"You All Over Me"
Digital edition cover of "You All Over Me"
Promotional single by Taylor Swift featuring Maren Morris
from the album Fearless (Taylor's Version)
Written2005
ReleasedMarch 26, 2021 (2021-03-26)
Genre
Length3:40
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
  • Taylor Swift
  • Scooter Carusoe
Producer(s)
Lyric video
"You All Over Me" on YouTube

"You All Over Me"[lower-alpha 1] is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring the American singer Maren Morris. Swift wrote the song with Scooter Carusoe in 2005 and intended to include it in her second studio album, Fearless (2008). Although the track did not make the cut, it was produced by Swift and Aaron Dessner for Swift's first re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021), which is the re-recording of Fearless. Republic Records released "You All Over Me" for download and streaming on March 26, 2021, via Republic Records.

"You All Over Me" is an understated country, country pop, and roots rock ballad driven by acoustic guitars and a harmonica. Its lyrics describe the inability to move on from a past romantic relationship. Music critics commended the country production and Swift's songwriting for displaying a mature and authentic lyricism. The song peaked at number 35 on the Billboard Global 200 and charted in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Background and release

On February 11, 2021, following the dispute regarding the rights to the masters of her first six studio albums, Swift announced that the first of her re-recorded albums, Fearless (Taylor's Version), a re-recording of Swift's 2008 album Fearless, would be released on April 9, 2021. Alongside the announcement, Swift revealed she would release six songs that did not make the 2008 album, all dubbed "from the Vault".[5] Swift explained several reasons for the scrapping of the vault tracks, including not wanting too many breakup or down-tempo songs on the album, and the limitations of how many songs could fit on CDs in 2008.[6] Swift originally wrote "You All Over Me" with Scooter Carusoe in 2005.[2] A demo recording of "You All Over Me" had previously been leaked online in 2017.[7]

On March 24, 2021, Swift announced that one of the scrapped songs, titled "You All Over Me" featuring vocals from American singer Maren Morris, would be released on March 26, 2021.[8][2][9] On the next day, March 25, a snippet of the song was played on Good Morning America.[2] The song was released on March 26 alongside a lyric video and "Love Story (Taylor's Version) - Elvira Remix", a dance remix of "Love Story (Taylor's Version)".[10] "You All Over Me" was also included in Fearless (Taylor's Version): The From the Vault Chapter, a streaming compilation released by Swift on May 26, 2021, alongside the five other vault songs from the album.[11] On the June 3, 2023, show in Chicago as part of the Eras Tour, Swift performed "You All Over Me" with Morris as a "surprise song".[12]

Composition and lyrics

"You All Over Me" was written by Swift and Scooter Carusoe in 2005, and was intended for the original Fearless, before being scrapped.[2] The song was produced by Swift and Aaron Dessner, a producer who had worked with Swift on her 2020 albums Folklore and Evermore.[1][13] American singer and songwriter Maren Morris is featured as a background vocalist.[2] Musically, it is an acoustic, understated country,[14] country pop,[15] and roots rock ballad.[16] The instrumentation incorporates hushed percussion, a looping sequence of synth drums at the beginning,[17] propelling fiddles and guitars.[15] Lyrically, the track details Swift's inability to move on from a lover, constantly being reeled back in to the memories of the relationship.[7] The lyric "The way the tires turn stone on old county roads / They leave it muddy underneath, reminds me of you" details the messy trail left by the ending of a relationship. Some critics commented that "You All Over Me", particularly the lyric " 'Cause no amount of freedom gets you clean", served as a prequel to "Clean", the concluding track from Swift's 2014 album 1989, in which she describes finally feeling free of a romantic relationship.[18][19] The song concludes with Swift accepting the end of the relationship: "I lived, and I learned / And found out what it was to turn around / And see that we / Were never really meant to be."[7]

