Tangled Up in Blue

For other uses, see Tangled Up in Blue (disambiguation).

"Tangled Up in Blue"
Single by Bob Dylan
from the album Blood on the Tracks
B-side"If You See Her, Say Hello"
ReleasedJanuary 20, 1975
RecordedDecember 30, 1974
StudioSound 80 (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
GenreFolk rock[1]
Length5:41[2]
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Bob Dylan
Producer(s)David Zimmerman (uncredited)
Bob Dylan singles chronology
"All Along the Watchtower"
(1974) 		"Tangled Up in Blue"
(1975) 		"Hurricane"
(1975)
Blood on the Tracks track listing
10 tracks
Side one
  1. "Tangled Up in Blue"
  2. "Simple Twist of Fate"
  3. "You're a Big Girl Now"
  4. "Idiot Wind"
  5. "You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go"
Side two
  2. "Meet Me in the Morning"
  3. "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts"
  4. "If You See Her, Say Hello"
  5. "Shelter from the Storm"
  6. "Buckets of Rain"
Music video
"Tangled Up in Blue" (live) on YouTube

"Tangled Up in Blue" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, which was released as the opening track of his 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks (1975). The song was written by Dylan and produced by David Zimmerman, Dylan's brother. Released as a single, it reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song concerns relationships and contains different narrative perspectives. Dylan has altered the lyrics in subsequent performances, changing the point of view and details in the song.

The track was initially recorded in September 1974, but later re-recorded on 30 December of that year at Sound 80 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The latter version was released on Blood on the Tracks on 20 January 1975.[a] The song received widespread acclaim from music critics, with particular praise for the lyrics. Rolling Stone ranked it No. 68 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. A number of alternate versions have been released, including multiple studio out-takes on The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks (2014). Dylan has performed the song live over 1,600 times.

  1. ^ Pareles, Jon (July 28, 2013). "Knockin' on the Country's Door". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved August 17, 2020.
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