== All-time charts === |
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{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
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|+ All-time charts for ''Speak Now'' |
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! Chart |
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! scope="row"|US ''Billboard'' 200 (Women){{NoteTag|Compiled by ''Billboard'' for albums 1963–2017<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Greatest of All Time Billboard 200 Albums By Women|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums-by-women|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=February 7, 2018|archive-date=February 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180201173545/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-billboard-200-albums-by-women|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/madonna-barbra-streisand-leann-rimes-adele-greatest-of-all-time-charts-hot-100-billboard-200/|title=Madonna, Barbra Streisand, Adele & LeAnn Rimes Are Hot 100 & ''Billboard'' 200's Leading Ladies|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|last=Trust|first=Gary|date=November 30, 2017|access-date=June 16, 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230616015401/https://www.billboard.com/pro/madonna-barbra-streisand-leann-rimes-adele-greatest-of-all-time-charts-hot-100-billboard-200/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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! scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard''){{NoteTag|Compiled by ''Billboard'' for albums 1963–2016<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-country-albums/|title=Greatest of All Time Top Country Albums|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=June 26, 2023|url-access=subscription|archive-date=June 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230626093616/https://www.billboard.com/charts/greatest-country-albums/|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |
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== Certifications and sales == |
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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''Speak Now'', with pure sales where available}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2010|certyear=2023|access-date=November 16, 2023|refname="aria"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Now|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2023|access-date=August 14, 2023|refname="ifpi-austria"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2012|access-date=February 1, 2015|refname="brazil-cert"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|access-date=February 1, 2015|refname="music canada"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2023|access-date=August 11, 2023|refname="bvmi"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Hong Kong ([[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]])|award=Gold|nosales=true|certref=<ref name="solid"/>}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Ireland|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|access-date=June 28, 2020|refname="irma"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Japan|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|certmonth=12|access-date=January 14, 2011|refname="riaj"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Platinum|number=3|relyear=2010|certyear=2023|id=5576|access-date=May 13, 2023|refname="rmnz"}} |
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Norway|type=album|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Speak Now|award=Gold|relyear=2010|certyear=2010|access-date=February 23, 2019|refname="ifpi-norway"}} |
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* [[List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2010|List of ''Billboard'' 200 number-one albums of 2010]] |
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* [[List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2011|List of ''Billboard'' 200 number-one albums of 2011]] |
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* [[List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2010]] |
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* [[List of Top Country Albums number ones of 2011]] |
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* [[List of number-one albums of 2010 (Canada)]] |
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* [[List of number-one albums from the 2010s (New Zealand)]] |
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* [[List of number-one albums of 2010 (Australia)]] |
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* {{cite journal|first=Adriane|last=Brown|title='She isn't whoring herself out like a lot of other girls we see': Identification and 'Authentic' American Girlhood on Taylor Swift Fan Forums|year=2012|journal=Networking Knowledge: Journal of the MeCCSA Postgraduate Network|volume=5|issue=1|doi=10.31165/nk.2012.51.252|pages=161–180|doi-broken-date=September 2, 2024 |url=https://ojs.meccsa.org.uk/index.php/netknow/article/view/252}} |
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* {{cite journal|first=Myles|last=McNutt|title=From 'Mine' to 'Ours': Gendered Hierarchies of Authorship and the Limits of Taylor Swift's Paratextual Feminism|year=2020|journal=[[Communication, Culture and Critique]]|volume=13|issue=1|pages=72–91|doi=10.1093/ccc/tcz042}} |
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* {{cite book|first=James E.|last=Perone|title=The Words and Music of Taylor Swift|publisher=[[ABC-Clio]]|series=The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection|isbn=978-1-4408-5294-7|year=2017}} |
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Revision as of 08:22, 30 September 2024
| Lexus GS | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Model code | S190[1] |
| Production | January 2005 – December 2011 |
| Assembly | Japan: Tahara, Aichi (Tahara plant) |
| Designer | Yasuhide Hosoda, Isoroku Yamada, and Sotiris Kovos (2003) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive |
| Body style | 4-door sedan |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel drive Front-engine, all-wheel drive |
| Platform | Toyota N |
| Related | Lexus IS (XE20) Lexus LS (XF40) |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 3.0 L 3GR-FSE V6 (petrol) 3.5 L 2GR-FSE V6 (petrol/hybrid) 4.3 L 3UZ-FE V8 (petrol) 4.6 L 1UR-FE V8 (petrol) |
| Transmission | 6-speed automatic 8-speed automatic CVT |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,850 mm (112.2 in)[2] |
| Length | 4,826 mm (190.0 in)[3] |
| Width | 1,821 mm (71.7 in)[4] |
| Height | 1,425–1,435 mm (56.1–56.5 in)[5][6] |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Lexus GS (S160) |
| Successor | Lexus GS (L10) |
The Lexus GS (S190) is an executive car. It is a four-door sedan that is the third generation of the Lexus GS—a series of vehicles produced between 1993 and 2020. The S190 model itself was produced between 2005 and 2011 by Lexus—the luxury vehicle division of the Japanese automaker Toyota.
