{"id":1653,"date":"2020-08-24T16:03:40","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T16:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=1653"},"modified":"2025-10-02T21:03:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T20:03:51","slug":"mean","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/speak-now-songs\/mean\/","title":{"rendered":"Mean"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1653\" class=\"elementor elementor-1653\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5131a13e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-column-slider-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Mean&#8221; is track six on Taylor&#8217;s third studio album, <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/\">Speak Now <\/a><\/em>(2010). It is an anti-bullying anthem she wrote as a response to people who were critical of her singing voice at the time. The song was released as a single and won two Grammys. Its re-recording, &#8220;Mean (Taylor\u2019s Version)&#8221;, was released on July 7, 2023, on <em><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/speak-now-taylors-version\/\">Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/a><\/em>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2e3f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"cb2e3f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;headings_by_tags&quot;:[&quot;h3&quot;,&quot;h5&quot;],&quot;exclude_headings_by_selector&quot;:[],&quot;no_headings_message&quot;:&quot;No headings were found on this page.&quot;,&quot;marker_view&quot;:&quot;numbers&quot;,&quot;hierarchical_view&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;min_height&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;min_height_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-toc__header-title\">\n\t\t\t\tTable of Contents\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-toc__cb2e3f8\" class=\"elementor-toc__body\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toc__spinner-container\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"elementor-toc__spinner eicon-animation-spin eicon-loading\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad43a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0ad43a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Background and Lyrical Theme<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e56ab06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e56ab06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Mean&#8221; is heavy on fiddle and banjo and &#8220;the most country-sounding thing&#8221; Taylor has ever done, according to producer Nathan Chapman. Taylor wrote the song alone in the kitchen of her since-sold LA cottage. It is aimed at a critic who rebuked her performance with Stevie Nicks at the 52nd <em>Grammy Awards<\/em>. The critic in question is said to be Bob Lefsetz, who had given a captious review of her performance on his blog. Taylor said:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-77da04f elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"77da04f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abWhen you do what I do, you put yourself out there for a lot of people to say whatever they want about it. I get that not everyone is gonna like everything that you do. And I get that no matter what you're going to get criticized for something. There are a million different opinions from a million different people. But I also get that there are different ways to criticize someone. There\u2019s constructive criticism, there\u2019s professional criticism, and then there\u2019s just being mean. And there\u2019s a line that you cross when you just start to attack everything about a person. And there's one guy, man, who just crossed the line, over and over again. Just being mean and saying things that would ruin my day. This happens no matter what you do, no matter how old you are, not matter what your job is. No matter what your place is in life, there's always someone who's just mean to you. And dealing with that is all that you can control. This song is about how I handle it and sort of my mindset about the whole situation.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2eab7f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eab7f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs the years went by, Taylor got more comfortable sharing the details behind the story of the song. She told her audience at a concert at Harvey Mudd college in October 2012: &#8220;I wrote the song &#8216;Mean&#8217; about a critic who really, really, really strongly disliked me. And with critics and journalists I respect that it&#8217;s their job to put out constructive criticism. I usually will take that criticism and be like, &#8216;Okay, maybe they&#8217;re right about that, I will work on that.&#8217; This critic <em>hated<\/em> me. <em>Hated<\/em>. Just like, assault rifle, one after the other just like, mistles. Hated me. So I felt really helpless and I felt, &#8216;There&#8217;s nothing I can do about this,&#8217; and so I did what I always do: I went into my lonely little corner and I wrote a song about it. And then it went out into the world and it became like an anti-bullying thing about the fact that people pick on each other and it&#8217;s not okay. Wherever you are in life. Whether you are in middle school \u2013 middle school&#8217;s awful for the bullying thing, oh my God \u2013 but in junior high? It&#8217;s still there. High school? Still bullies, awesome. College? People still picking on you. And then you go out into the real world and people still pick on you. It just affects everybody. All I can say is with this song, I wanna thank you for everything that you did to make it into something that was bigger than just a critic who hated me. Because we won two Grammys for this song and it&#8217;s all because of you.