Musician Taylor Swift has written many songs about her ex-boyfriends, from John Mayer to Connor Kennedy. In fact, she was known for it, as the media so strengthened her image as a “man-eater” that she wrote songs like “Black Space” about it. But for the past four years he has been in a constant relationship with the same Al Alvin.
Swift and Alvin try to fly under the radar, as much as possible when they have a global event dating an up-and-coming actor. They’ve participated in very few events together (such as the 2020 Golden Globes), and don’t talk about each other in interviews. But does Swift reveal details in one place? Her Billboard Hot 100-charting songs about Alvin.
‘Reputation’ (2017)
It was followed by Swift’s debut album and Alvin Dating Reputation. The album is a mix of songs about past relationships and enemies (like Kanye West), adding to its darker tone. But she also sprinkled some positivity in her life with songs about the new man.
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The sixth single from the first album, “Delicate”, on which Swift fell in love, no matter how fragile the early days of her love care were. The track reached 12th and spent 35 weeks on the charts. The previous single “End Game,” about their desire to make their relationship last, reached number 18, spending 14 weeks on the charts.
After that, there “gorgeous.” The song was released as a promotional single, which spent four weeks on the charts. On the track, Swift sings about how fascinated she was when she first met Alvin, despite the fact that she was (in a relationship with Calvin Harris or Tom Hiddleston) at the time.
‘Lover’ (2019)
By Swift’s seventh album, Lover, Entered, she and Alvin became an established couple. Neither spoke openly about his relationship with the press, although the artist considered the album “in all its complexity, comfort and chaos, a very celebration of love.”
The album’s title track and the third single, “Lover” reached number 10, spending 22 weeks on the charts. On top of that, Swift sings about the more material aspects of living in a long-term relationship, while fully trusting her love for Alvin. In contrast, on the promotional single “Archer”, she pleaded “help me catch up on you” during the rough patch.
But perhaps the most confessional song about Alvin is “Cruel Summer.” On the track, Swift sings about the actor falling while they were trying to keep their relationship a secret. Although it wasn’t one, “Cruel Summer” charted, reached number 29 and spent two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.
‘Folklore‘(2020)
Swift’s eighth album, Folklore, Was a surprise in many respects. Published less than a year later Lover, It has more optional sound. Swift wrote the entire album during the early months of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, “Picking up the pen was my way of escaping into fantasy, history and memory.”
Among the songs considered fictional is the album’s first single, “Cardigan”, which peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100. However, fans have found ways to connect the songs with Alvin. The “invisible string”, which reached number at at, spent two weeks on the charts, is undoubtedly about Alvin, as Swift wonders if they were always going to find each other.
