{"mvids":[{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2132504","idTrack":"32999341","strTrack":"The Story of Us","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/xqtrtx1359415412.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nN6VR92V70M","strDescription":"\"The Story of Us\" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album Speak Now (2010). Swift wrote the track solely, and produced it alongside Nathan Chapman. The song was released on April 19, 2011 by Big Machine Records, as the fourth single from Speak Now. Swift composed \"The Story of Us\" regarding the time when she encountered an ex-boyfriend of hers at the 2010 CMT Music Awards. At the event, the two attempted to ignore each other, which inspired Swift to compose the song.\n\n\"The Story of Us\" was met with generally mixed reviews from critics who felt that Swift is strongest when she lets her country roots shine. Prior to its single release, the song debuted and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 70 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to strong digital sales. It re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 98 after its single release.\n\nThe music video of the song was directed by Noble Jones which took place in Vanderbilt University. It premiered on Tuesday, May 24, 2011. The music video was met with mostly positive reception among music critics for its departure from music video high-school. \"The Story of Us\" was performed live in The Ellen DeGeneres Show and it was also included in the Speak Now World Tour set list. The performance from the tour was included on Swift's first live album, Speak Now: World Tour Live."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2132504","idTrack":"32999340","strTrack":"Mean","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/rrrpsp1359415520.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYa1eI1hpDE","strDescription":"\"Mean\" is a song by American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). The song, written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift, was first released as a promotional single for the album on October 17, 2010, by Big Machine Records. The song was later released as an official single on March 7, 2011.\n\nUpon its release as a promotional single, the song garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics for its lyrical detail and profound country sound. \"Mean\" received commercial success in the United States and Canada, debuting at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number ten on the Canadian Hot 100. The song also appeared on the Australian Singles Chart at number 45. It was later re-released as the third official single from Speak Now, and re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number 90. Additionally, \"Mean\" became Swift's 13th consecutive single to reach top ten on Hot Country Songs when it jumped from number 12 to number 9 on the week ending May 14, 2011.\n\nThe song's accompanying music video was directed by Declan Whitebloom, who developed the concept together with Swift. It received mixed reviews from critics who perceived ambivalent messages in the video, despite the prevalent self-empowerment and anti-bullying themes. \"Mean\" was performed for the first time by Swift at the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on April 3, 2011. The song won the Grammy Awards for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance at the 54th Grammy Awards.\n\nThe song also featured on an episode of Glee titled \"Props\" sung by Mark Salling (Puck) and Dot-Marie Jones (Shannon Beiste)."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2132504","idTrack":"32999337","strTrack":"Back to December","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/vqqpuv1359415251.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUwxKWT6m7U","strDescription":"\"Back to December\" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Swift wrote the song and produced it alongside Nathan Chapman. It debuted on country radio on November 15, 2010 as the second single from Swift's third studio album, Speak Now. According to Swift, \"Back to December\" is the first time she ever apologizes to someone in a song. Critics speculate that the song is about Taylor Lautner, Swift's ex-boyfriend, although neither Swift nor Lautner have commented on these allegations. \"Back to December\" is considered an orchestral country pop ballad and its lyrics are a remorseful plea for forgiveness for breaking up with a former lover.\n\n\"Back to December\" received positive reviews from critics, who regarded it as one of the highlights of Speak Now. Critics have praised the song for its expressive lyrics, its indelible melody, and Swift's vocal improvement. The song enjoyed commercial success, debuting at number six on the United States Billboard Hot 100, and at number seven in Canada. It also peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot Country Songs. The song received moderate success internationally, peaking at number 24 in New Zealand, and number 26 in Australia.\n\nThe song's accompanying music video, directed by Yoann Lemoine, laments the aftermath of a break-up between Swift and her boyfriend. The music video garnered mixed to positive reviews from critics; some praised the spectacular visual sense in portraying the somber mood while others criticized its inadequate narrative. Swift has performed \"Back to December\" in several live appearances, notably at the 44th annual Country Music Association Awards and at the 38th American Music Awards."