Critical reception

Critics praised "You All Over Me" for its authenticity and Swift's return to her country roots. Ellie Bate, writing for BuzzFeed News, described the song as a "cozy, nostalgic trip down memory lane", highlighted the similarities between the opening line and the opening line of the title track of Fearless ("There's something bout the way / The street looks when it's just rained"), and noted the fact that both lines reference rain on a sidewalk.[6] Writing for NME, Hannah Mylrea rated the song 4 out of 5 stars and described it as "a time capsule of the Fearless era" and "musical déjà vu", comparing the song to other Fearless tracks "Come In with the Rain" and "Forever & Always". Mylrea mentioned that Dessner's production of the song "runs the Fearless soundscape through a delicate Folklore-era filter", going on to compare the opening line of the song to Swift's "The Last Great American Dynasty" and highlighting its similarities to Folklore and Evermore.[15]

Several critics, such as Jason Lipshutz of Billboard, highlighted how the detailed lyrics and complex emotional narrative "You All Over Me" demonstrate "what set the singer-songwriter apart at a young age."[20] Chris Willman of Yahoo! Entertainment praised the sentimental and metaphorical lyrics as a reminder of "how almost-fully-formed as a song stylist" Swift is and praising the abrasive but subliminal production. Willman further highlighted how the song was written when Swift was high school student, exhibiting Swift's long-term strength as a songwriter.[18] Jackson Langford of MTV described the song's production and lyrics as "magical" and "intimate", comparing it to that of her alternative/folk albums Folklore and Evermore (both 2020), though felt that more country influence would have benefited the song.[21] In a review of Fearless (Taylor's Version), Kitty Empire, writing for The Guardian, described the vault tracks as "something of a mixed bag" but picked out "You All Over Me" as a highlight, describing its nostalgic country sound as "rewarding."[19]

Commercial performance

On the issue dated April 9, 2021, "You All Over Me" debuted at number 51 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Swift's 130th Hot 100 entry, extending her record as the female artist with the most songs on the chart. It also entered the Billboard Hot Country Songs at number six, scoring Swift her 25th top 10 entry on the chart and Morris's seventh; it was also the second consecutive single from Fearless (Taylor's Version) to land inside the top-10, after "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" debuted at number one. "You All Over Me" collected 9.2 million streams and sold 12,000 digital downloads in its first week, debuting atop both the Country Digital Song Sales and Country Streaming Songs charts. It is Swift's record-extending 16th chart-topper on the former and Morris's fourth.[22] On the Rolling Stone Top 100, it debuted at number 26, selling 76,100 units and garnering 8.3 million streams in its first week;[23] the next week, it fell to number 95[24] but rose to number 48 following the release of Fearless (Taylor's Version).[25] The song also achieved success internationally, reaching number 52 on the UK Singles Chart, 35 on both the Billboard Global 200 and on the Irish Top 50 Singles charts, 34 on the Australian Top 100 Singles Chart, and 29 on the Canadian Hot 100.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Tidal.[4]

  • Taylor Swift – vocals, songwriting, production
  • Maren Morris – featured artist, backing vocals
  • Aaron Dessner – production, record engineering, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, drum programming, electric guitar, engineering, keyboards, percussion, piano, synthesizer
  • Scooter Carusoe – songwriting
  • Eric Slick – drums
  • Josh Kaufman – electric guitar, harmonica
  • Bella Blasko – engineering, record engineering
  • Jonathan Low – engineering, mixing
  • Randy Merrill – mastering
  • Christopher Rowe – vocal engineering
  • Greg Kurstin – vocal engineering
  • Julian Burg – vocal engineering

Charts

Chart performance for "You All Over Me"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[26] 34
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[27] 29
Global 200 (Billboard)[28] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 35
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[30] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[31] 52
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 51
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[33] 6
US Rolling Stone Top 100[23] 26

