"You're Losing Me" was announced in May 2023, when fans at The Eras Tour in East Rutherford, NJ were given the exclusive opportunity to purchase the "Midnights (The Late Night Edition)" CD including the special track. It was also temporarily available to purchase from Taylor Swift's website. The heartbreaking lyrics stunned Swifties, some of whom turned on Joe Alwyn immediately after hearing them. Armed with Jack Antonoff's revelation that the track was recorded well over a year before Swift and Alwyn's breakup was announced, fans understandably had a strong reaction.
Some expressed anger at Alwyn. On X, formerly known as Twitter, one fan asserted, "You're telling me Taylor wrote 'You're Losing Me' in 2021 and still gave that man a year and a half nearly to change his act are you KIDDING ME Joe Alwyn you are a loser." Another X user shared a video clip of Jennifer Lawrence's "Hot Ones" interview where, in a panic, she repeats, "What do you mean?" and captioned it with the surprising fact of the song's origin.
Others looked for additional hints about Swift and Alwyn's relationship that Antonoff may have left. TikToker @shantakescare shared a video pointing out how Antonoff's verse in the "Anti-Hero (Remix feat. Bleachers)" might also place Alwyn in a negative light. More specifically, the line "Too hurt to hang out, talking s*** about your famous baby" could be referencing Alwyn's refusal to talk about his relationship with Swift when they were together.
