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"Mr. Perfectly Fine" is 4 minutes and 37 seconds long.<ref name=":4" /> Swift produced the song with [[Jack Antonoff]], who recorded it with Laura Sisk at [[Conway Recording Studios]] in Los Angeles, [[Electric Lady Studios]] in New York City, and Rough Customer Studio in [[Brooklyn]]. [[Christopher Rowe (record producer)|Christopher Rowe]] recorded Swift's vocals at Kitty Committee Studio in London and Antonoff provided [[Programming (music)|programming]] and background vocals. Antonoff played acoustic, [[Bass guitar|bass]], and [[electric guitar]]s, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[modular synthesizer]]s, and [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Evan Smith (musician)|Evan Smith]] played [[saxophone]]s and [[synthesizer]]s, [[Michael Riddleberger]] played percussion, [[Mikey Freedom Hart]] played [[Twelve-string guitar|12-string]], electric, and [[pedal steel guitar]]s, and [[Hammond B-3]], and [[Sean Hutchinson]] played drums. The song was [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]] and [[Mastering (audio)|mastered]] by [[Randy Merrill]] at Sterling Sound in [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]].<ref name="LinerNotes" />
"Mr. Perfectly Fine" is 4 minutes and 37 seconds long.<ref name=":4" /> Swift produced the song with [[Jack Antonoff]], who recorded it with Laura Sisk at [[Conway Recording Studios]] in Los Angeles, [[Electric Lady Studios]] in New York City, and Rough Customer Studio in [[Brooklyn]]. [[Christopher Rowe (record producer)|Christopher Rowe]] recorded Swift's vocals at Kitty Committee Studio in London and Antonoff provided [[Programming (music)|programming]] and background vocals. Antonoff played acoustic, [[Bass guitar|bass]], and [[electric guitar]]s, [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[modular synthesizer]]s, and [[Percussion instrument|percussion]], [[Evan Smith (musician)|Evan Smith]] played [[saxophone]]s and [[synthesizer]]s, [[Michael Riddleberger]] played percussion, [[Mikey Freedom Hart]] played [[Twelve-string guitar|12-string]], electric, and [[pedal steel guitar]]s, and [[Hammond B-3]], and [[Sean Hutchinson]] played drums. The song was [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]] by [[Serban Ghenea]] at MixStar Studios in [[Virginia Beach, Virginia|Virginia Beach]] and [[Mastering (audio)|mastered]] by [[Randy Merrill]] at Sterling Sound in [[Edgewater, New Jersey|Edgewater]].<ref name="LinerNotes" />


