If one thing has become clear on this recent Friday of August updates, it’s that we can always rely on the Disney girls to gives us summer songs. Three days ago, Miley Cyrus and Selena Gomez kicked off the final weekend of the month with the release of «Used To Be Young» and «Single Soon,»two songs that, from different perspectives, have conquered the streaming charts.
One song brings forth nostalgia (“Used To Be Young»), while “Single Soon” embraces the most fun and carefree side of pop, both making bidding farewell to vacations less bitter. Yet, there’s always another side to the story: every release triggers speculation.
This is precisely what happened to Selena Gomez. When she revealed the title and official release date of the single, the singer shared the following on her social media: «You’ve been asking for new music for a while. Since I haven’t finished SG3 yet, I wanted to release a fun little song that I wrote a while back and that’s perfect for the end of summer.»
The result? A hit that’s a paragon of pop excellence, enabling you to leave behind your worries, don your finest dress, and hit the streets with your friends for one of the best nights of your life.
Armed with Selena’s statements and the song’s lyrics, some fans of the singer and media outlets began speculating about the song’s inspiration from her past relationship with The Weeknd, which lasted ten months in 2017. These rumors didn’t escape the singer’s notice and she didn’t hesitate to refute them as soon as she had the chance.
Selena Gomez rejects speculation that her new single, “Single Soon,” is about The Weeknd:
She did so by directly commenting on a post from Hollywood Life’s Instagram account, which had amplified these theories. «Couldn’t be more false,» Selena Gomez responded just a few hours ago.
As the artist herself has clarified, the song represents «a playful anthem about being comfortable in your own skin and relishing your own company»: a track that invites you to break it down on the dance floor without dwelling on anything else.
Furthermore, one of her best friends, Taylor Swift, supported the song through her Instagram Stories. Our favorite blonde used her stories to endorse her friend’s release with the following message: «when your best friend is the best. We’ll dance to this forever.
marquen el 26 de agosto de 2023 como el día que Taylor Swift apoyó a su mejor amiga Selena Gomez desde México pic.twitter.com/JNp18Ha6dD
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