The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary critics. Occasionally, Swift does interrupt the fairytale construct with modern day, real world details like the time her date arrives or the color of his shirt. Like many of Swift's songs, the lyrics invoke princess imagery with lines such as 'Today was a fairytale/ You were the prince/ I used to be a damsel in distress.' Bertoldi said the lyrics were 'driven more by sweeping emotion than specific, youth-focused imagery'. The song's lyrics describe a magical date. Melanie Bertoldi of Billboard believed Swift's vocals displayed a newfound maturity. 'Taylor's vowels have gotten flattened and Yankee-ified,' commented Rosen, though Weiner pointed out that Swift's pop-heavy music was the primary reason for her success. Jody Rosen and Jonas Weiner of Slate magazine noted that although Swift typically sings country pop, 'with the possible exception of that woodsy acoustic guitar' in the song's introduction 'Today Was a Fairytale' displays no aspects of country music in either its instrumentation or vocals. It follows the chord progression G–C–Em–D. It is written in the key of G major and Swift's vocals span two octaves, from D 3 to C 5. It is set in common time and has a ballad tempo of 80 beats per minute. 'Today Was a Fairytale' is a pop song with a length of four minutes and two seconds. 'Today Was a Fairytale' was released as a promotional single from the Valentine's Day soundtrack on June 19, 2010, exclusively through the iTunes Store. I hope it's perfect for the soundtrack', Swift told The Tennessean.
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'When this movie opportunity came about, I reached back into my pocket and thought, 'I think this is perfect for the soundtrack. After being cast as Felicia Miller on Valentine's Day, Swift offered the song to the film producers for the soundtrack as she did not believe it fit on her upcoming album. Swift solely penned 'Today Was Fairytale' in the summer of 2008 and stored it away for a while. Swift promoted 'Today Was a Fairytale' at several venues and included it on a revised set list for the continuation of her Fearless Tour in 2010.
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The song peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 and therefore tied for her highest-charting song in the United States. In Canada, 'Today Was a Fairytale' became Swift's first number-one song. It received generally positive reception from contemporary critics, some who deemed it the best song on the soundtrack, and enjoyed commercial success by reaching the top ten in three countries. Musically, 'Today Was a Fairytale' is pop-influenced and, lyrically, speaks of a magical date. Swift had previously written the song and offered it to producers for the film's soundtrack. It was released on Januby Big Machine Records as a promotional single from the corresponding soundtrack for the 2010 film Valentine's Day, which she acted in. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's help. ' Today Was a Fairytale' is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
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Valentine's Day Soundtrack chronology 'Today Was a Fairytale'