"Mr. Perfectly Fine" has an upbeat and [[midtempo]] production with an acoustic instrumental.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Moulton |first=Katie |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Honors Her Own Vision on ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' {{!}} Review |url=https://consequence.net/2021/04/album-review-taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Kisses Off 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' in Latest 'From the Vault' Release: Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9552574/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410144718/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9552574/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine/ |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Critics generally categorized the song as a [[pop rock]] tune,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift – ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' Review: A Celebration of Self |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review-2916595 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113083030/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review-2916595 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2021 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's Re-recording Is a Thrilling Timewarp |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/04/taylor-swifts-fearless-taylors-version-review/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |author-link=Neil McCormick |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Copies Her Younger Self – and She Sounds Even More ''Fearless'' Today |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/taylor-swift-copies-younger-self-sounds-even-fearless-today/ |access-date=April 5, 2021 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> while Madeline Crone of ''[[American Songwriter]]'' believed that it featured the [[country pop]] production she thought defined the original ''Fearless''.<ref name=":3" /> Lucy Habron of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' believed that the song was "pure [[Pop music|pop]]".<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Harbor |first=Lucy |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift - ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref> Other critics believed it evoked styles of [[Country music|country]], pop, and [[Rock music|rock]]. In ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Claire Shaffer wrote that the track mixed country and pop with elements of rock.<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Releases New 'Fearless' Vault Song 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-fearless-vault-song-1152044/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410125905/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-fearless-vault-song-1152044/ |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''{{'s}} Horton Ross said that it featured a little bit of both country and [[rock and roll]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Horton |first=Ross |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Reclaims Her Pivotal Moment by Breathing New Life into ''Fearless'' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-album-review |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stated that the song had similarities with ''Fearless'' and ''[[Speak Now]]'' (2010), highlighting the country pop-styled drums.<ref name=":6">{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=John |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Every 'From the Vault' Song Ranked on Taylor Swift's ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'': Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9554129/taylor-swift-fearless-from-the-vault-songs-ranked/ |access-date=May 22, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> For ''[[The Independent]]'', Alexandra Pollard thought it evoked "late-[[Noughties]] country-pop".<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Pollard |first=Alexandra |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Review, ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' – Wisely Not Trying to Rewrite History |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-review-taylors-version-b1828897.html |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> Jordan Moreau from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said the song recalled the country pop aesthetic of ''Fearless''.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Drops New Song 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' Ahead of ''Fearless'' Re-release |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-new-song-mr-perfectly-fine-1234945645/ |access-date=April 13, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>
"Mr. Perfectly Fine" has an upbeat and [[midtempo]] production with an acoustic instrumental.<ref name=":17">{{Cite web |last=Moulton |first=Katie |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Honors Her Own Vision on ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' {{!}} Review |url=https://consequence.net/2021/04/album-review-taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]}}</ref><ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |last=Kaufman |first=Gil |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Kisses Off 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' in Latest 'From the Vault' Release: Listen |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9552574/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410144718/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9552574/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine/ |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 10, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Critics generally categorized the song as a [[pop rock]] tune,<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Mylrea |first=Hannah |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift – ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' Review: A Celebration of Self |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review-2916595 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113083030/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review-2916595 |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |access-date=May 22, 2021 |website=[[NME]]}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite web |last=Olivier |first=Bobby |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's Re-recording Is a Thrilling Timewarp |url=https://www.spin.com/2021/04/taylor-swifts-fearless-taylors-version-review/ |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]}}</ref><ref name=":9">{{Cite news |last=McCormick |first=Neil |author-link=Neil McCormick |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Copies Her Younger Self – and She Sounds Even More ''Fearless'' Today |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/what-to-listen-to/taylor-swift-copies-younger-self-sounds-even-fearless-today/ |access-date=April 5, 2021 |work=[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]] |issn=0307-1235}}</ref> while Madeline Crone of ''[[American Songwriter]]'' believed that it featured the [[country pop]] production she thought defined the original ''Fearless''.<ref name=":3" /> Lucy Habron of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' believed that the song was "pure [[Pop music|pop]]".<ref name=":10">{{Cite web |last=Harbor |first=Lucy |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift - ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |access-date=April 12, 2021 |website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]}}</ref> Other critics believed it evoked styles of [[Country music|country]], pop, and [[Rock music|rock]]. In ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Claire Shaffer wrote that the track mixed country and pop with elements of rock.<ref name="RS">{{cite magazine |last=Shaffer |first=Claire |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Releases New 'Fearless' Vault Song 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-fearless-vault-song-1152044/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410125905/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-fearless-vault-song-1152044/ |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2021 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]}}</ref> ''[[The Line of Best Fit]]''{{'s}} Horton Ross said that it featured a little bit of both country and [[rock and roll]].<ref name=":11">{{Cite web |last=Horton |first=Ross |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Reclaims Her Pivotal Moment by Breathing New Life into ''Fearless'' |url=https://www.thelineofbestfit.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-album-review |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[The Line of Best Fit]]}}</ref> Jason Lipshutz of ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' stated that the song had similarities with ''Fearless'' and ''[[Speak Now]]'' (2010), highlighting the country pop-styled drums.<ref name=":6">{{Cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=John |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Every 'From the Vault' Song Ranked on Taylor Swift's ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'': Critic's Picks |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9554129/taylor-swift-fearless-from-the-vault-songs-ranked/ |access-date=May 22, 2021 |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> For ''[[The Independent]]'', Alexandra Pollard thought it evoked "late-[[Noughties]] country-pop".<ref name=":12">{{Cite web |last=Pollard |first=Alexandra |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Review, ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' – Wisely Not Trying to Rewrite History |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/taylor-swift-fearless-review-taylors-version-b1828897.html |access-date=April 5, 2024 |website=[[The Independent]]}}</ref> Jordan Moreau from ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' said the song recalled the country pop aesthetic of ''Fearless''.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Moreau |first=Jordan |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift Drops New Song 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' Ahead of ''Fearless'' Re-release |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/taylor-swift-new-song-mr-perfectly-fine-1234945645/ |access-date=April 13, 2024 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref>


