love story

"Love Story" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the lead single from Swift's second studio album, Fearless, on September 15, 2008, by Big Machine Records. Swift was inspired to write the song by a love interest unpopular to her family and friends, using William Shakespeare's 16th-century play Romeo and Juliet as a reference point. The lyrics narrate a troubled romance between two characters who end up with a marriage proposal, contrary to Shakespeare's tragic conclusion. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, the midtempo country pop song features a key change after the bridge and uses acoustic instruments including banjo, fiddle, mandolin, and guitar.
In contemporaneous reviews, music critics praised the production as catchy but deemed the literary references ineffective. In retrospect, critics have considered it one of Swift's best singles. "Love Story" peaked atop the chart in Australia, where it was certified ten times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), and reached the top five on charts in Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland, and the U.K. In the U.S., the single peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and was the first country song to reach number one on Mainstream Top 40; it was certified eight times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). "Love Story" has sold over six million copies in the U.S. and 18 million copies worldwide.
Trey Fanjoy directed the accompanying music video starring Swift and actor Justin Gaston as two characters who meet in a university campus and imagine themselves as lovers in a prior era. It won Video of the Year at both the Country Music Association Awards and CMT Music Awards in 2009. The song became a staple in Swift's live concerts and was part of the set lists to all of her headlining tours, from the Fearless Tour (2009–2010) to the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018). A re-recording, "Love Story (Taylor's Version)", was released on February 12, 2021, through Republic Records. It topped the Hot Country Songs chart, making Swift the second artist after Dolly Parton to reach number one with both the original and re-recorded versions of a song.

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