Taylor Swift’s ‘High Infidelity’ Mysteriously References ‘April 29’: Fans Think It’s About Calvin Harris

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There’s a lot to unpack By Taylor Swift new song “High Infidelity”, released as part of 3 am her version Midnight album. As soon as the song was released, fans started buzzing that it must be about Calvin Harris, and there are plenty of clues as to why. The biggest thing, though, is the mention of “April 29” in the song, when Taylor sings, “Do you really want to know where I was on April 29?” Well, it turns out April 29, 2016 is the day that Calvin and Rihanna’s The song “This Is What You Came For” is out. It was later confirmed that Taylor had indeed written the song under a pseudonym, Nils Sjoberg.

At the time, Taylor and Calvin, who had been dating for over a year, kept their professional partnership in the closing ring. Calvin interviewed with Online with Ryan Seacrest on April 29 and asked if he was ever planning on collaborating with Taylor, to which he replied, “You know, we haven’t even talked about that yet. I can’t see it happening, though. No. She is about to take a long break. “

Well, a few months later, after the breakup in May 2016, TMZ reports that this April 29 interview has become a source of controversy for Taylor and Calvin. The site called this the “breaking point” in the pair’s relationship, as Taylor reported that Calvin “disrespected” her midway through the release of “This Is What You Came For”. Reports surfaced leading to Calvin ignoring Taylor on social media.

So… where to be Taylor on April 29, 2016? Well, on April 28, she was photographed hanging out with friends in Los Angeles after celebrating her BFF, Gigi Hadid’s, birthday. Photos of Taylor leaving the party emerged in the early hours of April 29. It’s unclear what she did for the rest of the day, but on May 1, she was in New York City preparing for the event. Met Gala May 2. As co-host of that year’s event, she attended a gala in front of the Met Gala with Anna Wintour on May 1st.

The rest of “High Infidelity” seems to tell the story of Taylor and Calvin’s breakup, fast-tracked after she spends the night with Tom Hiddleston at the Met Gala. The Met Gala also happened to be the night she met her current boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, but Tom was the man she fell in love with before finally getting to Joe. Fans believe “High Infidelity” is Taylor’s confession that she was unfaithful to Calvin with Tom, but she doesn’t apologize for it.

“I bent the truth too far tonight,” Taylor sings in the chorus. “I was jumping around, jumping around it. Highly unfaithful”. The “dancing around” reference could be literal, as the videos show Taylor and Tom having a dance party at the Met Gala before their relationship was confirmed. Another reference to Calvin might be when Taylor sings, “Put your headphones on and burn my city” with “headphones” alluding to his DJing career. The singer also mentioned infidelity as she sang, “Do you really want to know where I was on April 29? Do I really have to tell you how he brought me back to life? ” Taylor previously sang about leaving Calvin for Tom on the 2017 track, “Getaway Car.”