Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik have surprised fans by releasing a new song for the next Fifty Shades film.
The stars dropped a snippet of the track, I Don’t Wanna Live Forever, on their Twitter accounts.
Taylor Swift (Richard Shotwell/AP)
The ballad will feature on the soundtrack for Fifty Shades Darker, starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, which is released in February.
#fiftyshadesdarker#idontwannaliveforever pic.twitter.com/Q51nqZ4ppX
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 9, 2016
Lyrics include: “Baby, baby, I feel crazy/Up all night, all night and every day/I give you something, oh, but you gave me nothing/What is happening to me?”
Former One Direction star Zayn, 23, posted an image of the pair on Instagram, cuddling one of Taylor’s cats.
Z | T | 50@fiftyshades #fiftyshadesdarker @itunes pic.twitter.com/m4meFS4F79
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) December 9, 2016
Jack Antonoff, who co-wrote the song, said on Twitter:
i don't wanna live forever came together very quickly. wrote it with taylor and sam dew and produced it at home mostly on paper sounds
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) December 9, 2016
recorded taylor at my house. zayn sent parts from LA – we did it in a week basically. i've never had something come out that quick
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) December 9, 2016
loved making this song with taylor sam and zayn
— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) December 9, 2016
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