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Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter. Her discography spans multiple genres, and her vivid songwriting—often inspired by her personal life—has received critical praise and wide media coverage. Bo ...
has written or co-written every song in her discography, with the exception of several
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versions and two guest features, alongside some songs released by other artists. Swift signed with Sony/ATV Tree publishing house in 2004 to become a professional songwriter. Pursuing a
country music Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
career in Nashville, she wrote or co-wrote all 11 tracks on her eponymous debut album, which was released by
Big Machine Records Big Machine Records is an American independent record label, distributed by Universal Music Group. Specializing in country and pop artists, Big Machine is based on Music Row in Nashville, Tennessee. The label was founded in September 2005 by fo ...
in 2006. In 2007, Swift released her first
extended play An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.
(EP), ''
The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection ''The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection'', originally released under the title ''Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection'', is a Christmas-special extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The EP was first rele ...
'', which includes four cover versions of Christmas classics and two self-written songs. ''
Beautiful Eyes ''Beautiful Eyes'' is the second extended play (EP) by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The EP was released on July 15, 2008 by Big Machine Records exclusively to Walmart stores in the United States and online. The limited release EP has ...
'' (2008), Swift's second EP, features alternate versions of songs from her debut album and two new tracks. On her second studio album, ''
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'' (2008), Swift wrote eight tracks by herself and co-wrote the remaining five with
Liz Rose Elisabeth Wagner (born September 6, 1957), known professionally as Liz Rose, is an American country music songwriter, best known for her work with Taylor Swift. She has co-written seventeen of Swift's officially released songs, including "You Bel ...
—who had worked with her on her debut album—among others. She wrote all 14 tracks of her third studio album, '' Speak Now'' (2010), by herself; the album explores many mainstream
pop Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * ''Pop'' ( ...
and rock styles in addition to the
country pop Country pop (also known as pop country or urban cowboy) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. Country pop music blends genres ...
sound of its predecessor. On her next release, ''Red'' (2012), Swift experimented with many other pop, rock,
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, and hip hop styles. She wrote nine ''Red'' tracks by herself and co-wrote with others including Swedish producers
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and Shellback. Martin and Shellback collaborated with her again on her next two studio albums, ''1989'' (2014) and ''Reputation'' (2017), on which Swift also worked with producer
Jack Antonoff Jack Michael Antonoff (born March 31, 1984) is an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and record producer. Antonoff is the lead singer of rock band Bleachers, and is the guitarist and drummer in the pop rock band Fun. He was pr ...
and recalibrated her musical identity from country to pop. Antonoff continued collaborating with Swift on her seventh studio album, ''Lover'' (2019), which marks her first release after leaving Big Machine for
Republic Records Republic Records is a New York City–based American record label owned by Universal Music Group (UMG). It was founded by Avery Lipman and Monte Lipman as an independent label in 1995, and was acquired by UMG in 2000. Republic was initially an ...
; ''Lover'' includes three solely-written tracks. On her 2020
alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial ...
and indie folk studio albums, ''Folklore'' and ''Evermore'', in addition to Antonoff,
Aaron Dessner Aaron Brooking Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band the National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums; a co-founder of the indie ...
of the National became a key producer and co-writer. Swift's partner
Joe Alwyn Joseph Matthew Alwyn (born 21 February 1991) is an English actor. He made his feature film debut as the titular character in Ang Lee's 2016 war drama, '' Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk,'' and has since played supporting roles in films such as ...
was co-writer and co-producer of select tracks. From April 2020, Swift has released two re-recorded albums—'' Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' and ''
Red (Taylor's Version) ''Red (Taylor's Version)'' is the second re-recorded album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Released via Republic Records on November 12, 2021, as a part of Swift's countermeasure against the purchase of the masters of her back cata ...
''—to claim ownership of the masters of her Big Machine-released albums. Each of the re-recorded albums includes "from the Vault" unreleased songs Swift had written but excluded from the original releases' track lists. One such song, " All Too Well (10 minute version)", is the unabridged version of the previously-released " All Too Well". Swift's tenth original studio album, ''
Midnights ''Midnights'' is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 21, 2022, via Republic Records. Announced at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards, the album marks Swift's first body of new work since her 2020 ...
'', features Antonoff as the main collaborator and Dessner as the co-writer and co-producer for select bonus tracks. In addition to solo material, Swift has recorded two songs as featured artist without a writing credit: "
Highway Don't Care "Highway Don't Care" is a song recorded by American country music singer Tim McGraw and singer-songwriter Taylor Swift on vocals, featuring Keith Urban on guitar. It was released to US country radio on March 25, 2013, as the third single from Mc ...
" (
Tim McGraw Samuel Timothy McGraw (born May 1, 1967) is an American country singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. He has released 16 studio albums (11 for Curb Records, four for Big Machine Records and one for Arista Nashville). 10 of those album ...
, 2013) and "Birch" (
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, 2021). She has written songs for film soundtracks including ''Valentine's Day'' (2010), ''The Hunger Games'' (2012), ''Fifty Shades Darker'' (2017), ''Cats'' (2019), and ''Where the Crawdads Sing'' (2022). Some tracks written by Swift were released as standalone singles for her other projects, such as the Christmas single "
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" (2019) and the track " Only the Young" (2020) for her documentary ''
Miss Americana ''Miss Americana'' (also known as ''Taylor Swift: Miss Americana'') is a 2020 American documentary film that follows singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and her life over the course of several years of her career. It was directed by Lana Wilson, prod ...
''. Among tracks she wrote for other artists are " Best Days of Your Life" (
Kellie Pickler Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television personality. Pickler gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of ''American Idol'' and finished in sixth place. In 2006, she signed ...
), "
This Is What You Came For "This Is What You Came For" is a song by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris and Barbadian singer Rihanna. It was released on 29 April 2016, through Columbia Records and Westbury Road. American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, initially credited with th ...
" ( Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna), and " Better Man" (
Little Big Town Little Big Town is an American country music vocal group from Homewood, Alabama. Founded in 1998, the group has comprised the same four members since its founding: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman (née Roads), Phillip Sweet, and Jimi Westbr ...
).


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