Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Lifestyle
Iris Goldsztajn

Swifties Are Convinced Taylor Swift's New Song Is About Harry Styles

Harry Styles Taylor Swift Swifties
Harry Styles and Taylor Swift speak during the 65th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 05, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor Swift clearly takes a sick kind of pleasure in toying with her fans' emotions, and let's be perfectly honest, we love it.

When the global superstar announced her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, earlier this month, Swifties immediately set about deciphering all the potential clues hidden in the track list, the album art, and the release date—and the spoils were plentiful.

Among one of the potential Easter eggs we're dealing with here was one song off the album, titled "But Daddy I Love Him," which fans immediately jumped to the conclusion must have something to do with Harry Styles—based on a t-shirt Swift's long-ago ex-boyfriend once wore bearing those words.

With that in mind, the original quote is from The Little Mermaid, and Swift also once went as Ariel for Halloween, so there could be a link to something that happened at that party for example.

Meanwhile, other fans think that—rather than song being about Harry Styles—it could potentially feature Harry Styles as a guest artist.

If this theory is correct, Styles would join the other featured artists on the album: Post Malone and Florence + The Machine. Still, I would caution everyone against setting their hopes too high on this front—even though we know the exes are on good terms these days.

A post shared by Taylor Swift

A photo posted by taylorswift on

Swift and Styles dated briefly circa 2012-13. Her song "Style" from 1989 is widely believed to be about him, while One Direction's song "Perfect" is also rumored to be about Swift. (Styles became famous as part of that boy band.)

Styles is currently dating actress Taylor Russell, while Swift's romance with NFL pro Travis Kelce has been on everybody's minds ever since it started up last summer.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Taylor Swift concertgoers catch COVID-19
"COVID, infected by Taylor Swift, I'll sell my antigen test for 5000 euros," one Swiftie said
Salon
Salon
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction season 5: release date, guests and everything we know about the David Letterman series
In My Next Guest Needs No Introduction season 5, David Letterman sits down in intimate interviews with an NBA legend and a pop star.
WhatToWatch
WhatToWatch
Low Ticket Sales Were Not to Blame for Jennifer Lopez’s Tour Cancellation, After All
It turns out love actually does cost a thing—a summer tour.
Marie Claire
Marie Claire
Are Gray Kitchens Still in Style? Experts Give Their Honest Opinion on This Classic Color Scheme
Grey has been a timeless kitchen color for a while but does it still hold relevance in today's modern homes? We find out
Livingetc
Livingetc
These microdosing chocolate bars are getting people seriously ill
People across four states have experienced ‘severe symptoms’ after consuming edibles containing ‘nootropic mushrooms’
The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Noise-canceling headphones can use AI to 'lock on' to somebody when they speak and drown out all other noises
Using only a small embeddable computer, microphone-equipped consumer headphones can block out all environmental sounds apart from a single target voice — even if it moves around.
LiveScience
LiveScience
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.
Download on the AppStore Get it on Google Play