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			'''''Beautiful Eyes''''' is the second ] (EP) by the American singer-songwriter ]. It was released as a ] exclusive on July 15, 2008, by ]. In later years, after the MP3 service got closed down, Walmart transferred the rights to ] for their ] service, where it remains exclusively available.<ref> Amazon</ref>
	== Notes ==

			''Beautiful Eyes'' has a primarily ] sound. It consists of alternate versions of tracks from Swift's 2006 debut album ] and two original tracks—"Beautiful Eyes" and "I Heart ?"—which Swift had composed as early as 2006. The physical edition of the EP also features a ] including music videos of singles from Swift's 2006 album.
	<references />

			''Beautiful Eyes'' peaked at number nine on the US ] and topped '']''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s ]. "I Heart ?", which had been released as part of a ]-exclusive version ] of ''Taylor Swift'', was released as a ] in June 2008. "Beautiful Eyes" was also released as part of Swift's promotional deal with the magazine '']''.

			==Background==
			Swift earned commercial success in the ] scene with her debut studio album, '']'' (2006), and began working on her second studio album in 2007. During that time, she received a number of e-mails from fans requesting for new material to be released, which drove Swift into releasing ''Beautiful Eyes'': "I thought this might tide them over till the new album comes out in the fall."<ref name="gac">{{cite web \|date=July 15, 2008 \|title=Wal-Mart 'Eyes' New Taylor Swift Project \|url=http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5903580_,00.html \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080719100609/http://www.gactv.com/gac/nw_headlines/article/0,3034,GAC_26063_5903580_,00.html \|archive-date=July 19, 2008 \|access-date=January 6, 2010 \|work= \|publisher=]}}</ref>

			''Beautiful Eyes'' is musically oriented to ] and ].<ref>{{cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=album\|id=r1418581\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Beautiful Eyes > Overview\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> It includes new versions of tracks from ''Taylor Swift'': an alternate version of "]", the fifth single from the album, an ] version of "]", the second single from the album, a radio edit of "]", the fourth single from the album, and "I'm Only Me when I'm with You", a promotional single from the album. The EP also features two original songs, "Beautiful Eyes" and "I Heart?", which she previously wrote in 2003.<ref name="gac" /> The EP's DVD features music videos from the singles from ''Taylor Swift'', as well as a ] made for "Beautiful Eyes" from footage from Swift's eighteenth birthday party.

			Swift did not want any misconceptions of ''Beautiful Eyes'' as her second album and therefore partnered with the American ] company ] to make the EP an exclusive release.<ref name="gac" /> The album was only made available through American Wal-Mart stores and Wal-Mart's website.<ref name="walmart">{{cite web \|url=http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10177524 \|title=Beautiful Eyes (Wal-Mart Exclusive) (Includes DVD) \|work=Walmart.com \|publisher=] \|access-date=January 6, 2010 \|archive-date=March 8, 2009 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090308012902/http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=10177524 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> Furthermore, it was made a ] because Swift only allowed Big Machine Records to manufacture a certain number of copies of the EP.<ref name="gac" /> She said, "I’m only letting my record company make a small amount of these. The last thing I want any of you to think is that we are putting out too many releases."<ref name="gac" />

