Ronan " is a charity single released on September 8 , 2012 , by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift to the iTunes Store . Swift 's lyrics are based on a blog by Maya Thompson about her four-year-old boy 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 . Swift first performed the song live for Stand Up to Cancer in September 2012 , and has only performed it publicly one other time , when Maya Thompson attended the Glendale , Arizona stop of The 1989 World Tour on August 17 , 2015 . All proceeds from sales of the single go to help fight cancer
The 1989 World Tour
The 1989 World Tour
Ronan (song)