Taylor Swift - Fifteen

About "Fifteen"

"Fifteen" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her second studio album, Fearless (2008). Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, it is a country pop song with narrative lyrics inspired by Swift's freshman year of high school: the track details how she and her high-school friend Abigail Anderson, both at 15, go through teenage love and heartbreak together. Swift included the track on Fearless after Anderson consented to the personal references. The lyrics mentioning Anderson's disappointment after she "gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind" received criticism from feminist authors for its allegedly sex-negative connotation.

Big Machine Records released "Fifteen" to US country radio on August 31, 2009, as the fourth single from Fearless. Swift partnered with the electronics retailer Best Buy for "@15", a program that allowed teenagers to help decide how funds would be distributed among charities. "Fifteen" peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. It peaked at number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 and was certified gold by Music Canada. Music critics lauded Swift's songwriting on "Fifteen" for portraying teenage experiences with vivid storytelling and catchy hooks, with many picking it as an album and career highlight. The single won a Teen Choice Award for Choice Country Song.

Roman White directed the music video for "Fifteen", which was filmed using a green screen and features Swift walking through a garden, where she relives many memories with Anderson. It received a nomination for Best Female Video at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. Swift included "Fifteen" on the regular set lists of her first two headlining tours, the Fearless Tour (2009–2010) and the Speak Now World Tour (2011–2012), and on select dates of her later tours. After a 2019 dispute regarding the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she released a re-recorded version, "Fifteen (Taylor's Version)", as part of her re-recorded album Fearless (Taylor's Version), on April 9, 2021.