《Out of the Woods》的創作靈感來源於泰勒·斯威夫特與哈里·斯泰爾斯的戀情，該歌曲是基於泰勒·斯威夫特與哈里·斯泰爾斯的戀情的不穩定性、脆弱性而創作的，泰勒·斯威夫特表示，即使這一段戀情是易碎的、脆弱的、充滿焦慮的，但這不意味著，這段戀情是毫無價值的、乏味的、悽慘的，也不意味著它不是兩人所嚮往的。
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Looking at it now It all seems so simple We were lying on your couch I remember You took a Polaroid of us Then discovered The rest of the world was black and white But we were in screaming color I remember thinking... Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods? Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet? In the clear yet, good. Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods? Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet? In the clear yet, good. Looking at it now Last December We were built to fall apart Then fall back together Your necklace hanging from my neck The night we couldn't quite forget When we decided To move the furniture so we could dance Baby like we stood a chance Two paper airplanes flying And I remember thinking Remember when you hit the brakes too soon 20 stitches in a hospital room When you started crying, baby I did too But when the sun came up I was looking at you Remember when we couldn't take the heat I walked out, I said I'm setting you free But the monsters turned out to be just trees When the sun came up You were looking at me You were looking at me I remember
泰勒·斯威夫特在錄音室唱《Out of the Woods》時製作人將泰勒的歌聲進行處理，副歌中的合唱則更像是三四個（原試用版並沒有多餘的歌聲）泰勒·斯威夫特高聲唱著這首歌曲。歌曲濃重的新浪潮風格、怪誕的電子合成器和節拍和180度大轉彎的上口副歌使這首歌曲成為專輯中旋律方面的佼佼者。《Out of the Woods》受到了80年代流行音樂合成器歌曲的影響，歌曲遼闊的副歌像一個80年代的動作電影的結尾序列。
2014年12月26日，《Out of the Woods》被AXS媒體讚譽為泰勒·斯威夫特“最具突破性及令人震驚的作品”。
《公告牌》雜誌給歌曲4.5顆星的好評
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《Out of the Woods》的歌曲MV由約瑟夫·卡恩執導拍攝，拍攝地點於紐西蘭皇后鎮和Bethells Beach，並於2015年12月31日由大機器唱片公司釋出，歌曲MV以“她失去了他。”（She lost him.）的字幕開始。
在MV中，泰勒身著藍裙，在經歷狼群、叢林、冰天雪地、荒漠、泥潭等重重險阻後終於找到了內心深處真正的自己。泰勒滿臉泥濘瘋狂兇狠，卻在潛入蔚藍深海的那一刻淡然微笑，歌曲中時提到的那段感情從始至終未曾安穩過，這支MV給出了完美的回覆，最後MV以“她失去了他，但她找回了自我，往往這就是生命的真諦。”（She lost him, but she found herself, and somehow that was everything.）的字幕結束。
《公告牌》雜誌給歌曲4.5顆星的好評
