"It was confirmed earlier this week that track four on Swift's new record, entitled "Father Figure", features George Michael as one of the credited songwriters. The track, also written by Swift and her collaborators Max Martin and Shellback - who have worked on Swift's more pop hits including "I Knew You Were Trouble" and "Style" - likely includes an interpolation of George Michael's 1987 track "Father Figure", which topped the US Billboard charts."
"George Michael's "Father Figure" became his fourth solo US Billboard chart-topper, and a top 20 hit in his home country, the UK. Yet the musician, who died of heart and liver disease on Christmas Day in 2016 aged 53, was fairly coy about the subject of the song. During an interview with ET, the former Wham! singer explained that "Father Figure" was about "a very specific experience" in a relationship he had."
Taylor Swift released her 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl. Track four, "Father Figure", credits George Michael alongside Swift, Max Martin, and Shellback. The credited contribution likely stems from an interpolation of George Michael's 1987 song "Father Figure", which reached number one on the US Billboard chart. George Michael described his original "Father Figure" as being about "a very specific experience" in a relationship. He linked the song's theme to patterns where people move away from parents, spend time alone, and then search for a replacement. He remained coy about full details and noted that the song's initial concept was different.
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