"Speak Now: World Tour Live" is a live video album by Taylor. It was released on November 21, 2011, by Big Machine Records. The album consist of songs and performances recorded from various tour dates around the world of Taylor's "Speak Now World Tour". It debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart with 77,000 sold.
BACKGROUND
The album was announced on September 21, 2011 via Taylor's official website, along with the album cover. The DVD and Blu-ray releases feature all seventeen performances from the North American leg of the "Speak Now World Tour", as well as bonus content. The CD has over seventy-five minutes of music as well as select live performances of songs from the "Speak Now" album. The combo was released on November 21, 2011.
A Target exclusive of the live album contains the bonus performances of the songs "Ours", "(Going Back to) Nashville" and "Sweet Escape", as well as the behind the scene making of the music video for "Mean". Many of the songs and performances were captured from various legs around the world of the tour. The Brazilian release of the album contains a previously unreleased version of the song "Long Live" featuring new verses in Portuguese composed and sung by singer Paula Fernandes, that peaked at #5 on the Brazilian Hot 100.
CRITICAL RECEPTION
Matt Bjorke of Roughstock gave a mixed review on the album and stated that Taylor "has shown a lot of growth through the years and takes her live show seriously so it’s good to hear this live album sound nearly as good as her records do." James Monger of AllMusic rated the album three out of five stars and stated that the performances on the DVD were "an elaborate affair that utilized dancers, aerialists, numerous costume changes, and a mammoth, multi-stage setup that more closely resembled a high-profile Broadway musical than it a did country music concert."
COMMERCIAL PERFORMANCE
The album debuted at number eleven on the US Billboard 200 chart with 77,000 sold. It also debuted at number two in Billboard Top Country Albums on the same week. To date the album has sold 346,000 copies in the US.
1. Sparks Fly
2. Mine
3. The Story of Us
4. Our Song
5. Mean
6. Back to December/Apologize/You're Not Sorry (Mashup)
7. Better Than Revenge
8. Speak Now
9. Fearless/Hey, Soul Sister/I'm Yours (Mashup)
10. Last Kiss
11. Drops of Jupiter (Surprise Cover Song)
12. You Belong With Me
13. Dear John
14. Enchanted
15. Haunted
16. Long Live
17. Fifteen
18. Love Story
19. Home Movies
20. Rehearsal of the "Speak Now World Tour"