This page uses Creative Commons Licensed content from Wikipedia (view authors).

Speak Now: World Tour Live
Live album by Taylor Swift
Released	November 21, 2011 (2011-11-21)
Length	79:03 (CD) 139:29 (DVD/Blu-ray)
Label	Big Machine
Producer	Taylor Swift, Robert Allen, Scott Borchetta, Andrea Swift, Jim Weatherson
Taylor Swift chronology
<span /> Speak Now (2010) Speak Now: World Tour Live (2011)

Speak Now: World Tour Live is the first live album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on November 21, 2011 by Big Machine Records.

The live album consist of songs and performances recorded from various tour dates around the world of Swift's Speak Now World Tour.

The live album debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart with 77,000 sold.

Contents 1 Background 2 Critical response 3 Commercial performance 4 Track listing 5 Personnel 6 Charts and certifications 6.1 Weekly charts 7 References 8 External links

BackgroundEdit

The album was announced on September 21, 2011 via Swift's official website, along with the album cover. The DVD and Blu-ray releases feature all seventeen performances from the North American leg of the Speak Now World Tour, as well as bonus content. The CD has over seventy-five minutes of music as well as select live performances from the Speak Now album. The combo was released on November 21, 2011.^[1][2] A Target exclusive of the live album contains the bonus performances of "Ours, "Nashville" and "Sweet Escape", as well as the behind the scene making of the music video for "Mean".^[3] Many of the songs and performances were captured from various legs around the world of the tour.^[4] The Brazilian release of the album contains a previously unreleased version of the song "Long Live" featuring new verses in Portuguese composed and sang by singer Paula Fernandes.^[5]

Critical responseEdit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Roughstock	[7]

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave a mixed review on the album and stated that Swift "has shown a lot of growth through the years and takes her live show seriously so It’s good to hear this live album sound nearly as good as her records do." Bjorke also compared the CD/DVD combo to Sugarland's Live on the Inside.^[7] James Monger of Allmusic rated the album three out of five stars and stated that the performances on the DVD were "an elaborate affair that utilized dancers, aerialists, numerous costume changes, and a mammoth, multi-stage setup that more closely resembled a high-profile Broadway musical than it a did country music concert."^[6]

Commercial performanceEdit

The live album debut at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart with 77,000 sold.^[8] To date the album has sold 260,249 copies in the US.^[9]

Track listingEdit

PersonnelEdit

Credits for Speak Now: World Tour Live adapted from Allmusic.^[12]

Chris Adams — editing Robert Allen — executive producer, mixing Charity Baroni — dancer Shannon Beach — dancer Ben Terry — assistant engineer Brent Bishop — assistant engineer Amund Björklund — composer C.J. Boggs — engineer Scott Borchetta — executive producer Justin Boulet — dancer Claire Callaway — dancer Charlie Colin — composer David Cook — keyboards, musical director Justin Cortelyou — mixing Jackie DeShannon — composer Paula Erickson — liner notes Emily Evans — art direction Caitlin Evanson — fiddle, backing vocals, guitar Sharon Everitt — colorist, editing Bob Ezrin — mixing Thomas Freitag — assistant engineer Grant Garner — liner notes Derek Garten — assistant engineer Christie Goodwin — photography Berry Gordy, Jr. — composer Olivier Goulet — video director Austin Hale — design Baz Halpin — director, lighting design, set design Greg Hancock — engineer Jody Harris — guitar Amos Heller — bass Rob Hotchkiss — composer Liz Huett — backing vocals Dom Kelley — dancer Justin Key — art direction Espen Lind — composer

Hillary Lindsey — composer Glenn Meadows — mastering Mike Meadows — backing vocals, banjo, guitar, mandolin Grant Mickelson — guitar Fernando Miro — dancer Alphonso Mizell — composer Pat Monahan — composer Jason Mraz — composer Joe Neil — engineer Bethany Newman — design Josh Newman — design Marlyn Ortiz — dancer Meredith Ostrowsky — dancer David Payne — engineer Freddie Perren — composer Ryan Polito — director Aaron Rayburn — design Deke Richards — composer Garth Richardson — engineer Liz Rose — composer Chris Rowe — engineer, mixing Daniel Sadownick — percussion Joel Schwamburger — assistant engineer Paul Sidoti — backing vocals, guitar, keyboards Jennifer Spenelli — editing assistant Jimmy Stafford — composer Andrea Swift — executive producer Austin Swift — photography Taylor Swift — art direction, banjo, composer, director, guitar, lighting design, piano, producer, set design, ukulele, vocals Ryan Tedder — composer Scott Underwood — composer Brian Virtue — mixing Jim Weatherson — art direction, executive producer Donna Weiss — composer Al Wilson — drums, leader

Charts and certificationsEdit

Weekly chartsEdit

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[13]	30
Australian Country Chart[14]	1
Canadian Albums Chart[15]	25
Mexican Albums Chart[16]	67
US Billboard 200[8]	11
US Billboard Top Country Albums[17]	2

ReferencesEdit

External linksEdit

• Speak Now: World Tour Live commercial on official YouTube.

v · d · e Taylor Swift Discography Awards and nominations Studio albums Taylor Swift Fearless Speak Now Extended plays Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection Beautiful Eyes Live albums Speak Now: World Tour Live Filmography Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience Hannah Montana: The Movie Valentine's Day The Lorax Television Taylor Swift: Journey to Fearless Taylor Swift and Def Leppard Concert tours Fearless Tour Speak Now World Tour Principal collaborators Nathan Chapman Liz Rose Related articles Big Machine Records 2009 MTV Video Music Awards controversy "Best Days of Your Life" "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" Book