Out of the Woods (song)

"Out of the Woods" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the sixth single from her album, 1989. It was co-written and co-produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff from the American alternative band Fun. The two produced the song along with Swedish songwriter and producer Max Martin. The song is the fourth track on the album. It became her sixth top-20 hit in a row on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Out of the Woods"
Single by Taylor Swift
from 1989"
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2016
Recorded2014
StudioMXM Studios
(Stockholm)
Genre
Length3:55
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Jack Antonoff
  • Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift singles chronology
""Wildest Dreams"
(2015)
Out of the Woods ""New Romantics"
(2016)
"Out of the Woods" at YouTube

"Out of the Woods" was re-released on October 27th, 2023 as "Out of the Woods (Taylor's Version)"

The music video for the song was released on December 31, 2015, live on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on ABC stations in the United States.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the liner notes of 1989.[1]

Charts

Chart performance for "Out of the Woods"
Chart (2014–2016) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 19
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 64
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 50
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 8
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadaac 13
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadachrtop40 13
Illegal chart entered Billboardcanadahotac 9
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 23
Illegal chart entered Finnishairplay 90
Illegal chart entered Finnishdownload 24
France (SNEP)[7] 70
Hong Kong (HKRIA)[8] 5
Illegal chart entered Hungarysingle 37
Italy (FIMI)[9] 97
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[10] 47
New Zealand (RIANZ)[11] 6
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[12] 43
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[13] 48
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[14] 22
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 136
US Billboard Hot 100[16] 18
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[17] 20
US Adult Pop Songs (Billboard)[18] 11
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[19] 12
2023 chart performance for "Out of the Woods"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Illegal chart entered Portugal 45

Certifications

Certifications for "Out of the Woods"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[20] 3× Platinum 210,000
Brazil (ABPD)[21] Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Canada (Music Canada)[22] Gold 40,000*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[23] Platinum 15,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[24] Platinum 10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[25] Gold 400,000
United States (RIAA)[26] Platinum 1,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. Swift, Taylor (2014). 1989 (CD album liner notes). Nashville: Big Machine Records. BMRBD0500A. 
  2. "Australian-charts.com – Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. "Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. "Ultratop.be – Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. "Illegal name entered Taylor Swift/Taylor+Swift/chart?f=793 Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  6. "Danishcharts.com – Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  7. "Lescharts.com – Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  8. "Top 30 Singles Chart Hong Kong". Hong Kong Recording Industry Alliance. October 27, 2014. Archived from the original on 27 October 2014. Retrieved March 9, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. "Taylor Swift on the FIMI charts" (in italiano). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on December 19, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
  10. "Taylor Swift Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/artist/taylor-swift/chart-history/mex/. Retrieved February 22, 2021. 
  11. "Charts.org.nz – Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  12. "Airplay archiwum" (in polski). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  13. "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  14. "Spanishcharts.com – Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
  15. "CHART: CLUK Update 8.11.2014 (wk44)". zobbel.de. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved February 11, 2015.
  16. "Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  17. "Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  18. "Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Pop Songs for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  19. "Taylor Swift Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Taylor Swift. Prometheus Global Media.
  20. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  21. "Brazilian single certifications – Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  22. "Canadian single certifications – Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods". Music Canada.
  23. THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  24. "Norwegian single certifications – Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
  25. "British single certifications – Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Out of the Woods in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  26. "American single certifications – Taylor Swift – Out of the Woods". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH