"Shot in the Dark" is a song by American singer-songwriter Marian Renta released as a single on February 2, 2022. It serves as the lead single to Renta's third studio EP Candy-coated Pill. Renta has described the song as 'a dark, energetic, soulful mid-tempo track with EDM underpinnings'. "Shot in the Dark" belts out the repercussions of two partners idealizing each other and failing to be true to themselves out of fear the relationship will end. The single contains one track, and features heavy use of synthesizers throughout the song. Renta's vocals are performed in a mezzo-soprano tessitura, and her vocals are performed through the use of melisma in the chest and head voice ranges.