I renember that there was a discussion on Popheads regarding the IDWLF songcredit mystery. The consensus at the time was that Zayn meant that it was “his” song, written originally be Jack Antonoff and Sam Dew. Zayn recorded a demo version with just his voice, then he invited Taylor to be on the song. She then rewrote the second verse, which is different than his demo version. As a result only Jack, Sam, and Taylor are credited.
Yeah, all that makes sense, that he was brought in as a performer for a song that already existed, which has been the case numerous times for Zayn and virtually every pop singer, and that Taylor being Taylor even then would get a songwriting credit whether she changed a word or wrote a new second verse.
Thanks—this account allows for Zayn’s usual modesty in interviews and for his lack of a songwriting credit.