&#8221;\n<br><br>\nAs a testimony to its positive message, &#8220;Mean&#8221; was used for the &#8220;Free Falling To End Bullying&#8221; campaign in conjunction with the <em>Anderson Center for Autism<\/em>.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e7e1f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"6e7e1f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2024901020\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad2c17 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ad2c17\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Music Video<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37b4249 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37b4249\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe accompanying music video for &#8220;Mean&#8221; was directed by Declan Whitebloom. It was shot over a two-day period in Los Angeles, with the Orpheum Theatre serving as its backdrop. The concept of the video was developed by both Taylor and Whitebloom, who praised her commitment and involvement with the production of the music video. In an interview with <em>MTV News<\/em>, Whitebloom said that &#8220;Mean&#8221; is very personal to Taylor because &#8220;it&#8217;s about a critic who was a little too harsh on her&#8221;. However, he added that people can relate to its message, saying &#8220;we all have similar stories in our life that hit similar emotional cues, and to open it up and make it broader about lots of people and situations makes it much more accessible.&#8221;\n<br><br>\nAmong others, actresses Joey King and Presley Cash are featured in the video. Twelve years later, they also starred in the music video for the <em>Speak Now (Taylor&#8217;s Version)<\/em> track &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/speak-now-taylors-version\/i-can-see-you\/\">I Can See You<\/a>&#8221; together with Taylor Lautner.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb12dc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb12dc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Live Performances<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d91fdc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d91fdc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Mean&#8221; was first performed during the mini documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/videography\/concert-movies\/taylor-swift-speak-now\/\"><em>Taylor Swift: Speak Now<\/em><\/a> which aired as a Thanksgiving special on <em>NBC<\/em> in 2010. Taylor later sang the song at the 46th <em>Annual Academy of Country Music Awards<\/em> on April 3, 2011 and at the 54th <em>Grammy Awards<\/em> on February 12, 2012, famously changing the first line of one of the final choruses to &#8220;Someday, I&#8217;ll be singing this at the Grammys&#8221;. She performed &#8220;Mean&#8221; as part of the regular setlist during her &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/speak-now-world-tour\/\">Speak Now World Tour<\/a>&#8221; (2011-2012), and &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/the-red-tour\/\">The RED Tour<\/a>&#8221; (2013-2014). Taylor later performed it on selected dates on &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/1989-world-tour\/\">The 1989 World Tour<\/a>&#8221; (2015). During her &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/reputation-stadium-tour\/\">reputation Stadium Tour<\/a>&#8221; (2018) it was the surprise song for the first Dublin show. On &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/taylor-swift-the-eras-tour\/\">The Eras Tour<\/a>&#8221; (2023-2024), Taylor sang &#8220;Mean&#8221; in Tampa as the second surprise song during her show on April 15, 2023. She played it again on June 22, 2024, this time as a mashup with &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/the-tortured-poets-department\/the-tortured-poets-department-songs\/thank-you-aimee\/\">thanK you aIMee<\/a>&#8221; in London. In true <em>Speak Now<\/em> fashion, she changed some of the lyrics to, &#8220;Someday, I&#8217;ll be singing this in Wembley.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-264cae3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"264cae3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Critical Reception<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4434bb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4434bb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe song garnered critical acclaim for its lyrical detail and country sound. Mandi Bierly from <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em> praised the production of the song, saying &#8220;[the song] is a nice touch: It brings a sincerity to her pain and lets you focus on the words, which do, near the end, turn cheeky (proving she handles it with a sense of humor).&#8221; Theon Weber from <em>The Village Voice<\/em> described the song as &#8220;huge and hugely compassionate, and fearless&#8221; and praised it for being &#8220;chipper and funny because the narrator is predicting escape from someone she dislikes.&#8221; Kevin John Coyne of <em>Country Universe<\/em> graded the production of the song as &#8220;A&#8221;, complimenting the message of the song which &#8220;articulates the distinction between honesty and cruelty so well.&#8221;\n<br><br>\n<em>Rolling Stone<\/em> ranked &#8220;Mean&#8221; at No. 24 on their list of the &#8220;100 Greatest Country Songs of All Time,&#8221; the highest ranking for a song released in the 21st century and only one of three to be released in 2010s after &#8220;Springsteen&#8221; and &#8220;Follow Your Arrow&#8221; performed by Eric Church and Kacey Musgraves, respectively. <em>Taste of Country<\/em> ranked &#8220;Mean&#8221; as the 15th best country song of the 2010s.