 In November 2009 , American rock singer Butch Walker covered " You Belong with Me " for a digital single release . James Christopher Monger of Allmusic said the cover was infused " with the same karaoke glee that fueled previous installments " . Bill Lamb of About.com described the composition as a " folksy almost honky @-@ tonk sound " and " a bit more country than Taylor Swift 's original " . According to Mikael Wood of Billboard , the cover 's instrumentation is fueled by banjo ; he claimed it was an " online success " . Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine described the cover 's arrangement as " fantastic " and , to him , it " emphasized the terrific melody and structure that are the song 's real selling points " . After hearing Walker 's cover , Swift posted via her official Twitter account , " I 'm losing my MIND listening to it ! Blown away . " Band Hero for consoles features " You Belong with Me " as one of sixty @-@ five songs from " mainstream acts " . 
