Long Live (Taylor Swift song)
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{{Short description|2010 song by Taylor Swift}}
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{{Infobox song
| name = Long Live
| type = song
| cover = Taylor Swift - Long Live (feat. Paula Fernandes).png
| alt = Cover artwork of "Long Live" featuring Paula Fernandes
| caption = Paula Fernandes version artwork
| artist = Taylor Swift
| album = Speak Now
| released = {{Start date|2010|10|25}}
- {{start date|2012|1|3}} (Paula Fernandes version)
| written = June 2010
| genre = * Heartland rock
| length = {{duration|m=5|s=17}}
| label = Big Machine
| writer = Taylor Swift{{efn|Paula Fernandes contributed verses written by herself for the Brazilian release.}}
| producer = * Taylor Swift
| misc = {{External music video|header=Live video|type=song|{{YouTube|mR6mYW_s-kY|"Long Live" (featuring Paula Fernandes)}}}}
}}
"Long Live" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, "Long Live" is a heartland rock and pop rock song featuring girl group harmonies and chiming rock guitars. The lyrics are about Swift's gratitude for her fans and bandmates, using high-school and royalty imagery to describe the accomplishments in the narrator's life.
After Speak Now was released, "Long Live" entered and peaked at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100. Some music critics deemed it an album highlight and lauded the production and lyrics, but others felt it was generic and unmemorable. A remix featuring verses written and sung in Portuguese by the Brazilian singer Paula Fernandes, accompanied by a music video, was released as a digital single in Brazil in January 2012 to promote the live album Speak Now World Tour – Live. A commercial successes in Brazil, "Long Live" peaked at number five on the Brasil Hot 100 Airplay chart and was certified four-times diamond by Pro-Música Brasil.
Swift included the song on the set lists of three of her world tours — the Speak Now World Tour (2011–2012), Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), and The Eras Tour (2023–2024) — and performed it on select dates of the Red Tour (2013–2014) and the 1989 World Tour (2015). A re-recorded version, titled "Long Live (Taylor's Version)", was released as part of Swift's third re-recorded album Speak Now (Taylor's Version) on July 7, 2023.
Composition and lyrics
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Taylor Swift released her third studio album, Speak Now, on October 25, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/taylor-swift-speak-album-31396/|title=Album Review: Taylor Swift's Speak Now|work=The Hollywood Reporter|first=Chris|last=Willman|date=October 19, 2010|access-date=October 20, 2020|archive-date=August 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818201357/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/taylor-swift-speak-album-31396/|url-status=live}} She wrote all 14 tracks on the standard album by herself and co-produced them with Nathan Chapman.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712200330/https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304510704575562401576663866|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304510704575562401576663866|title=Taylor Swift's Solo Act|work=The Wall Street Journal|first=Christopher John|last=Farley|date=October 22, 2010|access-date=July 12, 2015|archive-date=July 12, 2015|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}} "Long Live" is the closing track of Speak Now{{'s}} 14-track standard edition.{{cite AV media notes|title=Speak Now|others=Taylor Swift|year=2010|type=CD liner notes|publisher=Big Machine Records|id=BTMSR0300A}} Musically, "Long Live" is a heartland rock{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-speak-now/ |title=Taylor Swift: Speak Now |work=Pitchfork |last=Sodomsky |first=Sam |date=August 19, 2019 |access-date=August 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201214230042/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/taylor-swift-speak-now/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite magazine|last=Sheffield|first=Rob|author-link=Rob Sheffield|date=2021-10-26|title=All 199 of Taylor Swift's Songs, Ranked by Rob Sheffield|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/|access-date=2021-10-26|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-date=February 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215023910/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/taylor-swift-songs-ranked-rob-sheffield-201800/|url-status=live}} and pop rock song{{Sfn|Zaleski|2024|p=69}} featuring contemporary country elements, chiming rock guitars, loud cymbal beats, and girl-group-styled vocal harmonies.