In the lyrics, a narrator experiences heartbreak after a fallout with a lover she thought was the ideal figure for her.<ref name="RS" /><ref name=":7" /> The song uses [[Word play|wordplay]] to describe the contrasting emotions between the two characters. In the [[Refrain|chorus]], the narrator recalls the tumultuous feelings the former lover gave her ("I've been Miss Misery since your goodbye") and displays him as indifferent of the situation ("And you're Mr. 'Perfectly fine").<ref name="RS" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Alyssa |date=2021-04-07 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' Lyrics Seem to be Her Most Brutal Joe Jonas Breakup Song |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a36049994/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-meaning-joe-jonas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215255/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a36049994/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-meaning-joe-jonas/ |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=2021-05-31 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Later in the song, she discovers that he has a new lover and tries to ignore it, but she ultimately says that he will miss her and be too late when he realizes.<ref name="Billboard" /> A few critics highlighted the lyric, "Mr. casually cruel", to resemble the lyric "So casually cruel in the name of being honest" in "[[All Too Well]]" from Swift's 2012 album ''[[Red (Taylor Swift album)|Red]]''.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="EOnline">{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jess |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's Vault Song "Mr. Perfectly Fine" Is Here and We're So Not Fine |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1256310/taylor-swifts-vault-song-mr-perfectly-fine-is-here-and-were-so-not-fine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410125905/https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1256310/taylor-swifts-vault-song-mr-perfectly-fine-is-here-and-were-so-not-fine |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2021 |website=[[E! Online]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dodson|first=P. Claire|date=April 7, 2021|title=Taylor Swift's "Mr. Perfectly Fine" Lyrics Use a Line From "All Too Well"|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/taylor-swifts-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-use-a-line-from-all-too-well/ar-BB1foOwo|access-date=2021-05-31|website=[[Teen Vogue]]|via=[[MSN]]|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213803/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/taylor-swifts-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-use-a-line-from-all-too-well/ar-BB1foOwo|url-status=live}}</ref>
In the lyrics, a narrator experiences heartbreak after a fallout with a lover she thought was the ideal figure for her.<ref name="RS" /><ref name=":7" /> The song uses [[Word play|wordplay]] to describe the contrasting emotions between the two characters. In the [[Refrain|chorus]], the narrator recalls the tumultuous feelings the former lover gave her ("I've been Miss Misery since your goodbye") and displays him as indifferent of the situation ("And you're Mr. 'Perfectly fine").<ref name="RS" /><ref name=":7" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Bailey |first=Alyssa |date=2021-04-07 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' Lyrics Seem to be Her Most Brutal Joe Jonas Breakup Song |url=https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a36049994/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-meaning-joe-jonas/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602215255/https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a36049994/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-meaning-joe-jonas/ |archive-date=June 2, 2021 |access-date=2021-05-31 |website=[[Elle (magazine)|Elle]] |language=en-US}}</ref> Later in the song, she discovers that he has a new lover and tries to ignore it, but she ultimately says that he will miss her and be too late when he realizes.<ref name="Billboard" /> A few critics highlighted the lyric, "Mr. casually cruel", to resemble the lyric "So casually cruel in the name of being honest" in "[[All Too Well]]" from Swift's 2012 album ''[[Red (Taylor Swift album)|Red]]''.<ref name=":3" /><ref name="EOnline">{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jess |date=April 7, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift's Vault Song "Mr. Perfectly Fine" Is Here and We're So Not Fine |url=https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1256310/taylor-swifts-vault-song-mr-perfectly-fine-is-here-and-were-so-not-fine |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410125905/https://www.eonline.com/ca/news/1256310/taylor-swifts-vault-song-mr-perfectly-fine-is-here-and-were-so-not-fine |archive-date=April 10, 2021 |access-date=April 7, 2021 |website=[[E! Online]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Dodson|first=P. Claire|date=April 7, 2021|title=Taylor Swift's "Mr. Perfectly Fine" Lyrics Use a Line From "All Too Well"|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/taylor-swifts-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-use-a-line-from-all-too-well/ar-BB1foOwo|access-date=2021-05-31|website=[[Teen Vogue]]|via=[[MSN]]|archive-date=June 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213803/https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/news/taylor-swifts-mr-perfectly-fine-lyrics-use-a-line-from-all-too-well/ar-BB1foOwo|url-status=live}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
== Critical reception ==
Critics considered "Mr. Perfectly Fine" a classic Swift song,<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":13" /> many of whom attributed it to the songwriting and production.<ref name="Billboard" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name="RS" /> Katie Moulton from ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'' said that the song "resurrects Swift's delightfully petty side".<ref name=":0" /> Hannah Mylrea of ''[[NME]]'' deemed it a "bop" laden with "swooning melodies and typically Swiftian lyrics".<ref name=":5" /> Bobby Olivier from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' wrote that the song is "deviously addictive" and believed the music evokes "the best of [[Kelly Clarkson]] and [[Shania Twain]]" and the lyrics' subject refreshing.<ref name=":8" /> Crone thought it "reflects her roots" with an evolved musicianship.<ref name=":3" /> Harbon stated that it was "a perfect collaboration between her old and new self" that builds her old country songwriting with the more complex compositions from her indie works.<ref name=":10" /> In the less enthusiastic review, ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''{{'s}} journalist [[Neil McCormick]] felt that it was a bit "too aggressive for [Swift's] teenage image" and songwriting.<ref name=":9" />
Critics considered "Mr. Perfectly Fine" a classic Swift song,<ref name=":11" /><ref name=":13" /> many of whom attributed it to the songwriting and production.<ref name="Billboard" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name="RS" /> Katie Moulton from ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]]'' said that the song "resurrects Swift's delightfully petty side".<ref name=":17" /> Hannah Mylrea of ''[[NME]]'' deemed it a "bop" laden with "swooning melodies and typically Swiftian lyrics".<ref name=":5" /> Bobby Olivier from ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' wrote that the song is "deviously addictive" and believed the music evokes "the best of [[Kelly Clarkson]] and [[Shania Twain]]" and the lyrics' subject refreshing.<ref name=":8" /> Crone thought it "reflects her roots" with an evolved musicianship.<ref name=":3" /> Harbon stated that it was "a perfect collaboration between her old and new self" that builds her old country songwriting with the more complex compositions from her indie works.<ref name=":10" /> In the less enthusiastic review, ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]''{{'s}} journalist [[Neil McCormick]] felt that it was a bit "too aggressive for [Swift's] teenage image" and songwriting.<ref name=":9" />


