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

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 GB
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 KR
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-22 IN
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 AR
  • 2012-10-22 CL
  • 2012-10-22 UY
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 MX
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (Target exclusive)
  • 2012-10-22 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-22 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-22 CA
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (Starbucks exclusive)
  • 2012-10-22 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 AU
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-22 HK
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 IN
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 CA
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 HK
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Costco exclusive)
  • 2012-10-22 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (limited edition)
  • 2012-10-22 XE
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-23 NZ
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-23 AU
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-23 NZ
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-24 JP
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-24 JP
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-26 DE
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-31 TH
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (limited edition)
  • 2012-10 KR
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-11-05 PH
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-11-05 ID
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-11-05 PH
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-11-16 PL
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-11-27 TH
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-11 CO
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-12-01 CN
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-12-04 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-12-31 CN
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (signed slipcase)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2013-02-28 ID
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Valentine's Day edition)
  • 2013-02 KR
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2013-04-22 FR
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美丽的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2013-05-01 CN
5.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftComplete Album Collection (TS1 - Red)
  • 2013-11-22 DE
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (limited edition)
  • 2014-05-31 HK
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2016-11 XE
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed (Record Store Day exclusive)
  • 2018-11-23 XE
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed (Record Store Day exclusive)
  • 2018-11-23 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2020-10-07 JP
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)
  • 2021-12-03 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2021-12-03 CA
  • 2021-12-03 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed = 红
  • 2024-07 CN
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2025-06-06 CA
  • 2025-06-06 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45テイラー・スウィフトRed
  • 2025-06-06 JP
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)
  • 2025-06-06 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2025-06-06 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2025-06-06 XW
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2025-06-06 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2025-06-06 CA
  • 2025-06-06 MX
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2025-06-06 -
1.24Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (Big Machine Radio release special)
  • 2025-06-06 XW
Promotion
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-08-10 XE
2.4Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed (ACM consideration)
  • 2012-12-04 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
Bootleg
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2012-10-17 XW
3.12Sad Beautiful Tragic 美麗的哀愁4:44Taylor SwiftHot Champion
  • 2016-08-14 TW
2.10Sad Beautiful Tragic4:47Taylor SwiftReputation Car High Resolution
4.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftGolden Collection
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic?:??Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
Pseudo-Release
1.13Sad Beautiful Tragic4:42Taylor SwiftМЕ! [Chinese Import]
Withdrawn
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)
  • 2012-10-22 GB
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2012-10-22 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed[none]
  • 2012-10-22 CA
  • 2012-10-22 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2018-07-17 -
1.26Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Big Machine Radio release special)
  • 2018-12-13 CN
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2021-12-03 CA
  • 2021-12-03 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2021-12-03 CA
  • 2021-12-03 MX
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe version)
  • 2021-12-03 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2021-12-03 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2021-12-03 -
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45テイラー・スウィフトRed
  • 2021-12-03 JP
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed
  • 2021-12-03 US
1.12Sad Beautiful Tragic4:45Taylor SwiftRed (deluxe edition)
  • 2021-12-03 -
1.24Sad Beautiful Tragic4:44Taylor SwiftRed (Big Machine Radio release special)
  • 2021-12-03 XW

Relationships

recording engineer:Nathan Chapman
producer:Nathan Chapman
Taylor Swift
assistant mixer:Drew Bollman
mixer:Justin Niebank
acoustic guitar, bass, drums (drum set), electric guitar, keyboard [keyboards], percussion and ukulele:Nathan Chapman
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 (in 2012)
Big Machine Records, LLC (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
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