White Horse
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"White Horse" is a country-pop ballad by Taylor Swift that explores themes of heartbreak and disillusionment in romantic fairy-tale expectations.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cardigan (song) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| album | Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Grammy Award for Best Country Song
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grammy Award for Best Female Country Vocal Performance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGenreMovement | 2000s country pop ⓘ |
| containsContrastBetween | fairy-tale fantasy and real-life breakup ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| describes | end of a romantic relationship ⓘ |
| genre |
country ballad
ⓘ
country pop ⓘ pop ballad ⓘ |
| hasLyric |
"I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale"
ⓘ
"This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town" ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | a young woman experiencing heartbreak ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | true ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
acoustic guitar
ⓘ
bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ piano ⓘ |
| isFollowedByInTracklist | You Belong with Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPrecededByInTracklist | Love Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes 55 seconds ⓘ |
| lyricalMotif | white horse as failed fairy-tale rescue ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Trey Fanjoy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first person ⓘ |
| partOf | Taylor Swift discography ⓘ |
| performer | Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Nathan Chapman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Big Machine Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| setting | small town romance ⓘ |
| singleFromAlbum | Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tempo | slow ⓘ |
| theme |
disillusionment
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fairy-tale expectations ⓘ heartbreak ⓘ romantic disappointment ⓘ |
| trackOn | Fearless NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | ballad ⓘ |
| writer |
Liz Rose
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taylor Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Willow (song)
this entity surface form:
Cardigan (song)