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c8cdb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7c8cdb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9609324988608069\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4267920980\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8ebe5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b8ebe5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Commercial Performance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-256722e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"256722e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t&#8220;Mean&#8221; was released as a promotional single from <em>Speak Now<\/em> on October 19, 2010, as part of &#8220;Countdown to <em>Speak Now<\/em>,&#8221; an exclusive campaign by the <em>iTunes Store<\/em>. Upon its release as a promotional single, &#8220;Mean&#8221; debuted at No. 2 on the <em>Hot Digital Songs<\/em> with approximately 163,000 downloads. This led to the song debuting and peaking at No. 11 on the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em>, making Taylor the first act to claim the chart&#8217;s top debut (Hot Shot Debut) in three successive weeks. The song fell off the chart the following week when <em>Speak Now<\/em> was released, a victim of <em>iTunes<\/em>&#8216; &#8220;Complete My Album&#8221; scheme where the customers returned their early purchased tracks from <em>Speak Now<\/em> to upgrade to a full album purchase. The week of November 6, 2010, the song also debuted on <em>Hot Country Songs<\/em> at No. 55.\n<br><br>\nUpon its release as an official single, &#8220;Mean&#8221; re-entered <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em> at No. 90 and No. 17 on the <em>Hot Country Songs<\/em>. The week of May 14, 2011, Taylor made a record when &#8220;Mean&#8221; jumped from No. 12 to No. 9 on <em>Hot Country Songs<\/em>, becoming her 13th consecutive Top Ten hit on that chart. It made her one of two women (the other being Carrie Underwood) to begin her chart histories with 13 consecutive Top Tens since the survey&#8217;s 1944 launch.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a683a6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a683a6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Two Grammys<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a8c4c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7a8c4c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn 2012, &#8220;Mean&#8221; won two <em>Grammy Awards<\/em>, one for &#8220;Best Country Solo Performance&#8221; and the other for &#8220;Best Country Song&#8221;. In her acceptance speech, Taylor said:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29768c6 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"29768c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abThis one really means a lot to me because this is for a song called 'Mean' that I wrote. There's really no feeling quite like writing a song about someone who's really mean to you, and completely hates you, and makes your life miserable...and then winning a Grammy for it.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6222d7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6222d7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Taylor's Version<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b026d32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b026d32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe re-recording of the song, \u201cMean (Taylor\u2019s Version)\u201d was released on July 7, 2023. In the prologue for <em>Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>, Taylor openly admits how much she took the criticism of her singing voice to heart at the time:\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec83541 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ec83541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u00abIn my darker moments, I was tormented by the doubt that swirled loudly around my ascent and my merits as an artist. I was trying to create a follow up to the most awarded country album in history, while staring directly into the face of intense criticism. I had been widely and publicly slammed for my singing voice and was first encountering the infuriating question that is unfortunately still lobbed at me to this day: does she really write her songs? Spoiler alert: I really, really do. In the years since, I've developed a thicker skin about public criticism and the cynicism with which some people approach the music I make. At that time, it leveled me. I had these voices in my head telling me that I had the perfect chance and I blew it. I hadn\u2019t been good enough. I had given it all I had and been found wanting.\u00bb\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Taylor Swift<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c9035d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c9035d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUpon the release of <em>Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version)<\/em>, \u201cMean (Taylor&#8217;s Version)\u201d debuted and peaked at No. 39 on the <em>Billboard Hot 100<\/em> chart, the week ending July 13, 2023.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244eb13 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>[Verse 1]<\/strong><br \/>You, with your words like knives and swords and weapons that you use against me<br \/>You have knocked me off my feet again, got me feeling like a nothing<br \/>You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard calling me out when I&#8217;m wounded<br \/>You, picking on the weaker man<\/p><p><strong>[Pre-chorus 1]<br \/><\/strong>Well, you can take me down with just one single blow<br \/>But you don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t know<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<br \/><\/strong>Someday I&#8217;ll be living in a big ole city<br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean<br \/>Someday I&#8217;ll be big enough so you can&#8217;t hit me<br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean<br \/>Why you gotta be so mean?