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Red tape is a term describing bureaucratic regulation or standards claimed to be excessive.

Red tape or Red Tape may also refer to:

• "Red Tape" (song), a song by French singer Amanda Lear
• "Red Tape," a song by American hardcore punk group Circle Jerks
• Red Tape (album), an album by American southern rock band Atlanta Rhythm Section
• "Red Tape", a tape of prank calls to New Jersey bartender Louis "Red" Deutsch
• Red Tape, an album by Canadian rap group Social Deviantz
• Redtape Magazine, published in New York from 1982 to 1990