High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Love Story" is a country pop song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman, alongside Swift. It was released on September 12, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the lead single from Swift`s second studio album Fearless. The song was written about a love interest of Swift`s who was not popular among Swift`s family and friends. Because of the scenario, Swift related to the plot of William Shakespeare`s Romeo and Juliet (1597) and used it as a source of inspiration to compose the song. However, she replaced Romeo and Juliet`s original tragic conclusion with a happy ending. It is a midtempo song with a dreamy tenor, while the melody continually builds up. The lyrics have Swift narrating from the perspective of Juliet Capulet.