He had been treated at Barrow Neurological Institute at Phoenix Children's Hospital. Thompson is the mother of three-year-old Ronan Thompson, who died in 2011 of neuroblastoma. Swift wrote the song after reading Maya Thompson's blog. A re-recorded version, 'Ronan (Taylor's Version)', was included in Swift's 2021 album Red (Taylor's Version), a re-recording of her 2012 studio album. The single peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Music critics have lauded the song artistically, deeming it a prime example of Swift's abilities as a singer-songwriter to evoke vivid emotional sentiments through her songwriting. Musically, 'Ronan' is a soft rock ballad instrumented by a sole finger-picked guitar with occasional piano tunes and minimal drum brushes.

All proceeds from sales of the single were donated for charity causes to raise awareness of and fight against cancer. Swift wrote and produced the song by putting together quotes from the blog, crediting Maya Thompson as co-writer. The lyrics are based on a blog by Phoenix-resident Maya Thompson about her three-year-old son Ronan, who died from neuroblastoma in 2011. ' Ronan' is a charity single by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released as an iTunes-exclusive download on September 8, 2012, through Big Machine Records. ' We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'

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