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Dear John ( Taylor Swift song ) - wikipedia Dear John ( Taylor Swift song ) Jump to : navigation , search <Th_colspan="2"> `` Dear John '' <Th_colspan="2"> Song by Taylor Swift <Th_colspan="2"> from the album Speak Now Format Digital download Recorded 2009 - 2010 Genre Country rock Length 6 : 43 Label Big Machine Songwriter ( s ) Taylor Swift Producer ( s ) Taylor Swift Nathan Chapman `` Dear John '' is a song written and recorded by American recording artist Taylor Swift . The song was on her 2010 release , Speak Now . Swift wrote this song on her own , like all of the songs on the album , and it is allegedly about fellow singer , John Mayer . Although the song was never released as a single , it did end up charting on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Canadian Hot 100 . Contents ( hide ) 1 Background 2 Critical Reception 3 Live Performances 4 Chart performance 5 References Background ( edit ) Swift allegedly wrote Dear John about rock singer John Mayer , who she dated from December 2009 - February 2010 . He fired back , obviously angry about the song . In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine , he said , `` I never got an e-mail . I never got a phone call . I was really caught off - guard , and it really humiliated me at a time when I 'd already been dressed down . I mean , how would you feel if , at the lowest you 've ever been , someone kicked you even lower ? '' Mayer also insulted Swift as a songwriter , saying it was `` cheap songwriting . '' When Swift was asked about the rumors , she shot them down , but not exacally saying that the song was n't about Mayer . `` How presumptuous ! I never disclose who my songs are about , '' Swift said in the November 2012 issue of Glamour ( magazine ) . Critical reception ( edit ) The New York Times said it was , `` by far the most scorching track on Speak Now . '' TheCelebrityCafe.com named it the second best Underrated Taylor Swift song . Live performances ( edit ) Swift played this throughout the Speak Now World Tour . Chart performance ( edit ) Chart ( 2011 ) Peak position Canada ( Canadian Hot 100 ) 68 US Billboard Hot 100 54 References ( edit ) Jump up ^ `` John Mayer : Taylor Swift 's ' Dear John ' Song ' Humiliated Me ' '' . June 6 , 2012 . Retrieved February 12 , 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Taylor Swift : John Mayer is ' presumptuous ' to think ' Dear John ' is about him '' . October 1 , 2012 . Retrieved February 12 , 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Taylor Swift Is Angry , Darn It '' . October 20 , 2010 . Retrieved February 12 , 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Top 10 Underrated Taylor Swift Songs '' . November 13 , 2013 . Retrieved February 12 , 2014 . Jump up ^ `` Taylor Swift Chart History ( Canadian Hot 100 ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved February 12 , 2012 . Jump up ^ `` Taylor Swift Chart History ( Hot 100 ) '' . Billboard . Retrieved February 12 , 2012 . <Th_colspan="2"> ( hide ) Taylor Swift songs <Td_colspan="2"> Discography Taylor Swift `` Tim McGraw '' `` Picture to Burn '' `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' `` Should 've Said No '' `` Our Song '' Fearless `` Fearless '' `` Fifteen '' `` Love Story '' `` White Horse '' `` You Belong with Me '' `` Breathe '' `` You 're Not Sorry '' `` Forever & Always '' `` Change '' Speak Now `` Mine '' `` Sparks Fly '' `` Back to December '' `` Speak Now '' `` Mean '' `` The Story of Us '' `` Innocent '' `` Ours '' `` Dear John '' Red `` State of Grace '' `` Red '' `` I Knew You Were Trouble '' `` All Too Well '' `` 22 '' `` We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together '' `` The Last Time '' `` Everything Has Changed '' `` Begin Again '' `` Welcome to New York '' `` Blank Space '' `` Style '' `` Out of the Woods '' `` Shake It Off '' `` Bad Blood '' `` Wildest Dreams '' `` Wonderland '' `` New Romantics '' Reputation `` ... Ready for It ? '' `` End Game '' `` Delicate '' `` Look What You Made Me Do '' `` Gorgeous '' `` Call It What You Want '' `` New Year 's Day '' Songs as a featured artist `` Two Is Better Than One '' `` Half of My Heart '' `` Both of Us '' `` Highway Do n't Care '' `` Babe '' Other songs `` Crazier '' `` Today Was a Fairytale '' `` Safe & Sound '' `` Long Live '' `` Eyes Open '' `` Ronan '' `` Sweeter Than Fiction '' `` I Do n't Wanna Live Forever '' `` Best Days of Your Life '' `` Better Man '' `` This Is What You Came For '' `` You 'll Always Find Your Way Back Home '' Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dear_John_(Taylor_Swift_song)&oldid=842042639 '' Categories : 2010 songs Taylor Swift songs Songs written by Taylor Swift Song recordings produced by Nathan Chapman ( record producer ) Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Canada Singlechart called without song Singlechart usages for Billboardhot100 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 19 May 2018 , at 20 : 52 . About Wikipedia