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/speak-now-105838/ |title=Speak Now (2010) |last=Sheffield |first=Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=December 20, 2019 |url-access=limited |archive-date=September 11, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911112406/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/speak-now-20101026 |url-status=live }}{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/express/wp/2010/10/26/taylor-swift-speak-now/|title=Well Spoken: Taylor Swift, Speak Now|first=Stephen|last=M. Deusner|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=October 26, 2010|access-date=July 10, 2022}} Rob Sheffield in Rolling Stone compared the song's guitars to those on "Hysteria" by Def Leppard, while the musicologist James E. Perone compared the song's production to rock music from the 1980s, specifically the music of the Irish band U2.{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=39}}
Swift dedicated "Long Live" to her bandmates and fans.{{cite web|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|title=Taylor Swift Songs, Ranked from Worst to Best|work=Vulture|first=Nate|last=Jones|date=2020-08-13|access-date=August 25, 2020|archive-date=September 13, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190913234630/https://www.vulture.com/article/all-taylor-swift-songs-ranked-from-worst-to-best.html|url-status=live|url-access=limited}} The lyrics celebrate moments of triumph in the narrator's life,{{cite web|last=Heaton|first=Dave|title=Taylor Swift: Speak Now|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/133940-taylor-swift-speak-now/|work=PopMatters|accessdate=13 September 2013|date=Nov 29, 2010|archive-date=October 15, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015202540/http://www.popmatters.com/review/133940-taylor-swift-speak-now/|url-status=live}} featuring royalty (kings and queens) and high school imagery ("You traded your baseball cap for a crown / And they gave us our trophies / And we held them up for our town") to describe the accomplishments in life.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028195446/http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/ourcountry/62996/taylor-swift-confronts-mayer-laments-lautner-in-new-album/|url=http://new.music.yahoo.com/blogs/ourcountry/62996/taylor-swift-confronts-mayer-laments-lautner-in-new-album/|title=Taylor Swift Confronts Mayer, Laments Lautner in New Album|first=Chris|last=Willman|website=Yahoo! Music|date=October 18, 2010|archive-date=October 28, 2010|access-date=October 28, 2010|url-status=dead}} The narrator describes herself as a queen who, with a king by her side, fights dragons to protect her kingdom.{{Cite web|last=Siroky|first=Mary|date=November 9, 2021|title=Every Taylor Swift Album Ranked from Worst to Best|url=https://consequence.net/2021/11/taylor-swift-albums-ranked-list/|access-date=November 10, 2021|website=Consequence|archive-date=March 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220328011127/https://consequence.net/2021/11/taylor-swift-albums-ranked-list/|url-status=live}}{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2011/07/27/speak-now-tour-review-taylor-swift/|title=Speak Now tour review|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Melissa|last=Maerz|date=July 27, 2011|access-date=July 10, 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005122448/https://ew.com/article/2011/07/27/speak-now-tour-review-taylor-swift/|url-status=live}} Swift also acknowledges that her triumph will fade some day, and there are bittersweet and poignant moments ("But if God forbid fate should step in / And force us into a goodbye / If you have children someday / When they point to the pictures / Please tell them my name"). Towards the end, Swift sings, "Will you take a moment / Promise me this / That you'll stand by me forever", which Billboard interpreted as her message to her fans.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-speak-now-anniversary-favorite-songs-9470930/|title=Taylor Swift's Speak Now Turns 10: Billboard Staff Goes Track-By-Track On Their Favorite Songs|date=October 22, 2020|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 15, 2022|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604085716/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-speak-now-anniversary-favorite-songs-9470930/|url-status=live}} Perone commented that the lyrical theme of overcoming odds to achieve victory, coupled with the "near anthem-like structure", resembles David Bowie's 1977 classic "Heroes".{{sfn|Perone|2017|p=39}} Brittany Spanos from Rolling Stone agreed with this interpretation, saying that "Long Live" throws back to "Heroes" by how "it portrays two lovers who have amicably parted ways but not without leaving an unforgettable mark on one another".{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-10-great-deep-cuts-you-can-stream-now-114840/|title=Taylor Swift: 10 Great Deep Cuts You Can Stream Now|date=June 9, 2017|last=Spanos|first=Brittany|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|access-date=September 10, 2022|archive-date=September 21, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921232203/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-10-great-deep-cuts-you-can-stream-now-114840/|url-status=live}}
