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"Back to December" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). Big Machine Records released the song as the album's second single on November 15, 2010. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, "Back to December" is a country pop power ballad that incorporates a string ...
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This is a track from Taylor Swift's third studio album, Speak Now. Taylor apologizes in this song about the way she messed up a relationship with a former boyfriend who now finds it hard to trust her. Taylor admitted to E! News the song is dedicated to an actual person to whom she had done wrong.
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The song's hidden message ("Tay.") confirmed rumors that it is about Taylor Lautner, her ex-boyfriend. According to Swift, "Back to December" is an apology to a former lover in the form of a song, something that she has never done before. She continued, "I've never felt the need to apologize in a song before. But in the last two years I've experien...
"Back to December" is a country pop song with a length of four minutes and fifty-five seconds. Bill Lamb from About.com commented that "'Back to December' musically has a bit more of a rock feel than the previously released songs" and Stephen M. Deusner from The 1953 called the song "an elegant ballad full of orchestral swells, solemn guitars, and ...
The song has been well received by music critics. Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone gave the song a positive review commenting, "Swift's voice is unaffected enough to mask how masterful she has become as a singer; she lowers her voice for the payoff lines in the classic mode of a shy girl trying to talk tough." Jonathan Keefe from Slant Magazine com...
"Back to December" is one of fourteen songs on the standard edition of Speak Now which has charted within the top forty of the Billboard Hot 100. Upon its release as a promotional single, "Back to December" debuted at number six on the Billboard Hot 100 with sales of approximately 242,000 digital downloads, on October 12, 2010. Following its single...
Swift first performed "Back to December" in Paris at a showcase at the Salle Wagram theater, on October 18, 2010, to promote her upcoming album, Speak Now, set for release on the October 25, 2010. Swift also performed the song on Speak Now: Taylor Swift Live From New York City, a special programme which was streamed live on CMT.com, MTV.com, VH1.co...
U.S. Digital Download"Back to December" – 4:54Jul 8, 2023 · Swift and Lautner dated for several months in the fall of 2009, calling it quits that December. “He liked her more than she liked him. He went everywhere he could to see her, but she didn't ...
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Taylor Swift released “Back to December” on October 12, 2010.
Oct 12, 2010 · [Verse 1] I'm so glad you made time to see me How's life? Tell me, how's your family? I haven't seen them in a while You've been good, busier than ever We small talk, work and the weather Your ...
