FIFTEEN ~ TAYLOR SWIFT

"Fifteen" is a country pop song written and recorded by American singer-songwiter Taylor Swift. It originates from Swift's second studio album, Fearless, which was released on November 11, 2008. "Fifteen" was released as the album's fourth single on October 9, 2009. The ballad was inspired by Swift's freshman year of high school and her best friend, Abigail Anderson. Lyrically, the song is a warning to high school girls to believe in their own potential and avoid placing too much importance on boys. The music video for "Fifteen", directed by Roman White, starred Swift and Anderson as themselves and was heavily accentuated with special effects. The song was a critical success, with reviewers commending its thoughtful and effective lyrics concerning teenage relationships and virginity, and became a top forty hit for Swift in both the United States and Canada. "Fifteen" was released as a single internationally on November 23, 2009. "Fifteen" is a ballad written in the key of G major. The song is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 96 beats per minute. Swift's vocals span around one-and-one-half octaves, from G₃ to C₅. For the song's outro, Swift sings several bars of "la la la" and ends the song with "Take a deep breath as you walk through the doors", a slight variation of the opening line. Fifteen is the second track on Fearless and the eighth on the album's re-release, Fearless: Platinum Edition. At six seconds short of five minutes, it is the longest song on the standard edition, and the second longest on the re-release, behind "Untouchable".


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