In Vulture, Nate Jones commented that despite Swift's intention to dedicate the track to her bandmates and fans, the "adolescent self-mythologizing" lyrics are universal enough to be taken as a graduation song. Jonathan Keefe from Slant Magazine commented that the track features fairy-tale imagery recalling Swift's 2008 album Fearless.{{cite web |url=http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-speak-now/2300 |title=Taylor Swift: Speak Now |last=Keefe |first=Jonathan |work=Slant Magazine |date=October 25, 2010 |access-date=October 25, 2010 |archive-date=October 28, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101028093509/http://www.slantmagazine.com/music/review/taylor-swift-speak-now/2300 |url-status=live }} In an analysis for the New Statesman, Anna Leszkiewicz deemed the imagery of crowns, kings, and queens in "Long Live" a representation of Swift's optimism towards her life and career, and her earnestness with her fans. Leszkiewicz noted that in some of Swift's later songs, such as "Blank Space" (2014) and "Call It What You Want" (2017), the imagery became darker and represented the pitfalls of celebrity.{{cite web|url=https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2017/11/taylor-swift-new-song-call-it-what-you-want-analysis|title=A line-by-line analysis of Taylor Swift's new song Call It What You Want|date=November 3, 2017|website=New Statesman|first=Anna|last=Leszkiewicz|access-date=July 10, 2020|archive-date=November 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201126153743/https://www.newstatesman.com/culture/music-theatre/2017/11/taylor-swift-new-song-call-it-what-you-want-analysis|url-status=live}} Some lyrics of the song are included in one of Swift's journal entries from June 2010, printed in the liner notes of her 2019 studio album Lover.{{cite AV media notes|last=Swift|first=Taylor|author-link=Taylor Swift|date=August 23, 2019|title=Lover|publisher=Republic Records|edition=Deluxe; 2nd}}
Live performances
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Swift's first live performance of "Long Live" was for an NBC Speak Now Thanksgiving Special, which broadcast on November 25, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://theboot.com/taylor-swift-nbc-tv-special/|title=Taylor Swift TV Special to Air Thanksgiving Night|first=Nancy|last=Dunham|date=November 19, 2010|website=The Boot|access-date=November 30, 2021|archive-date=June 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220604161227/https://theboot.com/taylor-swift-nbc-tv-special/|url-status=live}} The television special showcased the making of the album along with live performances on a rooftop in New York City.{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-taylor-swift-speak-now-story-story.html|title=Taylor Swift speaks now about her NBC holiday special|last=Bobbin|first=Jay|date=November 18, 2010|website=Chicago Tribune|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200413001434/https://www.chicagotribune.com/zap-taylor-swift-speak-now-story-story.html|archive-date=April 13, 2020}} She also included the song as part of the set list of the Speak Now World Tour (2011–2012), performing it as the last song before the encore.{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-wonderfully-nice-time-taylor-swift-2011oct21-htmlstory.html|title=A wonderfully nice time with Taylor Swift|first=Nina|last=Garin|date=October 21, 2011|website=The San Diego Union-Tribune|access-date=November 30, 2021|archive-date=May 31, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531104623/https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/sdut-wonderfully-nice-time-taylor-swift-2011oct21-htmlstory.html|url-status=live}}
Swift performed "Long Live" on select dates of her later tours, including the Red Tour (Vancouver, June 2013),{{cite web|url=https://globalnews.ca/news/682969/taylor-swift-fans-have-the-best-night-at-vancouver-concert-like-ever/|title=Taylor Swift fans have the best night at Vancouver concert... like ever|first=Christine|last=Tam|date=June 30, 2013|website=Global News|access-date=July 23, 2022|archive-date=October 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221005124239/https://globalnews.ca/news/682969/taylor-swift-fans-have-the-best-night-at-vancouver-concert-like-ever/|url-status=live}} and the 1989 World Tour (Melbourne, third night, December 2015).