Taylor Swift Credits Boyfriend Joe Alwyn As Co-Writer On ‘Midnights’ Track

Taylor Swift's upcoming Midnights album release is just around the corner, and the full list of collaborators have been revealed. She'd already mentioned her frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff and Lana Del Rey (on "Snow On The Beach"). But there are a few surprises: her longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn and longtime friend Zoë Kravitz.

Alwyn, 31, was credited as co-writer for the 12th track “Sweet Nothing,” under the pseudonym of William Bowery. The Conversations With Friends star has previously written songs with Swift, 32. Under the pseudonym, he has previously been credited for songs from her 2020 Folklore and Evermore albums -- which included "exile," "betty" and "champagne problems."

Earlier this month, the singer shared how facing public scrutiny while in a relationship provided the basis for her song "Lavender Haze." Per E! News, Swift explained, "I happened upon the phrase 'lavender haze' when I was watching Mad Men and I looked it up—because I thought it sounded cool—and it turns out that it's a common phrase used in the ‘50s where they would just describe being in love." She added, "Like, if you were in the lavender haze, then that meant you were in that all-encompassing love glow. And I thought that was really beautiful."

She went on to share how being in the public eye can lead to unique hardships with your significant other. "I guess, theoretically, when you're in the lavender haze, you'll do anything to stay there and not let people bring you down off that cloud," Taylor noted. "And I think a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just like 'public figures,' because we live in the era of social media. And if the world finds out that you're in love with somebody, they're going to weigh in on it."

She continued, "Like my relationship for six years, we've had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff and we just ignore it. And so this song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff."

Kravitz is listed as a writer on track one of the 10th studio album: "Lavender Haze," along with several others including Swift, Antonoff, Mark Anthony Spears, Jahaan Sweet and Sam Dew. Swift appears alone on credits for "Vigilante S---," which she apparently wrote solo.

Midnights releases on Friday, October 21.

Taylor Swift has been teasing her upcoming tenth studio album Midnights since the night of the MTV Video Music Awards on August 28 after her win for Best Video of the Year for “All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)." Via a fun segment on TikTok titled "Midnights Mayhem with Me," Swift would reveal a track title from the album. To keep things random and fun for fans, the award-winning singer-songwriter used a bingo ball cage to randomly select which track title she would reveal. Numbered 1-13, the first track number she pulled was fittingly track number 13, Swift's favorite number.

On Friday (October 7), Swift pulled her last and most shocking track reveal, track number 4. After admitting, "It's been genuinely chaotic and I've enjoyed every second of it," Taylor revealed the track is titled, "Snow On The Beach." With a slight pause for dramatic effect, she adds, "featuring... Lana Del Rey." The artist bashfully smiles and then hides away in the final episode of "Midnights Mayhem with Me."

Taylor also shared a snippet of "the making of Midnights" on TikTok, featuring clips from being in the studio, playing piano, at home and other glimpses of her life.

Fans freaked out when they found out about Lana's involvement in the album, with one person commenting, "QUEEN MOTHER LANA AND QUEEN TAYLOR." Another wrote, "SHE KNOWS WHAT SHE DID." Even the official TikTok account chimed in, writing, "this is literally the best ending to mayhem."

Midnights will be released on Friday, October 21. Swift described Midnights as “the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered” throughout her life. “We lie awake in love and in fear, in turmoil and in tears,” she shared. “We stare at walls and drink until they speak back. We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t—right in this minute—about to make some fateful life-altering mistake. This is a collection of music written in the middle of the night, a journey through terrors and sweet dreams. The floors we pace and the demons we face. For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching—hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve… we’ll meet ourselves.”

Below we have assembled Taylor's TikToks in track sequential order: