Big Red Machine Drops New Single "Renegade" Ft. Taylor Swift

American indie folk-rock band Big Red Machine, comprised of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron Dessner, dropped Friday new single “Renegade”, featuring Taylor Swift.

The song is the first of two collaborations with Swift that will be found on the band's second album, “How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?”, due August 27.

Swift and Dessner had previously collaborated on her chart-topping 2020 albums “Folklore” and “Evermore”.

“Renegade,” was written by the duo and recorded that same week in Los Angeles.

Swift took to social media to promote the song and share her excitement about collaborating with Dessner.

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Swift took to social media to promote the song and share her excitement about collaborating with Dessner.

“I can’t believe I get to work with Aaron Dessner. When Aaron came into my life, I was ushered into his world of free-flowing creativity where you don’t overthink, you just make music. His generosity of spirit and humility bleeds into every part of his life, and that’s why so many artists have jumped at the chance to be a part of his collaborative project, Big Red Machine.” Swift said in an Instagram post.

"A song we wrote (which also features ⚡️Justin Vernon✨) is out today! It’s called Renegade. Thanks Aaron for asking me to show up at your party," the pop star added.

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“While we were making ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ last year, Taylor and I sometimes talked about experimenting and writing songs together some day for Big Red Machine. Making music with your friends just to make it — that’s how Big Red Machine started and has grown — and that’s how ‘Renegade’ came about, too," Dessner tweeted on Twitter.

"This song was something we wrote after we finished ‘Evermore’ and it dawned on us that this was a Big Red Machine song. Taylor’s words hit me so hard when I heard her first voice memo and still do, every time. I’m so grateful to Taylor for continuing to share her incredible talent with me, and that we are still finding excuses to make music together.” he added.

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