Haylock dubbed the song "a 2008 time capsule" and praised the "magic and curiosity" that was reminiscent of ''Fearless.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Haylock|first=Zoe|date=2021-04-07|title=Taylor Swift Drops 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' From the Vault, Freeing Petty Taylor|url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-from-the-vault.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409182330/https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-from-the-vault.html|archive-date=April 9, 2021|access-date=2021-04-08|website=Vulture|language=en-us}}</ref> In a ranking of all the "From the Vault" tracks of ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'', Lipshutz placed the song second and said that it "pay homage to some of Swift's grandest breakup songs".<ref name=":1" /> Pollard wrote that it allowed to release her "mortally wronged-in-love" side that "she wore so well but has quietly retired".<ref name=":12" /> [[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' believed that it had the "brighter, more direct songcraft" of the original ''Fearless'' that complements the "watercolor production" of ''Folklore''.<ref name=":13">{{Cite web|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=2021-04-10|title=Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor's Version) review – a labour of revenge, but also of love|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/10/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review|access-date=2021-05-22|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|archive-date=June 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605113720/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/10/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alexis Petridis]], also of ''The Guardian'', highlighted the "relish" in Swift's voice expressed a satisfaction that mitigates her anger.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Petridis|first=Alexis|date=2021-04-09|title=Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor's Version) review – old wounds take on new resonances|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/09/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review|access-date=2021-05-22|website=[[The Guardian]]|language=en|archive-date=April 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409103004/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/09/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review|url-status=live}}</ref> Dani Blum of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' called the song a "delightful, strumming takedown"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Dani |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor's Version) |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420200729/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=2021-05-22 |website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]] |language=en}}</ref> and Jess Cohen from ''[[E! News]]'' opined that the lyrics "don't disappoint".<ref name="EOnline" />
Zoe Haylock of ''[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]'' dubbed the song "a 2008 time capsule" and praised the "magic and curiosity" that was reminiscent of ''Fearless.''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Haylock |first=Zoe |date=April 7, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Drops 'Mr. Perfectly Fine' From the Vault, Freeing Petty Taylor |url=https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-from-the-vault.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409182330/https://www.vulture.com/2021/04/taylor-swift-mr-perfectly-fine-from-the-vault.html |archive-date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=April 8, 2021 |website=[[Vulture (website)|Vulture]]}}</ref> In a ranking of all the "From the Vault" tracks of ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'', Lipshutz placed the song second and said that it "pay homage to some of Swift's grandest breakup songs".<ref name=":6" /> Pollard wrote that it allowed to release her "mortally wronged-in-love" side that "she wore so well but has quietly retired".<ref name=":12" /> [[Kitty Empire]] of ''[[The Guardian]]'' believed that it had the "brighter, more direct songcraft" of the original ''Fearless'' that complements the "watercolor production" of her album ''[[Folklore (Taylor Swift album)|Folklore]]'' (2020).<ref name=":13">{{Cite web |last=Empire |first=Kitty |author-link=Kitty Empire |date=April 10, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift: ''Fearless (Taylor’s Version)'' Review – a Labour of Revenge, but Also of Love |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/10/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210605113720/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/10/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review |archive-date=June 5, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> [[Alexis Petridis]], also of ''The Guardian'', highlighted the "relish" in Swift's voice expressed a satisfaction that mitigates her anger.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis |date=April 9, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift: ''Fearless (Taylor’s Version)'' Review – Old Wounds Take On New Resonances |url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/09/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409103004/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/apr/09/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version-review |archive-date=April 9, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2021 |website=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> Dani Blum of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' called the song a "delightful, strumming takedown"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Blum |first=Dani |date=April 20, 2021 |title=Taylor Swift: ''Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420200729/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-fearless-taylors-version/ |archive-date=April 20, 2021 |access-date=May 22, 2021 |website=[[Pitchfork (magazine)|Pitchfork]]}}</ref> and Jess Cohen from ''[[E! News]]'' opined that the lyrics "don't disappoint".<ref name="EOnline" />


Critics have included "Mr. Perfectly Fine" in their lists of Swift's "From the Vault" tracks. It was ranked among her ten best vault tracks by Lipshutz,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Taylor’s Version' Songs: Every 'From the Vault' Track Ranked (So Far) |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-taylors-version-songs-ranked-from-the-vault/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Jack Viswanath of ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'',<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Viswanath |first=Jack |date=February 20, 2024 |title=Ranking All 26 of Taylor Swift's Vault Songs, Including ''1989 (TV)'' |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/best-taylor-swift-songs-from-the-vault-ranked |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]}}</ref> ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Lauren |last2=Wang |first2=Steffanee |date=February 20, 2024 |title=All of Taylor Swift's from the Vault Songs, Ranked |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/best-taylor-swift-from-the-vault-songs-ranked |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Cooney |first=Samantha |last2=Gutterman |first2=Annabel |last3=Mendes II |first3=Moises |last4=Sonis |first4=Rachel |date=October 25, 2023 |title=The Best Taylor Swift Vault Songs, Ranked |url=https://time.com/6327597/taylor-swift-best-vault-songs/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> and Josh Kurp of ''[[Uproxx]]''.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Kurp |first=Josh |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Every Taylor Swift 'From the Vault' (Taylor’s Version) Song, Ranked |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/taylor-swift-taylors-version-from-the-vault-songs-ranked/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref> Viswanath lauded the song as one of the "most clever, witty, and catchy songs Swift has ever written".<ref name=":14" /> ''Time'' wrote that it was "Swift at her best, enraged, snarky, and not for a moment taking herself too seriously".<ref name=":15" /> For Kurp, the song proved that they were not excluded from the original's track-list because they were not good enough.<ref name=":16" /> "Mr. Perfectly Fine" was featured in a mid-year list of the 50 best songs of 2021 by ''Billboard''; the publication commended the "bitingly clever" lyrics and "boopy" production and viewed the song as "vintage Taylor Swift that still feels fresh in 2021."<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Billboard Staff|date=June 8, 2021|title=The 50 Best Songs of 2021 So Far: Staff Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9584020/best-songs-2021-top-50/|access-date=June 16, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en}}</ref>
Critics have included "Mr. Perfectly Fine" in their lists of Swift's "From the Vault" tracks. It was ranked among her ten best vault tracks by Lipshutz,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |date=November 2, 2023 |title=Taylor Swift's 'Taylor’s Version' Songs: Every 'From the Vault' Track Ranked (So Far) |url=https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-taylors-version-songs-ranked-from-the-vault/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> Jack Viswanath of ''[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]'',<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last=Viswanath |first=Jack |date=February 20, 2024 |title=Ranking All 26 of Taylor Swift's Vault Songs, Including ''1989 (TV)'' |url=https://www.bustle.com/entertainment/best-taylor-swift-songs-from-the-vault-ranked |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Bustle (magazine)|Bustle]]}}</ref> ''[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=McCarthy |first=Lauren |last2=Wang |first2=Steffanee |date=February 20, 2024 |title=All of Taylor Swift's from the Vault Songs, Ranked |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/best-taylor-swift-from-the-vault-songs-ranked |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Nylon (magazine)|Nylon]]}}</ref> ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'',<ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Cooney |first=Samantha |last2=Gutterman |first2=Annabel |last3=Mendes II |first3=Moises |last4=Sonis |first4=Rachel |date=October 25, 2023 |title=The Best Taylor Swift Vault Songs, Ranked |url=https://time.com/6327597/taylor-swift-best-vault-songs/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]}}</ref> and Josh Kurp of ''[[Uproxx]]''.<ref name=":16">{{Cite web |last=Kurp |first=Josh |date=October 27, 2023 |title=Every Taylor Swift 'From the Vault' (Taylor’s Version) Song, Ranked |url=https://uproxx.com/pop/taylor-swift-taylors-version-from-the-vault-songs-ranked/ |access-date=April 18, 2024 |website=[[Uproxx]]}}</ref> Viswanath lauded the song as one of the "most clever, witty, and catchy songs Swift has ever written".<ref name=":14" /> ''Time'' wrote that it was "Swift at her best, enraged, snarky, and not for a moment taking herself too seriously".<ref name=":15" /> For Kurp, the song proved that they were not excluded from the original's track-list because they were not good enough.<ref name=":16" /> "Mr. Perfectly Fine" was featured in a mid-year list of the 50 best songs of 2021 by ''Billboard''; the publication commended the "bitingly clever" lyrics and "boopy" production and viewed the song as "vintage Taylor Swift that still feels fresh in 2021."<ref>{{Cite magazine|author=Billboard Staff|date=June 8, 2021|title=The 50 Best Songs of 2021 So Far: Staff Picks|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/list/9584020/best-songs-2021-top-50/|access-date=June 16, 2021|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|language=en}}</ref>

