The George Michael estate thanked Taylor Swift on Thursday for interpolating the English record producer’s 1987 hit “Father Figure” into her highly anticipated 12th studio album, “ The Life of a Showgirl .”

“We were delighted when Taylor Swift and her team approached us earlier this year about incorporating an interpolation of George Michael’s classic song ‘Father Figure’ into a brand new song of the same title to be featured on her forthcoming album,” read a statement posted to the George Michael Facebook page . “When we heard the track we had no hesitation in agreeing to this association between two great artists and we know George would have felt the same. George Michael Entertainment wishes Taylor every success with ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ and ‘Father Figure.'”

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