“He’s the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He’s the song in the car I keep singing, don’t know why I do”

Sounds familiar? Well, who could forget “Teardrops on my Guitar” sung by the beautiful american country singer, Taylor Swift who began her career as a teenager. Signed to the independent Big Machine Records label in 2006, she made her debut on the Billboard country charts with the release of her debut single “Tim McGraw”. This song, which peaked at #6, was the first of five singles from her self-titled debut, which was released in late 2006 and re-issued in 2007, and has been certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the RIAA. Following “Tim McGraw” were the #2 “Teardrops on My Guitar”, the six-week Number One “Our Song”, the #3 “Picture to Burn” and another Number One in “Should’ve Said No”. All five singles from her debut were Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, as was her song “Change” from the AT&T TEAM USA Soundtrack.

And now, she is back again with her sophomore album “Fearless” and its lead-off single “Love Story” has become her highest Hot 100 hit.The song is accompanied by a music video that is based on Romeo and Juliet. The song has reached #2 on iTunes Store Top Downloaded Songs and #5 on the Billboard Hot 100. Apart from that, “Change”, a song from her new album was selected as a part of a soundtrack supporting Team USA’s effort in the 2008 Summer Olympics.The song was also featured as part of the soundtrack of NBC’s broadcast package of the Games.

Swift also performed “Change” at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver.