Speak Now World Tour – Live

in Newark, New Jersey, July 2011|alt=Taylor Swift on the Speak Now tour In October 2010, Taylor Swift released hеr third studio album, Speak Now. She quickly followed with the Speak Now World Tour, which started in February and wrapped its North American leg in November 2011. On Swift's part, she told Billboard that she wanted to capture the tour on DVD because she would like to look back at it in the future": "Every single night I stand on that stage and it feels like it's the best crowd of the tour every night. They are so loud and emotional and so passionate, and [...] I want to look back on this years from now and show it to my kids and my grandkids." Swift announced Speak Now World Tour – Live, her first live album, and its cover artwork via her official website on September 21, 2011. It was released in Australia on November 25, and other territories on November 28. In the United States, Swift partnered with American Greetings Corporation for a holiday promotion where contest winners won a copy of Speak Now World Tour – Live. In the United States, a Walmart-exclusive release contained a promotional CD single of "Ours", a track on Speak Now deluxe edition. Meanwhile, a Target-exclusive edition contains bonus DVD material consisting of bonus performances of the songs "Ours", "Nashville" by David Mead, and "The Sweet Escape" by Gwen Stefani; and behind-the-scenes footage of the music video for "Mean". The Brazilian release of the album contains a new studio version of the song "Long Live", featuring new verses in Portuguese, composed and sung by the Brazilian singer Paula Fernandes. The track was released for download in January 2012, accompanied by a music video. The version peaked at number five on the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay chart. ==Content==

of Train (frontman Pat Monahan pictured).|alt=Train performing live Speak Now World Tour – Live is a set of CD and DVD; it consists of 16 tracks on the CD and 18 on the DVD, alongside bonus behind-the-scenes footage and videos of Swift's personal life. The CD runs for 79 minutes, and the DVD two hours. ==Critical reception==

In a review for Roughstock, Matt Bjorke said Speak Now World Tour – Live might not appeal to those who had not been fans of Swift already, but appreciated her for improving live vocals. Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone lauded the content of the DVD but found the CD and bonus behind-the-scenes material redundant. Dolan commented that the best moments are where Swift performs alone with her guitar. ==Commercial performance==

Speak Now World Tour – Live debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart with 77,000 copies sold first-week. It also debuted at number two on the Top Country Albums chart, the highest debut of the week. As of July 2019, the album has sold 368,000 copies in the US. The album peaked at number 16 on the Australian albums chart number 22 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart, and number 74 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart. The medley "Back to December / Apologize / You're Not Sorry" also peaked at number 45 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart. In the United Kingdom, Speak Now World Tour – Live initially peaked at number 14 on the Official Charts Company's UK Music Video Chart in 2011. In 2023, the live album resurged in popularity and peaked atop the UK Music Video Chart dated July 30, 2023. ==Track listing==

Credits adapted from AllMusic Musicians • Taylor Swift – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, banjo, piano, ukulele • David Cook – keyboards • Caitlin Evanson – fiddle, backing vocals, acoustic guitar • Jody Harris – rhythm guitar • Amos Heller – bass guitar • Liz Huett – backing vocals • Mike Meadows – backing vocals, banjo, rhythm guitar, mandolin • Grant Mickelson – lead and rhythm guitar • Paul Sidoti – lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals • Al Wilson – drums • Daniel Sadownick – percussion Production • Taylor Swift – art direction, director, lighting design, producer, set design • Chris Adams – editing • Robert Allen – executive producer, mixing • Charity Baroni – dancer • Shannon Beach – dancer • Brent Bishop – assistant engineer • C.J. Boggs – engineer • Scott Borchetta – executive producer • Justin Boulet – dancer • Claire Callaway – dancer • David Cook – musical director • Justin Cortelyou – mixing • Paula Erickson – liner notes • Emily Evans – art direction • Sharon Everitt – colorist, editing • Bob Ezrin – mixing • Thomas Freitag – assistant engineer • Grant Garner – liner notes • Derek Garten – assistant engineer • Christie Goodwin – photography • Olivier Goulet – video director • Austin Hale – design • Baz Halpin – director, lighting design, set design • Greg Hancock – engineer • Dom Kelley – dancer • Justin Key – art direction • Glenn Meadows – mastering • Fernando Miro – dancer • Joe Neil – engineer • Bethany Newman – design • Josh Newman – design • Marlyn Ortiz – dancer • Meredith Ostrowsky – dancer • David Payne – engineer • Ryan Polito – director • Aaron Rayburn – design • Garth Richardson – engineer • Chris Rowe – engineer, mixing • Joel Schwamburger – assistant engineer • Jennifer Spenelli – editing assistant • Andrea Swift – executive producer • Austin Swift – photography • Ben Terry – assistant engineer • Brian Virtue – mixing • Jim Weatherson – art direction, executive producer ==Charts==

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