<P> "You Belong with Me" is a song performed by American singer - songwriter Taylor Swift . The song was co-written by Swift and Liz Rose and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift's aid . It was released on April 18, 2009, by Big Machine Records as the third single from Swift's second studio album, Fearless (2008). Swift was inspired to write "You Belong with Me" after overhearing a male friend of hers arguing with his girlfriend through a phone call; she continued to develop a story line afterward . The song contains many pop music elements and its lyrics have Swift desiring an out - of - reach love interest . </P> <P> The song won Favorite song at 2010 Kids' Choice Awards, and received nominations for the Grammy Awards for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance . "You Belong with Me" enjoyed commercial success as well; it became a top ten hit in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United States . In the United States, the song became Swift's highest - charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 at the time and has become Swift's third best - selling single . It managed to gain the largest crossover radio audience since Faith Hill's "Breathe" did in 2000 . The single was certified 6 × Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The song is one of the best - selling singles worldwide, with worldwide sales of more than 5.1 million units (according to the IFPI). </P> <P> The song's accompanying music video was directed by Roman White . The video featured Swift portraying two characters, a nerd (the protagonist and narrator) and a popular girl (the antagonist and girlfriend), while American actor Lucas Till portrayed the male lead . The video's plot centers on the protagonist secretively loving the male lead, although he has a girlfriend . The video won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Female Video at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards, but during Swift's acceptance speech, rapper Kanye West interrupted, protesting in support of Beyoncé . The incident caused a reaction in the media, with many coming to Swift's defense . The song was performed live at numerous venues, including the 2009--10 Fearless Tour, where it was the opening number . It was covered by various artists, including Butch Walker and Selena Gomez & the Scene, and parodied by "Weird Al" Yankovic . </P> <P> Swift became inspired to write "You Belong with Me" after she overheard a male friend of hers speaking to his girlfriend through a phone call . He acted defensive as his girlfriend yelled at him, and said to her, "No, baby...I had to get off the phone really quickly...I tried to call you right back...Of course I love you . More than anything! Baby, I'm so sorry ." Out of the sympathy she felt towards him in the situation, Swift developed a concept for a song . In a writing session with co-writer Liz Rose, Swift explained the situation along with her idea and conceived the song's opening line, "You're on the phone with your girlfriend / she's upset / she's going off about something that you said ." Together, they developed a story line, which described Swift being in love with the male friend and her having the desire for him to break up with his current girlfriend for her . Swift described the song's concept as "basically about wanting someone who is with this girl who doesn't appreciate him at all . Basically like' girl - next - door-itis .' You like this guy who you have known for your whole life, and you know him better than she does but somehow the popular girl gets the guy every time ." Swift recalled, "It was really fun for us to write the line,' She wears short skirts, I wear T - shirts' ." "You Belong with Me" was first released as a promotional single from Fearless on November 4, 2008, as part of Countdown to Fearless, an exclusive campaign by the iTunes Store; the song was then released as the third single from Fearless on April 18, 2009 . </P>

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