 The video premiered on May 2 , 2009 , on CMT . Chris Ryan of MTV commented , " ' You Belong With Me ' was a teen rom @-@ com wrapped up in a music video , wherein Taylor plays two roles . See Dooley of About.com believed Swift worked " doubly hard " , playing two roles . A Times Editor review from The St. Petersburg Times compared the large glasses Swift wore to those of Clark Kent . Michael Deacon of The Daily Telegraph felt the video suited the song , " in that they ’ re equally sappy and dull " . 
