| "Teardrops on My Guitar" | ||||
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| Single by Taylor Swift | ||||
| from the album Taylor Swift | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2007 | |||
| Studio | Sound Cottage (Nashville) | |||
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| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Big Machine | |||
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| Producer(s) | Nathan Chapman | |||
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| "Teardrops on My Guitar" on YouTube | ||||
"Teardrops on My Guitar" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, who wrote it with Liz Rose. In the United States, the song was the second single from Swift's 2006 self-titled debut album; Big Machine Records released it to country radio on February 20, 2007, and to pop radio as a crossover single on November 9, 2007. An international mix was included on the international edition of Swift's second studio album, Fearless, and released as a single in Europe in May 2009.
Swift was inspired to write "Teardrops on My Guitar" by an unrequited love for a high-school classmate. Produced by Nathan Chapman, the track is a gentle acoustic guitar-driven ballad that incorporates mandolin and fiddle. Despite its release to country radio, music critics disputed the genre classification and deemed it pop or soft rock. Reviews of "Teardrops on My Guitar" complimented Swift's vocals and songwriting for earnestly portraying heartbreak.
In the United States, the single peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, was Swift's first crossover entry on the Pop Songs chart, and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It also charted and received certifications in Canada and the United Kingdom. Trey Fanjoy directed the music video, which features Swift as a girl heartbroken by her love interest's relationship with another girl. The video helped Swift earn a nomination for the MTV Video Music Award for Best New Artist. She performed the song live during the Fearless Tour (2009–2010).