Red Guitar

"Red Guitar"
Single by David Sylvian
from the album Brilliant Trees
B-side"Forbidden Colours" (version)
Released21 May 1984 (1984-05-21)
Recorded1983–1984, London / Berlin
GenreArt rock
Length
  • 5:09 (album version)
  • 4:24 (single version)
LabelVirgin
SongwriterDavid Sylvian
Producers
David Sylvian singles chronology
"Forbidden Colours"
(1983)
"Red Guitar"
(1984)
"The Ink in the Well"
(1984)

"Red Guitar" is a song by the English singer-songwriter David Sylvian. Released in May 1984, it was his debut solo single (not counting his two earlier singles with Ryuichi Sakamoto) and taken from his first solo album Brilliant Trees. It reached a peak position of number 17 on the UK Singles Chart.