Delicate (Taylor Swift song)

"Delicate" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from her sixth studio album, Reputation (2017). She wrote the song with the producers Max Martin and Shellback. Inspired by the events surrounding Swift's celebrity and personal life, the lyrics depict a narrator's vulnerability and anxiety over whether her blossoming romance would last. "Delicate" is an electropop and synth-pop ballad that features vocoder-manipulated vocals, dense synthesizers, and elements of tropical house and dancehall in its beats.

Directed by Joseph Kahn and filmed in Los Angeles, the music video for "Delicate" premiered on March 11, 2018, at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. In the video, after becoming invisible upon receiving a mysterious note, Swift dances barefoot through public places and ultimately becomes visible again after dancing in a pouring rain. Critics interpreted the video as Swift's autobiographical reference to her personal life, as she had retreated herself from the press leading up to the release of Reputation. A day following the video's release, Big Machine Records sent "Delicate" to radio airplay in the United States as the album's fourth single.

"Delicate" received widespread critical acclaim for the vulnerability depicted through its songwriting and mellow production. It featured in 2018 year-end lists by Billboard, Slant Magazine, and Rolling Stone, and critics have considered "Delicate" one of Swift's career-defining songs. In the United States, the single peaked at number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, reached number one on three Billboard airplay charts, and was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Elsewhere, it received platinum certifications in Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, and the United Kingdom. Swift performed the song on the Reputation Stadium Tour (2018) and the Eras Tour (2023–2024).