| "Holy Ground" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Taylor Swift | |
| from the album Red | |
| Released | October 22, 2012 |
| Studio | Enormous (Los Angeles, California) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:23 |
| Label | Big Machine |
| Songwriter(s) | Taylor Swift |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Bhasker |
| "Holy Ground (Taylor's Version)" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Taylor Swift | |
| from the album Red (Taylor's Version) | |
| Released | November 12, 2021 |
| Studio | Zumirez (Malibu, California) |
| Genre | |
| Length | 3:22 |
| Label | Republic |
| Songwriter(s) | Taylor Swift |
| Producer(s) | Jeff Bhasker |
| Lyric video | |
| "Holy Ground (Taylor's Version)" on YouTube | |
"Holy Ground" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her fourth studio album, Red (2012). Produced by Jeff Bhasker, "Holy Ground" is an upbeat song combining country rock and heartland rock with insistent drums. In the lyrics, the narrator reminisces about a good moment in a failed relationship; she describes where she and the ex-lover once stood as "holy ground".
Music critics praised the lyrical maturity for its showcase of a more complicated understanding of failed relationships and departed from the bitter sentiments on Swift's previous songs. Some picked it as an album highlight and one of Swift's best songs in her discography. "Holy Ground" peaked at number 12 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and number 89 on the Canadian Hot 100.
A re-recorded version, "Holy Ground (Taylor's Version)", was released as part of Swift's re-recorded album Red (Taylor's Version) on November 12, 2021. The song peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Global 200 and entered on singles charts in Canada and the United States.