{{cite AV media|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151215020900/http://taylorswift.com/media/videos/74153/84233|url=http://taylorswift.com/media/videos/74153/84233|title=Melbourne – Night 3|website=taylorswift.com|archive-date=December 15, 2015|url-status=dead|access-date=December 15, 2015}} On her Reputation Stadium Tour (2018), she performed a mashup of "Long Live" and "New Year's Day" (2017) on piano.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/why-taylor-swifts-reputation-tour-is-her-finest-yet-628294/|title=Why Taylor Swift's Reputation Tour Is Her Finest Yet|first=Rob|last=Sheffield|author-link=Rob Sheffield|magazine=Rolling Stone|url-access=limited|date=May 9, 2018|access-date=July 10, 2022|archive-date=July 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180714033652/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/why-taylor-swifts-reputation-tour-is-her-finest-yet-628294/|url-status=live}} Following the release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version) (2023), Swift added "Long Live" to the set list for the Eras Tour (2023–2024), from July 7, 2023 to March 9, 2024, as part of the Speak Now act;{{Cite web |last=Roberts |first=Kayleigh |date=July 10, 2023 |title=How Taylor Swift Has Changed the Eras Tour Set List Since the Tour Kicked Off |url=https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a43355418/taylor-swift-eras-tour-setlist/ |access-date=July 16, 2023 |website=Cosmopolitan |language=en-US |archive-date=March 21, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321063050/https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/music/a43355418/taylor-swift-eras-tour-setlist/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Savage |first=Mark |date=May 9, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Changes Eras Tour Setlist As European Tour Kicks Off in Paris |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp0grg871dlo |access-date=May 10, 2024 |publisher=BBC News |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510001926/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp0grg871dlo |url-status=live }} she also performed as part of a piano mashup with "You're on Your Own, Kid" (2022) during a Lisbon concert on May 25, 2024 and as part of a guitar mashup with "Change" (2008) during a London concert on August 19, 2024. Most recently, she performed a mashup of "Long Live", "New Year's Day" and "The Manuscript" (2024) on piano during the final show of the Eras Tour in Vancouver.{{Cite magazine |last=Iasimone |first=Ashley |date=May 25, 2024 |title=Taylor Swift Plays 'The Tortured Poets Department' Title Track Live for the First Time in Lisbon |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-song-live-now-that-we-dont-talk-1235693169/ |access-date=May 26, 2024 |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=May 25, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240525232856/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/taylor-swift-tortured-poets-department-song-live-now-that-we-dont-talk-1235693169/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Katie Louise |date=December 9, 2024 |title=Every Surprise Song Performed On Taylor Swift's Eras Tour So Far |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209162750/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/taylor-swift/eras-tour-surprise-songs-setlist/ |archive-date=December 9, 2024 |access-date=December 9, 2024 |publisher=Capital}}
Reception
After Speak Now was released, "Long Live" debuted and peaked at number 85 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In a review of Speak Now for Rolling Stone, Sheffield stated that it is "a ridiculously over-the-top prom anthem". He placed "Long Live" sixth on his list ranking all songs in Swift's discography, and called it "a song nobody else could have written, as she rides those power chords home". In BBC Music, Matthew Horton noted the track as an example of Swift's maturing songwriting.{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830042922/http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gzx2/|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/gzx2/|title=Review of Taylor Swift – Speak Now|work=BBC Music|archive-date=August 30, 2021|access-date=August 30, 2021|date=October 25, 2010|first=Matthew|last=Horton}} In a 2021 retrospective for Consequence, Natalia Barr picked "Long Live" as the best song from Speak Now; he lauded its anthemic production and lyrical sentiments and opined that the song "has only gotten better with time". PopMatters editor Dave Heaton compared the song favorably to "Change" from Fearless; he found "Long Live" somewhat generic, but that the ambiguity of its subject matter strengthened the song's appeal as an anthem. Spanos picked it among the 10 best deep cuts in Swift's discography and wrote: "Swift can make falling in love sound like every holiday is happening at once."
