Love Story was released in 2008 as the lead single from Taylor Swift's second album, Fearless, and became one of her signature early hits. Swift wrote the song as a modern, happier retelling of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, replacing tragedy with a proposal and a happy ending, and its country-pop sound helped bring her music to a much wider audience. Years later, the chorus remains instantly recognisable, so short excerpts keep appearing in fan edits, wedding videos and nostalgic montages that want an immediate romantic cue.