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2132504","idTrack":"32999336","strTrack":"Sparks Fly","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/rryttv1359415022.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKar-tF__ac","strDescription":"\"Sparks Fly\" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album Speak Now (2010). It was written and produced by Swift, with additional production helmed by Nathan Chapman. Swift wrote the song when she was 16 years old, prior to the release of her debut single \"Tim McGraw\" in 2006. Following a 2007 live performance of the song, \"Sparks Fly\" grew in popularity among Swift's fanbase. While Speak Now was under production, she received requests from fans to include the song on the album. The song was serviced to country radio in the United States by Big Machine Records on July 18, 2011, as the fifth single from Speak Now. A CD single was released on Swift's official store for a limited time on August 10, 2011.\n\n\"Sparks Fly\" received generally positive reviews by music critics, who praised it for its upbeat tempo. Others praised Swift's lyrics of the song and have claimed that the song is a crossover between country and pop. Following the release of Speak Now, the song debuted at number 17 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at number 28 on the Canadian Hot 100, due to strong digital sales. After the song was released as a single, it re-entered the US Billboard Hot 100 at 84. It peaked at number one at the US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales of 500,000 copies. \"Sparks Fly\" was used as the opening song for the Speak Now World Tour (2011\u201312). A music video for the song was released, featuring clips of various performances during the Speak Now World Tour."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2111259","idTrack":"32740979","strTrack":"Our Song","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/wvusuy1359418321.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jb2stN7kH28","strDescription":"\"Our Song\" is a country music song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman. It was released on August 22, 2007 by Big Machine Records as the third single from Swift's eponymous debut album, Taylor Swift (2006). Swift solely composed \"Our Song\" for the talent show of her freshman year in high school, about a boyfriend who she did not have a song with. It was included on Taylor Swift as she recalled its popularity with her classmates. The uptempo track is musically driven mainly by banjo and lyrically describes a young couple who use the events in their lives in place of a regular song.\n\n\"Our Song\" was met with great praise from contemporary critics, some who deemed it one of Swift's best singles, and commercial success. The song charted within the top 30 and top 20 on the Canadian Hot 100 and Billboard Hot 100, respectively. In the United States, it became Swift's first number one single on the Hot Country Songs Chart, maintaining the position for six consecutive weeks, and was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A music video accompanying \"Our Song\" was directed by Trey Fanjoy and features Swift performing in various settings, including a front porch. The video won both nominations for \"Video of the Year\" and \"Female Video of the Year\" at the 2008 CMT Music Awards. Swift has performed the song at an abundance of venues, some while supporting as opening act for various country artists' concert tours. She also performed it as part of the Fearless Tour (2009\u201310), her first headlining tour."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2132504","idTrack":"32999354","strTrack":"Mine","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/trupsp1359414857.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBwXKgDTdE","strDescription":"\"Mine\" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift alone and produced by Swift along with Nathan Chapman. It was released as the lead single from Swift's third studio album, Speak Now by Big Machine Records. Following an unauthorized Internet leak, the song was released on August 4, 2010, two weeks earlier than the intended release date. Swift was inspired to write \"Mine\" after reflecting on one of her unnamed crushes and explained that the song is about her tendency to run from love. The song contains elements of pop music and its lyrics speak of the ups and downs of a young love.\n\nCritical reception for \"Mine\" was mostly positive. Swift was praised for her ability to show a mature perspective on love, although some critics called the song \"formulaic\" for resonating her earlier works, notably \"Love Story\". The song was commercially successful, as well; it became a top ten hit in Australia, Canada and Japan. The single was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). In the United States, the song entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number three, making Swift the second female artist in the history of the Hot 100 to debut multiple tracks in the top five during a calendar year after Mariah Carey did so in 1995.