Taylor Swift’s “You Need To Calm Down” is a triumphant cheer for the LGBTQ+ community.
The track is the second from the pop sensations upcoming album Lover, which will be her seventh to date. The music video which accompanies the track is full of surprise appearances, including cameos from the Queer Eye‘s Fab 5, Todrick Hall, Ryan Reynolds, RuPaul and most surprisingly – Katy Perry.
Swift directed the video herself with the help of Drew Kirsch. The video takes place in a colorful trailer park which is full of pop culture LGBTQ+ icons. The theme is Pride and she sings: “And I ain’t tryna mess with your self-expression / But I’ve learned a lesson that stressin’ and obsessin’ bout somebody else is no fun.” She then instructs the haters to “calm down.”
While the haters stand shouting, Swift dances with Perry in a giant burger costume. It seems to be the same outfit Perry wore at the Met Gala after party earlier this year, so that explains that mystery.
Anyway, you can watch the colorful and wonderful LGBTQ+ Pride video here.
