“Honey” is the Taylor Swift song from The Life of a Showgirl described as incorporating R&B.
The track is one of the album’s stylistic departures, using an R&B-influenced approach rather than staying entirely within the record’s soft-pop and soft-rock framework.
It also features prominent horn arrangements, an instrumental detail shared with “Wood.” Those horns help give the song a warmer, more rhythmic character than several of the album’s guitar-led tracks.
Swift identified “Honey” as one of the earliest songs written for the album. She said the song helped confirm that she was exploring new creative territory while working with Max Martin and Shellback.