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Taylor Swift
2011
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 2010
Release: 2010Source checked | Recent carryover
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 2011.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Apple Music: Taylor Swift - Speak Now
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: Speak Now 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.
Regret over ending a relationship and wanting to make amends
Evidence scope: Attributed owner-supplied note; NOT independently verified songwriter testimony
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 2011.html, position 103
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 2011 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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