MINE is perfect it's also the the most special to me on the album. But a lead single was supposed to serve broader audience. MEAN is better in this way, maybe they just worried about the backlashes, but it turns out everyone loves it.
Mean would've been a terrible lead
She didn't have that many haters back them so it'd look fake. Also they might associate it with Kanye and think it's the 2nd song she wrote about him and drag her
As you grow, you experience more. Life is not fairytale anymore, you experience not just happiness, you are growing, so is your music. I hope everyone find his/her happiness eventually. SPEAK NOW is a growing up (Even though NEVER wants to GROW UP) album not just musically. I'm happy Taylor Swift wrote the whole album solely.
Mean would've been a terrible lead
She didn't have that many haters back them so it'd look fake. Also they might associate it with Kanye and think it's the 2nd song she wrote about him and drag her
NEVER EVER brought the very much needed massive social impact, that's why it's her first Hot 100 number one, sadly it also brought some negative backlashes, but it's really successful commercially, it DID boost an experimental album efficiently. SHAKE IT OFF keeps all the positivity, remove the negativity, that's why it's her second Hot 100 number one AND its longevity surprises us all
it's also the the most special to me on the album. But a lead single was supposed to serve broader audience. MEAN is better in this way, maybe they just worried about the backlashes, but it turns out everyone loves it.
But I don't think they sound that similar.
you can also find it, if you watch it enough times.