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| Single by Taylor Swift | ||||||||
| from the album Taylor Swift | ||||||||
| B-side | "Ten Years Pass" (Sunny Sweeney)[1] | |||||||
| Released | January 29, 2008 | |||||||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||||||
| Genre | Country pop | |||||||
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2:57 (Album Version) 2:55 (Radio Edit/Rock Version) 2:40 (Acoustic Version) | |||||||
| Label | Big Machine | |||||||
| Writer(s) | Taylor Swift, Liz Rose | |||||||
| Producer | Nathan Chapman | |||||||
| Certification | Platinum (RIAA) | |||||||
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"Picture to Burn" is the title of a single co-written and recorded by American country pop artist Taylor Swift. Released in January 29, 2008[2] as the fourth single from Swift's self-titled debut album, it is also that album's fourth consecutive Top Ten hit, having reached a peak of #3 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
The song is part of the tracklist for Now That's What I Call Country.
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The lyrics describe Taylor's dissatisfaction with her ex-boyfriend (whom she describes as "just another picture to burn"), and her plans to seek revenge on him.[3] Before performing this song, Swift says, "I always try to tell the audience that I really do try to be a nice person... but if you break my heart, hurt my feelings, or are really mean to me, I'm going to write a song about you. Haha. This song is the perfect example." The song is written in the key of G major, set in common time. The chord progression throughout the entire song except the bridge is G-Am-C-D.
Track listingEdit
Promotional US CD SingleEdit
- "Picture to Burn" (Radio Edit) - 2:55
- "Picture to Burn" (Album Version) - 2:57
- "I'm Only Me When I'm with You" - 3:36
Music videoEdit
Added by Dream FocusAs in Swift's other videos for single releases, "Picture to Burn"'s music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy.[4] The music video starts off with Swift and a friend (played by her real life best friend Abigail Anderson)[5] looking at a picture of Swift and her ex-boyfriend, before sitting in their Ford Mustang and spying on him and his new girlfriend. Swift begins daydreaming about trashing her ex-boyfriend's house, then burns the picture. In an interview with CMT, Swift stated, "The storyline of the video is, if you break up with me, my band will ransack your house."[5] (The video uses the radio edit version of the song.)
Added by Dream FocusChart performanceEdit
| Chart (2008–2009) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs | 3 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 49 |
| Canadian Radio & Records Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 48 |
Appearances in other mediaEdit
The song, along with Love Story and You Belong with Me, are featured in the video game Band Hero.
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. p. 196. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.
- ↑ "Taylor Swift: Picture to Burn". MusicRemedy. 2009-04-11. http://musicremedy.com/t/taylor-swift/videos/picture-to-burn-20405.html.
- ↑ Vercher, Brady (2008-01-26). "Taylor Swift - "Picture to Burn"". The 9513. http://www.the9513.com/taylor-swift-picture-to-burn/. Retrieved 2008-07-29.
- ↑ "Videos: Taylor Swift, "Picture To Burn"". CMT.com. http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/215750/picture-to-burn.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Taylor Swift Shares Story and Success of Award-Winning "Our Song"
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