Before they solidified their ride-or-die status via dinner and a glass of wine on "No Body, No Crime," there was a universe where Taylor Swift and Haim were mere strangers. Thankfully, those days are gone (heh) and sisters Alana, Este, and Danielle Haim are still going strong as elite members of Tay's squad. No, seriously—they've attended the "Cruel Summer" singer's famous Fourth of July bash nearly every year since its inception in 2013.
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That being said! It's (Haim) time to deep dive into Taylor Swift and Haim's full friendship timeline, from their social media love fests to embarking on the Eras Tour together.
March 16, 2013
It technically all started at the Woodie Awards when the Haim sisters were asked who Taylor should date after her breakup with Harry Styles. Alana low-key predicted their future friendship, saying, "T.T. Swift, don't date someone else. Come out with us, and we will party, and we will be together as girls and be merry, and we don't need guys. Girl power."
January 23, 2014
Haim secured the coveted T. Swift follow on Instagram.
October 29, 2014
Two days after Taylor dropped 1989, Haim posted a tweet gushing about "This Love." 'Kay, always knew these gals had taste!
Naturally, Tay posted the *most* Taylor Swift response ever (that has since been deleted, womp):
November 23, 2014
Haim hung out with Taylor, Lorde, Selena Gomez, and Karlie Kloss after the 2014 American Music Awards.
December 12, 2014
Just dropping this pic of Taylor and Este backstage at Z100's Jingle Ball at Madison Square Garden right here:
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December 13, 2014
Este, Alana, and Danielle were among the star-studded guests at Tay's 25th birthday party (Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Selena Gomez, Justin Timberlake, and Sam Smith, to name a few).
January 10, 2015
Haim, Taylor, Lorde, Jaime King, and Gracie Gold took a girls' trip to Catalina (that Tay's dad reportedly crashed).
January 11, 2015
Haim, Lorde, Jaime King, and Taylor all posed together at Netflix's Golden Globes after-party.
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January 24, 2015
Tay and Haim took Hawaii, and this iconic photo was born debunking the truly chaotic theory that Taylor didn't have a belly button (ya know, because she almost exclusively wore high-waisted clothing).
The besties also wore matching Bill Murray shirts during a hike, per the Daily Mail.
February 1, 2015
Rolling Stone reported that Haim was announced as an opening act for select dates of Taylor's 1989 World Tour.
Kevin Mazur//Getty ImagesHAIM performing at the 1989 World Tour in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
February 7, 2015
Taylor, her childhood BFF Abigail, and the Haim sisters hung out at the Clive Davis Pre-Grammy gala.
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Per Life & Style, Haim also spoke about their new friendship with Taylor in a since-deleted interview with the Recording Academy. "We ended up just hanging out one night and we realized … we made each other laugh for 7 hours straight," Alana explained. "It was just laughs and I was like 'Oh my god you are literally one of us.'"
Este added, "You know when you meet someone and you're just like, 'I'm a puzzle piece, you're a puzzle piece and we fit together'? That's what it felt like."
February 8, 2015
This exact squad ^^^ reunited at the Grammys the very next day.
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May 9, 2015
The girls were straight vibing as they supported Taylor's boyfriend at the time, Calvin Harris, during his performance at 102.7 KISS FM's Wango Tango.
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July 10, 2015
Haim started their run on the 1989 World Tour, and according to a fan on Twitter, they were wearing custom squad merch backstage:
September 29, 2015
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Haim joined Taylor and her special guest, Nelly, on stage for a rendition of "Hot in Herre" on the 1989 World Tour in St. Louis. Dare I say this is giving "cousins dancing at the sleepover" vibes in the best way?
May 2, 2016
Taylor and Haim attended the Met Gala...
...and naturally, they ditched their gowns for onesies at their personal pizza-filled after party.
July 5, 2016
The gal pals apparently performed Spice Girls songs and '90s hip-hop at karaoke.
December 10, 2020
Taylor announced the release of her 10th album, Evermore, which includes a Haim collab. The sisters teased their involvement on Twitter, writing:
December 11, 2020
Thus, the iconic "No Body, No Crime" was born. The real crime is that there's no music video for the track (@Taylor @Haim, call me up, I have some ideas).
