<\/p>\n
Is Taylor Swift<\/a> addressing her alleged feud with Charli XCX<\/a> in a new song?<\/p>\n Fans online are speculating that Swift\u2019s new song \u201cActually Romantic,\u201d from her new album The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>, may be referencing the Brat<\/em> singer.<\/p>\n \u201cI heard you called me \u2018Boring Barbie\u2019 when the coke\u2019s got you brave,\u201d sings Swift in the opening line of the song.<\/p>\n In another lyric, Swift adds, \u201cHigh-fived my ex and then you said you\u2019re glad he ghosted me,\u201d which some listeners believe could allude to Charli\u2019s husband, George Daniel of The 1975\u2014especially if the \u201cex\u201d in question is Matt Healy<\/a>, The 1975\u2019s frontman and Swift\u2019s rumored past flame<\/a>.<\/p>\n COMPLEX SHOP:<\/b> Shop the brands you love, anytime and anywhere. Uncover what’s next. Buy. Collect. Obsess.<\/a><\/p>\n The title itself, \u201cActually Romantic,\u201d leads some fans to think it might be a subtle reference to Charli\u2019s song \u201cEverything\u2019s Romantic.\u201d<\/p>\n On the other hand, Charli XCX fans have speculated that her song \u201cSympathy is a Knife\u201d from Brat<\/em> is about Swift. In the track, Charli describes feeling insecure about a glamorous figure she sees \u201cbackstage at my boyfriend\u2019s show,\u201d adding that she hopes that individual and their partner \u201cbreak up quick.\u201d<\/p>\n In a 2024 interview with New York Magazine<\/a>, Charli insisted there are no \u201cdiss tracks\u201d on Brat<\/em>.<\/p>\n “People are gonna think what they want to think,” she said at the time. “That song is about me and my feelings and my anxiety and the way my brain creates narratives and stories in my head when I feel insecure and how I don\u2019t want to be in those situations physically when I feel self-doubt.”<\/p>\n In that same interview, Swift praised Charli in light of her commercial breakthrough with Brat<\/em>, saying, \u201cI\u2019ve been blown away by Charli\u2019s melodic sensibilities since I first heard \u2018Stay Away\u2019 in 2011. Her writing is surreal and inventive, always. She just takes a song to places you wouldn\u2019t expect it to go, and she\u2019s been doing it consistently for over a decade. I love to see hard work like that pay off.\u201d<\/p>\n Some of the theories of a their feud gained more traction after Swift\u2019s 2024 album, The Tortured Poets Department<\/em> blocked Brat<\/em> from securing a top spot on the U.K. charts.<\/p>\n As reported by Salon<\/a>, Swift\u2019s released six surprise U.K.-exclusive digital album variants of the Tortured Poets<\/em> album in June 2024 before the sales tracking window ended, helping her secure the top spot.<\/p>\n Brat<\/em> eventually reached the top of the U.K. Official Albums Chart in October 2024 with the help of its star-studded remix album Brat and It\u2019s Completely Different But Also Still Brat<\/em>, per Billboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n Charli XCX previously served as Swift’s opening act for her Reputation<\/em> Stadium Tour in 2018.<\/p>\n Swift is also kicking off her promotional trail<\/a> for her new album this week in the UK. She\u2019s set to appear on The Graham Norton Show<\/em> on Oct. 3 and will be speaking with a number of UK radio shows.<\/p>\n Taylor Swift\u2019s The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> is out now.<\/p>\n Young Thug Plans to Perform \u201cNinja\u201d at ComplexCon, Asks Adin Ross to Stream It<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\n Anuel AA Reportedly Sued for Alleged Assault at Orlando Amusement Park<\/a><\/i><\/b><\/p>\nRelated News<\/b><\/h2>\n