Our Song
Single | Taylor Swift (2006)
Background and Release
«I wrote this song in my freshman year of high school, for my ninth grade talent show. So I was sitting there thinking, 'I’ve gotta write a song that’s gonna relate to everyone in the talent show, and it’s gotta be upbeat.' And at that time, I was dating a guy, and we didn’t have a song. So I went ahead and wrote us one, and I played it at the talent show at the end of the year.»
Big Machine Records executives chose “Our Song” as the third single from the album, which Taylor was surprised yet glad about. “Our Song” was sent to US country radio on September 10, 2007, and as a crossover single to US pop radio on March 10, 2008, in partnership with Republic Records. The song was later also included on the track list of the international version of Fearless, Taylor’s second studio album, released in March 2009. In October 2019, following the masters controversy, Big Machine Records re-released “Our Song”, along with other singles from Taylor’s debut album, on limited-edition vinyl.
Lyrical Theme
«I just sat down one day with my guitar, and got in a groove, and went with it. I like to write about how music affects people, and this was fun to write because it’s about a couple who DOESN’T have a song.»
Music Video
Live Performances
Critical Reception
Commercial Performance
On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, the single peaked at No. 16, becoming the third consecutive Hot 100 top-forty single from Taylor’s debut album. On the Mainstream Top 40 chart, which tracks pop radio in the United States, it peaked at No. 18 and was Taylor’s second crossover appearance, following “Teardrops On My Guitar” in 2006. In neighboring Canada, “Our Song” peaked at No. 30 on the Canadian Hot 100, the best-charting song from Taylor’s debut album, and was certified Platinum by Music Canada (MC) for 80,000 digital copies sold.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
He’s got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says, “Baby is something wrong?”
I say, “Nothing, I was just thinking
How we don’t have a song”
And he says
[Chorus]
Our song is the slamming screen door
Sneakin’ out late, tapping on your window
When we’re on the phone and you talk real slow
‘Cause it’s late and your mama don’t know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date: “Man, I didn’t kiss her, and I should have”
And when I got home ‘fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again
[Verse 2]
I was walking up the front porch steps
After everything that day
Had gone all wrong and been trampled on
And lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway, well on my way
To my lovin’ bed
I almost didn’t notice all the roses
And the note that said
[Chorus]
Our song is the slamming screen door
Sneakin’ out late, tapping on your window
When we’re on the phone and you talk real slow
‘Cause it’s late and your mama don’t know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date: “Man, I didn’t kiss her, and I should have”
And when I got home ‘fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again
[Bridge]
I’ve heard every album, listened to the radio
Waited for something to come along
That was as good as our song
[Breakdown]
‘Cause our song is the slamming screen door
Sneakin’ out late, tapping on his window
When we’re on the phone and he talks real slow
‘Cause it’s late and his mama don’t know
[Final Chorus]
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date: “Man, I didn’t kiss him, and I should have”
And when I got home ‘fore I said amen
Asking God if he could play it again
Play it again
[Outro]
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I wrote down our song
Album | Taylor Swift | |||
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Released | October 24, 2006 | |||
Recorded | 2006 | |||
Studio | Quad Studios-A (Nashville) Sound Cottage (Nashville) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:22 | |||
Label | Big Machine Records | |||
Songwriter | Taylor Swift | |||
Producer | Nathan Chapman | |||
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