Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff attend the 2021 Grammy Awards.Photo:Kevin Mazur/Getty
Kevin Mazur/Getty
Taylor Swiftis reflecting on the beginnings of her longtime collaboration — and close friendship — withJack Antonoff.
The pop star, 33, paid tribute to the music producer, 39, as she celebrated the vinyl release of “Sweeter Than Fiction (My Version),” the very first song the duo wrote together. The song — originally featured on the soundtrack for the 2013 movieOne Chance— appears as a bonus track on the Tangerine edition of1989 (Taylor’s Version),released Friday.
“There you’ll stand ten feet tall, I will say ‘I knew it all along’ 🥲,” she wrote onInstagramSunday, referencing the track’s lyrics. “This song has always made me think of my friend Jack.”
“It was the first song we made together and watching him challenge himself and make beautiful art over the years has been the thrill of a lifetime,” she continued of Antonoff. “How can he be 6 years older than me and also somehow still be my precocious young son? We may never know.”
Her post included a series of photos of the pair hugging each other with big smiles on their faces.
“I had written lots of songs and produced them, but they would always sort of go somewhere else,” he continued. “So the label or whoever could say, ‘Oh, we had this person produce it.’ And, you know, I put my heart and soul into that song and she said, ‘I love it.' "
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“My favorite pic from last night. We wrote and worked on 1989 in the tiniest spaces. A lot of time over voice notes and email — it really encourages me that those small dream-like ideas between friends can become album of the year,” he wrote in the caption.
Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff perform together during the Eras Tour.Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty
Kevin Mazur/TAS23/Getty
The pair have continued to collaborate on Swift’s successive albums and marked a special milestone last year with the release of Swift’sMidnights, the first album they did as main collaborators.
When Swift hit the road for her blockbusterEras Tour, Antonoff turned up to support her, making a surprise appearance at her May 26 show in East Rutherford, New Jersey. He came onstage during her acoustic set, and the two performed a duet of “Getaway Car,” which they co-wrote.
Swift later returned the favor, supporting Antonoff athis August 2023 weddingto actressMargaret Qualley. The “Lavender Haze” singer was among the celebrity guests who attended the nuptials in Long Beach Island, New Jersey.
“He’s so talented it’s incomprehensible,” she told the audience. “And I’m so lucky I’ve been making music with him since we worked on an album called1989. We’ll continue working together until 2089.”
source: people.com
