I Don't Wanna Live Forever
| "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" | ||||
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| Single by Zayn and Taylor Swift | ||||
| from the album Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | ||||
| Released | December 9, 2016 | |||
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| Length | 4:05 | |||
| Label | Universal | |||
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| Producer(s) | Jack Antonoff | |||
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| "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" on YouTube | ||||
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever" (also subtitled "Fifty Shades Darker") is a song by the English singer Zayn and the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift from the 2017 soundtrack Fifty Shades Darker: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It was written by Swift, Sam Dew, and its producer Jack Antonoff. An R&B, dance-pop, and electropop ballad about romantic yearning between two ex-lovers, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" features finger snap beats and falsetto vocals from Swift and Zayn. Universal Music Group released it as a single on December 9, 2016, and its music video was released on January 27, 2017.
Music critics generally praised the duo's vocals and the sultry production. Several critics have nonetheless regarded "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" as one of Swift's lesser tracks. In the United States, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 to become the highest-peaking song from the Fifty Shades film series, and it was certified four-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over four million units. It reached the top five on charts of many countries across Europe and has been certified diamond in Brazil, France, and Poland, and multi-platinum in many other territories.
Directed by Grant Singer, the music video for "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" features Zayn and Swift smashing objects in a hotel room. At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in 2018, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" was nominated for Best Song Written for Visual Media. It won Best Collaboration at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards, Best Collaboration of the Year at the 2017 MTV Millennial Awards, and an iHeartRadio Titanium Award for amassing one billion spins. Swift performed "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" live during several concerts in 2017 and on four shows of the Eras Tour in 2023 and 2024.