On a less positive side, Keefe believed that the high-school imagery showcased Swift's lack of repertoire in her songwriting. In her review for HitFix, Melinda Newman deemed "Long Live" too long and lyrically unsophisticated compared to the sharper lyricism of other tracks.{{cite web|last=Newman|first=Melinda|title=Review: Taylor Swift takes on John Mayer and Taylor Lautner on Speak Now|url=http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/album-review-taylor-swifts-speak-now-has-a-lot-to-say|work=HitFix|accessdate=13 September 2013|date=Oct 22, 2010|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091203/http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/the-beat-goes-on/posts/album-review-taylor-swifts-speak-now-has-a-lot-to-say|url-status=live}} Mikael Wood from Spin selected the song as one of Speak Now{{'s}} most forgettable, alongside "Sparks Fly".{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/taylor-swift-speak-now-big-machine |title=Taylor Swift, Speak Now (Big Machine) |last=Wood |first=Mikael |work=Spin |date=October 26, 2010 |access-date=October 26, 2010 |archive-date=July 2, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702153358/http://www.spin.com/reviews/taylor-swift-speak-now-big-machine |url-status=live }} NME{{'s}} Hannah Mylrea, in a 2020 ranking of Swift's catalog, regarded "Long Live" as a generic filler on Speak Now.{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|title=Every Taylor Swift song ranked in order of greatness|first=Hannah|last=Mylrae|work=NME|date=September 8, 2020|access-date=November 26, 2020|archive-date=September 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200917054150/https://www.nme.com/en_asia/features/every-taylor-swift-song-ranked-2747916|url-status=live}}
Paula Fernandes version
In 2012, Swift released a new version of "Long Live" featuring the Brazilian singer Paula Fernandes.{{cite web|title=Long Live (feat. Paula Fernandes)|url=https://itunes.apple.com/br/album/long-live-feat.-paula-fernandes/id507339468? |website=iTunes Store|accessdate=October 18, 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424041550/http://itunes.apple.com/br/album/long-live-feat.-paula-fernandes/id507339468 |archivedate=April 24, 2012 |url-status=dead }} It features Portuguese verses written and sung by Fernandes, and was released to promote the Brazilian edition of Swift's 2011 live album, Speak Now World Tour – Live, and was included in the soundtrack of the Brazilian soap opera Avenida Brasil.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/taylor-swift-collaborations-ranked-ed-sheeran-future-end-game-8070494/#!|title=Taylor Swift's Collaborations, Ranked: Critic's Take|first=Taylor|last=Weatherby|date=December 15, 2017|magazine=Billboard|access-date=July 22, 2022|archive-date=May 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240526121110/https://ow.pubmatic.com/setuid?bidder=amx&uid=3c93764b-be8b-434c-8487-75d517d82e6a&gdpr=0&gpp=DBABBg~BUoAAAJY.QA&gpp_sid=8&do=www.billboard.com#!|url-status=live}} The version was released onto the Brazilian iTunes Store on January 3, 2012, through Universal Music Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.jb.com.br/heloisa-tolipan/noticias/2011/12/18/exclusivo-uma-espiadinha-nos-bastidores-da-gravacao-do-clipe-de-paula-fernandes/|title=Exclusivo: uma espiadinha nos bastidores da gravação do clipe de Paula Fernandes|language=pt-br|date=Dec 18, 2011|first=Pedro|last=Willmersdorf|website=Jornal do Brasil|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108093321/http://www.jb.com.br/heloisa-tolipan/noticias/2011/12/18/exclusivo-uma-espiadinha-nos-bastidores-da-gravacao-do-clipe-de-paula-fernandes/|archive-date=2012-01-08|url-status=dead|access-date=January 8, 2012|trans-title=Exclusive: a sneak peek behind the scenes of the recording of Paula Fernandes' music video}}
