Red (Taylor Swift song)

"Red" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and the title track of her fourth studio album, Red (2012). She wrote the song and produced it with Nathan Chapman and Dann Huff. An incorporation of country, pop, and rock styles, "Red" features acoustic banjo and guitars alongside electronic vocal processing. The lyrics are about a past, tumultuous relationship, likening conflicting emotions evoked from the breakup to various colors, such as the titular color red that symbolizes the overall intense feelings.

To promote the album Red before its release, Big Machine Records released "Red" via the iTunes Store on October 2, 2012. The song was released to US country radio on June 24, 2013, as a single. Footage from the Red Tour (2013–2014) was compiled for a music video for "Red", released on July 3, 2013. Swift's live rendition at the Country Music Association Awards, featuring Alison Krauss and Vince Gill on background vocals, was released on November 8, 2013. The song peaked within the top 30 on charts and received certifications in Australia, New Zealand, the UK, and the US. On the US Hot Country Songs chart, it peaked at number two and charted for 42 weeks, becoming Swift's longest-charting single.

When it was first released, initial critical reception was mixed: some reviews deemed the production experimental and successful in combining country and pop, but some others found it inconsistent or underwhelming. Several retrospective reviews have considered "Red" one of the more memorable songs in Swift's discography. After a 2019 dispute over the ownership of Swift's back catalog, she re-recorded the song as "Red (Taylor's Version)" for her 2021 re-recorded album Red (Taylor's Version).