Picture to Burn

Single infobox
Name = Picture to Burn


Caption =
Artist = Taylor Swift
from Album = Taylor Swift
Released = start date|2008|01
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Country pop, pop rock
Length = 2:57 (Album Version)
2:55 (Radio Edit)
2:55 (Rock Version)
2:40 (Acoustic Version)
Writer = Taylor Swift, Liz Rose
Label = Big Machine
Producer = Nathan Chapman
Certification = Gold (RIAA)
Last single = "Our Song"
(2007)
This single = "Picture to Burn"
(2008)
Next single = "Should've Said No"
(2008)
Misc = External music video|" [http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/215750/picture-to-burn.jhtml Picture to Burn] " at CMT.com"Picture to Burn" is the title of a single co-written and recorded by American country pop artist Taylor Swift. Released in January 2008 as the fourth single from Swift's self-titled debut album, it is also that album's fourth consecutive Top Ten hit, having reached a peak of #3 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Songs charts.

Content

The lyrics describe Taylor's dissatisfaction with her ex-boyfriend (whom she describes as "just another picture to burn"), and her plans to seek revenge on him. The official single release contains the radio edit, which replaced the line "That's fine, I'll tell mine you're gay" with "That's fine, you won't mind if I say". This version was used on the March 2008 re-release.cite web |url=http://www.the9513.com/taylor-swift-picture-to-burn/ |title=Taylor Swift - "Picture to Burn" |accessdate=2008-07-29 |last=Vercher |first=Brady |date=2008-01-26 |work=The 9513]

Track listing

Promotional US CD Single

# "Picture to Burn" (Radio Edit) - 2:55
# "Picture to Burn" (Album Version) - 2:57
# "I'm Only Me When I'm with You" - 3:36

Music video

As in Swift's other videos for single releases, "Picture to Burn"'s music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy.cite web|title=Videos: Taylor Swift, "Picture To Burn"|url=http://www.cmt.com/videos/taylor-swift/215750/picture-to-burn.jhtml|work=CMT.com|accessdate=2008-03-18] The music video starts off with Swift and a friend (played by one of her real life friends, Abigail) [http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1585582/taylor-swift-shares-story-and-success-of-award-winning-our-song.jhtml Taylor Swift Shares Story and Success of Award-Winning "Our Song"] ] looking at a picture of Swift and her ex-boyfriend, before sitting in their car and spying on him and his new girlfriend. Swift begins daydreaming about trashing her ex-boyfriend's house, then burns the picture. In an interview with CMT, Swift stated, "The storyline of the video is, if you break up with me, my band will ransack your house." (The video uses the radio edit version of the song.)The video is very similar to Kelly Clarkson's video for Since U Been Gone.

Chart performance

The following chart denotes the song's chart positions on the major North American singles charts.

References