<\/p><p><strong>[Verse 2]<br \/><\/strong>You, with your switching sides and your wildfire lies and your humiliation<br \/>You have pointed out my flaws again, as if I don&#8217;t already see them<br \/>I walk with my head down, trying to block you out &#8217;cause I&#8217;ll never impress you<br \/>I just wanna feel okay again<\/p><p><strong>[Pre-chorus 2]<br \/><\/strong>I bet you got pushed around, somebody made you cold<br \/>But the cycle ends right now &#8217;cause you can&#8217;t lead me down that road<br \/>And you don&#8217;t know what you don&#8217;t know<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<br \/><\/strong>Someday I&#8217;ll be living in a big ole city<br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean<br \/>Someday I&#8217;ll be big enough so you can&#8217;t hit me<br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean<br \/>Why you gotta be so mean?<\/p><p><strong>[Bridge]<br \/><\/strong>And I can see you years from now in a bar<br \/>Talking over a football game with that same big loud opinion<br \/>But nobody&#8217;s listening<br \/>Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things<br \/>Drunk and grumbling on about how I can&#8217;t sing<br \/>But all you are is mean<br \/>All you are is mean<br \/>And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life<br \/>And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<br \/><\/strong>But someday I&#8217;ll be living in a big ole city<br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean, yeah<br \/>Someday I&#8217;ll be big enough so you can&#8217;t hit me<br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean<br \/>Why you gotta be so?<\/p><p><strong>[Final Chorus]<br \/><\/strong>Someday I&#8217;ll be living in a big ole city <i>(Why you gotta be so?)<\/i><br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean<i> (Why you gotta be so?)<\/i><br \/>Someday I&#8217;ll be big enough so you can&#8217;t hit me <i>(Why you gotta be so?)<\/i><br \/>And all you&#8217;re ever gonna be is mean<br \/>Why you gotta be so mean?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c58db7 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed 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class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tGeneral Information\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fed76dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fed76dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><th>Artist<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/biography\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Albums<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/\">Speak Now<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/re-recordings\/speak-now-taylors-version\/\">Speak Now (Taylor&#8217;s Version)<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Released<\/th><td>October 19, 2010<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Re-Released<\/th><td>July 7, 2023<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Written<\/th><td>2010<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Genre<\/th><td>Country<br \/>Bluegrass<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Length<\/th><td>3:58<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Labels<\/th><td><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/big-machine-records\/\">Big Machine Records<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/republic-records\/\">Republic Records<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Songwriter<\/th><td>Taylor Swift<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Producers<\/th><td>Nathan Chapman (original)<br \/>Christopher Rowe<br \/>Taylor Swift<\/td><\/tr><tr><th class=\"infobox-header description\" style=\"text-align: center;\" colspan=\"2\"><h6>SPEAK NOW CHRONOLOGY<\/h6><\/th><\/tr><tr><td class=\"infobox-full-data\" colspan=\"2\"><table><tbody><tr><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/speak-now-songs\/dear-john\/\">Dear John<\/a><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><strong>Mean<\/strong><\/td><td style=\"text-align: center;\" width=\"33%\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/albums\/speak-now-album\/speak-now-songs\/the-story-of-us\/\">The Story of Us<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c0c5f6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6c0c5f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tSingle Certification\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf98f88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf98f88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/4.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-6542\" alt=\"&quot;4x Platinum&quot; certification by the Recording Industry Association of America. Signifying 4,000,000 units sold in the United States of America.