taylor swift love story came out in 1977.
when did taylor swift love story come out?
1977
"love story" is a song written and recorded by american singer-songwriter taylor swift. she also produced the track with nathan chapman. it was released on september 12, 2008 by big machine records, as the lead single from swift's second studio album "fearless" (2008). considered as her signature song, it was written about a love interest of swift's who was not popular among swift's family and friends. because of the scenario, swift related to the plot of william shakespeare's "romeo and juliet" (1597) and used it as a source of inspiration to compose the song. however, she replaced "romeo and juliet"s original tragic conclusion with a happy ending. it is a midtempo song with a dreamy soprano voice, while the melody continually builds. the lyrics are from the perspective of juliet.
love story (taylor swift song)
the accompanying music video for "love story" was directed by trey fanjoy, who previously directed the videos for the singles from "taylor swift". swift decided to collaborate with fanjoy once again because she had been able to balance both of their ideas for music videos, something swift appreciated deeply. the video is a period piece that draws influence from the medieval, renaissance, and regency eras. swift had previously desired to film a period piece music video because of its distinctiveness from modern videos and videos she had filmed. when writing the song, she envisioned it in a prior time period, and encoded it with details accordingly. she believed "love story"'s plot was a timeless scenario: "i think it could happen in the 1700s, the 1800s, or 2008." thus, she searched for a timeless quality in demeanor of her love interest. with six months in advance, swift searched by watching films for actors to interpret the role. an acquaintance of hers, who followed the sixth season of "nashville star", recommended contestant justin gaston. swift then looked through his pictures, and concluded he was suitable for the music video. gaston fulfilled the requirements swift had set out, describing him as a "prince charming that could've been alive in the 1800s." however, because gaston was competing on "nashville star", he was unable to participate in the music video. gaston was eventually eliminated and swift contacted him immediately to film the video. swift was very impressed by gaston's acting skills: "i was so impressed by the way his [expressions] were in the video. without even saying anything, he would just do a certain glance and it really came across well."
love story (taylor swift song)