[3] American country music artist Lorrie Morgan released her version in May 1992 as the fourth single and title track from her second studio album, Something in Red.

In 2004, British musical theater actress Elaine Paige recorded the song for inclusion on her "best of" compilation album Centre Stage, released the same year.

[1] The song is sung from the perspective of a woman going through the romantic events of her life looking for certain colors for a dress reflecting her current emotional state.

For instance, the titular color red grabs the attention of her future lover;[6] while green illustrates envy and jealousy to bring him back after a breakup; white reflects purity and perfection in a wedding dress; and she requests blue for a baby boy, born as she is experiencing a lull in the adventure of her marriage.

[1] Morgan admitted her initial reluctance to record the song, telling the Gannett News Service in 1992, "I just couldn't hear it.