Gatlin Celebrates a Swiftie Coincidence as She Drops New ‘Eldest Daughter' Singles
'This cannot be made up!!' Gatlin wrote on TikTok, reacting to the news, also celebrating that Swift is dropping her album The Life of a Showgirl on Oct. 3, the same release date as her debut LP. 'Girl we have the same brain!'
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The Swift announcement Wednesday night came as she released a pair of songs from the upcoming record. Gatlin's song 'Pipe Dream,' which she self-produced and wrote, about 'comparing everything' to the success of her biggest track, 'What If I Love You,' which has generated more than 85 million streams on Spotify.
'Nothing was even coming close to touching it, and my value and worth as a creative was very tied up in that,' she said in a press statement about 'Pipe Dream.' 'It's a song where I'm just looking at my life and realizing I've put all my eggs in this music basket … and what happens if all of this doesn't work out.'
Gatlin's other song 'Happy' is about her struggle with depression and some of the 'peak delusion' thoughts she'd have: 'I would sometimes daydream about ending up in the hospital so then this guy I liked would come visit me and realize he was desperately in love with me — and also would remember to text me back,' she said of the track.
Ahead of The Eldest Daughter's release, the singer will throw an album-preview party in Los Angeles on Sept. 17 to play songs from the album for the first time. She'll also perform in Orlando, Washington, D.C., Brooklyn, and Boston through mid-October.
Gatlin's Track List
1. 'Florida Man'2. 'If She Was a Boy'3. 'Man of the House'4. 'Soho House Valet'5. 'LOVE ME'6. 'Pipe Dream'7. 'Jesus Christ & Country Clubs'8. 'Happy'9. 'The Hill'10. 'Kissimmee'
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