"Our Song" | ||||
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Single by Taylor Swift | ||||
from the album Taylor Swift | ||||
Released | September 10, 2007 | |||
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Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | Big Machine | |||
Songwriter(s) | Taylor Swift | |||
Producer(s) | Nathan Chapman | |||
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Music video | ||||
"Our Song" on YouTube |
"Our Song" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the third single from her self-titled debut studio album (2006). Swift wrote "Our Song" for a high school talent show during ninth grade; the lyrics are about a young couple using the regular events in their lives to create their own song. She included the song on the track list because it was popular among her classmates. Big Machine Records released the song to US country radio on September 10, 2007. Produced by Nathan Chapman, "Our Song" is an uptempo banjo–driven country track incorporating fiddles and drums.
Music critics lauded Swift's songwriting on "Our Song" for incorporating conversational lyrics and a memorable hook. It featured on Rolling Stone's 2019 list of the best country songs by female artists since 2000. Peaking atop Hot Country Songs for six weeks, the single made Swift the youngest person (17 at the time) to single-handedly write and sing a Hot Country Songs number one. "Our Song" peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It peaked at number 30 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified platinum by Music Canada.
Trey Fanjoy directed the song's music video, which premiered on CMT on September 24, 2007, and won Video of the Year at the 2008 CMT Music Awards. Swift performed the song on televised programs and during many festivals, and included it in the set lists of the Fearless Tour (2009–2010) and the Speak Now World Tour (2011–2012). The song was part of Swift's concerts on certain dates of the Red Tour (2013–2014), the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), and the Eras Tour (2023–2024).