Taylor Swift’s Fortnight song goes viral over Fortnite and ex Joe Alwyn fan theories

Taylor Swift has finally revealed the full tracklist for her upcoming album The Tortured Poets Department and the song “Fortnight” has already gone viral without even being released, with fan theories surrounding ex Joe Alwyn and the game Fortnite.

Taylor Swift shocked the internet after announcing her upcoming The Tortured Poets Department album at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

Just a day later, on February 5, 2024, she released the full official tracklist. Ever since, the internet has been set alight as fans started speculating about the features and what exactly each of the songs is about.

One of these that has been trending is the opening track “Fortnight.” This has sent Swifties into a frenzy after numerous fan theories have been circulated revolving around the title being a reference to Taylor’s ex Joe Alwyn and the game Fortnite.

Taylor Swift’s Fortnight track spawns viral Fortnite fan theories

Despite large numbers of Swifties just getting confused thinking the hit game was spelled the same as the track’s title, “Fortnight,” instead of Fortnite, legions of fans have still been convinced that it could be a reference.

Various posts quickly spawned across Twitter/X. Predominantly, the buzz has focused around it being a reference to her actor ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn: “Fortnight is a reference to the video game Joe would play all day because he was unemployed.”

With the artist having had a long history of writing songs influenced by her previous romantic relationships, fans have also speculated that this was not the only track about the British actor.

Following her “London Boy” song from 2019, regarding her previous relationship with Alwyn, the track titled “So Long London” was revealed to feature on The Tortured Poets Department. Many have suspected that this, along with the album’s title allegedly inspired by Alwyn’s group chat called “The Tortured Man Club,” is a direct reference.

Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, is set to release on April 19, 2024.