 The accompanying music video for " Change " was directed by Shawn Robbins . It was filmed at the ballroom in the Scottish Rite Cathedral in Indianapolis , Indiana . The video commences with a shot of a stained glass window . It then transitions to Swift , clothed by a white cocktail dress and black cowboy boots , performing alongside a backup band in an empty ballroom . The band members dressed semi @-@ casual and played the instruments bass , drums , and various guitars . As the video progresses , Swift is seeing singing and dancing . Cut @-@ scenes feature close @-@ ups of Swift in another setting , clothed by another white cocktail dress and surrounded by hot pink , white , and blue twinkling lights in a black background . The video concludes with Swift turning back and walking toward the backup band . An alternate version of the video features footage from United States Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Both versions of the music video premiered on NBC.com in August 2008 . To date , the video has over 37 million views on YouTube . 