			==Commercial performance and reception==
			{{Music ratings
			\| rev1 = ]
			\| rev1score = {{rating\|3\|5}}<ref name="allmusicrev">{{cite web \|last1=Stafford \|first1=Charity \|title=Beautiful Eyes – Taylor Swift \|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/beautiful-eyes-mw0000794744 \|website=AllMusic \|access-date=15 June 2024}}</ref>
			}}On the week ending August 2, 2008, ''Beautiful Eyes'' debuted at number nine on the ] due to sales of 45,000 copies.<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1044697/nas-dethrones-lil-wayne-atop-billboard-200\|title=Nas Dethrones Lil Wayne Atop Billboard 200\|last=Hasty\|first=Katie\|date=July 23, 2008\|magazine=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=January 8, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://acharts.us/album/36908\|title=Taylor Swift - Beautiful Eyes (EP)\|publisher=aCharts.us\|access-date=January 9, 2010\|archive-date=November 24, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124165718/http://acharts.us/album/36908\|url-status=live}}</ref> The EP spent a total of twenty weeks on the ''Billboard'' 200.<ref name="billboard">{{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=taylor swift\|chart=all}}\|title=Beautiful Eyes - Taylor Swift\|access-date=January 8, 2010\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc}}</ref> On the same week, it debuted at number one on ], replacing her own album ''Taylor Swift'' as the chart's number one album. With ''Taylor Swift'' charting at number two, Swift became the first artist to hold the first two positions on Top Country Albums since ] charted in 1997 with '']'' (1996) and '']'' (1997).<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1591603/taylor-swift-bumps-herself-out-of-no-1-slot.jhtml\|title=Taylor Swift Bumps Herself Out of No. 1 Slot\|date=July 26, 2008\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=January 9, 2010\|archive-date=August 19, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819050922/http://www.cmt.com/news/country-music/1591603/taylor-swift-bumps-herself-out-of-no-1-slot.jhtml\|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1947\|title=Taylor Swift owns top of country chart\|date=July 23, 2008\|access-date=January 9, 2010\|work=Great American Country\|publisher=Scripps Networks Interactive\|archive-date=July 31, 2008\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080731160355/http://www.countrystandardtime.com/news/newsitem.asp?xid=1947\|url-status=live}}</ref> The following week, the EP slipped to number two<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2008-08-09/country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums - Week of August 9, 2008\|date=August 9, 2008\|magazine=Billboard\|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc\|access-date=January 9, 2010}}</ref> and, in total, it spent twenty eight weeks on Top Country Albums.<ref name="billboard" /> As of July 2019, the EP has sold 359,000 copies in the United States.<ref name="USJuly2019">{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8519784/taylor-swift-career-sales-streaming-totals-2019-ask-billboard\|first=Gary\|last=Trust\|title=Ask Billboard: Taylor Swift's Career Sales & Streaming Totals, From 'Tim McGraw' to 'You Need to Calm Down'\|magazine=Billboard\|date=July 14, 2019\|access-date=July 14, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715081725/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/8519784/taylor-swift-career-sales-streaming-totals-2019-ask-billboard\|archive-date=July 15, 2019\|url-status=live\|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

			==Promotion==
			"I Heart ?" was released as a ] from ''Beautiful Eyes'' on June 23, 2008.<ref>{{cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=album\|id=r1779527\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=I Heart ? > Overview\|work=]\|publisher=]\|access-date=June 14, 2010}}</ref> Swift promoted ''Beautiful Eyes'' minimally for the reason being she did not want for misconceptions of the EP being her second album, although she did perform the title track at different venues.<ref name="gac" /> She first performed "Beautiful Eyes" on January 23, 2005 at the 2005 ], an annual music product ] held in ] at the ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.namm.org/news/press-releases/namm-kicks-annual-summer-trade-show-nashville\|title=NAMM Kicks Off Annual Summer Trade Show in Nashville\|date=July 24, 2004\|access-date=January 6, 2010\|work=Namm.org\|publisher=]\|location=]\|archive-date=June 17, 2019\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190617141514/https://www.namm.org/news/press-releases/namm-kicks-annual-summer-trade-show-nashville\|url-status=live}}</ref> The performance featured Swift, dressed in a red blouse and blue jeans, performing ] with a guitar, sitting on a ]. "Beautiful Eyes" was later performed as part of Swift's set for ].com's ''Stripped'' on August 5, 2008; she wore a ] and performed with a back-up band while playing a rhinestoned ].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.iheartradio.com/mediaplayer/?station=IHM-IP&action=stripped&item=13962\|title=Taylor Swift - Beautiful Eyes (Exclusive Performance)\|work=Stripped\|publisher=Iheartradio.com\|access-date=January 6, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101023204242/http://www.iheartradio.com/mediaplayer/?station=IHM-IP&action=stripped&item=13962\|archive-date=October 23, 2010\|url-status=dead}}</ref>