The music video for the song, directed by Eduardo Levy, includes scenes of Fernandes singing the song in a studio in Brazil and Swift performing it during a U.S. concert. In Billboard, Taylor Weatherby praised Fernandes's deeper vocals complementing Swift's lighter tones. Swift and Fernandes performed the song live at a Rio de Janeiro concert held at Citibank Hall on September 13, 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.contactmusic.com/taylor-swift/news/taylor-swift-sings-with-paula-fernandes-in-brazil_1415209|title=Taylor Swift Sings With Paula Fernandes In Brazil|date=September 17, 2012|website=Contactmusic.com|access-date=July 22, 2022|archive-date=July 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723034831/https://www.contactmusic.com/taylor-swift/news/taylor-swift-sings-with-paula-fernandes-in-brazil_1415209|url-status=live}} The version featuring Fernandes reached the top five on Billboard Brasil{{'s}} Hot 100 Airplay chart.{{Cite journal |date=May 2012 |title=Billboard Brasil Hot 100 Airplay |journal=Billboard Brasil |issue=30|pages=86–87 |editor=BPP}} "Long Live" was later included on Fernandes's studio album Meus Encantos (2012) as a bonus track,{{cite web|url=https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-2717030269-paula-fernandes-cd-meus-encantos-novo-original-lacrado-_JM|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004004056/https://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-2717030269-paula-fernandes-cd-meus-encantos-novo-original-lacrado-_JM|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 4, 2023|title=Mues Encantos|website=mercadolivre|language=pt|access-date=July 22, 2022}} and her live album Multishow Ao Vivo: Um Ser Amor (2013).{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/br/album/multishow-ao-vivo-paula-fernandes-um-ser-amor-deluxe/1442795026|title=Multishow ao Vivo: Paula Fernandes – Um Ser Amor (Deluxe Version)|website=Apple Music|access-date=July 22, 2022|archive-date=July 23, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220723035040/https://music.apple.com/br/album/multishow-ao-vivo-paula-fernandes-um-ser-amor-deluxe/1442795026|url-status=live}}
Charts
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|+ 2011 chart performance for "Long Live" !Chart (2011) !Peak |
| {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|85|artist=Taylor Swift|refname="Hot 100"|rowheader=true|accessdate=October 18, 2016}} |
| scope="row" | US Country Digital Song Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/cdt/|title=Taylor Swift Chart History (Country Digital Song Sales)|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=November 22, 2021|archive-date=November 19, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211119043620/https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/cdt/|url-status=live}}
| style="text-align:center;" | 13 |
|---|
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+ Chart performance for "Long Live" (featuring Paula Fernandes) !Chart (2012) !Peak |
| scope="row" | Brazil (Brasil Hot 100 Airplay)
| style="text-align:center;" | 5 |
|---|
| scope="row" | Brazil (Brasil Hot Pop)
| style="text-align:center;" | 2 |
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ 2024 chart performance for "Long Live" ! scope="col"| Chart (2024) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| Singapore (RIAS){{cite web|title=RIAS Top Charts Week 11 (8 - 14 Mar 2024)|url=https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/|publisher=RIAS|access-date=March 19, 2024|archive-date=March 19, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20240319073155/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/}}
| 19 |
|---|
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certification for "Long Live"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|award=Gold|type=single|relyear=2010|certyear=2024|access-date=February 14, 2024|refname=ARIA}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|artist=Taylor Swift|title=Long Live|award=Diamond|number=4|type=single|certyear=2024|relyear=2010|access-date=21 March 2024|refname="BrazilCertification"}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
"Long Live (Taylor's Version)"
{{Infobox song
| name = Long Live (Taylor's Version)
| artist = Taylor Swift
| album = Speak Now (Taylor's Version)
| released = {{start date|2023|07|7}}
| studio = * Blackbird Studio (Nashville, TN){{Cite AV media notes |title=Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |others=Taylor Swift |publisher=Republic Records |year=2023 |type=digital album notes}}
- Kitty Committee Studio (London, England){{Cite AV media notes |title=Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |others=Taylor Swift |publisher=Republic Records |year=2023 |type=digital album notes}}
- Prime Recording (Nashville, TN){{Cite AV media notes |title=Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |others=Taylor Swift |publisher=Republic Records |year=2023 |type=digital album notes}}
| genre =
| length = 5:17
