Fans had long requested a collaboration between these two titans of the genre.
Despite the differences, there is a deep-seated desire for the "beast" to change or for the "beauty" to stay, capturing the classic trope of redemptive love. Why it Resonated
Contrary to the fairytale title, the song isn't about a literal "Beauty and the Beast." Instead, it uses the metaphor to describe a complicated, perhaps "impossible" relationship: