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"I Almost Do"
Song by Taylor Swift
from the album Red
ReleasedOctober 22, 2012 (2012-10-22)
GenreCountry pop
Length4:04
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)Taylor Swift
Producer(s)

"I Almost Do" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album, Red (2012). Produced by both Swift and Nathan Chapman, "I Almost Do" is...

Following a dispute with her former label Big Machine, Swift rerecorded the song as "I Almost Do (Taylor's Version)" for her second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version).

Background

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Swift released her third studio album, Speak Now, in October 2010.[1] She wrote the album by herself and co-produced it with Nathan Chapman.[2][3] Speak Now was similar to Swift's previous album, Fearless (2008), in its country pop production style.[4][5]

Lyrics and composition

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"I Almost Do" is a mid-tempo country-pop ballad[6][7] self-written by Taylor Swift.[8] The song speaks of a person who attempts to reconnect with an ex through the phone, but does not, as she is not able to "risk another goodbye".[9]

References

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  1. ^ Willman, Chris (October 19, 2010). "Album Review: Taylor Swift's Speak Now". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Bernstein, Jonathan (November 18, 2020). "500 Greatest Albums: Taylor Swift Looks Back on Her 'Only True Breakup Album' Red". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 25, 2020.
  3. ^ Tingen, Paul (February 2011). "Taylor Swift Speak Now". Sound on Sound. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 9, 2021.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Speak Now – Taylor Swift". AllMusic. Archived from the original on November 5, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Moser, John J. (October 30, 2010). "Maybe It Wasn't Time for Taylor Swift to Speak Now". The Morning Call. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2021.
  6. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (September 8, 2020). "Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness". NME. Archived from the original on July 24, 2021. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
  7. ^ Staff, Billboard (October 19, 2012). "Taylor Swift, 'Red': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  8. ^ Pascual, Danielle (January 25, 2022). "Here's Every Song Taylor Swift Wrote On Her Own". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2024.
  9. ^ Staff, Billboard (October 19, 2012). "Taylor Swift, 'Red': Track-By-Track Review". Billboard. Retrieved June 26, 2024.