Ours (song)

Ours (song)
"Ours"
Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Speak Now
Released November 28, 2011 (2011-11-28)
Format Digital download
Length 3:57
Label Big Machine
Writer(s) Taylor Swift
Producer Nathan Chapman, Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"Sparks Fly"
(2011)
"Ours"
(2011)
Music sample
"Ours" (2011)
A twenty-four second sample of Swift's "Ours", from the deluxe edition of Swift's Speak Now. The sample feature the chorus of the song.

"Ours" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the sixth single from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010).

"Ours" was performed at the 2011 Country Music Association Awards and immediately appeared on the US iTunes Top 100 and debuted at number five on the Hot Digital Songs chart and number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100. The song also charted at number ninety-one on the Australian Recording Industry Association charts.

Contents

Background

"Ours" was released as an exclusive bonus song on the Target exclusive deluxe edition, as well as the international deluxe edition, of Swift's album, Speak Now.[1] It was released as a promotional single from Speak Now by Big Machine Records on November 8, 2011.[2] The song will be released to radio as the sixth single from the album on November 28, 2011.[3]

Critical reception

Billy Dukes of Taste of Country wrote that "Lyrically, 'Ours' is similar to 'Our Song' in that it’s cheesy and delicious."[4]

Chart performance

The song appeared on the US iTunes Top 100 and debuted at number five on the Hot Digital Songs chart and number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100.[5][6]

Internationally the song appeared at number seventy-one on the Canadian Hot 100,[7] and at number 181 on the UK Singles Chart.[8] The song also charted at number ninety-one on the Australian Recording Industry Association charts.[9]

Music Video

According to Swift, on November 3, 2011 she had finished the second day of shooting for the music video of "Ours".[10]

Live performances

Swift performed the song at the 2011 Country Music Association Awards on November 9, 2011.[11][12] Amanda Hensel of Taste of Country stated that Swift's performance of the song felt "more personal and less like an arena show."[11] During the performance Swift "donned a simple pink sweater and plopped down on a couch."[13]

Track listing

  • Digital download[2]
  1. "Ours" – 3:57

Charts

Chart (2010-11) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[9] 91
Canadian Hot 100[7][14][15] 71
UK Singles Chart[8] 181
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 13

Radio and release history

List of radio and release dates with formats and record labels
Country Date Format Label
United States November 8, 2011[2] Digital download Big Machine Records
November 28, 2011[3] Radio

Reference

  1. ^ Speak Now Deluxe Edition references:
  2. ^ a b c "iTunes - Music - Ours - Single by Taylor Swift". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-11-08. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ours-single/id475655679. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  3. ^ a b "Sony/ATV Music Publishing : Taylor Swift to release "Ours" as next single". Sonyatv.com. http://www.sonyatv.com/en-us-na/index.php/articles/678. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
  4. ^ "Taylor Swift, ‘Ours’ – Song Review". Billy Dukes. Tasteofcountry.com. 2011-11-11. http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-ours/. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  5. ^ "Rihanna Still Reigns Hot 100, But Taylor Swift's 'Movie' Debuts in Top 10". Billboard.biz. 2011-02-26. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/industry/record-labels/rihanna-still-reigns-hot-100-but-taylor-1005537412.story. Retrieved 2011-11-17. 
  6. ^ "Rihanna Still Atop Hot 100, Taylor Swift's 'Movie' Premieres in Top 10". Gary Trust. Billboard.com. 2011-11-16. http://www.billboard.com/#/news/rihanna-still-atop-hot-100-taylor-swift-1005531152.story. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  7. ^ a b "Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History: "Canadian Hot 100"". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/766101?f=793&g=Singles. Retrieved January 12, 2011. 
  8. ^ a b "Chart Log UK: New Entries Update". Zobbel. The Official Charts Company. http://zobbel.de/cluk/101106cluk.txt. Retrieved November 6, 2010. 
  9. ^ a b Australian Recording Industry Association references:
  10. ^ "Taylor Swift Teases New ‘Ours’ Music Video". Tasteofcountry.com. http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-ours-music-video/. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
  11. ^ a b "Taylor Swift Performs New Single ‘Ours’ at 2011 CMA Awards". Tasteofcountry.com. http://tasteofcountry.com/taylor-swift-ours-2011-cma-awards/. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  12. ^ "2011 CMA Awards : Country Music Association Awards - Nov 9, 2011". CMT. 2011-11-09. http://www.cmt.com/cma-awards/. Retrieved 2011-11-16. 
  13. ^ "Taylor Swift Performs New Single “Ours” At CMA’s". Wdok.radio.com. 2009-11-12. http://wdok.radio.com/2011/11/10/taylor-swift-performs-new-single-ours-at-cmas/. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 
  14. ^ "Nielsen Music: Canadian Update (November 5, 2010)". Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Archived from the original on November 4, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5tzBIIElp. Retrieved November 4, 2010. 
  15. ^ "Digital Songs: Week of February 13, 2010 (Biggest Jump)". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. http://www.billboard.com/charts/digital-songs?chartDate=2010-02-13&order=gainer. Retrieved October 24, 2010. 
  16. ^ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100". Billboard.com. 2011-11-26. http://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100?order=gainer#/charts/hot-100?order=gainer. Retrieved 2011-11-18. 

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