How Brad Pitt Really Felt About Shania Twain's Hit Song That Name-Drops Him
It has been 25 years since Shania Twain released That Don't Impress Me Much. The song changed into a peak 10 hit as it spoke to a technology of girls who had dated their justifiable share of narcissistic men. While the song used to be supposed to be amusing and light-hearted, when it named-dropped one of the crucial bankable and tasty actors of the time, the song put a face to males who have been behaving badly. A person who used to be already fighting fan perception that he was a narcissist. That man was once Brad Pitt. And his name would forever be synonymous with telling males that appears were not the be-all, end-all of enchantment.
By using the Babylon superstar's call in the song, hypothesis swirled that there was red meat between Twain and Pitt. After all, when the song used to be released, the Come On Over singer was once mum about why she incorporated Pitt's name within the lyrics. For his phase, Pitt was tight-lipped as well. This all added to the secrecy as to why the Fight Club megastar used to be singled out, creating somewhat a scandal in the process. And because of this, the rumor mill has been fed through the years as to what took place between Twain and Pitt that she would publicly call him out in a song.
Why Shania Twain Singled Out Brad Pitt In Her Song
Try as they could, journalists had been not able to discover a connection between Twain and Pitt that would motive the You're Still The One singer to single him out in a song. As it turns out, there by no means was any war between the Bullet Train megastar and Twain.
Instead, inspiration struck the country star as a result of a scandal Pitt was excited about. And the remainder, as they say, is historical past.
"You want to know the truth about this story?... I remember I had a girlfriend visiting me and it was near Christmas and we were baking cookies," Twain defined.
"I was writing this album and there was a scandal of [Pitt] and Gwyneth [Paltrow] where there was naked photos of him [in Playgirl magazine, which Pitt later successfully sued for publishing the paparazzi photos]. And this was like all the rage. I just thought ‘I don’t know what all the fuss is about.’"
Twain went on to say, "I’m like, 'Well that don’t impress me much.' I mean what is all the fuss? We see people naked every day. That’s really what I thought."
"I wasn’t picking on Brad Pitt," Twain concluded. "But that was just the association in that moment and things we make fusses about and whatever. Of course, it could have been any gorgeous guy."
As a results of the circulation of naked pictures of Pitt, Twain capitalized on and made a hit song from it. And until recently, his call lived in infamy because of it.
Brad Pitt's Reaction To Being Name-Dropped In 'That Don't Impress Me Much'
Over the years, enthusiasts would have anticipated that Pitt would have had some response to being name-dropped in Twain's song. But it used to be not till just recently that the Ad Astra megastar made any comment whatsoever about the song bearing his namesake.
In December 2022, Twain stunned audiences when she performed That Don't Impress Me Much on the People's Choice Awards. When audiences anticipated Twain to belt out Pitt's call, she instead known as out Ryan Reynolds.
While the move was all in good amusing to update the song, it additionally allowed fans to finally see how Pitt felt about the song when he was once asked about how he felt about being replaced through Reynolds and having the Deadpool famous person "steal his thunder."
"He didn’t steal it. I think we can share the wealth there,” Pitt lightheartedly stated. "Ryan’s a good egg, too. He deserves some love."
Pitt went on to offer up other names that Twain could include in the song, were she to grow tired of using Reynolds' name.
"Next time she must sing it to Austin Butler," The Lost City star said. But then added, "Maybe Leo in between and then Austin Butler."
It appears by Pitt's answer that being called out in Twain's song never left a negative impression on him, revealing just who the real Pitt is, which is someone who can take a good-natured joke.
However, it could also be because Pitt and Twain have never met that Pitt did not really have a reaction to the song in the first place.
Brad Pitt And Shania Twain Have Never Met
Given that the entertainment industry is not all that large, in the decades that have gone by since That Don't Impress Me Much was released, it would have made sense for Twain and Pitt to have come in contact with one another. But as it turns out, the two have never met.
After Twain gave her explanation as to why she included Pitt's name in her hit song rather than any other handsome man, she was asked if Pitt reached out to her.
"He hasn't," Twain admitted "He did not on the time both, so 20 years later, I do not know — we will see."
Fast-forward five years to when Twain changed Pitt's name to Reynolds. Again, the question was asked if the You've Got a Way singer and the Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star had come into contact. The answer was surprising.
"I wrote about Brad Pitt. I by no means met Brad Pitt," Twain explained. "I think he is averting me — in truth."
Does this mean that there is some hostility that Pitt is holding onto as a result of Twain using his name? Highly unlikely given his recent interviews regarding the song in general.
The more likely explanation is that while those in music and films are not that large a community, they are large enough that Pitt and Twain do not mingle in the same social circles, meaning Twain does not share the same close friends that Pitt has.
But relaxation assured that if the two ever do meet, the song will develop into an issue of dialog over again.
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