\n\nThe song's accompanying music video was directed by Roman White. The video chronicles the romantic relationship between Swift and her love interest played by British actor Toby Hemingway which ends with a marriage. The music video was met with great appraise from contemporary critics who deemed it as \"rather sweet,\" and \"heartwarming.\" The song was performed live at numerous venues to promote Speak Now. The music video received the coveted Video of the Year Award in the CMT Music Awards 2011.\n\nThe song was featured on an episode of Glee titled \"The Break Up\" sung by Naya Rivera (Santana Lopez) and was also covered by Maroon 5."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2132504","idTrack":"32999349","strTrack":"Ours","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/svrutu1359414627.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ34LlaIk88","strDescription":"\"Ours\" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album Speak Now (2010). The song was written by Swift, who also was aided by Nathan Chapman in producing the song. It was later released as a promotional single by iTunes and Amazon.com on November 8, 2011. It was released as the sixth and final single of the album and was the fifth single from Speak Now to be sent to country radio on December 5, 2011.\n\nThe song peaked at number one on the Billboard Country Songs Chart and number 13 on the Hot 100 and was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Internationally, the song did not garner well peaking at 91 in Australia and 68 on the Canadian Hot 100. In the UK, it peaked at number 181 on the UK Singles Chart.\n\nA music video for the song was released in December 2011 and aired on E! News and E! Online and is the second video of Swift's to be directed by Declan Whitebloom, as well as the second video for which Swift would do the concept for. The video received positive praise from music critics."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2116560","idTrack":"32801259","strTrack":"Fearless","strTrackThumb":null,"strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptSjNWnzpjg","strDescription":"\"Fearless\" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was co-written by Swift in collaboration with Liz Rose and Hillary Lindsey and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. \"Fearless\" was released on January 4, 2010 by Big Machine Records as the fifth and final single from Swift's second studio album, of the same name, Fearless. Swift composed the song while traveling on tour to promote her eponymous debut album, Taylor Swift (2006). She wrote \"Fearless\" in regards to the fearlessness of falling in love and eventually titled her second studio album after the song. Musically, it contains qualities commonly found in pop rock music and, lyrically, is about a perfect first date.\n\n\"Fearless\" generally pleased contemporary critics, many who complimented it for appealing to different age groups; others disagreed. In the United States, \"Fearless\" peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming the first single released after being certified gold by the RIAA. \"Fearless\" also entered charts in Canada and Spain. Swift performed the song in various venues, some of which were included on the Fearless Tour (2009\u201310). Footage from the Fearless Tour performances were used to comprise a music video for \"Fearless\", directed by Todd Cassetty. The video features both footage of the tour itself and backstage."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2116560","idTrack":"32801260","strTrack":"Fifteen","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/ysurvs1359417541.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb-K2tXWK4w","strDescription":"\"Fifteen\" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Swift self-penned the song and co-produced it along with Nathan Chapman. \"Fifteen\" was released on September 1, 2009 by Big Machine Records, as the fourth single from Swift's second studio album, Fearless (2008). The song was inspired by Swift's freshman year of high school at Hendersonville High School, where she first encountered heartbreak, along with her best friend Abigail Anderson. After writing it, Swift asked Anderson for authorization to record the song (due to personal references in the song); Anderson affirmed and it was ultimately included on Fearless. \"Fifteen\" is a ballad, which has Swift reminiscing on events that occurred to her and her best friend at the age of 15 and cautioning young girls to not fall in love easily.\n\nThe song received much critical acclaim and mild commercial success. \"Fifteen\" peaked at number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over a million digital downloads in the United States. The music video for \"Fifteen\" was directed by Roman White. It was filmed using a green screen and is heavily accentuated with special effects. The video features Swift walking through a garden, where she relives many memories with Anderson. It received a nomination for the Best Female Video category at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, but lost to Lady Gaga's \"Bad Romance\". \"Fifteen\" was promoted with live performances, including many that were part of Swift's first and second headlining tours, the Fearless Tour (2009\u201410) and the Speak Now World Tour (2011-12). Swift partnered with electronics retailer Best Buy for @15, a program that allowed teens to help decide how funds would be distributed among various charities."