Sad Beautiful Tragic

~ Recording by Taylor Swift

Annotation

Sub Optimal Credits
production coordinator: Jason Campbell
production coordinator: Mike “Frog” Griffith
production coordinator: LeeAnn “Goddess” Bennett
mastered by: Hank Williams (mastering)
mastered at: MasterMix in Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Annotation last modified on 2014-09-14 19:04 UTC.

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleRelease artistRelease group typeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • GB2012-10-22
Big Machine Records0602537173143
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • KR2012-10-22
Big Machine Records371 731-4, DW30323
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • IN2012-10-22
Big Machine Records06025 371 7305
2.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • AR2012-10-22
  • CL2012-10-22
  • UY2012-10-22
Big Machine Records3717314
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • MX2012-10-22
Big Machine Records3717314
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (Target exclusive)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2012-10-22
Big Machine RecordsBMR310450A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)3717453
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2012-10-22
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2012-10-22
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (Starbucks exclusive)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2012-10-22
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400B
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • AU2012-10-22
Big Machine Records3717314
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • IN2012-10-22
Big Machine Records06025 371 7314
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2012-10-22
Big Machine RecordsBMR310450A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • HK2012-10-22
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Costco exclusive)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2012-10-22
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400E
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • HK2012-10-22
Big Machine Records0602537173051
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (limited edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • XE2012-10-22
Big Machine Records0602537184972
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • NZ2012-10-23
Big Machine Records0602537173051
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • AU2012-10-23
Big Machine Records3717305
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • NZ2012-10-23
Big Machine Records0602537173143
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • JP2012-10-24
Big Machine RecordsPOCS-24004
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • JP2012-10-24
Big Machine RecordsPOCS-24002, POCS-24003
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • DE2012-10-26
Big Machine Records0602537173051
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • TH2012-10-31
Big Machine Records371 730-5
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (limited edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records372 222-1, DW30341
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • PH2012-11-05
Big Machine Records602537173143
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • ID2012-11-05
Big Machine Records371 730-5
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • PH2012-11-05
Big Machine Records060253717305
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • PL2012-11-16
Big Machine Records, Universal Music PolskaBMR310400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • TH2012-11-27
Big Machine Records371 731 4
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records3717305
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • CN2012-12-01
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400A
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2012-12-04
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400D
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • CN2012-12-31
Big Machine RecordsGE0942C CD12222
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records602537173051
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
環球音樂 (Taiwan)3717314A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records60253717374
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
環球音樂 (Taiwan)0602537173143, 3717314
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbumBig Machine Records06025371731 43
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)3717453
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbumBig Machine Records0602537173051
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records060253717305 (172)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records0602537173051
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures)0602537236299
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (signed slipcase)Taylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records, Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits)3717453
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
環球音樂 (Taiwan)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • ID2013-02-28
Big Machine Records371 731-4
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Valentine's Day edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records8808678254174
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • FR2013-04-22
Big Machine Records, Universal Music France373 691-5
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CN2013-05-01
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400A
5.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftComplete Album Collection (TS1 - Red)Taylor SwiftAlbum + Compilation
  • DE2013-11-22
Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”)00602537589326
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records4605026711808
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (limited edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • HK2014-05-31
Big Machine Records0602537222117
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records00 6025 375 863-3 2, 00843930007103, BMR310400D
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)60253717305
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed (Record Store Day exclusive)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • XE2018-11-23
Big Machine Records00843930034673
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed (Record Store Day exclusive)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2018-11-23
Big Machine RecordsBMRTS0400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • JP2020-10-07
Big Machine RecordsUICY-79230
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)60253717305
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group International (manages UMG’s offices in most countries outside of North America)60253717314
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2021-12-03
  • US2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed = 红Taylor SwiftAlbum
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2025-06-06
  • US2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45テイラー・スウィフトRedテイラー・スウィフトAlbum
  • JP2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • XW2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2025-06-06
  • MX2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
1.24Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (Big Machine Radio release special)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • XW2025-06-06
Taylor Swift (Republic imprint, 2019–present)[none]
Promotion
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • XE2012-08-10
Big Machine Records, Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)[none]
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed (ACM consideration)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2012-12-04
Big Machine RecordsBMR310400D
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)[none]
Bootleg
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • XW2012-10-17
[no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases)[none]
3.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美麗的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftHot ChampionTaylor SwiftAlbum + Compilation
  • TW2016-08-14
TheBestCarMusic, Virgin (for bootleg/unofficial releases that use the "Virgin" logo)
2.10Sad Beautiful Tragic4:47Taylor SwiftReputation Car High ResolutionTaylor SwiftAlbum + Compilation
TheBestCarMusic, Virgin (for bootleg/unofficial releases that use the "Virgin" logo), WS Music Communications (bootleg label)QY-4454
4.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftGolden CollectionTaylor SwiftAlbum + Compilation
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbumBig Machine Records (bootleg label, read annotation before using)BMR310400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbumBig Machine Records (bootleg label, read annotation before using)BMR310400A
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbumBig Machine Records (bootleg label, read annotation before using), TheBestCarMusic9787885168339
Pseudo-Release
1.13Sad Beautiful Tragic4:42Taylor SwiftМЕ! [Chinese Import]Taylor SwiftAlbum + Compilation
Withdrawn
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • GB2012-10-22
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2012-10-22
  • US2012-10-22
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2012-10-22
Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”)[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2018-07-17
Big Machine Records[none]
1.26Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Big Machine Radio release special)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CN2018-12-13
Big Machine Records
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2021-12-03
  • US2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • CA2021-12-03
  • MX2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45テイラー・スウィフトRedテイラー・スウィフトAlbum
  • JP2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRedTaylor SwiftAlbum
  • US2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • -2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]
1.24Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Big Machine Radio release special)Taylor SwiftAlbum
  • XW2021-12-03
Big Machine Records[none]

Relationships

recording engineer:Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter)
producer:Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter)
Taylor Swift
assistant mixer:Drew Bollman
mixer:Justin Niebank
acoustic guitar, bass, drums (drum set), electric guitar, keyboard [keyboards], percussion and ukulele:Nathan Chapman (American producer & songwriter)
background vocals and lead vocals:Taylor Swift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Taylor Swift
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Apollo A‐1 LLC (in 2012)
Big Machine Label Group, LLC (not for release label use) (in 2012)
Big Machine Records, LLC (not for release label use; please use “Big Machine Records” instead) (in 2012, in 2013)
recorded at:Pain in the Art Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:Blackbird Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
karaoke versions:Sad Beautiful Tragic (karaoke)
commentary:Sad Beautiful Tragic (commentary)
purchase for download:https://music.apple.com/ca/song/1440924263 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1440873766 [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440934874 [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440935575 [info]
stream for free:https://open.spotify.com/track/5qD1xj5lXOaX1ZDpVKZeF3 [info]
https://open.spotify.com/track/70e9zuv2pJc7ON1OUAJ1zl [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/529117881 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/529139181 [info]
https://www.deezer.com/track/602091932 [info]
streaming page:https://music.apple.com/ca/song/1440924263 [info]
https://music.apple.com/gb/song/1440873766 [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440934874 [info]
https://music.apple.com/us/song/1440935575 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/92138686 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/92139511 [info]
https://tidal.com/track/100366272 [info]
recording of:Sad Beautiful Tragic

Sad Beautiful Tragic

lyricist and composer:Taylor Swift
publisher:Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Taylor Swift Music (publisher)