{"id":3511,"date":"2020-11-01T13:57:56","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T13:57:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/?page_id=3511"},"modified":"2025-10-12T21:09:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T20:09:03","slug":"american-girl","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/standalone-singles\/american-girl\/","title":{"rendered":"American Girl"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3511\" class=\"elementor elementor-3511\" 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-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"5131a13e\" data-element_type=\"section\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">American Girl<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30bdd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"30bdd63\" 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<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tom Petty Cover | 2009<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9740215 elementor-hidden-mobile\" data-id=\"9740215\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646e55d elementor-hidden-phone elementor-widget elementor-widget-sidebar\" data-id=\"646e55d\" 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class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-63f85dd 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-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"63f85dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6b16286\" data-id=\"6b16286\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ce5982 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44ce5982\" 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\u201cAmerican Girl\u201d is a cover of a song of the same name by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Taylor released her version digitally on June 30, 2009.\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-a95497e elementor-widget elementor-widget-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"a95497e\" 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__a95497e\" 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-a1d2787 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1d2787\" 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 Release<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fefcb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7fefcb\" 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\tTaylor and her band, <a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/band\/\">The Agency<\/a>, teamed up with <em>Rhapsody<\/em>\u00a0and <em>Verizon<\/em> to record a cover version of Tom Petty\u2019s \u201cAmerican Girl\u201d on the road while on the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/fearless-tour\/\">Fearless Tour<\/a>\u201d in 2009. They used <em>Rhapsody<\/em> and <em>Verizon<\/em>\u2019s mobile recording studio.\n<br><br>\n\u201cAmerican Girl\u201d was released on June 30, 2009, with a video featuring exclusive footage captured on Taylor\u2019s sold-out arena tour. The track was available for full-song download, ringtone download and ringback download. Nowadays, it isn\u2019t available on streaming services.\n<br><br>\nIn 2011, Taylor added \u201cAmerican Girl\u201d to her pre-show playlist for the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/tours\/speak-now-world-tour\/\">Speak Now World Tour<\/a>\u201d (2011-2012). On June 2, 2011, she used one of the lyrics of this song for her infamous arm lyrics: <em>\u201cAnd for one desperate moment, he crept back in her memory\u201d<\/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-12c9ce7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"12c9ce7\" 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=\"4764286646\"><\/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-4ed9fb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ed9fb4\" 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\">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\tAccording to <em>SongFacts<\/em>, Tom Petty said of this song: \u201cI wrote that in a little apartment I had in Encino. It was right next to the freeway, and the cars sometimes sounded like waves from the ocean, which is why there\u2019s the line about the waves crashing on the beach. The words just came tumbling out very quickly \u2014 and it was the start of writing about people who are longing for something else in life, something better than they have.\u201d\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-d86107c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d86107c\" 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\">Second Performance<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8253b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8253b54\" 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\tWhen Petty passed away in November 2017, Taylor was devastated and shared a poignant tribute to the late singer-songwriter about his work\u2019s impact on her in <em>Rolling Stone<\/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-a52e248 elementor-blockquote--align-left elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"a52e248\" 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\u00abTo me, Tom Petty represented a kind of songwriting I idolised: complex simplicity. It said so much in the lyrics, the concepts, the stories, the message, the nuances \u2026 but always brought you back to a hook that got stuck in everyone\u2019s head. He motivated thousands of guitarists to learn to play just because they wanted to be able to play \u2018Free Fallin\u2019. Count me as one of them.