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"Mr. Perfectly Fine"
Cover artwork of "Mr. Perfectly Fine"
Promotional single by Taylor Swift
from the album Fearless (Taylor's Version)
Written2008
ReleasedApril 7, 2021 (2021-04-07)
Studio
Genre
Length4:37
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
Lyric video
"Mr. Perfectly Fine" on YouTube

"Mr. Perfectly Fine"[a] is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her first re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021). It is one of the album's "From The Vault" tracks that was intended for but excluded from her second studio album, Fearless (2008). To promote the re-recording, Republic Records released the song for download and streaming on April 7, 2021. Swift wrote "Mr. Perfectly Fine" in 2008, a track that incorporates wordplay and tells the story of a narrator's fallout with a lover she presumed was the ideal figure for her.

Produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff, "Mr. Perfectly Fine" has an upbeat and midtempo production and acoustic instrumental. Critics described its genre as pop rock and country pop. When it was released, they viewed the song as a classic Swift song and praised the lyrics and the production. Critics have ranked it highly among her "From the Vault" tracks. Commercially, "Mr. Perfectly Fine" peaked at number 30 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 19 on the Billboard Global 200. It reached the top 30 and received certifications in several countries. Swift performed the song during a Pittsburgh concert of her Eras Tour (2023–2024).

