Ronan (song)

"Ronan"
"Ronan"
Single by Taylor Swift
Released	September 8, 2012
Genre	Soft rock
Length	4:25
Label	Big Machine
Songwriter(s)	Taylor Swift; Maya Thompson;
Producer(s)	Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift singles chronology

"Ronan" is a charity single by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as an iTunes-exclusive download on September 8, 2012, by Big Machine Records. The lyrics are based on a blog by Maya Thompson about her three-year-old son Ronan, who died from neuroblastoma in 2011. Swift wrote and produced the song by putting together quotes from the blog, crediting Maya Thompson as co-writer. All proceeds from sales of "Ronan" were donated for charity causes to raise awareness of and fight against cancer.

Musically, "Ronan" is a soft rock ballad instrumented by a sole finger-picked guitar with occasional piano tunes and minimal drum brushes. Music critics have lauded the song artistically, deeming it a prime example of Swift's abilities as a singer-songwriter to evoke vivid emotional sentiments through her songwriting.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The single peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. A re-recorded version, "Ronan (Taylor's Version)", was included in Swift's 2021 re-recorded album Red (Taylor's Version).

^ Unterberger, Andrew (November 9, 2017). "Why Taylor Swift's 'Ronan' Is Her Best Song Never to Appear on an Album: Critic's Take". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "Why Does Taylor Swift Write So Many One-Note Melodies?". BBC News. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2021.
^ Sheffield, Rob (October 26, 2021). "'Ronan' (2012)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
^ Petridis, Alexis (April 26, 2019). "Taylor Swift's Singles – Ranked". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

[Unterberger-1] Unterberger, Andrew (November 9, 2017). "Why Taylor Swift's 'Ronan' Is Her Best Song Never to Appear on an Album: Critic's Take". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2022.

[bbc_one_note-2] "Why Does Taylor Swift Write So Many One-Note Melodies?". BBC News. November 8, 2017. Archived from the original on February 8, 2022. Retrieved August 31, 2021.

[Sheffield-3] Sheffield, Rob (October 26, 2021). "'Ronan' (2012)". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

[Petridis-4] Petridis, Alexis (April 26, 2019). "Taylor Swift's Singles – Ranked". The Guardian. Archived from the original on April 27, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.

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