			==Track listing==
			{{tracklist
			\| headline = ''Beautiful Eyes'' track listing
			\| extra_column = Producer(s)
			\| total_length = 19:26
			\| title1 = Beautiful Eyes
			\| writer1 = ]
			\| extra1 = ]
			\| length1 = 2:58
			\| title2 = ]
			\| note2 = alternate version
			\| writer2 = Swift
			\| extra2 = ]
			\| length2 = 3:46
			\| title3 = ]
			\| note3 = acoustic version
			\| writer3 = {{hlist\|Swift\|]}}
			\| extra3 = Chapman
			\| length3 = 2:58
			\| title4 = ]
			\| note4 = radio edit
			\| writer4 = {{hlist\|Swift\|Rose}}
			\| extra4 = Chapman
			\| length4 = 2:54
			\| title5 = I'm Only Me When I'm with You
			\| writer5 = {{hlist\|Swift\|Orrall\|]}}
			\| extra5 = {{hlist\|Orrall\|Petraglia}}
			\| length5 = 3:35
			\| title6 = I Heart ?
			\| writer6 = Swift
			\| extra6 = Orrall
			\| length6 = 3:15
			}}

			{{tracklist
			\| headline = DVD (disc two)
			\| extra_column = Director(s)
			\| total_length = 60:46
			\| title1 = Beautiful Eyes
			\| note1 = music video
			\| extra1 = {{hlist\|]\|Todd Cassetty}}
			\| length1 = 2:56
			\| title2 = Picture to Burn
			\| extra2 = Fanjoy
			\| note2 = music video
			\| length2 = 3:36
			\| title3 = I'm Only Me When I'm with You
			\| note3 = music video
			\| extra3 = Swift
			\| length3 = 3:47
			\| title4 = ]
			\| note4 = music video
			\| extra4 = Fanjoy
			\| length4 = 4:00
			\| title5 = Teardrops on My Guitar
			\| note5 = pop version) (music video
			\| extra5 = Fanjoy
			\| length5 = 3:26
			\| title6 = ]
			\| note6 = music video
			\| extra6 = Fanjoy
			\| length6 = 3:30
			\| title7 = Picture to Burn
			\| note7 = 'making of' video
			\| extra7 = Cassetty
			\| length7 = 22:02
			\| title8 = ] new artist special
			\| length8 = 14:45
			\| title9 = Should've Said No
			\| note9 = 2008 ] performance
			\| length9 = 4:04
			}}

			==Personnel==
			Credits adapted from the album's liner notes<ref name="EP booklet">{{cite AV media notes \|title=Beautiful Eyes \|others= \|year=2008 \|type=] ] \|publisher=] \|id=BMRATS0140 \|last=Swift \|first=Taylor \|author-link=Taylor Swift}}</ref>

