No, but a lot of people who pre-ordered it from the UK on HMV would have received it today. It always arrives either the friday or saturday before release
The country-pop sound worked for her only in the US. The only reason "Love Story" ramains her biggest only worldwide hit is because of the truly perfect international pop remix, which is even poppier than the US one.
She's trying to crossover and that's a big step forward.