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Charlie Puth is seemingly proving to followers that he must be a “greater artist.”
Puth, 32, took to TikTok on Friday, Could 3, to debut his new single, “Hero.”
“These final couple weeks have been actually loopy for apparent causes, however I wished to share one thing with you,” he captioned his submit. “It is a track I wrote about my pal known as ‘Hero.’ Typically I get a bit nervous being overly sincere in my music, which is why this was sitting on my arduous drive for some time.”
Puth continued, “However I believe somebody on the market was giving me an indication that I wanted to launch it. So … I declare ‘Hero’ can be out in all places on Could twenty fourth as the primary single of my new album. Thanks on your assist … you recognize who you might be.”
When Taylor Swift launched her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Division, on April 19, followers have been stunned that Puth was name-dropped. (Days after the document got here out, Puth reposted one in all Swift’s photographs from the recording studio onto his Instagram Story.)
“We smoked and ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared Charlie Puth must be a much bigger artist,” Swift, 35 sings on the title monitor referring to an unnamed companion, which followers presume to be her ex Matty Healy. (Healy, 35, notably tweeted reward for Puth again in 2018.)
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Swift’s followers flooded Puth’s TikTok feedback with their theories that his caption aligns with the TTPD lyrics.
“We declared Charlie Puth must be a much bigger artist. Couldn’t agree extra,” one fan wrote as one other added, “You need to be a much bigger artist!!”
Different Swifties identified that Puth’s use of “you recognize who you might be” is taken into account an “iconic reference.” When Swift briefly dated Healy, followers thought they noticed the pair mouthing those self same phrases to at least one one other — together with “I like you” — throughout their respective concert events.
Swift was touring her Eras reveals throughout North America throughout her transient fling with Healy in spring 2023. The 1975 frontman attended a number of concert events within the U.S. earlier than he and Swift went their separate ways in which Could.
Swift has since moved on with NFL star Travis Kelce, whereas Healy has not too long ago been courting Gabbriette Bechtel. The Grammy winner did give Healy a heads-up in regards to the TTPD tracks mined from their connection.
“Matty nonetheless thinks very extremely of Taylor however we have been all nervous about what she may need mentioned on the album,” a supply solely advised Us Weekly final month, noting Healy “couldn’t be happier” with how Swift portrayed him.
Swift dated Healy following her breakup with Joe Alwyn, whom she dated for six years. Alwyn, 33, additionally presumably impressed TTPD songs, as did Kelce, 34.