			{{div col}}
			* ] – lead vocals
			* Ken Love – ]
			* ] – ] & ] {{small\|(2–4)}}, harmony vocals {{small\|(3, 4)}}, ] & ] {{small\|(3)}}, ] & additional recording {{small\|(4)}}
			* ] – production & background vocals {{small\|(1, 5, 6)}}, additional recording {{small\|(1)}}
			* ] – mixing, ], ], ] & guitar {{small\|(1)}}, digital editing {{small\|(6)}}
			* Gary Burnette – ]s {{small\|(1, 6)}}, ] {{small\|(1)}}
			* Chad Carlson – recording {{small\|(2, 4)}}, mixing {{small\|(2)}}, additional recording {{small\|(4)}}
			* ] – ] {{small\|(5, 6)}}, ] {{small\|(6)}}
			* Caitlin Evanson – ] & harmony vocals {{small\|(2)}}
			* Paul Sidoti – electric guitar & harmony vocals {{small\|(2)}}
			* Tony Harrell – ] {{small\|(5, 6)}}
			* ] – steel {{small\|(5, 6)}}
			* Ken Lewis – ] {{small\|(1)}}
			* Rusty Danmyer – steel {{small\|(1)}}
			* Eric Richardson – recording {{small\|(1)}}
			* Ben Clark – banjo {{small\|(2)}}
			* Al Wilson – drums {{small\|(2)}}
			* Amos Heller – bass {{small\|(2)}}
			* Grant Mickelson – electric guitar {{small\|(2)}}
			* ] – mixing {{small\|(4)}}
			* Scott Kidd – mixing {{small\|(4)}}
			* Steve Short – ] {{small\|(4)}}
			* Nick Buda – drums {{small\|(4)}}
			* Eric Darken – percussion {{small\|(4)}}
			* Rob Hajacos – fiddle {{small\|(4)}}
			* Jeff Hyde – banjo {{small\|(4)}}
			* Tim Marks – bass {{small\|(4)}}
			* Scotty Sanders – steel {{small\|(4)}}
			* ] – mandolin {{small\|(4)}}
			* ] – production {{small\|(5)}}
			* Jamie Tate – mixing {{small\|(5)}}
			* A.J. Derrick – recording {{small\|(5)}}
			* Steve Bryant – bass {{small\|(5)}}
			* ] – drums {{small\|(5)}}
			* Troy Lancaster – electric guitar {{small\|(5)}}
			* Lorraine Morrison – background vocals {{small\|(5)}}
			* Curt Ryle – acoustic guitar {{small\|(5)}}
			* Ben Fowler – mixing {{small\|(6)}}
			* Jason Lefan – engineering {{small\|(6)}}
			* Allen Ditto – recording {{small\|(6)}}
			* Clarke Schleicher – recording {{small\|(6)}}
			* Mike Brignardello – bass {{small\|(6)}}
			* ] – drums {{small\|(6)}}
			* Liana Manis – background vocals {{small\|(6)}}
			{{div col end}}

			==Charts==
			{{col-begin}}
			{{col-2}}

			===Weekly charts===
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			\|-
			{{album chart\|Billboard200\|9\|artist=Taylor Swift\|access-date=November 4, 2017\|rowheader=true}}
			\|-
			{{album chart\|BillboardCountry\|1\|artist=Taylor Swift\|access-date=November 4, 2017\|rowheader=true}}
			\|}
			{{col-2}}

			===Year-end charts===
			{\| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
			\|+Year-end chart performance for ''Beautiful Eyes''
			! scope="col"\| Chart (2008)
			! scope="col"\| Position
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-billboard-200-albums\|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 2008\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
			\| 192
			\|-
			! scope="row"\| US Top Country Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine\|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2008/top-country-albums\|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 2008\|magazine=Billboard\|access-date=December 6, 2020}}</ref>
			\| 32
			\|}
			{{col-end}}

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			==External links==
			* : includes lyrics of all tracks.

			{{Taylor Swift}}
			{{Authority control}}
			{{Good article}}

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Latest revision as of 22:34, 11 January 2025

For other uses, see Beautiful Eyes (disambiguation).2008 EP by Taylor Swift

Beautiful Eyes

EP by Taylor Swift

Released

July 15, 2008 (2008-07-15)

Studio

Schmudio
Quad
Eagle Eye
Sound Cottage
Sound Emporium
Abtrax Recording
Masterfonics (Nashville)

Genre

Length

19:26

Label

Big Machine

Producer

Taylor Swift chronology

The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
(2007)

Beautiful Eyes
(2008)

Fearless
(2008)

Beautiful Eyes is the second extended play (EP) by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as a Walmart exclusive on July 15, 2008, by Big Machine Records. In later years, after the MP3 service got closed down, Walmart transferred the rights to Amazon for their Amazon MP3 service, where it remains exclusively available.

Beautiful Eyes has a primarily country pop sound. It consists of alternate versions of tracks from Swift's 2006 debut album Taylor Swift and two original tracks—"Beautiful Eyes" and "I Heart ?"—which Swift had composed as early as 2006. The physical edition of the EP also features a DVD including music videos of singles from Swift's 2006 album.

