High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "Today Was a Fairytale" is a song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman with Swift`s help. It was released on January 19, 2010 by Big Machine Records as a single from the corresponding soundtrack for the 2010 film Valentine`s Day, which she acted in. Swift had previously written the song and offered it to producers for the film`s soundtrack. Musically, "Today Was a Fairytale" is pop-influenced and, lyrically, speaks of a magical date.