Seacrest pointed out that the song’s lyrics include the lines, “I love you much, too much to hide you, this love ain’t finished yet,” and then asked the star what she was “willing to say about it.”

While Gomez had conceded earlier in the interview that she did begin recording her new album in October (in the midst of her on- and off-again drama with Bieber), she went on to insist the song has nothing do with him.

“Honestly, actually, to be 100 percent real, it’s not really about a specific person,” said the Spring Breakers star.

Gomez continued, “The reason why I wanted this to be the first single was because it exudes, like I said earlier, confidence and strength, and that is something I’m willing to share with the world. That’s the place I want to be in, and I want to represent something good and be a good example, so I think it’s fun.”

Seacrest later posed another direct question, wondering how many guys have asked Gomez out in the last two months.