Beautiful Eyes peaked at number nine on the US Billboard 200 and topped Billboard's Top Country Albums. "I Heart ?", which had been released as part of a Best Buy-exclusive version CD of Taylor Swift, was released as a promotional single in June 2008. "Beautiful Eyes" was also released as part of Swift's promotional deal with the magazine Seventeen.

Background

Swift earned commercial success in the country music scene with her debut studio album, Taylor Swift (2006), and began working on her second studio album in 2007. During that time, she received a number of e-mails from fans requesting for new material to be released, which drove Swift into releasing Beautiful Eyes: "I thought this might tide them over till the new album comes out in the fall."

Beautiful Eyes is musically oriented to country pop and contemporary music. It includes new versions of tracks from Taylor Swift: an alternate version of "Should've Said No", the fifth single from the album, an acoustic version of "Teardrops on My Guitar", the second single from the album, a radio edit of "Picture to Burn", the fourth single from the album, and "I'm Only Me when I'm with You", a promotional single from the album. The EP also features two original songs, "Beautiful Eyes" and "I Heart?", which she previously wrote in 2003. The EP's DVD features music videos from the singles from Taylor Swift, as well as a music video made for "Beautiful Eyes" from footage from Swift's eighteenth birthday party.

Swift did not want any misconceptions of Beautiful Eyes as her second album and therefore partnered with the American retail company Walmart to make the EP an exclusive release. The album was only made available through American Wal-Mart stores and Wal-Mart's website. Furthermore, it was made a limited release because Swift only allowed Big Machine Records to manufacture a certain number of copies of the EP. She said, "I’m only letting my record company make a small amount of these. The last thing I want any of you to think is that we are putting out too many releases."

Commercial performance and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic

On the week ending August 2, 2008, Beautiful Eyes debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200 due to sales of 45,000 copies. The EP spent a total of twenty weeks on the Billboard 200. On the same week, it debuted at number one on Top Country Albums, replacing her own album Taylor Swift as the chart's number one album. With Taylor Swift charting at number two, Swift became the first artist to hold the first two positions on Top Country Albums since LeAnn Rimes charted in 1997 with Blue (1996) and Unchained Melody: The Early Years (1997). The following week, the EP slipped to number two and, in total, it spent twenty eight weeks on Top Country Albums. As of July 2019, the EP has sold 359,000 copies in the United States.

Promotion

"I Heart ?" was released as a promotional single from Beautiful Eyes on June 23, 2008. Swift promoted Beautiful Eyes minimally for the reason being she did not want for misconceptions of the EP being her second album, although she did perform the title track at different venues. She first performed "Beautiful Eyes" on January 23, 2005 at the 2005 NAMM Show, an annual music product trade show held in Anaheim, California at the Anaheim Convention Center. The performance featured Swift, dressed in a red blouse and blue jeans, performing acoustically with a guitar, sitting on a bar stool. "Beautiful Eyes" was later performed as part of Swift's set for iHeartRadio.com's Stripped on August 5, 2008; she wore a black, one-shoulder dress and performed with a back-up band while playing a rhinestoned acoustic guitar.

Track listing

*Beautiful Eyes* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Eyes"	Taylor Swift	Robert Ellis Orrall	2:58
2.	"Should've Said No" (alternate version)	Swift	Nathan Chapman	3:46
3.	"Teardrops on My Guitar" (acoustic version)	Swift Liz Rose	Chapman	2:58
4.	"Picture to Burn" (radio edit)	Swift Rose	Chapman	2:54
5.	"I'm Only Me When I'm with You"	Swift Orrall Angelo Petraglia	Orrall Petraglia	3:35
6.	"I Heart ?"	Swift	Orrall	3:15
Total length:				19:26

