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| Single by Taylor Swift | |||||
| Album | Folklore | ||||
| Released | August 17, 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 2020 | ||||
| Genre(s) | Country, Folk rock | ||||
| Length | 4:54 (original) 5:14 (live) | ||||
| Label(s) | Republic | ||||
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Betty (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by Taylor Swift for her eighth studio album, Folklore, which was released on July 24, 2020, through Republic Records. As the fourteenth track on the album, it was written by Swift and Joe Alwyn (under the pseudonym William Bowery), and was produced by Swift, Aaron Dessner and Jack Antonoff. It impacted country radio as the third single on August 17, 2020.
"Betty" is a country and folk rock tune steered by a harpsichord and a variety of guitars, with a dominant harmonica intertwining throughout. Lyrically, it depicts James apologizing to Betty for his infidelity; James and Betty are two of the three core characters involved in a fictitious love triangle described in Folklore.