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2116560","idTrack":"32801261","strTrack":"Love Story","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/wwtytu1359417688.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xg3vE8Ie_E","strDescription":"\"Love Story\" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman, alongside Swift. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift's second studio album Fearless. The song was written about a love interest of Swift's who was not popular among Swift's family and friends. Because of the scenario, Swift related to the plot of William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (1597) and used it as a source of inspiration to compose the song. However, she replaced Romeo and Juliet's original tragic conclusion with a happy ending. It is a midtempo song with a dreamy tenor, while the melody continually builds up. The lyrics are from the perspective of Juliet.\n\nThe song was a critical success with critics complimenting Swift's writing style and the song's plot. It was also a commercial success, selling over 7.8 million copies worldwide, therefore establishing itself among the best-selling singles of all time. In the United States, the song peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 and sold over 5,387,000 paid digital downloads, becoming Swift's best-selling single to date and the best-selling download by a female country solo artist. It was also deemed one of the best-selling singles in the United States and was once the best-selling country single of all time. The single was certified quintuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Internationally, \"Love Story\" became Swift's first number one single in Australia, followed by \"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\" in 2012. The song has been certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA).\n\nThe song's accompanying music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy, who directed the majority of Swift's prior videos. The video is a period piece that drew influences from the Medieval, Renaissance, and British Regency (1813) eras. It follows Swift and model Justin Gaston as they meet in a university campus and imagine themselves in a prior era. \"Love Story\" was promoted through numerous live performances. The song was included on Swift's first and second headlining tours, the Fearless Tour (2009\u201310) and the Speak Now World Tour (2011\u201312), respectively; the song was used as the final performance on the latter. \"Love Story\" has been covered by several artists, including Joe McElderry and Forever the Sickest Kids."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2116560","idTrack":"32801264","strTrack":"You Belong With Me","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/rrxsrp1359418163.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw","strDescription":"\"You Belong with Me\" is a country pop song performed by American recording artist Taylor Swift. The song was co-written by Swift and Liz Rose and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's aid. It was released on April 21, 2009, by Big Machine Records as the third single from Swift's second studio album, Fearless (2008). Swift was inspired to write \"You Belong with Me\" after overhearing a male friend of hers arguing with his girlfriend through a phone call; she continued to develop a story line afterward. The song contains many pop music elements and its lyrics have Swift desiring an out-of-reach love interest.\n\nCritical reception for \"You Belong with Me\" was middling to positive. The song won Favorite song at 2010 Kids' Choice Awards,and received nominations for the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. \"You Belong with Me\" enjoyed commercial success as well; it became a top ten hit in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States. In the United States, the song became Swift's second best-charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 to date and Swift's second best-selling single. It managed to gain the largest crossover radio audience since Faith Hill's \"Breathe\" did in 2000. The single was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).\n\nThe song's accompanying music video was directed by Roman White. The video featured Swift portraying two characters, a nerd (the protagonist and narrator) and a popular girl (the antagonist and girlfriend), while American actor Lucas Till portrayed the male lead. The video's plot centers on the protagonist secretively loving the male lead, although he has a girlfriend. The video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, but during Swift's acceptance speech, rapper Kanye West interrupted, protesting in support of Beyonc\u00e9 Knowles. The incident caused a reaction in the media, with most people coming to Swift's defense. The song was performed live at numerous venues, including the 2009\u201310 Fearless Tour, where it was the opening number. It was covered by various artists, including Butch Walker and Selena Gomez & the Scene, and parodied by \"Weird Al\" Yankovic."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2125627","idTrack":"32916301","strTrack":"I Knew You Were Trouble","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/ywwwru1359091277.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNoKguSdy4Y","strDescription":"\"I Knew You Were Trouble\" (stylized as \"I Knew You Were Trouble.