DVD (disc two)
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Beautiful Eyes" (music video)	Trey Fanjoy Todd Cassetty	2:56
2.	"Picture to Burn" (music video)	Fanjoy	3:36
3.	"I'm Only Me When I'm with You" (music video)	Swift	3:47
4.	"Tim McGraw" (music video)	Fanjoy	4:00
5.	"Teardrops on My Guitar" (pop version) (music video)	Fanjoy	3:26
6.	"Our Song" (music video)	Fanjoy	3:30
7.	"Picture to Burn" ('making of' video)	Cassetty	22:02
8.	"GAC new artist special"		14:45
9.	"Should've Said No" (2008 ACM Awards performance)		4:04
Total length:			60:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes

Taylor Swift – lead vocals
Ken Love – mastering
Nathan Chapman – production & acoustic guitar (2–4), harmony vocals (3, 4), mixing & recording (3), electric guitar & additional recording (4)
Robert Ellis Orrall – production & background vocals (1, 5, 6), additional recording (1)
Chris Rowe – mixing, shaker, synthpad, organ & guitar (1), digital editing (6)
Gary Burnette – guitars (1, 6), bass (1)
Chad Carlson – recording (2, 4), mixing (2), additional recording (4)
Wanda Vick – mandolin (5, 6), banjo (6)
Caitlin Evanson – fiddle & harmony vocals (2)
Paul Sidoti – electric guitar & harmony vocals (2)
Tony Harrell – keyboards (5, 6)
Dan Dugmore – steel (5, 6)
Ken Lewis – drums (1)
Rusty Danmyer – steel (1)
Eric Richardson – recording (1)
Ben Clark – banjo (2)
Al Wilson – drums (2)
Amos Heller – bass (2)
Grant Mickelson – electric guitar (2)
Chuck Ainlay – mixing (4)
Scott Kidd – mixing (4)
Steve Short – engineering (4)
Nick Buda – drums (4)
Eric Darken – percussion (4)
Rob Hajacos – fiddle (4)
Jeff Hyde – banjo (4)
Tim Marks – bass (4)
Scotty Sanders – steel (4)
John Willis – mandolin (4)
Angelo – production (5)
Jamie Tate – mixing (5)
A.J. Derrick – recording (5)
Steve Bryant – bass (5)
Dennis Holt – drums (5)
Troy Lancaster – electric guitar (5)
Lorraine Morrison – background vocals (5)
Curt Ryle – acoustic guitar (5)
Ben Fowler – mixing (6)
Jason Lefan – engineering (6)
Allen Ditto – recording (6)
Clarke Schleicher – recording (6)
Mike Brignardello – bass (6)
Shannon Forrest – drums (6)
Liana Manis – background vocals (6)

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for *Beautiful Eyes*
Chart (2008)	Peak position
US Billboard 200	9
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for *Beautiful Eyes*
Chart (2008)	Position
US Billboard 200	192
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)	32

References

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External links

Beautiful Eyes at Taylor Swift official site: includes lyrics of all tracks.

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Albums discography Singles discography Awards and nominations Live performances Songs Videography Public image
Studio albums	Taylor Swift Fearless Speak Now Red 1989 Reputation Lover Folklore Evermore Midnights The Tortured Poets Department
Re-recorded albums	Fearless (Taylor's Version) Red (Taylor's Version) Speak Now (Taylor's Version) 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Extended plays	The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection Beautiful Eyes
Live albums	Speak Now World Tour – Live Live from Clear Channel Stripped 2008 Lover (Live from Paris) Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions
Concert tours	Fearless Tour Speak Now World Tour The Red Tour The 1989 World Tour Reputation Stadium Tour The Eras Tour
Films and specials	Miss Americana City of Lover Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions All Too Well: The Short Film Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour
Legacy	Cultural impact Fashion Political impact Swifties Impact of the Eras Tour Nannaria swiftae Castianeira swiftay
Incidents	2009 MTV Video Music Awards Sexual assault trial Masters dispute Ticketmaster controversy Death of Ana Clara Benevides Deepfake pornography Southport stabbing Vienna terrorism plot Labour Party freebies controversy
Related	Taylor Swift Productions SwiftOnSecurity Austin Swift Marjorie Finlay Olivia Benson Tree Paine High Watch Samuel Goldwyn Estate The Official Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour Book
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