The lowdown: This orchestral ballad about a regretted break-up, allegedly with Taylor Lautner, represents the first time that Taylor has ever apologized to anyone in song. Probably her rawest single to date, it was the second release from Speak Now and became a crossover success, reaching the top fifteen of pop, adult pop and adult contemporary radio, as well as #3 on the country chart.
The vote: A somewhat surprising omission from the top ten, "Back to December" had a slow start and found itself outside the top thirty after the first ten votes. A run of fourteen 9's and 10's helped elevate the song nearly to the top tier, but two of its three sub-5 scores came in the last four ballots, sealing its fate.
Best line: "It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you"
The lowdown: This orchestral ballad about a regretted break-up, allegedly with Taylor Lautner, represents the first time that Taylor has ever apologized to anyone in song. Probably her rawest single to date, it was the second release from Speak Now and became a crossover success, reaching the top fifteen of pop, adult pop and adult contemporary radio, as well as #3 on the country chart.
The vote: A somewhat surprising omission from the top ten, "Back to December" had a slow start and found itself outside the top thirty after the first ten votes. A run of fourteen 9's and 10's helped elevate the song nearly to the top tier, but two of its three sub-5 scores came in the last four ballots, sealing its fate.
Best line: "It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you"
The lowdown: This orchestral ballad about a regretted break-up, allegedly with Taylor Lautner, represents the first time that Taylor has ever apologized to anyone in song. Probably her rawest single to date, it was the second release from Speak Now and became a crossover success, reaching the top fifteen of pop, adult pop and adult contemporary radio, as well as #3 on the country chart.
The vote: A somewhat surprising omission from the top ten, "Back to December" had a slow start and found itself outside the top thirty after the first ten votes. A run of fourteen 9's and 10's helped elevate the song nearly to the top tier, but two of its three sub-5 scores came in the last four ballots, sealing its fate.
Best line: "It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you"
Wow, I had no idea her singles would be trashed like this.
