You All Over Me

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"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)
StudioLong Pond (Hudson Valley)
Genre
Length3:40
LabelRepublic
Songwriter(s)
  • Taylor Swift
  • Scooter Carusoe
Producer(s)
Lyric video
"You All Over Me" on
YouTube

"You All Over Me"

re-recording, Fearless (Taylor's Version). Republic Records released "You All Over Me" for download and streaming
on March 26, 2021.

"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

After signing a new contract with

Love Story (Taylor's Version)", a re-recording from one of the original album's tracks.[6]

On March 24, 2021, Swift announced the first "From the Vault" track from Fearless (Taylor's Version), titled "You All Over Me", and that it features the American singer Maren Morris.[7][8] Swift originally wrote the song with Scooter Carusoe in 2005,[9] and a demo recording of it had previously been leaked online in 2017.[10] On March 25, 2021, a snippet of the song was played on Good Morning America.[9] It was released the next day alongside a dance remix of "Love Story (Taylor's Version)".[11] "You All Over Me" is listed as track 21 on the album, which came out on April 9, 2021.[12] On May 26, it was included on the streaming compilation, Fearless (Taylor's Version): The From the Vault Chapter, which features the five other "From the Vault" songs from the album.[13] 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".[14]

Composition and lyrics

"You All Over Me" is 3 minutes and 40 seconds long.

high string guitars, keyboards, piano, percussion, and synthesizers. Other musicians on the song are Jonathan Kaufman (electric guitar, harmonica) and Eric Stick (drums). It was mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach and mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound in Edgewater.[1]

Musically, it is an acoustic, understated

1989, in which she describes finally feeling free of a romantic relationship.[19][20] 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."[10]

Critical reception

Critics praised "You All Over Me" for its authenticity and Swift's return to her country roots. Ellie Bate, writing for

Evermore.[16]

Several critics, such as Jason Lipshutz of

Evermore (both 2020), though felt that more country influence would have benefited the song.[23] 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."[20]

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

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 the liner notes of Fearless (Taylor's Version).[1]

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

Charts

Chart performance for "You All Over Me"
Chart (2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[28] 34
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[29] 29
Global 200 (Billboard)[30] 35
Ireland (IRMA)[31] 35
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[32] 3
UK Singles (OCC)[33]
 52
US Billboard Hot 100[34] 51
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[35] 6
US
Rolling Stone Top 100[25]
 26

Release history

List of release dates and formats for "You All Over Me"
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various March 26, 2021
Republic [36][12]

Notes

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

References

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