\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e14598e elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"e14598e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tHidden Message\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8d0ecd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8d0ecd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tI thought you got me\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54ebc4f elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"54ebc4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tSingle Artwork\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23db76e elementor-arrows-position-inside elementor-pagination-position-outside elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-carousel\" data-id=\"23db76e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;both&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_hover&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;pause_on_interaction&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:5000,&quot;infinite&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;effect&quot;:&quot;slide&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:500}\" data-widget_type=\"image-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel-wrapper swiper\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"carousel\" aria-label=\"Image Carousel\" dir=\"ltr\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-carousel swiper-wrapper\" aria-live=\"off\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"1 of 7\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" 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by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2010)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzI0LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvdGF5bG9yc3dpZnRzd2l0emVybGFuZC5jaFwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyMFwvMDhcL3NwZWFrLW5vdy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyM2RiNzZlIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/speak-now.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/speak-now-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Speak Now by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2010)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Speak Now (2010)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 7\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"23db76e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Speak Now Deluxe Edition by Taylor Swift (Big 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2023]\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NjI2OTMsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC90YXlsb3Jzd2lmdHN3aXR6ZXJsYW5kLmNoXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wNVwvc3BlYWstbm93LXRheWxvcnMtdmVyc2lvbi0yMDIzLWNvdmVyLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjIzZGI3NmUifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/speak-now-taylors-version-2023-cover.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/speak-now-taylors-version-2023-cover-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Speak Now (Taylor&#039;s Version) [Republic Records, 2023]\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Speak Now (Taylor's Version) [Republic Records, 2023]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"5 of 7\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"23db76e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Speak Now: World Tour Live by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2011)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzE0NCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RheWxvcnN3aWZ0c3dpdHplcmxhbmQuY2hcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjBcLzEwXC9vZy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIyM2RiNzZlIn0%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/og.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/og.jpg\" alt=\"Speak Now: World Tour Live by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2011)\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">\"Speak Now World Tour Live\" Standard Edition (2011)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"6 of 7\"><a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"23db76e\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Speak Now: World Tour Live (Target Edition) by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2011)\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MzE0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3RheWxvcnN3aWZ0c3dpdHplcmxhbmQuY2hcL3dwLWNvbnRlbnRcL3VwbG9hZHNcLzIwMjBcLzEwXC9UYXlsb3JfU3dpZnQtU3BlYWtfTm93X1dvcmxkX1RvdXJfTGl2ZV9EZWx1eGVfRWRpdGlvbi1Gcm9udGFsLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6IjIzZGI3NmUifQ%3D%3D\" href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor_Swift-Speak_Now_World_Tour_Live_Deluxe_Edition-Frontal.jpg\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Taylor_Swift-Speak_Now_World_Tour_Live_Deluxe_Edition-Frontal.jpg\" alt=\"Speak Now: World Tour Live (Target Edition) by Taylor Swift (Big Machine Records, 2011)\" 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src=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/speak-now-taylors-version-deluxe-digital-album.jpg\" alt=\"Speak Now (Taylor&#039;s Version) Deluxe Digital Album [Republic Records, 2023]\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Speak Now (Taylor's Version) Deluxe Digital Album [Republic Records, 2023]<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-prev\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-swiper-button elementor-swiper-button-next\" role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"eicon-chevron-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ffdac6 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0ffdac6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider__text elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\tHighest Accolade\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b861450 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"b861450\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=pi9bnkS0MRQ&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" 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It is an anti-bullying anthem she wrote as a response to people who were critical of her singing voice at the time. The song was released as a single and won two Grammys. Its re-recording, &#8220;Mean (Taylor\u2019s Version)&#8221;, was released on July 7, 2023, on Speak Now (Taylor\u2019s Version). Table of Contents Background and Lyrical Theme &#8220;Mean&#8221; is heavy