Tangled Up in Blue
| "Tangled Up in Blue" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Bob Dylan | ||||
| from the album Blood on the Tracks | ||||
| B-side | "If You See Her, Say Hello" | |||
| Released | January 20, 1975 | |||
| Recorded | December 30, 1974 | |||
| Studio | Sound 80 (Minneapolis, Minnesota) | |||
| Genre | Folk rock | |||
| Length | 5:41 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Songwriter | Bob Dylan | |||
| Producer | David Zimmerman (uncredited) | |||
| Bob Dylan singles chronology | ||||
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| Blood on the Tracks track listing | ||||
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| "Tangled Up in Blue" (live) on YouTube | ||||
"Tangled Up in Blue" is a song by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. The opening track of his 15th studio album Blood on the Tracks (1975), the song was released as the album’s sole single and reached No. 31 on the Billboard Hot 100. Written by Dylan and produced by his brother David Zimmerman, the song concerns relationships from different narrative perspectives. Dylan has altered the lyrics in subsequent performances, changing the point of view and details in the song.
The track, first recorded in September 1974, was re-recorded on December 30 at Sound 80 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The new version was released on Blood on the Tracks on January 20, 1975. 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 more than 1,600 times.