Speak Now World Tour – Live
Speak Now World Tour – Live is the first live album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on November 21, 2011, by Big Machine Records. It consists of two components: an audio CD and a visual accompaniment either on DVD or Blu-ray. Recorded on Swift's Speak Now World Tour, which she embarked on to support her third studio album Speak Now, the live album consists of songs and performances on various dates.
Speak Now World Tour – Live
November 21, 2011
- 79:03 (audio)
- 139:29 (video)
Ryan Polito
Taylor Swift
The 16-track CD is made up of live recordings of all Speak Now tracks on the standard edition save for two—"Never Grow Up" and "Innocent", and the deluxe edition track "Ours". Additionally, it includes three covers of pop songs of other artists—"Drops of Jupiter" (Train), "Bette Davis Eyes" (Kim Carnes), and "I Want You Back" (the Jackson 5). Swift's single "Back to December" was performed as part of a medley with OneRepublic's "Apologize" and her own "You're Not Sorry" from her 2008 album Fearless. The DVD or Blu-ray contains bonus performances of Swift's other songs not from Speak Now and video recordings of Swift's rehearsals for the tour and personal life.
In Brazil, Speak Now World Tour – Live was supported by the digital single "Long Live" featuring the Brazilian singer Paula Fernandes, which reached the top 10 on the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay chart. Music critics praised the live album for showcasing Swift's stage persona and showmanship, but considered it too long and took issue with her live vocals as weak and strained. In the United States, the album peaked at number 11 on the Billboard 200 and has sold 368,000 copies as of July 2019. Speak Now World Tour – Live additionally entered the top 30 on charts in Australia, where it was certified triple platinum, as well as Canada, and Japan.
Commercial performance[edit]
Speak Now World Tour – Live debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart with 77,000 copies sold first-week.[26] It also debuted at number two on the Top Country Albums chart, the highest debut of the week.[27] As of July 2019, the album has sold 368,000 copies in the US.[28] The album peaked at number 16 on the Australian albums chart[29] and entered the top 30 on albums charts in Canada[30] and Japan.[31] In Australia, it additionally peaked atop the country-music albums chart,[32] and the DVD, which peaked at number five,[33] was certified triple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) in 2014.[34] Two of the tracks appeared on charts. The live recording of "Drops of Jupiter" peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart,[35] number 22 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart,[36] and number 74 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart.[37] The medley "Back to December / Apologize / You're Not Sorry" also peaked at number 45 on the Country Digital Song Sales chart.[36]
In the United Kingdom, Speak Now World Tour – Live initially peaked at number 14 on the Official Charts Company's UK Music Video Chart in 2011.[38] In 2023, the live album resurged in popularity and peaked atop the UK Music Video Chart dated July 30, 2023.[39]