This article is about the album. For the song, see. Speak Now is the third by American singer-songwriter. It was released on October 25, 2010,. Production for the album took place during 2008 to 2010 at several recording studios, and was handled by Swift and. Written entirely by Swift as the follow-up to (2008), Speak Now expands on the country pop style of her previous work, and features lyrical themes concerning love, romance and heartbreak.
A deluxe edition was released on the same day exclusively to US Target stores; it contained three extra bonus tracks and two acoustic versions as well as a pop remix of 'Mine'. Internationally, another deluxe edition was released containing the same three bonus songs and acoustic songs, and three US versions. In 2012, the Target exclusive was released to a wider distribution in the US. Speak Now received generally positive reviews from music critics, who complimented Swift's songwriting and themes. The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200] chart, selling approximately 1,047,000 units in its first week. Due to strong digital sales, all fourteen songs from the standard edition of the album charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with the lead single ' having the highest peak of number three. Six singles were released from the album, including the US Country number-one hits ' and '.