Taylor Swift fever is real. And this (pleasurable) sickness has been going strong for years and years. 6 songs written by Taylor Swift for other artists. What’s really impressive about Taylor Swift to me is that she’s continuously re-inventing herself while also staying very true to herself. This way she keeps new fans and turns them into superfans, while always attracting new fans along the way. She’s obviously an immensely talented singer but she’s a songwriter too and we’re about to give you 6 songs written by Taylor Swift that were recorded by other artists. Some you may already know were penned by Taylor Swift, others may be a bit of a surprise!
I’ve had the pleasure of playing Taylor Swift on the radio throughout my career. I played “Love Story” when it was new. I played “Shake It Off” on the air when it was new. Same with “Blank Space” and pretty much all of her releases. In a way I feel like Taylor Swift’s musical career has paralleled my radio career. As she changed genres so did I. I’m just waiting for her to come back and re-join me on country radio. lol
But this article isn’t about me in the least. It’s all about Taylor. Even though I’ve been a fan of Taylor since Day 1, I was still pretty surprised by a couple of the songs on the following list.
How crazy would it be to be an artist with a song written by Taylor Swift?
It seems like it would be very crazy to me. Most of the songs Taylor Swift has written for other people were written by her early in her career. Artists who got a Taylor Swift-written song didn’t get the magnitude of having this song as “their song” when it was presented to them, I’m sure. They might have even said “who’s that?” after finding out Taylor Swift wrote the song being pitched because she was so fresh in the game. Knowing what we know now makes all of that just sound comical. It’s like another radio station I worked for’s tale of Britney Spears. She came by as a new artist and played some songs for the staff. Then the station had her record some nice things about the radio station – you know, the types of things you hear between songs promoting the station quickly. The funny part of the story? They never even recorded. They just told her they were recording. They figured they’d never use those recordings anyway. That same station never again had the chance to get Britney Spears to record those drops.
6 Songs Written by Taylor Swift for Other Artists
So let’s travel back in time and re-visit these 6 songs written by Taylor Swift which you may not realize she held the pen for. I’ll give you the song, who sang it, and a YouTube video of the song to help refresh your memory.
"You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home"
“You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home” was a song sung by Hannah Montana (Or Miley Cyrus if you’re talking about her secret identity) for the “Hannah Montana Movie” in 2009 and YUP, Taylor Swift wrote it!
