I Don't Wanna Live Forever

For other uses, see I Don't Wanna Live Forever (disambiguation).

"I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
Song

}} "I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Fifty Shades Darker)" is a song recorded by English singer Zayn and American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for the soundtrack to the 2017 film Fifty Shades Darker. It was written by Swift, Sam Dew and Jack Antonoff, and produced by the latter. The single was released on December 9, 2016 by Universal Music Group.

Composition

The entire song writing and composition has been thoroughly based on situations of the upcoming film. It is an electro R&B ballad. On the track, the pair trade "romantic overtures", while Zayn uses a falsetto on parts of the songs, and Swift ponders what the relationship means.

Critical reception

Nolan Feenery of Entertainment Weekly gave it a B+ rating. He noted, "in a year with plenty of headlines and no shortage of blows to her public image, [Taylor Swift] is putting out her first new song since 2014 in conjunction with one of the biggest, blockbusteriest movie franchises around. Perhaps she’s trying to change the conversation around her, and she certainly succeeds on that front: Welcome to Taylor Swift’s Sexy Side." He praised the vocals of both artists, noting Zayn's "impressive falsetto" and comparing his vocals to Beyoncé, The Weeknd, and Miguel, while at the same time praising Swift's "breathy high notes" and "sultry" vocals in a "radical departure" from her earlier work. Idolator was more critical, with four editors giving the song an average score of 3.5 out of 10.