The singer dropped her album “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” on Friday and addressed something that has not aged well. “Picture To Burn” earned Taylor an award at the SESAC Nashville Music Awards in 2008.Taylor Swift is using rerecording her music as an opportunity to make some changes. In the US, the RIAA has twice certified this track platinum, whereas in Canada it is certified gold. The song was number one in Canada, and peaked at number 3 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs in the United States.Īside these achievements, the track peaked at number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The above was later changed to the below:ĭespite its controversies, the track performed exceptional well in many countries across the world. According to her, the song summarized how she managed her emotion during that time.Īfter some public backlash, Swift was forced to change some lyrics of the song. While speaking to Great American Country, Taylor disclosed that she was inspired by a guy she nearly dated way back in high school. This track was the fourth solo from her debut studio album, and was produced by Nathan Chapman, who worked on most of the tracks on the album. Like most of Taylor’s songs, “Picture Burn” was released by Big Machine Records on February 3, 2008, with support from Republic Records. This is another Taylor Swift masterpiece which was written by the singer and her songwriter friend, Liz Rose. She figured the song was about Jordan especially because he always possessed big old trucks, as was mentioned in the song. Meanwhile, the Daily Mail reports that the track’s lyrics are about Jordan Alford, her classmate from Hendersonville High School.Īccording to Chelsea Alford, Jordan and Taylor dated during freshman year, before he moved on to date and later marry her (Chelsea). Apparently, she penned down those lyrics because she always felt bothered by his cockiness. “Picture to Burn” is based on a real experience in Taylor’s lifeĪlthough Taylor has not specifically named the one who inspired this track, she has admitted that it was about a particular guy she “almost dated” in high school. Basically, Taylor keeps stressing on the fact that she’s cancelled all possibilities of being with this guy and burnt all the bridges behind her. She plans to retaliate by possibly dating one of his friends to make him jealous, while cautioning him not to apologize for his own good. The second verse gets even more intense as Taylor expresses her anger and desire for revenge. The titular ‘Picture’ signifies that he’s now one of the many memories she has to get rid of.
She uses his old truck as a reference to all the things she was not allowed to do, while emphasizing that he broke her heart and wasted her precious time. The singer further clears the air in the chorus on how much she currently hates the thought of her ex-boyfriend and wishes to do away with him completely. She also makes mention of the concept that usually takes place during breakups in high school – deliberately embarrassing an ex to make oneself look good. Written while Taylor was much younger, she begins by concluding that she was deprived of the fantasy love story she always pictured because, well, the subject here was not committed to loving her that long.
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