Swift said she decided to use the title "Red" because "it was really simple" and epitomized the different emotions she experienced in the crazy, "semi-toxic" relationships she's had in the past two years, and "there's nothing beige about that." The singer also revealed that she wrote "30 to 35? songs for the album and but whiddled it down to 16 tracks, which includes a duet with recording artist Ed Sheeran.