Background and release

After signing a new contract with Republic Records, Taylor Swift began re-recording her six studio albums in November 2020.[2] The decision followed a public dispute in 2019 between Swift and the talent manager Scooter Braun, who acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters of her albums which the label had released.[3][4] On February 11, 2021, Swift announced the first of her re-recorded albums, Fearless (Taylor's Version), a re-recording of her second studio album Fearless (2008).[5] The record additionally contained six previously unreleased "From the Vault" tracks, which are songs written for the original album that did not make the cut.[5][6] One such song was "Mr. Perfectly Fine", which Swift wrote in 2008 for Fearless, but ultimately excluded it from the final track-list.[7]

"Mr. Perfectly Fine" was released for download and streaming on April 7, 2021. It was the third song from Fearless (Taylor's Version) released by Republic in order to promote the album; the other two are "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" and "You All Over Me".[8] The song is listed as track number 22 on the album, which came out on April 9.[9] In the following weeks, "Mr. Perfectly Fine" was featured on the Fearless (Taylor's Version)-themed streaming compilations The Halfway Out the Door Chapter[10] and The From the Vault Chapter.[11] On June 16, 2023, Swift performed the song at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, as part of her Eras Tour (2023–2024).[12]

Composition and lyrics

"Mr. Perfectly Fine"
A pop rock and country pop song, "Mr. Perfectly Fine" features an upbeat and midtempo production and an acoustic instrumental.
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"Mr. Perfectly Fine" is 4 minutes and 37 seconds long.[9] Swift produced the song with Jack Antonoff, who recorded it with Laura Sisk at Conway Recording Studios in Los Angeles, Electric Lady Studios in New York City, and Rough Customer Studio in Brooklyn. Christopher Rowe recorded Swift's vocals at Kitty Committee Studio in London and Antonoff provided programming and background vocals. Antonoff played acoustic, bass, and electric guitars, keyboards, modular synthesizers, and percussion, Evan Smith played saxophones and synthesizers, Michael Riddleberger played percussion, Mikey Freedom Hart played 12-string, electric, and pedal steel guitars, and Hammond B-3, and Sean Hutchinson played drums. The song was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound in Edgewater.[1]

"Mr. Perfectly Fine" has an upbeat and midtempo production with an acoustic instrumental.[13][14] Critics generally categorized the song as a pop rock tune,[15][16][17] while Madeline Crone of American Songwriter believed that it featured the country pop production she thought defined the original Fearless.[8] Lucy Habron of Clash believed that the song was "pure pop".[18] Other critics believed it evoked styles of country, pop, and rock. In Rolling Stone, Claire Shaffer wrote that the track mixed country and pop with elements of rock.[19] The Line of Best Fit's Horton Ross said that it featured a little bit of both country and rock and roll.[20] Jason Lipshutz of Billboard stated that the song had similarities with Fearless and Speak Now (2010), highlighting the country pop-styled drums.[21] For The Independent, Alexandra Pollard thought it evoked "late-Noughties country-pop".[22] Jordan Moreau from Variety said the song recalled the country pop aesthetic of Fearless.[23]

In the lyrics, a narrator experiences heartbreak after a fallout with a lover she thought was the ideal figure for her.[19][23] The song uses wordplay to describe the contrasting emotions between the two characters. In the chorus, the narrator recalls the tumultuous feelings the former lover gave her ("I've been Miss Misery since your goodbye") and displays him as indifferent of the situation ("And you're Mr. 'Perfectly fine").[19][23][24] Later in the song, she discovers that he has a new lover and tries to ignore it, but she ultimately says that he will miss her and be too late when he realizes.[14] A few critics highlighted the lyric, "Mr. casually cruel", to resemble the lyric "So casually cruel in the name of being honest" in "All Too Well" from Swift's 2012 album Red.[8][25][26]

