"Ronan" is a song by Taylor Swift that was released as an iTunes-exclusive download on September 8, 2012, through Big Machine Records). The song is a charity single, and the lyrics are based on a blog by Maya Thompson about her three-year-old son Ronan, who died from neuroblastoma in 2011). Swift wrote and produced the song by putting together quotes from the blog, crediting Maya Thompson as co-writer). The song is a soft rock ballad instrumented by a sole finger-picked guitar with occasional piano tunes and minimal drum brushes).

Maya Thompson documented when Swift reached out to her out of the blue about the song. Swift left her a voicemail and when Maya called her back, the singer told her, "I wrote a song for Ronan." Swift wanted to perform the song during the 2012 "Stand Up 2 Cancer" TV benefit, release the track as a charity single, and credit Maya as a co-writer on the song. The single peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America).

"Ronan" is based on an incredibly moving true story and the experiences of Maya Thompson, whose young son Ronan died from neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer, in 2011. Ronan was born on May 12, 2007, and in August 2010 he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. After Ronans death, Maya started a blog called "Rockstar Ronan" and started writing about the death of her 4-year-old son. Swift wrote "Ronan" as a charity single to raise money for cancer charities in the U.S.

In summary, "Ronan" is a charity single by Taylor Swift that was released in 2012. The song is based on the true story of Maya Thompsons son Ronan, who died from neuroblastoma in 2011. The song is a soft rock ballad instrumented by a sole finger-picked guitar with occasional piano tunes and minimal drum brushes. The single peaked at number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.