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Back To December
Taylor Swift
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- Album
- Speak Now
- Released
- 2010
- Genres
- Country
- Length
- 4:53
- Tempo
- 142 BPM
- Label
- Taylor Swift
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About this song
It was the first of Swift's songs to feature orchestral arrangements. The song received critical acclaim and peaked at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, and it won two BMI Awards and a Teen Choice Award for Choice Break-Up Song. It was also reportedly written on a napkin in an airplane bathroom.
What it's about
The song is Swift apologizing to her ex, actor Taylor Lautner, for ending their relationship. Lautner confirmed in a Facebook Live interview that the song was about him.
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Fun facts
- Sampled in 1 other song, like “DECEMBER by $HROOMHEAD”.
- Covered 5 times, including “Back To December by Tween Academy Cast”.
- Written by Taylor Swift.
- Produced by Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift.
- Recorded at Capitol Studios.