Though its release was rushed due to the online leak, as expected, Taylor Swift’s “Mine” has quickly surged to the top of the iTunes single sales chart.
Predicted to be the first smash from new album “Speak Now,” which will be one of the year’s top sellers in its own right, “Mine” surged to number one within hours of release, removing Taio Cruz’s “Dynamite” from the top of the heap. Other top five singles include Eminem’s “Love the Way You Lie (featuring Rihanna),” Enrique Iglesias’ “I Like It (featuring Pitbull)” and Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream.”
As noted in the Headline Planet review, the sure-to-succeed single marks Swift’s continued evolution from her stripped down, anecdotal-driven songwriting into the polished world of mainstream pop. Nonetheless, with a chorus and melody as catchy as many of her prior singles and a familiar lyrical construct, the song is unlikely to alienate even her most long-standing fans.