Release history

List of release dates and formats for "You All Over Me"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various March 26, 2021 Republic [3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Alternate versions of the title include "You All Over Me (From the Vault)"[1][2] and "You All Over Me (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault)".[3][4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kaufman, Gil (March 24, 2021). "Taylor Swift Announces New Song 'You All Over Me (From The Vault)': Here's When It's Dropping". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Bernabe, Angeline Jane (March 25, 2021). "'GMA' gets exclusive sneak peek at Taylor Swift's 'You All Over Me (From the Vault)'". Good Morning America. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  3. 1 2 "You All Over Me (feat. Maren Morris) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) digital single". Taylor Swift Official Store. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 "Credits / You All Over Me (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) / Taylor Swift & Maren Morris". Tidal. Archived from the original on March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  5. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (February 11, 2021). "Taylor Swift Announces Re-Recorded 'Fearless' Album, 'Love Story' Single Drop". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 14, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  6. 1 2 Bate, Ellie (March 26, 2021). "Taylor Swift Dropped The First Previously Unreleased Track From "Fearless" And It's A Cozy Trip Down Memory Lane". BuzzFeed News. Archived from the original on March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  7. 1 2 3 Burgos, Jenzia (March 25, 2021). "Taylor Swift's 'You All Over Me' Gives The Best Advice For Dealing With Exes". StyleCaster. Archived from the original on March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
  8. ↑ Michallon, Clémence (March 24, 2021). "Taylor Swift to release unheard re-recorded song tomorrow". The Independent. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  9. ↑ Haylock, Zoe (March 24, 2021). "Taylor Swift Recruits Maren Morris for a New Unreleased Song From Fearless". Vulture. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  10. ↑ Kaufman, Gil (March 26, 2021). "Taylor Swift Surprise Releases Dancefloor 'Elvira Remix' of 'Love Story'". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Fearless (Taylor's Version): The From The Vault Chapter - EP". Apple Music. May 26, 2021. Archived from the original on May 26, 2021. Retrieved May 31, 2021.
  12. ↑ Iasimone, Ashley (June 4, 2023). "All the Surprise Songs Taylor Swift Has Performed on The Eras Tour (So Far)". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 19, 2023. Retrieved June 4, 2023.
  13. ↑ Shaffer, Claire (December 18, 2020). "Aaron Dessner on How His Collaborative Chemistry With Taylor Swift Led to 'Evermore'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on February 22, 2021. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  14. ↑ Mamo, Heran (March 26, 2021). "Taylor Swift Releases 'You All Over Me (From the Vault)': Stream It Now". Billboard. Archived from the original on March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 Mylrea, Hannah (March 26, 2021). "Taylor Swift – 'You All Over Me (From The Vault)' review: a time capsule". NME. Archived from the original on March 27, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
  16. ↑ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (April 9, 2021). "Taylor Swift Revisits Her Past". Financial Times. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved March 15, 2023.
  17. ↑ Horton, Ross (April 9, 2021). "Taylor Swift reclaims her pivotal moment by breathing new life into Fearless". The Line of Best Fit. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  18. 1 2 Willman, Chris (March 26, 2021). "Taylor Swift Gets Young, and Gets Un-'Clean,' in New Bonus Track 'You All Over Me': Song Review". Yahoo! Entertainment. Yahoo!. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  19. 1 2 Empire, Kitty (April 10, 2021). "Taylor Swift: Fearless (Taylor's Version) review – a labour of revenge, but also of love". The Guardian. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  20. ↑ Lipshutz, Jason (April 9, 2021). "Every 'From The Vault' Song Ranked on Taylor Swift's 'Fearless (Taylor's Version)': Critic's Picks". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  21. ↑ Langford, Jackson (April 15, 2021). "Every Taylor Swift 'From The Vault' Song, Ranked". MTV. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved June 5, 2021.
  22. ↑ Asker, Jim (April 6, 2021). "Taylor Swift Scores 25th Hot Country Songs Top 10 With 'You All Over Me'". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
  23. 1 2 "Top 100 Popular Songs". Rolling Stone. March 26, 2021. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
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  26. ↑ "Glass Animals make it six weeks at #1 on ARIA Singles Chart with Heat Waves". Australian Recording Industry Association. April 2, 2021. Archived from the original on April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  27. ↑ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  28. ↑ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  30. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. April 5, 2021. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  31. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  32. ↑ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
  33. ↑ "Taylor Swift Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
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