\") is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album, Red (2012). It was released on October 9, 2012, in the United States by Big Machine Records as the third promotional single from the album. Later, \"I Knew You Were Trouble\" was released as the third single from Red on November 27, 2012, in the United States. It was released as the second single from the album in the United Kingdom on December 10, 2012. The song was written by Swift herself and co-written and produced by Max Martin and Shellback. A remix of the song, which features rapper Sammy Adams, is also available.\n\n\"I Knew You Were Trouble\" received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended its mainstream appeal yet noted Swift's experimentation with dubstep as relatively limited. Due to strong digital sales, the song debuted at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, selling more than 416,000 copies within its first week, making it Swift's 14th entry in the top ten. It also charted in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. After its descent back down the chart, the title slowly began to ascend back up the chart and jumped to a new peak of number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100, after selling 582,000 digital copies in US. This became the 4th highest single-week download sales."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2125627","idTrack":"32916303","strTrack":"22","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/qstypy1365388269.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgFeZr5ptV8","strDescription":"\"22\" is a song by American recording artist Taylor Swift from her fourth studio album Red (2012). It was written by Swift along with Max Martin and Shellback. Production was handled by Martin and Shellback, with Scott Borchetta serving as executive producer. The song was released as the album's fourth single on March 12, 2013. The lyrics describe the joys of being 22 years old. The song received positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Swift's collaboration with Martin and Shellback and the new pop sound they created for her."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2125627","idTrack":"32916305","strTrack":"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/uusxtu1359091380.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA4iX5D9Z64","strDescription":"\"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\" is a song recorded by American recording artist Taylor Swift. It was written by Swift with Max Martin and Shellback. Production was handled by Martin and Shellback, with Scott Borchetta serving as executive producer. It was released as the lead single from Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) on August 13, 2012 by Big Machine Records.\n\n\"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\" is a pop and bubblegum pop song; its lyrics depict Swift's frustrations at an ex-lover who wants to re-kindle their relationship. Rolling Stone named the song the second best song of 2012 while it took the fourth spot in Time's end-of-year poll. It has received a Grammy Award nomination for Record of the Year. It also received a People's Choice Awards nomination for Favorite Song of the Year.\n\nThe song was an instant commercial success. It is the first song in Swift's career to peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, and the first song to hold the top spot for more than one week after a huge leap, since Kelly Clarkson's two-week run of \"My Life Would Suck Without You\" after the song rocketed from number 97 to the top spot. A music video for the song was released in August 2012. It was the first music video to be presented in 4K resolution and received positive reviews from critics. A CD single was released in September 2012 by Swift's official store, Amazon.com and US Walmart stores."},{"idArtist":"111352","strMusicBrainzArtistID":"20244d07-534f-4eff-b4d4-930878889970","idAlbum":"2125627","idTrack":"32916313","strTrack":"Begin Again","strTrackThumb":"http://www.theaudiodb.com/images/media/track/thumb/qvxyvv1359091475.jpg","strMusicVid":"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMPEd8m79Hw","strDescription":"\"Begin Again\" is a song recorded by American recording artist Taylor Swift. It was written entirely by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff, with Swift's aid. Initially released as a promotional single on September 25, 2012 by Big Machine Records, the song served as the second single from Swift's fourth studio album Red. \"Begin Again\" is a folk country song, with the lyrical content finds Swift falling in love again after a failed relationship.\n\nThe song was generally acclaimed by music critics, many of whom praising Swift's songwriting and complimented for coming back to her country roots. The song's accompanying music video was directed by Philip Andelman, who also directed the music video Swift's \"Safe & Sound\". \"Begin Again\" generally was commercially successful, it became her second top ten hit on both US and Canada following the hit single \"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together\", peaking at number seven and four respectively. It was later certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It also charted in the UK, New Zealand, Ireland, Spain, and Australia."}]}