Today Was a Fairytale

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"Today Was a Fairytale"
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Single by Taylor Swift
from the album Valentine's Day
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2010 (2010-01-19)
Genre Country pop
Length4:02
Label Big Machine
Songwriter(s) Taylor Swift
Producer(s)
Taylor Swift singles chronology
"Fearless"
(2010)		"Today Was a Fairytale"
(2010)		"Half of My Heart"
(2010)
2011 re-release cover
Taylor Swift - Today Was a Fairytale.png

Certifications

Certifications for "Today Was a Fairytale"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [53] 2× Platinum140,000‡
United States (RIAA) [54] Platinum1,600,000 [22]

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates with formats and record labels
CountryDateFormatLabel
United States [2] January 19, 2010Digital download Big Machine
Australia [55] January 22, 2010
Japan [56]
United States [57] February 9, 2010 Contemporary hit radio
Germany [58] March 12, 2010Digital download Universal
United States [3] February 15, 2011Digital download (rerelease)Big Machine

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