22 ( Taylor Swift song ) - wikipedia 22 ( Taylor Swift song ) `` 22 '' Single by Taylor Swift from the album Red Released March 12, 2013 ( 2013 - 03 - 12 ) Format CD single digital download Genre Pop Length 3 : 52 Label Big Machine Republic Songwriter ( s ) Taylor Swift Max Martin Shellback Producer ( s ) Max Martin Shellback Taylor Swift singles chronology `` I Knew You Were Trouble '' ( 2012 ) `` 22 '' ( 2013 ) `` Highway Do n't Care '' ( 2013 ) `` I Knew You Were Trouble '' ( 2012 ) `` 22 '' ( 2013 ) `` Highway Do n't Care '' ( 2013 ) Music video `` 22 '' on YouTube `` 22 '' is a song recorded by American singer - songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth album, Red ( 2012 ). It was written by Swift along with Max Martin and Shellback. The song was released as the album 's fourth single on March 12, 2013. The lyrics describe the joys of being 22 years old. The song peaked at 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the sixth single from Red to hit the top 20. Contents 1 Background and release 2 Composition and lyrics 3 Critical reception 4 Music video 5 Live performances 6 Chart performance 7 Charts and certifications 7.1 Weekly charts 7.2 Year - end charts 8 Certifications 9 Release history 10 References 11 External links Background and release After writing her third studio album Speak Now ( 2010 ) entirely solo, Swift opted to collaborate with different songwriters and producers for Red. Thus, she called Max Martin and Shellback, two songwriters and producers whose work she admired, to discuss a possible collaboration. She told Billboard magazine : `` For me, being 22 has been my favorite year of my life. I like all the possibilities of how you 're still learning, but you know enough. You still know nothing, but you know that you know nothing. You 're old enough to start planning your life, but you 're young enough to know there are so many unanswered questions. That brings about a carefree feeling that is sort of based on in - decision and fear and at the same time letting loose. Being 22 has taught me so much ''. The song was officially supposed to impact contemporary hit radio in the U.S. on March 5, 2013, before being pushed back by one week to March 12, 2013, and in the UK on March 31, 2013. An exclusive limited edition individually numbered CD single was also released exclusively to Swift 's store on March 13, 2013, the same day the music video was released. The CD single was sold by itself or via an exclusive package with the Red Tour items and a T - shirt. Composition and lyrics `` 22 '' is a pop song lasting three minutes and 52 seconds, mainly accompanied by a twangy acoustic guitar, invoking a country pop influence from Taylor Swift 's conventional repertoire. The song is written in the key of G major with a tempo of 104 beats per minute. Swift 's vocals span one and a half octaves, between G and D. The song was written by Swift, along with Max Martin and Shellback, who helped her in writing and producing her previous hits `` We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together '' and `` I Knew You Were Trouble ''. The lyrics describe the joys and the happiness of being 22 years old. Critical reception Idolator said `` ' 22 ' is a thunderous pop track kicking off with a twangy acoustic guitar riff before a propulsive beat that evokes Katy Perry 's ' Teenage Dream ' drops to make way for verses that are cute and likably bratty ''. Digital Spy said `` '' We 're happy free confused and lonely at the same time, '' Swift acknowledges over perky guitars, before launching into an earworm chant of `` twenty twooo - oo - oo '' that will stubbornly swirl around your head for hours on end. She may have already achieved more during her youth than most do in their lifetime, but with one more pop smash to add to her repertoire, it seems she 's only just getting started. ``, giving the song four out of five stars. Billboard said that it is `` Swift 's most blatantly pop song of her career '', adding that : `` ' 22 ' is all about trying to ' forget about the deadlines ' and embraces only the most sugary hooks available. Underneath the heel - clicking positivity and shiny production sits the line ' We 're happy, free, confused and lonely in the best way ', a rather stunning meditation on being in your early 20s that 's flicked off like a piece of pre-chorus lint. Even when she 's having fun, Swift is succinctly communicating conflicting emotion. '' Music video The music video for `` 22 '' was filmed in February 2013, and premiered and released on March 13, 2013. It was directed by Anthony Mandler, who had previously directed the music video for Swift 's `` I Knew You Were Trouble ''. As of September 2017 the video have more than 404 million views. Live performances Swift first performed the song during her live webchat on August 13, 2012 ; the performance was later released during the holiday season. Also, she performed the song at Comic Relief on February 22, 2013, and for a private concert in France while on a boat which was broadcast on OFF.tv. She also performed the song on her third concert tour, The Red Tour. She also performed it on May 19, 2013 at the Billboard Music Awards. Chart performance Several songs from Red, including `` 22 '', charted in different countries due to strong digital