Message in a Bottle

"Message in a Bottle" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version) (2021). She wrote the song with Max Martin and Shellback. Produced by Shellback and Elvira Anderfjärd, "Message in a Bottle" is a dance-pop and electropop tune with a 1980s-influenced production featuring synthesizers and a pulsating bass. Republic Records sent the song to US radio stations as a single in November 2021. In reviews of Red (Taylor's Version), some critics praised the song's production and likened it to the sound of Swift's 2014 album, 1989, but a few others found the song underwhelming in comparison to other pop tracks on the album. The song peaked at number 50 on the Billboard Global 200 and entered on the charts in Australia, Canada, and the United States. Background and release On August 5, 2021, Taylor Swift released a 30-second teaser on social media featuring jumbled letters that, when decoded, revealed the song titles and collaborators from the nine previously unreleased songs to be included on Red (Taylor's Version) (2021), her re-recorded version of her 2012 album Red. One of the nine tracks was "Message in a Bottle", announced shortly afterwards as the twenty-fifth song from the album. It was serviced to US radio as a single on November 12, 2021, coinciding with the album's release. Billboard reported that the track was being pushed on US radio stations as a single as soon as November 2021. A remix by Fat Max G was released to digital and streaming services on January 21, 2022. On the July 23, 2023, concert in Seattle, Swift's performed the track as a "surprise song", as part of the Eras Tour (2023–2024). Composition