High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "White Horse" is a country music song performed by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. The song was written by Swift and Liz Rose and produced by Nathan Chapman, with Swift`s aid. The song was released on December 8, 2008 by Big Machine Records, as the second single from Swift`s second studio album Fearless. Swift and Rose composed the song about one of Swift`s ex-boyfriends, when Swift discovered he was not what she had perceived of him. It focused on the moment where Swift accepted the relationship was over. "White Horse" is, musically, a country pop song and uses sparse production to emphasize vocals. Lyrically, the track speaks of disillusionment and pain in a relationship, drawing references to fairytales.