Taylor revealed the inspo behind the song during an interview with Entertainment Weekly, saying, "Working with the Haim sisters on 'No Body, No Crime' was pretty hilarious because it came about after I wrote a pretty dark murder mystery song and had named the character Este, because she's the friend I have who would be stoked to be in a song like that."
She continued, "I had finished the song and was nailing down some lyric details and texted her, 'You're not going to understand this text for a few days but... which chain restaurant do you like best?' and I named a few." According to Taylor, "She chose Olive Garden and a few days later I sent her the song and asked if they would sing on it. It was an immediate 'YES.'"
The Evermore track marked their first collaboration together, and Taylor was well aware of the shock that came along with that fact. "We can't figure out why we hadn't collaborated sooner. We've toured together, played live together, choreographed dances like we're at summer camp, but it took a song about avenging your friend's murder to give us the idea to take this step," Taylor explained, jokingly adding, "Long story short, I'm the 4th Haim sister now, confirmed."
February 18, 2021
Haim released a remix of their Women in Music, Pt. III track, "Gasoline" featuring Taylor.
At the time, Haim wrote:
"Since we released the album in June, Taylor had always told us that ‘Gasoline’ was her favorite. So when we were thinking about ways to reimagine some of the songs from the record, we immediately thought of her. She brought such amazing ideas and new imagery to the song and truly gave it new life. Thank you @taylorswift for adding your incredible voice and spirit to a song that means so much to us."Meanwhile, Taylor confirmed (again) that she's the fourth Haim sister with her own post promoting the collab:
May 11, 2021
The girlies reunited backstage at the Brit Awards!
December 13, 2021
Nearly a year after Evermore's release, Taylor and Alana had a joint birthday party, as featured on the "22" singer's Instagram:
December 22, 2021
When asked why she had said joint birthday party with Taylor during an interview with The Tennesseean, Alana said, "Well, we're both Sagittariuses. Taylor is honestly one of the only Sagittariuses that I know. It's not a lie that Sagittariuses love to have a good time, and that's what we did. I haven't celebrated my birthday in a couple of years, obviously, because of the pandemic. So it was really fun to have everybody together, blow out some candles and have a dance party."
Sag Roll Call 🔥
July 21, 2022
Tay surprised the crowd during Haim's show at the O2 in London with a medley of "Gasoline" and "Love Story."
October 25, 2022
The trio gave an iconic performance as the evil stepsisters in Taylor's Cinderella-inspired music video for "Bejeweled":
November 1, 2022
Taylor officially announced her Eras Tour and revealed that she'll be reuniting with Haim on the road!
April 21, 2023
Taylor really said "BTW, I'm going out tonight" with some of her besties after reports of her split from Joe Alwyn surfaced. She reportedly had a night out with the Haim sisters, Blake Lively, and Gigi Hadid at Zero Bond in NYC.
Best Believe She's Still ✨Bejeweled✨
June 16, 2023
During an interview with Elle UK, the sisters were asked what it was like touring with Taylor. "The best tour ever, we’d have parties after every show," Este said.
July 4, 2023
Tay celebrated Fourth of July with the sisters and some other gal pals, including Selena Gomez. "Happy belated Independence Day from your local neighborhood independent girlies 😎," she wrote in her July 7 Instagram post.
July 22, 2023
Haim kicked off their run at the Eras Tour in Seattle and of course, they joined Tay on stage for "No Body, No Crime":
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August 3, 2023
During their set at the Eras Tour, Este claimed she and her sisters had so much opening for Taylor at the 1989 World Tour that they came back for round 2.
August 9, 2023
Este, Alana, and Danielle join Tay on stage for the last time during the U.S. leg of the Eras Tour. Presenting you with these cute pics for proof:
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October 26, 2023
Alana and Taylor were spotted out and about in NYC.
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December 13, 2023
Este, Alana, and Danielle were among the star-studded guest list at Taylor's birthday party in NYC.
December 17, 2023
A few days later, Baby Haim headed to the Kansas City Chiefs vs. New England Patriots game at Gillette Stadium with Taylor to cheer on her beau, Travis Kelce.
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Look What You Made Us Do
Aaaand that's all for now! Staying tuned for more from this iconic quartet because Taylor is essentially, like, the fourth Haim sister at this point lol.
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