"Red Red Wine" is a song originally written, performed and recorded by American singer Neil Diamond in 1967 that appears on his second studio album, Just for You. The lyrics are written from the perspective of a person who finds that drinking red wine is the only way to forget his woes.

'Red, Red Wine': Neil Diamond's Early Vintage Of A UB40 Smash. Diamond's original was covered by reggae artist Tony Tribe, whose version inspired UB40's massive chart-topping rendition of 1983. In 1966, the songs of Neil Diamond began to attract covers far and wide.