Fifteen (song)

"Fifteen" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift. The song is about heartbreak at age 15, being sad and coping with it. This single was a moderate hit in the United States. The release date was September 2009.

"Fifteen"
Single by Taylor Swift
from Fearless"
ReleasedAugust 31, 2009 (2009-08-31)
Recorded2008
StudioBlackbird (Nashville)
Genre
Length4:54
LabelBig Machine
Songwriter(s)Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
Taylor Swift singles chronology
""You Belong with Me"
(2009)
Fifteen ""Two Is Better Than One"
(2009)
"Fifteen" at YouTube

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes of Fearless[1]

  • Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriter, producer
  • Nathan Chapman – producer
  • Drew Bollman – assistant mixer
  • Chad Carlson – recording engineer
  • Justin Niebank – mixer

Accolades

Accolades for "Fifteen"
Year Organization Award Result Ref.
2010 BMI Awards Award-Winning Songs Won [2]
Publisher of the Year Won
MTV Video Music Awards Best Female Video Nominated [3]
Teen Choice Awards Choice Country Song Won [4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Fifteen"
Chart (2009–2010) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[5] 48
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[6] 19
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadaac 21
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadachrtop40 10
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadacountry 4
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadahotac 8
Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard)[7] 35
US Billboard Hot 100[8] 23
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[9] 12
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[10] 16
US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] 7
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[12] 10
US Pop 100 (Billboard)[13] 55

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Fifteen"
Chart (2010) Position
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 28

Fifteen (song) Media

References

  1. Fearless (CD liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2008. 
  2. "Taylor Swift, Liz Rose, Billy Sherrill & More Honored at 2010 BMI Country Music Awards". Broadcast Music, Inc. November 10, 2010. Archived from the original on January 9, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  3. "2010 MTV Video Music Awards — Highlights, Winners, Performers and Photos from the 2010 MTV VMAs". MTV. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved January 25, 2015.
  4. Finn, Natalie (August 8, 2010). "Vampires Don't Suck at Teen Choice Awards (Neither Do Justin Bieber, Sandra Bullock or the Kardashians)". E!. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
  5. "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Swift – Fifteen". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  6. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift/Taylor+Swift/chart?f=793 Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  7. "Taylor Swift Chart History (Mexico Ingles Airplay)". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/min/. Retrieved June 3, 2024. 
  8. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift/Taylor+Swift/chart?f=379 Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  9. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift/Taylor+Swift/chart?f=341 Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  10. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift/Taylor+Swift/chart?f=343 Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  11. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift/Taylor+Swift/chart?f=357 Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Country Songs for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  12. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift/Taylor+Swift/chart?f=381 Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  13. "Taylor Swift – Billboard Singles". AllMusic. Archived from the original on December 28, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2010.
  14. "Adult Contemporary Songs: 2010 Year-End Charts". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2010/hot-adult-contemporary-songs. Retrieved July 28, 2015.