Overview

• The Life of a Showgirl was released Oct. 3, 2025, with “Opalite” positioned as the third track.
• In U.K. radio interviews, Swift explained that learning opalite is man-made shaped the song’s concept that happiness can be made by choice.
• Opalite refers to synthetic opal lookalikes per Gemstones.com, and opal is an October birthstone that ties to Kelce.
• Kelce previously named “Opalite” his favorite on the New Heights podcast, while Swift highlighted “Wi$h Li$T” as her own standout.
• Swift recorded the album during the 2024 European leg of her Eras Tour, with several tracks—“Wi$h Li$T,” “Honey,” “Wood,” and “The Fate of Ophelia”—referencing the relationship.