| label = Republic
| writer = Taylor Swift
| producer = * Taylor Swift
| misc = {{External music video|type=song|header=Lyric video|{{YouTube|F5TMU6916U8|"Long Live (Taylor's Version)"}}}}
}}
After signing a new contract with Republic Records, Swift began re-recording her first six studio albums in November 2020.{{cite web |last=Melas |first=Chloe |date=November 16, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Speaks Out about Sale of Her Masters |url=https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/taylor-swift-speaks-out-about-sale-of-her-masters-1.5191925 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118064935/https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/taylor-swift-speaks-out-about-sale-of-her-masters-1.5191925 |archive-date=November 18, 2020 |access-date=November 19, 2020 |website=CTV News}} The decision came after the public 2019 dispute between Swift and talent manager Scooter Braun, who acquired Big Machine Records, including the masters of Swift's albums the label had released.{{Cite news |date=August 22, 2019 |title=Taylor Swift Wants to Re-record Her Old Hits |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |url-status=live |access-date=August 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822202321/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-49432817 |archive-date=August 22, 2019}}{{cite web |last=Finnis |first=Alex |date=November 17, 2020 |title=Taylor Swift Masters: The Controversy around Scooter Braun Selling the Rights to Her Old Music Explained |url=https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210212170953/https://inews.co.uk/culture/music/taylor-swift-masters-scooter-braun-selling-rights-music-rerecording-row-explained-762411 |archive-date=February 12, 2021 |access-date=February 13, 2021 |work=i}} By re-recording her catalog, Swift had full ownership of the new masters, including the copyright licensing of her songs, devaluing the Big Machine-owned masters.{{Cite news |last=Shah |first=Neil |date=2021-04-09 |title=Taylor Swift Releases New Fearless Album, Reclaiming Her Back Catalog |work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-09-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211008111731/https://www.wsj.com/articles/taylor-swift-releases-new-fearless-album-reclaiming-her-back-catalog-11617945524 |archive-date=October 8, 2021 |issn=}}
A re-recorded version of "Long Live", titled "Long Live (Taylor's Version)", was released on July 7, 2023, via Republic Records as part of Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Swift's third re-recorded album.
= Personnel =
Adapted from Speak Now (Taylor's Version) digital album inline notes{{Cite AV media notes |title=Speak Now (Taylor's Version) |others=Taylor Swift |publisher=Republic Records |year=2023 |type=digital album notes}}
- Taylor Swift – vocals, background vocals, songwriter, producer
- Christopher Rowe – producer, vocal engineer
- David Payne – recording engineer
- Lowell Reynolds – assistant recording engineer, editor
- Derek Garten – engineer, editor, programming
- Serban Ghenea – mixing
- Bryce Bordone – mix engineer
- Randy Merrill – mastering
- Matt Billingslea – drums, percussion
- Amos Heller – bass guitar
- Paul Sidoti – electric guitar
- Mike Meadows – acoustic guitar, Hammond B-3, background vocals
- Max Bernstein – electric guitar, synthesizer
- David Cook – piano
- Brian Pruitt – drum programming
- Caitlin Evanson – background vocals
=Charts=
=Certifications=
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certification for "Long Live (Taylor's Version)"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Australia|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=2023|certyear=2024|access-date=June 14, 2024|certref=}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|streaming=true | nosales=true | noshipments=true}}
Notes
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References
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=Sources=
- {{cite book|first=James E.|last=Perone|title=The Words and Music of Taylor Swift|publisher=ABC-Clio|series=The Praeger Singer-Songwriter Collection|isbn=978-1440852947|year=2017}}
- {{Cite book |last=Zaleski |first=Annie |author-link=Annie Zaleski |title=Taylor Swift: The Stories Behind the Songs |publisher=Thunder Bay Press |year=2024 |isbn=978-1-6672-0845-9 |pages=52–75 |chapter=The Speak Now Era}}
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