" Making an record album called ' The Tortured Poets Department ' and then name - dropping Charlie Puth has got to be one of the funniest things anyone could do . "

As aCharlie Puthfan, I’m enjoying this moment he’s having thanks toTaylor Swiftand her fandom.

Taylor’sThe Tortured Poets Departmentis finally here, and whether or not you’re listening to her surprise double album, you’ve heard all aboutpoignant lyricsandpossible references.

There’s a possible reference to herpast relationshipwithThe 1975lead singerMatty Healyin “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys,” “Down Bad,” and “But Daddy I Love Him.”

The song “The Alchemy” uses football metaphors, which makes it a possible reference to hercurrent relationshipwithTravis Kelce.

But the big shocker wasn’t a “possible” reference or dissected lyric alluding to a past/current relationship; it was the outright name-drop of Charlie Puth in the album’s title track.

Once everyone heard the line, “You smoked then ate seven bars of chocolate / We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist,” the internet couldn’t stop talking about Charlie.

Charlie Puth is a talented, award-winning singer-songwriter with perfect pitch who sometimes makes entire songs fromrandom soundsand shows off the process onTikTok. Now, thanks to Taylor’s quick reference, his Instagram and Twitter accounts are flooded with new fans, and it’s hilarious.

Taylor says you should be a bigger artist and we all tally 🤍

Here are the funniest reactions to Charlie Puth’s name drop inThe Tortured Poets Department.

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“ We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist ” is truly the last affair I thought I ’d ever hear Taylor Swift sing in a Taylor Swift call .

We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artistpic.twitter.com/JVv5lJaT5d

A closeup of Charlie Puth wearing a jacket and a necklace and smiling at an event

.@taylorswift13that charlie puth lyric is actually real omgpic.twitter.com/wFmAPBwd3 G

Being the only two people on earth who think Charlie Puth should be a bigger creative person is the most romantic thing I can conceive ofhttps://t.co/NXu5xnOpTq

Charlie Puth when he wake up up in the good morning & ascertain a long ton of stream on his musicpic.twitter.com/uJUvfux7fi

Taylor Swift performs in a sparkling bodysuit on stage

making an album promise the excruciate poets department and then name dropping charlie puth has got to be one of the funniest things anyone could do

charlie puth right now : pic.twitter.com/6L1qyxDNM7

DID SHE CALL CHARLIE PUTH A FLOP-pic.twitter.com/SEPpeFVvDC

Matty Healy onstage

“ We declared Charlie Puth should be a big creative person . ” Okay then collab with him instead of Jack for the 900th time 😤 pic.twitter.com/KhCQQQLD1k

it ’s so funny because Taylor could have made literally anyone a bigger artist by namedropping them and she picked Charlie Puth , the 111th most streamed creative person in the earth

You smoked then run through seven bars of burnt umber we declare Charlie Puth should be a bigger artistpic.twitter.com/Sc8Q0rTtic

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“ we declared charlie puthshould be a bigger artist”being an actual lyric in the new taylor album LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOpic.twitter.com/z5LQ4RH1uB

charlie puth rn:#TSTTPD#THETORTUEDPOETSDEPARTMENTpic.twitter.com / n1XemZXRGh

pa , people who live in florida and texas , charlie puth , small Man , mordant dog , mass named clara , chloe , sam , sophia , marcus , aimee , cassandra , peter , and robin last nightpic.twitter.com/bNuRo5jt3s

Closeup of Travis Kelce

What’s your favorite line or reference fromThe Tortured Poets Department?

Charlie Puth onstage with his arms outstretched

Closeup of Charlie Puth