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1. A No. 11 debut for Love Story (Taylor s Version) short of the top 10 and the original s No. 4 peak, but still very impressive for a new version of an old hit. On a scale from 1-10, if you re Taylor Swift, how happy are you with that showing?
Jason Lipshutz: I’d be at a 8. A new version of a song that’s been out for over a decade, that sounds nearly identical to the original version, just debuted at No. 11 on the Hot 100! Even with Taylor Swift’s superstardom and general curiosity around her re-recording endeavor in mind, this debut is pretty remarkable on paper, and not the type of older-song resurgence that is typical within the upper reaches of the chart. Knock two points off for the top 10 near-miss maybe that will come with “You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version).”