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Renegade (Big Red Machine song)
"Renegade" is a song recorded by American indie band Big Red Machine featuring American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on July 2, 2021, by 37d03d and Jagjaguwar. It was serviced to US triple-A radio on the same day as the third single from the band's second studio album, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? (2021).
Written by Swift and producer Aaron Dessner, "Renegade" is an upbeat tune that blends indie pop and folk styles, driven by guitar, drums and strings. Swift performs the lead vocals, complemented by Justin Vernon's backing vocals. Its subject matter discusses the toxic effects one's fears and mental health issues can have on their personal relationships, and the resulting confusion and indecision. It depicts the narrator's frustration with their emotionally fortified partner, and the former's efforts to confront and help the latter. Music critics acclaimed the song, with emphasis on its sharp lyrics and instrumentation.
Marking Big Red Machine's first entry in all of the record charts it appeared on, "Renegade" charted in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The song reached the top 10 of the UK Independent Singles and the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts.
This song was something we wrote after we finished evermore and it dawned on us that this was a BRM [Big Red Machine] song. Taylor's words hit me so hard when I heard her first voice memo and still do, every time. Justin lifted the song further into the heavens, and my brother's (Bryce Dessner) strings and drummer Jason Treuting add so much. The feeling and sound of this song feel very much at the heart of How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?; I'm so grateful to Taylor for continuing to share her incredible talent with me and that we are still finding excuses to make music together.
— Aaron Dessner on "Renegade" to Zane Lowe, Pitchfork
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift collaborated with Aaron Dessner, the guitarist of American indie rock band the National, and Justin Vernon, the vocalist of Bon Iver, on her eighth and ninth studio albums released in 2020, Folklore and Evermore, respectively. In a December 2020 interview for Rolling Stone, Dessner said that Swift had been writing songs for the upcoming project of Big Red Machine, a band consisting of Dessner and Vernon; two of those songs, "Dorothea" and "Closure", ended up appearing on the track-listing of Evermore instead. Dessner further produced two tracks on Swift's 2021 re-recording, Fearless (Taylor's Version). "Renegade" was recorded by him and Swift for Big Red Machine at her Los Angeles home studio, Kitty Committee, in the week ending March 19, 2021, the same week they had won Album of the Year for Folklore at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Vernon recorded additional vocals at his studio, April Base.
On April 13, 2021, Vernon previewed new music on his Instagram account, in which he shared a brief clip of a forthcoming collaboration with Swift, saying "that's the awesome Taylor one. I think this should be the single". On June 27, 2021, a cryptic teaser was posted to Big Red Machine's social media. It depicted videos of Vernon and Dessner, and shots of Swift's penning lyrics. On June 29, 2021, the band revealed their second studio album, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?, its release date, cover artwork and track listing; "Birch"—another Swift collaboration on the album—and "Renegade" placed fourth and fifth in the list, respectively, featuring Swift's vocals on both. "Latter Days" featuring Anaïs Mitchell was released as the lead single on the same day, followed by "The Ghost of Cincinnati" on the next day. "Renegade" was released as the next single on July 2, 2021, impacting U.S. adult album alternative radio on the same day. Another teaser was posted to the band's social media on July 1, 2021, a 14-second long snippet with Swift's vocals, captioned with a link to a YouTube video that premiered at midnight EDT, the lyric video of "Renegade" directed by Michael Brown. "Renegade" was serviced to the U.S. adult contemporary radio as well, on July 12, 2021. On August 17, a pop version of the song was released.
A renegade is someone who has rejected lawful or conventional behavior. Addressed in second person, "Renegade" has the narrator describe how the subject's anxiety and fear are obstacles for the narrator's love for the subject. The song ends with the question "Is it insensitive for me to say, get your shit together so I can love you?", with the outcome remaining uncertain. "Renegade" is set in a C major key. Swift's vocals range between E3 and G4. It has a fast tempo of 168 beats per minute.