sales following the release of the album. `` 22 '' debuted at number 44 on United States Billboard Hot 100 chart, as well as at number seven on Billboard ( 's ) Hot Digital Songs chart with sales of 108,000. It later re-entered the Hot 100 at number 84 on the chart week of January 12, 2013. When it was again released as a single, it reentered the charts at number 64. `` 22 '' also debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 chart and peaked at number 20. It also managed to reach number nine on the UK Singles Chart. As of November 2014, the song has sold 2 million copies in the United States. Charts and certifications Weekly charts Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 21 Belgium ( Ultratip Flanders ) Belgium ( Ultratip Wallonia ) 28 Brazil ( Billboard Brasil Hot 100 ) 97 Brazil Hot Pop Songs 28 Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 20 Canada CHR / Top 40 ( Billboard ) 16 Canada Hot AC ( Billboard ) 11 Czech Republic ( Rádio Top 100 ) 100 France ( SNEP ) 155 Ireland ( IRMA ) 12 Israel ( Media Forest ) Lebanon ( Lebanese Top 20 ) 14 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 23 Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) 9 Slovakia ( Rádio Top 100 ) 36 South Africa ( EMA ) UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 9 US Billboard Hot 100 20 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) 19 US Adult Top 40 ( Billboard ) 9 US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) 12 Year - end charts Chart ( 2013 ) Position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 78 US Billboard Hot 100 71 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 2 × Platinum 140,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 80,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Gold 7,500 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 400,000 United States ( RIAA ) 3 × Platinum 2,000,000 Venezuela ( APFV ) Gold 15,000 Streaming Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Gold 1,300,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Release history Country Date Format Label United States March 12, 2013 Contemporary hit radio Big Machine Records March 13, 2013 CD single United Kingdom March 31, 2013 Contemporary hit radio References Jump up ^ Blackburn, Stevie - Leigh ( April 3, 2013 ). `` Single Review : Taylor Swift - 22 ''. Sound and Motion Magazine. Archived from the original on April 7, 2013. Retrieved May 10, 2015. Jump up ^ Gallo, Phil ( October 19, 2012 ). `` Taylor Swift Q&A : The Risks of ' Red ' and The Joys of Being 22 ''. Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Top 40 / M Future Releases ( March 5, 2013 ) ''. All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on February 21, 2013. Retrieved February 21, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Singles Release Diary ''. Digital Spy. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved April 28, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Taylor Swift LIMITED EDITION `` 22 '' Single CD ``. TaylorSwift.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` LIMITED EDITION `` 22 '' Single Package ``. TaylorSwift.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013. Jump up ^ Lansky, Sam ( February 6, 2013 ). `` Taylor Swift Announces `` 22 '' As Next ' Red ' Single ``. Idolator. Buzz Media. 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If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH Jump up ^ `` Anual Reporte de la Música Venezolana 2013 '' ( PDF ). Reportland. Archived ( PDF ) from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2015. Jump up ^ `` Certificeringer - Taylor Swift - 22 ''. IFPI Denmark. Retrieved October 9, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Taylor Swift LIMITED EDITION `` 22 '' Single CD ``. TaylorSwift.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013. Jump up ^ `` LIMITED EDITION `` 22 '' Single Package ``. TaylorSwift.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved March 13, 2013. External links Official video YouTube Lyrics at Taylor Swift official website Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics `` The template below ( Taylor Swift songs ) is being considered for merging. See templates for discussion to help reach a consensus. '' Taylor Swift songs Discography Taylor Swift `` Tim McGraw '' `` Picture to Burn '' `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' `` Should 've Said No '' `` Our Song '' Fearless `` Fearless '' `` Fifteen '' `` Love Story '' `` White Horse '' `` You Belong with Me '' `` Breathe '' `` You 're Not Sorry '' `` Forever & Always '' `` Change '' Speak Now `` Mine '' `` Sparks Fly '' `` Back to December '' `` Speak Now '' `` Mean '' `` The Story of Us '' `` Innocent '' `` Ours '' Red `` State of Grace '' `` Red '' `` I Knew You Were Trouble '' `` All Too Well '' `` 22 '' `` We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together '' `` The Last Time '' `` Everything Has Changed '' `` Begin Again '' `` Welcome to New York '' `` Blank Space '' `` Style '' `` Out of the Woods '' `` Shake It Off '' `` Bad Blood '' `` Wildest Dreams '' `` Wonderland '' `` New Romantics '' Reputation ``... Ready for It ? 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Question: when did taylor swift's song 22 come out
Answer: March 12, 2013