on fiddle and banjo and &#8220;the most country-sounding thing&#8221; Taylor has ever done, according to producer Nathan Chapman. Taylor wrote the song alone in the kitchen of her since-sold LA cottage. It is aimed at a critic who rebuked her performance with Stevie Nicks at the 52nd Grammy Awards. The critic in question is said to be Bob Lefsetz, who had given a captious review of her performance on his blog. Taylor said: \u00abWhen you do what I do, you put yourself out there for a lot of people to say whatever they want about it. I get that not everyone is gonna like everything that you do. And I get that no matter what you&#8217;re going to get criticized for something. There are a million different opinions from a million different people. But I also get that there are different ways to criticize someone. There\u2019s constructive criticism, there\u2019s professional criticism, and then there\u2019s just being mean. And there\u2019s a line that you cross when you just start to attack everything about a person. And there&#8217;s one guy, man, who just crossed the line, over and over again. Just being mean and saying things that would ruin my day. This happens no matter what you do, no matter how old you are, not matter what your job is. No matter what your place is in life, there&#8217;s always someone who&#8217;s just mean to you. And dealing with that is all that you can control. This song is about how I handle it and sort of my mindset about the whole situation.\u00bb Taylor Swift As the years went by, Taylor got more comfortable sharing the details behind the story of the song. She told her audience at a concert at Harvey Mudd college in October 2012: &#8220;I wrote the song &#8216;Mean&#8217; about a critic who really, really, really strongly disliked me. And with critics and journalists I respect that it&#8217;s their job to put out constructive criticism. I usually will take that criticism and be like, &#8216;Okay, maybe they&#8217;re right about that, I will work on that.&#8217; This critic hated me. Hated. Just like, assault rifle, one after the other just like, mistles. Hated me. So I felt really helpless and I felt, &#8216;There&#8217;s nothing I can do about this,&#8217; and so I did what I always do: I went into my lonely little corner and I wrote a song about it. And then it went out into the world and it became like an anti-bullying thing about the fact that people pick on each other and it&#8217;s not okay. Wherever you are in life. Whether you are in middle school \u2013 middle school&#8217;s awful for the bullying thing, oh my God \u2013 but in junior high? It&#8217;s still there. High school? Still bullies, awesome. College? People still picking on you. And then you go out into the real world and people still pick on you. It just affects everybody. All I can say is with this song, I wanna thank you for everything that you did to make it into something that was bigger than just a critic who hated me. Because we won two Grammys for this song and it&#8217;s all because of you.&#8221; As a testimony to its positive message, &#8220;Mean&#8221; was used for the &#8220;Free Falling To End Bullying&#8221; campaign in conjunction with the Anderson Center for Autism. Music Video The accompanying music video for &#8220;Mean&#8221; was directed by Declan Whitebloom. It was shot over a two-day period in Los Angeles, with the Orpheum Theatre serving as its backdrop. The concept of the video was developed by both Taylor and Whitebloom, who praised her commitment and involvement with the production of the music video. In an interview with MTV News, Whitebloom said that &#8220;Mean&#8221; is very personal to Taylor because &#8220;it&#8217;s about a critic who was a little too harsh on her&#8221;. However, he added that people can relate to its message, saying &#8220;we all have similar stories in our life that hit similar emotional cues, and to open it up and make it broader about lots of people and situations makes it much more accessible.&#8221; Among others, actresses Joey King and Presley Cash are featured in the video. Twelve years later, they also starred in the music video for the Speak Now (Taylor&#8217;s Version) track &#8220;I Can See You&#8221; together with Taylor Lautner. Live Performances &#8220;Mean&#8221; was first performed during the mini documentary Taylor Swift: Speak Now which aired as a Thanksgiving special on NBC in 2010. Taylor later sang the song at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3, 2011 and at the 54th Grammy Awards on February 12, 2012, famously changing the first line of one of the final choruses to &#8220;Someday, I&#8217;ll be singing this at the Grammys&#8221;. She performed &#8220;Mean&#8221; as part of the regular setlist during her &#8220;Speak Now World Tour&#8221; (2011-2012), and &#8220;The RED Tour&#8221; (2013-2014). Taylor later performed it on selected dates on &#8220;The 1989 World Tour&#8221; (2015). During her &#8220;reputation Stadium Tour&#8221; (2018) it was the surprise song for the first Dublin show. On &#8220;The Eras Tour&#8221; (2023-2024), Taylor sang &#8220;Mean&#8221; in Tampa as the second surprise song during her show on April 15, 2023. She played it again on June 22, 2024, this time as a mashup with &#8220;thanK you aIMee&#8221; in London. In true Speak Now fashion, she changed some of the lyrics to, &#8220;Someday, I&#8217;ll be singing this in Wembley.&#8221; Critical Reception The song garnered critical acclaim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1663,"parent":4355,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1653","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Mean | Taylor Swift Switzerland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cMean\u201d is a single on Taylor Swift&#039;s third album, Speak Now (2010). 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