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Renegade (Big Red Machine song)
"Renegade" is a song recorded by American indie band Big Red Machine featuring American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on July 2, 2021, by 37d03d and Jagjaguwar. It was serviced to US triple-A radio on the same day as the third single from the band's second studio album, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last? (2021).
Written by Swift and producer Aaron Dessner, "Renegade" is an upbeat tune that blends indie pop and folk styles, driven by guitar, drums and strings. Swift performs the lead vocals, complemented by Justin Vernon's backing vocals. Its subject matter discusses the toxic effects one's fears and mental health issues can have on their personal relationships, and the resulting confusion and indecision. It depicts the narrator's frustration with their emotionally fortified partner, and the former's efforts to confront and help the latter. Music critics acclaimed the song, with emphasis on its sharp lyrics and instrumentation.
Marking Big Red Machine's first entry in all of the record charts it appeared on, "Renegade" charted in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. The song reached the top 10 of the UK Independent Singles and the US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs charts.
This song was something we wrote after we finished evermore and it dawned on us that this was a BRM [Big Red Machine] song. Taylor's words hit me so hard when I heard her first voice memo and still do, every time. Justin lifted the song further into the heavens, and my brother's (Bryce Dessner) strings and drummer Jason Treuting add so much. The feeling and sound of this song feel very much at the heart of How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?; I'm so grateful to Taylor for continuing to share her incredible talent with me and that we are still finding excuses to make music together.
— Aaron Dessner on "Renegade" to Zane Lowe, Pitchfork
American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift collaborated with Aaron Dessner, the guitarist of American indie rock band the National, and Justin Vernon, the vocalist of Bon Iver, on her eighth and ninth studio albums released in 2020, Folklore and Evermore, respectively. In a December 2020 interview for Rolling Stone, Dessner said that Swift had been writing songs for the upcoming project of Big Red Machine, a band consisting of Dessner and Vernon; two of those songs, "Dorothea" and "Closure", ended up appearing on the track-listing of Evermore instead. Dessner further produced two tracks on Swift's 2021 re-recording, Fearless (Taylor's Version). "Renegade" was recorded by him and Swift for Big Red Machine at her Los Angeles home studio, Kitty Committee, in the week ending March 19, 2021, the same week they had won Album of the Year for Folklore at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. Vernon recorded additional vocals at his studio, April Base.
On April 13, 2021, Vernon previewed new music on his Instagram account, in which he shared a brief clip of a forthcoming collaboration with Swift, saying "that's the awesome Taylor one. I think this should be the single". On June 27, 2021, a cryptic teaser was posted to Big Red Machine's social media. It depicted videos of Vernon and Dessner, and shots of Swift's penning lyrics. On June 29, 2021, the band revealed their second studio album, How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?, its release date, cover artwork and track listing; "Birch"—another Swift collaboration on the album—and "Renegade" placed fourth and fifth in the list, respectively, featuring Swift's vocals on both. "Latter Days" featuring Anaïs Mitchell was released as the lead single on the same day, followed by "The Ghost of Cincinnati" on the next day. "Renegade" was released as the next single on July 2, 2021, impacting U.S. adult album alternative radio on the same day. Another teaser was posted to the band's social media on July 1, 2021, a 14-second long snippet with Swift's vocals, captioned with a link to a YouTube video that premiered at midnight EDT, the lyric video of "Renegade" directed by Michael Brown. "Renegade" was serviced to the U.S. adult contemporary radio as well, on July 12, 2021. On August 17, a pop version of the song was released.
A renegade is someone who has rejected lawful or conventional behavior. Addressed in second person, "Renegade" has the narrator describe how the subject's anxiety and fear are obstacles for the narrator's love for the subject. The song ends with the question "Is it insensitive for me to say, get your shit together so I can love you?", with the outcome remaining uncertain. "Renegade" is set in a C major key. Swift's vocals range between E3 and G4. It has a fast tempo of 168 beats per minute.