The development of the GS began in 2000 under the chief engineer Shigetoshi Miyoshi and took forty months. Styling of the exterior and the interior started under Yasuhide Hosoda. A concept car called the LF-S debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show in October 2003. Its design patent was filed in December 2003, preceding a public unveiling of a pre-production model at the North American International Auto Show in January 2004, the production version of which was unveiled at the same show in the subsequent year. Official manufacture began at the facility in Tahara, Aichi, in January 2005.
Suceeding the S160 model, the S190 offered numerous engine options, comprising a 3.0-litre V6, 4.3-litre V8, 4.6-litre V8, and a 3.5-litre V6 petrol-hybrid. Three transmission options were available: a six- and eight-speed automatic for the petrol models, whilst the hybrid model included a continuously variable transmission. The GS has received numerous awards, including the iF Product Design Award from the International Forum Design in 2007. Manufacture of the S190 ended in December 2011, and Lexus replaced it with the L10 in 2012.
Development
The development of the fourth generation GS began in 2000 under chief engineer Shigetoshi Miyoshi. He explained that the project was guided by three core design principles: simplicity, contrast and dynamism. The development process took forty months, longer than usual, as the GS was intended to hold a prominent position within the Lexus lineup.[7] Both the exterior and interior styling were led by the designer Yasuhide Hosoda around the time the L-finesse design philosophy came to fruition in 2001.[8][9] In October 2003 a concept car called the LF-S—an acronym for Lexus Future Sedan[10][11]—debuted at the Tokyo Motor Show.[12][13] The GS' design patent was filed on 22 December 2003 by Hosoda, Isoroku Yamada, and Sotiris Kovos,[14] preceding a public unveiling of a pre-production model at the North American International Auto Show in January 2004,[15] the production version of which was unveiled at the same show in the subsequent year.[16] Official manufacture of the S190 began at the the facility in Tahara, Aichi, in January 2005.[17]
Design
Exterior and interior
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The GS is a four-door fastback[18][19] that is classified as an executive car.[20][21] It is based upon the N platform.[22][23] The third-generation GS was the first Lexus model to use the brand's new L-finesse design philosophy.[24][25] It retained the quad headlamp design from the second-generation model.[26][27] Its elongated bonnet, sleek windscreen, and curvaceous silhouette contribute to a drag coefficient figure of Cd=0.27.[28][29] The design features include a prominent front valance with a large air inlet and integrated fog lamps, side rocker extensions, a short rear end with a tall rear valance, and dual stainless steel-tipped exhaust pipes.[29]
The GS interior offered options such as ash leather with black Bird's-eye maple wood trim, cashmere leather with brown Bird's-eye maple trim, or black leather with walnut trim.[30] Standard features included water-repellent front door glass, side mirrors with puddle lamps, an auto-dimming rearview mirror, ten-way power and heated front seats, a power tilt/telescoping steering wheel, and a power-operated trunk closer.[37] The GS sedans included Lexus' SmartAccess keyless system, which introduced a standard push-button start feature.[38][39] It has a driver-side hidden drop-down panel for less frequently used controls and a standard seven-inch touchscreen display in the centre console.[40][41] Optional features included a power moonroof, ventilated front seats with perforated leather, a power rear sunshade, rain-sensing wipers, a 5.1 surround sound system with 14 speakers and 330-watt Mark Levinson audio, XM satellite radio, and a DVD-based navigation system with a backup camera and Bluetooth technology.[48]
Safety systems
The third-generation Lexus GS came equipped with dual front airbags, front driver and passenger knee airbags, front and rear side curtain airbags, and front row side torso airbags as standard features, with rear row side torso airbags available as an option.[49][50] An Adaptive Front-lighting System was standard on the V8 model while optional on the V6 model.[51][52] An optional radar-based Pre-Collision System with Dynamic Radar Cruise Control could apply up to 0.3g of deceleration if the driver failed to respond to crash warnings.[53][54] Standard features across all models included anti-lock brakes, electronic brakeforce distribution, brake assist, and Vehicle Stability Control.[55][56] The GS 430, 460 and 450h incorporate Vehicle Dynamics Integrated Management and Variable Gear Ratio Steering.[57][58][59] It became standardised in the GS 350 in 2008.[60]
In Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tests the GS received a "Good" overall rating in both frontal and side impact tests, achieving "Good" in 13 of the 14 measured categories.[61][62] In 2005, the European New Car Assessment Programme awarded the GS the maximum five stars for Adult Occupant protection, four stars for Child Occupant protection, and two out of four stars for Pedestrian safety.[63]
Models
GRS191 / UZS190 (2005)
In September 2005, the GS 350 (GRS191) and GS 430 (UZS190) were launched for sale in Japan.
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