a year later. >> she had a collection of songs she really wanted to get out there and rca didn't think she was ready. >> she landed here, nashville's bluebird cafe. the place for aspiring singer/song wri singer/songwriters. she was heard and quickly signed by a music executive about to launch his own company. >> i ended up on a record label that let me write every song on my first album, and i'll never forget it. >> taylor swift's first single "tim mcgraw" dropped in june 2006. ♪ when you think tim mcgraw ♪ i hope you think my favorite song ♪ >> it was from her day beau album, "taylor swift." >> my album is selling like freakishly amounts of -- i can't even believe, like, the way that it's selling right now. ♪ and he says our song is a slamming screen door ♪ >> the single "our song" went to number one on the billboard hot country songs chart.