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Speak Now: World Tour Live

November 21, 2011

Speak Now: World Tour Live is Taylor’s first live video album. It was released on November 21, 2011, by Big Machine Records. It consists of songs and performances recorded on various tour dates around the world from Taylor’s “Speak Now World Tour“.

Background and Release

The album was announced on September 21, 2011 via Taylor’s official website, along with the album cover. The DVD and Blu-ray releases feature all seventeen performances from the North American leg of the “Speak Now World Tour”, as well as bonus content. The CD has over seventy-five minutes of music as well as select live performances of songs from the Speak Now (2010) album. The combo was released on November 21, 2011.

Special Editions

A Target exclusive of the live album contains the bonus performances of the songs “Ours“, “Nashville” and “Sweet Escape“, as well as the behind the scene making of the music video for “Mean“. Many of the songs and performances were captured from various legs around the world of the tour. The Brazilian release of the album contains a previously unreleased version of the song “Long Live” featuring new verses in Portuguese composed and sung by singer Paula Fernandes, that peaked at No. 5 on the Brazilian Hot 100.

Taylor Swift performs "Dear John" (2011)

Speak Now World Tour

Speak Now World Tour 2011-2012 The “Speak Now World Tour” was Taylor’s second concert tour, launched in support of her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). It ran from February 2011 to March 2012 and grossed over $123 million. The show’s production was very theatrical and incorporated elements of Broadway musicals.

Critical Reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock stated that Taylor “has shown a lot of growth through the years and takes her live show seriously so it’s good to hear this live album sound nearly as good as her records do.” James Monger of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and stated that the performances on the DVD were “an elaborate affair that utilized dancers, aerialists, numerous costume changes, and a mammoth, multi-stage setup that more closely resembled a high-profile Broadway musical than it did a country music concert.”

Commercial Performance

The album debuted at No. 11 on the US Billboard 200 chart with 77,000 sold. It also debuted at No. 2 on the Billboard Top Country Albums chart on the same week. To date, the album has sold 346,000 copies in the US. As of July 2019, the album has sold 368’000 copies in the US.

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Artist	Taylor Swift
Released	November 21, 2011
Recorded	2011
Genre	Country Pop Pop Rock
Length	79:03 (CD Edition)
Label	Big Machine Records
Producer	Taylor Swift

STANDARD EDITION

TARGET EDITION

17. Our Song
18. Fifteen
19. Love Story
20. Nashville (Cover)
21. Sweet Escape (Cover)
22. On the Set With Taylor Swift: Mean
23. Home Movies
24. Rehearsal of the Speak Now World Tour

Speak Now: World Tour Live

November 21, 2011

Table of Contents

Background and Release

Special Editions

Speak Now World Tour

Critical Reception

Commercial Performance

Watch the Trailer for Speak Now: World Tour Live

STANDARD EDITION

TARGET EDITION

Speak Now Era

Speak Now Songs

Speak Now World Tour

Discography

Videography

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