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Tate McRae<\/strong><\/a> and The Kid Laroi<\/strong><\/a> are going \u201cTit for Tat.\u201d<\/p>\n Following their split this past summer, Laroi released the pointed breakup track \u201cA Cold Play\u201d in early September\u2014and now, just weeks later, McRae has dropped her first single since the split, and fans are convinced it\u2019s a direct response.<\/p>\n From the title alone, \u201cTit for Tat\u201d suggests revenge, but it\u2019s the lyrics that have everyone talking. On \u201cA Cold Play,\u201d Laroi frames himself as the heartbroken ex still longing for McRae: \u201cI still love you, that\u2019s how I feel at my core \/ Flew different states to come see you in between tour \/ I gave you everything I had and even more.\u201d<\/p>\n McRae shuts down his advances immediately on her track: \u201cThought I\u205fmight love you\u205fagain, see how I feel \/ Now that you\u2019re acting like that, I never will \/ Last night, she answered my call, it sealed the deal \/ Right now, I\u2019m not even about you.\u201d She also counters Laroi\u2019s line about distance\u2014\u201cNow you takin\u2019 distance and it\u2019s hard to take\u201d\u2014with her own lyric, \u201cI was never as far away as you thought.\u201d<\/p>\n The pre-chorus packs the biggest punch: \u201cFix your f***ing self, kiss my a** for that.\u201d It reads as a sharp retort to Laroi\u2019s \u201cIt\u2019s my fault for thinking I could fix you\u201d from \u201cA Cold Play.\u201d McRae confirmed the timeline, sharing on Instagram that she wrote \u201cTit for Tat\u201d just two weeks ago, mere days after Laroi\u2019s song dropped.<\/p>\n Fans have been piecing together the musical conversation for weeks. Laroi\u2019s September 5 release of \u201cA Cold Play\u201d\u2014a stripped-down ballad produced by KBeazy<\/strong>\u2014sparked speculation immediately. The singer confesses: \u201cI hope you know you were appreciated \/ Around my house, I still got up all of our pictures, baby\u2026 \/ I still love you, that\u2019s how I feel at my core.\u201d Many noted the coincidental timing of McRae performing Coldplay\u2019s \u201cFix You\u201d during her Miss Possessive Tour soundcheck, along with her liking Laroi\u2019s Instagram post announcing the single.<\/p>\n Their relationship, which began as a friendship before turning romantic in January 2024, ended in July 2025. Laroi, whose real name is Charlton Kenneth Jeffrey Howard, confirmed in August that the split was amicable. McRae had previously reflected on their beginnings in a November 2024 interview: \u201cWe honestly weren\u2019t the closest of friends\u2026 And then something just clicked.\u201d<\/p>\n Now, fans are waiting to see if this musical dialogue between McRae and Laroi will continue.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n