Sandbox Entertainment’s Jason Owen, who manages country’s last great crossover artist, Shania Twain, says, “[Taylor Swift] was up front and honest from the very beginning by clearly stating this was a ‘pop’ album, thwarting any naysayers from claiming she was releasing anything but. And who cares if it’s pop, country or polka music? The song is a smash. Taylor Swift is a superstar, a superstar who has done more for the expansion of the country music audience than anyone else before her or since. The set up for this single and 1989 should be studied for years to come.”