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# Taylor Swift. Zayn Malik Release Surprise “50 Shades Darker” Duet “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” Exclusively On iTunes
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/taylor-swift-zayn-malik-release-surprise-50-shades-darker-duet-i-dont-wanna-live-forever-exclusively/
- Published: 2016-12-09T10:11:02.000Z
- Updated: 2016-12-09T10:11:02.000Z
- Description: Just before midnight last night, Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik released a duet, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," without notice. The surprise release is the first song from the upcoming. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/12/taylor-swift-zayn-malik-release-surprise-50-shades-darker-d
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Major Labels, Music Business, Social Media, American Music Award, Fifth Harmony, Fifty Shades Darker (film), Fifty Shades of Grey, Gigi Hadid, I Took a Pill in Ibiza, Instagram, iTunes, Taylor Swift, Zayn Malik, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:13

[![image from pmchollywoodlife.files.wordpress.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2444c51970c-150wi "image from pmchollywoodlife.files.wordpress.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2444c51970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Just before midnight last night, **Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik released a duet**, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever," without notice. The **surprise release** is the first song from the upcoming film,"**Fifty Shades Darker."**

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Just before midnight on Thursday, Taylor Swift tweeted the surprise release of a new track with Zayn Malik, "I Don't Want To Live Forever." Recorded in the last week for the "Fifty Shades Darker" film soundtrack, it's the first new music from Swift in almost two years.

> Z | T | 50[@fiftyshades](https://twitter.com/FiftyShades?ref=hypebot.com) [#fiftyshadesdarker](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fiftyshadesdarker?src=hash&ref=hypebot.com) [@itunes](https://twitter.com/iTunes?ref=hypebot.com) [pic.twitter.com/m4meFS4F79](https://t.co/m4meFS4F79?ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) [December 9, 2016](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/807076804687183873?ref=hypebot.com)

Minutes later, swift added this video clip:

> [#fiftyshadesdarker](https://twitter.com/hashtag/fiftyshadesdarker?src=hash&ref=hypebot.com)[#idontwannaliveforever](https://twitter.com/hashtag/idontwannaliveforever?src=hash&ref=hypebot.com) [pic.twitter.com/Q51nqZ4ppX](https://t.co/Q51nqZ4ppX?ref=hypebot.com)  
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> — Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) [December 9, 2016](https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/807079149810700288?ref=hypebot.com)

The song, which as of this morning is still only available on iTunes. Almost instantly, it rose to #1 on the iTunes singles chart. "Fifty Shades Darker" hits theaters Feb. 10.

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