Love Story
Taylor Swift
2008
Earliest retained annual association for this catalog identity; original release year not independently established.
Release: 2008
Release: 2008Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original released recording year, supported by album and track metadata. Pre-album singles retain the same year; later re-recordings are separate.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 2009.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Apple Music: Taylor Swift - Fearless
Authorized catalog identifies the original album/song edition and release year. Later re-recordings, radio specials and expanded editions are not substituted for the selected recording.
Apple catalog: Fearless track metadata
Public distributor catalog response identifies individual track, artist credit and releaseDate. Used at year precision after original-version review, not as proof of an exact first-release day.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Swift based the song on a boy she was dating who wasn't popular with her family and friends.
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2009.html, position 4
Original annotation, retained with an explicit unverified label
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Textual recording candidate, not an audio fingerprint or pressing-level verification.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
External chart association; scope is limited to the cited chart, not full discographic verification
Editorial artist-era discovery label; song-specific classification remains open
Billboard year-end 2008 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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