Jack Antonoff Says He & Taylor Swift ‘Never’ Expected ‘Anti-Hero’ to Hit No. 1 on Hot 100

“It’s a strange and personal one,” he said of Swift’s ‘Midnights’ lead single.

Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” holds at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart this week, logging an eighth total week on top. The achievement also marks the superstar’s longest Hot 100 reign, surpᴀssing “Blank Space,” which stayed at the summit for seven weeks in 2014-15.

To celebrate, Swift’s co-writer and producer Jack Antonoff took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (Jan. 17) to share a film-style pH๏τo of the two pouring drinks. “Remembering right before anti hero came out Taylor saying it’s her favorite song lyrically and that’s why it’s [the] first single,” he wrote under the picture. “But it’s a strange and personal one and we shouldn’t expect it to ever go number 1…. anti hero 8th week at 1 .. insane ..”

To celebrate, Swift’s co-writer and producer Jack Antonoff took to his Instagram Stories on Tuesday (Jan. 17) to share a film-style pH๏τo of the two pouring drinks. “Remembering right before anti hero came out Taylor saying it’s her favorite song lyrically and that’s why it’s [the] first single,” he wrote under the picture. “But it’s a strange and personal one and we shouldn’t expect it to ever go number 1…. anti hero 8th week at 1 .. insane ..”

Jack Antonoff vía Ig

“Recuerdo que cuando Anti-Hero se estrenó Taylor dijo que era su canción favorita en cuanto a composición y eso es por lo que fue el primer single, pero es una canción extraña y personal y no esperábamos que fuera #1 pic.twitter.com/AXxJEtFeX8

— La Tia Puercaylor N1 & N4 🇲🇽 (@LaPuercaylor) January 17, 2023