Critical reception

Critics considered "Mr. Perfectly Fine" a classic Swift song,[20][27] many of whom attributed it to the songwriting and production.[14][8][19] Katie Moulton from Consequence said that the song "resurrects Swift's delightfully petty side".[13] Hannah Mylrea of NME deemed it a "bop" laden with "swooning melodies and typically Swiftian lyrics".[15] Bobby Olivier from Spin wrote that the song is "deviously addictive" and believed the music evokes "the best of Kelly Clarkson and Shania Twain" and the lyrics' subject refreshing.[16] Crone thought it "reflects her roots" with an evolved musicianship.[8] Harbon stated that it was "a perfect collaboration between her old and new self" that builds her old country songwriting with the more complex compositions from her indie works.[18] In the less enthusiastic review, The Telegraph's journalist Neil McCormick felt that it was a bit "too aggressive for [Swift's] teenage image" and songwriting.[17]

Zoe Haylock of Vulture dubbed the song "a 2008 time capsule" and praised the "magic and curiosity" that was reminiscent of Fearless.[28] In a ranking of all the "From the Vault" tracks of Fearless (Taylor's Version), Lipshutz placed the song second and said that it "pay homage to some of Swift's grandest breakup songs".[21] Pollard wrote that it allowed to release her "mortally wronged-in-love" side that "she wore so well but has quietly retired".[22] Kitty Empire of The Guardian believed that it had the "brighter, more direct songcraft" of the original Fearless that complements the "watercolor production" of her album Folklore (2020).[27] Alexis Petridis, also of The Guardian, highlighted the "relish" in Swift's voice expressed a satisfaction that mitigates her anger.[29] Dani Blum of Pitchfork called the song a "delightful, strumming takedown"[30] and Jess Cohen from E! News opined that the lyrics "don't disappoint".[25]

Critics have included "Mr. Perfectly Fine" in their lists of Swift's "From the Vault" tracks. It was ranked among her ten best vault tracks by Lipshutz,[31] Jack Viswanath of Bustle,[32] Nylon,[33] Time,[34] and Josh Kurp of Uproxx.[35] Viswanath lauded the song as one of the "most clever, witty, and catchy songs Swift has ever written".[32] Time wrote that it was "Swift at her best, enraged, snarky, and not for a moment taking herself too seriously".[34] For Kurp, the song proved that they were not excluded from the original's track-list because they were not good enough.[35] "Mr. Perfectly Fine" was featured in a mid-year list of the 50 best songs of 2021 by Billboard; the publication commended the "bitingly clever" lyrics and "boopy" production and viewed the song as "vintage Taylor Swift that still feels fresh in 2021."[36]

Accolade

Awards and nominations for "Mr. Perfectly Fine"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2022 RTHK International Pop Poll Awards Top Ten International Gold Songs Won [37]

Commercial performance

"Mr. Perfectly Fine" debuted at number one on the Billboard Country Digital Song Sales chart dated April 17, 2021, marking Swift's 17th number one entry on the chart and replacing Swift's own "You All Over Me" from the top spot.[38][39] Upon the release of Fearless (Taylor's Version), "Mr. Perfectly Fine" skyrocketed to number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart from its debut at twenty, scoring Swift her 26th top-10 entry on the chart. The song drew 14.2 million streams in the US and topped Billboard Country Streaming Songs chart, marking Swift's fifth chart-topper. On the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, "Mr. Perfectly Fine" rose to number 30 from its debut of number 90, becoming Swift's 80th entry inside the top 40 of the chart, extending Swift's record for the most top-40 entries among women.[40] It debuted at number 78 on the Rolling Stone Top 100, a competitor to the Hot 100,[41] collecting 4.4 million streams and selling 42,700 units in less than two days of tracking.[42] In the next week, following the release of Fearless (Taylor's Version), the song jumped to number 11, selling 106,800 units and garnering 12.7 million streams.[43]

On the Canadian Hot 100, "Mr. Perfectly Fine" debuted at 82 on the issue dated April 17, 2021,[44] and rose to number 23 in the next week,[45] ultimately spending 4 weeks on the chart.[46] Similarly, on the Billboard Global 200, it jumped from its debut of number 114[47] to its peak of number 19.[48] It debuted at number 11 in Singapore, 15 in Ireland, 19 in Australia, 24 in Belgium, 25 in New Zealand, and 30 in the United Kingdom.

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Fearless (Taylor's Version).[1]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "Mr. Perfectly Fine"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[65] Platinum 70,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[66] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates and formats for "Mr. Perfectly Fine"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various April 7, 2021
Republic [67][68]

Notes

  1. ^ Subtitled as "(From the Vault)".[1]

References

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