 Sean Dooley of About.com labeled " You Belong with Me " as one of the " best songs on Fearless " , while Johnny Davis of The Observer believed some parts of the song " may needle British ears " , although he felt that it was better than single releases by pop singer Hilary Duff . Lucy Davies of the BBC was not impressed by the song 's theme being similar to those of other songs on Fearless or on her eponymous debut album , Taylor Swift . She opined that " You Belong with Me " ' s " lyrical palette has few colours [ ... ] and it 's repetitive " . Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine said , " ' You Belong with Me ' isn 't her best @-@ written song by a long shot , but it 's hard to fault its construction . " Jody Rosen of Rolling Stone commented , " It 's hard not to be won over by the guilelessness " . 