\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-2a03074 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"2a03074\" 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<\/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-d460dfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d460dfb\" 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\">Lyrics<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d5977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"90d5977\" 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<p><strong>[Verse 1]<\/strong><br \/>Well, she was an American girl<br \/>Raised on promises<br \/>She couldn\u2019t help thinking that there was a little more to life<br \/>Somewhere else<br \/>After all it was a great big world<br \/>With lots of places to run to<br \/>And if she had to die trying<br \/>She had one little promise she was gonna keep<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>Oh yeah, all right<br \/>Take it easy, baby<br \/>Make it last all night<br \/>She was an American girl<\/p><p><strong>[Verse 2]<\/strong><br \/>Well, it was kind of cold that night<br \/>She stood alone on her balcony<br \/>She could see the cars roll by out on 441<br \/>Like waves crashing on the beach<br \/>And for one desperate moment there<br \/>He crept back in her memory<br \/>God, it\u2019s so painful<br \/>It\u2019s something that\u2019s so close but still so far out of reach<\/p><p><strong>[Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>Oh yeah, all right<br \/>Take it easy, baby<br \/>Make it last all night<br \/>She was an American girl<\/p><p><strong>[Final Chorus]<\/strong><br \/>Oh yeah, all right<br \/>Let\u2019s take it easy, baby<br \/>And make it last all night<br \/>Oh yeah, all right<br \/>Let\u2019s take it easy, baby<br \/>Oh, let\u2019s take it easy now<br \/>Oh yeah, all right<br \/>She was an American girl<\/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-0720331 elementor-share-buttons--view-icon elementor-share-buttons--skin-framed elementor-share-buttons--color-custom 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href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/album-eras\/fearless-era\/\">Fearless Era<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/album-eras\/reputation-era\/\">reputation Era<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Cover Artist<\/th><td class=\"plainlist\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/biography\/\">Taylor Swift<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Original Artist<\/th><td class=\"plainlist\">Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Released<\/th><td class=\"plainlist\">June 30, 2009<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Genre<\/th><td class=\"category hlist\">Country Rock<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Length<\/th><td class=\"plainlist\"><span class=\"duration\">4:10<\/span><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\">Label<\/th><td class=\"hlist\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taylorswiftswitzerland.ch\/index.php\/wiki\/big-machine-records\/\">Big Machine Records<\/a><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\"><span class=\"nowrap\">Songwriter<\/span><\/th><td class=\"hlist\">Tom Petty<\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\"><span class=\"nowrap\">Producer<\/span><\/th><td class=\"hlist\">Denny Cordell<\/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-73388fd elementor-widget-divider--view-line_text elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"73388fd\" 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\tOfficial Audio\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-f19aeba elementor-widget 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Taylor released her version digitally on June 30, 2009. Table of Contents Background and Release Taylor and her band, The Agency, teamed up with Rhapsody\u00a0and Verizon to record a cover version of Tom Petty\u2019s \u201cAmerican Girl\u201d on the road while on the \u201cFearless Tour\u201d in 2009. They used Rhapsody and Verizon\u2019s mobile recording studio. \u201cAmerican Girl\u201d was released on June 30, 2009, with a video featuring exclusive footage captured on Taylor\u2019s sold-out arena tour. The track was available for full-song download, ringtone download and ringback download. Nowadays, it isn\u2019t available on streaming services. In 2011, Taylor added \u201cAmerican Girl\u201d to her pre-show playlist for the \u201cSpeak Now World Tour\u201d (2011-2012). On June 2, 2011, she used one of the lyrics of this song for her infamous arm lyrics: \u201cAnd for one desperate moment, he crept back in her memory\u201d Lyrical Theme According to SongFacts, Tom Petty said of this song: \u201cI wrote that in a little apartment I had in Encino. It was right next to the freeway, and the cars sometimes sounded like waves from the ocean, which is why there\u2019s the line about the waves crashing on the beach. The words just came tumbling out very quickly \u2014 and it was the start of writing about people who are longing for something else in life, something better than they have.\u201d Second Performance When Petty passed away in November 2017, Taylor was devastated and shared a poignant tribute to the late singer-songwriter about his work\u2019s impact on her in Rolling Stone: \u00abTo me, Tom Petty represented a kind of songwriting I idolised: complex simplicity. It said so much in the lyrics, the concepts, the stories, the message, the nuances \u2026 but always brought you back to a hook that got stuck in everyone\u2019s head. He motivated thousands of guitarists to learn to play just because they wanted to be able to play \u2018Free Fallin\u2019. Count me as one of them.\u00bb Taylor Swift Lyrics [Verse 1]Well, she was an American girlRaised on promisesShe couldn\u2019t help thinking that there was a little more to lifeSomewhere elseAfter all it was a great big worldWith lots of places to run toAnd if she had to die tryingShe had one little promise she was gonna keep [Chorus]Oh yeah, all rightTake it easy, babyMake it last all nightShe was an American girl [Verse 2]Well, it was kind of cold that nightShe stood alone on her balconyShe could see the cars roll by out on 441Like waves crashing on the beachAnd for one desperate moment thereHe crept back in her memoryGod, it\u2019s so painfulIt\u2019s something that\u2019s so close but still so far out of reach [Chorus]Oh yeah, all rightTake it easy, babyMake it last all nightShe was an American girl [Final Chorus]Oh yeah, all rightLet\u2019s take it easy, babyAnd make it last all nightOh yeah, all rightLet\u2019s take it easy, babyOh, let\u2019s take it easy nowOh yeah, all rightShe was an American girl General Information Associated Eras Fearless Erareputation Era Cover Artist Taylor Swift Original Artist Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Released June 30, 2009 Genre Country Rock Length 4:10 Label Big Machine Records Songwriter Tom Petty Producer Denny Cordell Official Audio Live Cover 2017<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3517,"parent":3322,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"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-3511","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>American Girl (Tom Petty Cover) | Taylor Swift Switzerland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"\u201cAmerican Girl\u201d is a cover song by Taylor Swift, digitally released on June 30, 2009. 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