"On the catchytune, produced by her Showgirl collaborators Max Martin and Shellback, Swift recalls some major shade that was thrown her way from an unspecified frenemy. But instead of calling them out with clapbacks, she shares her gratitude, expressing how this newfound attention is actually a low-key turn-on. "Some people might be offended, but it's actually sweet, all the time you've spent on me,""
"Many fans suspect that Charli xcx inspired "Actually Romantic" after she wrote a song on her 2024 album Brat that reportedly nods to Swift. On "Sympathy is a knife," she sings about a girl who "taps [her] insecurities." Fans think she's referring to Swift due to the lyrics: "Don't wanna see her backstage at my boyfriend's show / Fingers crossed behind my back, I hope they break up quick.""
"Swifties believe that the singer responds to Charli's lyrics in the first verse of "Actually Romantic." Swift sings, "High-fived my ex and then you said you're glad he ghosted me. Wrote me a song saying it makes you sick to see my face." However, this is all fan speculation, and Swift could simply be referring to her critics in general."
Taylor Swift confronts fame's downsides and haters on The Life of a Showgirl. In 'Actually Romantic', produced by Max Martin and Shellback, Swift recounts major shade from an unspecified frenemy and reframes the attention as a low-key turn-on. She sings that some might be offended but calls the attention sweet and thanks the person, claiming no man has ever loved her like they do. Many fans suspect Charli XCX as the frenemy reference, citing lyrical parallels on Charli's Brat and a backstage connection through Matty Healy and George Daniel. The response remains fan speculation and could refer to critics generally.
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