George Michael receives an additional songwriting credit on “Father Figure” from Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl.
The credit is connected to an interpolation of Michael’s song “Father Figure,” originally released in 1987. An interpolation uses part of an existing composition in a new song, with the underlying songwriting credited rather than simply reusing the original sound recording.
Taylor Swift, Max Martin, and Shellback are credited as writers across the album. George Michael is specifically added for “Father Figure” because of the musical and lyrical connection to his earlier song of the same title.
This is different from a guest vocal feature or a sample credit. Michael does not perform on Swift’s track, and “Father Figure” is not one of the album’s featured collaborations. The album’s only credited featured vocalist is Sabrina Carpenter on the title track.