Mean (song)
| Mean | |
|---|---|
| Taylor Swift | |
| length | 3:57 |
| Genre (s) | Country , pop |
| Author (s) | Taylor Swift |
| Producer (s) | Nathan Chapman , Taylor Swift |
| Label | Big Machine Records |
| album | Speak Now |
Mean is a song by the American singer Taylor Swift , which was released as the third single from her third album Speak Now .
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With this song, Taylor targeted her critics. For example, she sings:
"And I can see you year from now in a bar talking over a football game
With that same big loud opinion, but no one's listening
Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
Drunk and talking all about how I ... can ' t ... sing. "
Commercial win
The song debuted at number 11 on the American Billboard Hot 100 charts in the week of November 6, 2010. It reached number 2 on the Billboard Country Charts .
Awards
At the Grammy Awards 2012 , the song received the awards in the categories "Best Country Solo Performance" and "Best Country Song".
- 2012 : Best Country Solo Performance
- 2012: Best Country Song
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 gold
|
35,000 |
 Japan (RIAJ)
|
gold
|
100,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
gold
|
40,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
 3 × platinum
|
2,300,000 |
| All in all |
3 × gold 3 × platinum |
2,475,000 |
Main article: Taylor Swift / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mean by Taylor Swift . Song facts. Accessed February 1, 2020.
- ^ Gary Trust: Ask Billboard: All-Taylor Swift Edition. In: Billboard. November 11, 2014, accessed October 3, 2017 .