Taylor Swift’s new song was a CD-only exclusive — that didn’t last long

Nobody is quicker with information and updates — or extra ready for one thing to occur — than followers of pop artists. But Taylor Swift followers are on one other stage.

Earlier this week, Swift introduced that a deluxe version of her newest album, Midnights, could be coming Friday. The deluxe version would come with a number of songs with new featured artists in addition to brand-new tracks — and in one other shock twist, followers going to East Rutherford, New Jersey, exhibits this weekend would get a probability to listen to an exclusive observe. The song, “You’re Losing Me,” would solely seem on bodily copies of the album on the market on the live shows at MetLife Stadium.

Having exclusive songs on sure releases is pretty customary. But the title alone created buzz in fan circles — Swift reportedly broke up along with her longtime boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, in April. When media shops started reporting the information, many Swifties refused to consider it, calling it media “propaganda” and insisting shops had been mendacity about it to… smear the connection? Make followers really feel dangerous? It’s a little unclear. But based mostly on the title alone, “You’re Losing Me” sounded prefer it could possibly be the creative affirmation that the connection was over, straight from Swift herself. Some followers began asking chatbots to foretell lyrics of the song.

The CD with the observe went on sale at 12:30PM ET at present, and an hour later, an add of the song was already making the rounds on Twitter. Fans clamored to obtain the observe from a random Google Drive folder. Lyrics had been transcribed, shared, and analyzed. With traces like, “And I wouldn’t marry me either / A pathological people pleaser / Who only wanted you to see her,” I feel it’s protected to say the Swift-Alwyn courtship is over. And the followers, as ever, are entrance row to no matter is subsequent.