Taylor Swift stunned concertgoers in Liverpool on Friday (June 14) night with a cover of “This Is What You Came For” by Calvin Harris and Rihanna . Die-hard fans will know Swift co-wrote the 2016 smash hit under the pseudonym “Nils Sjöberg” while she and Scottish DJ Harris were dating. During her second night at Anfield Stadium in the northwest of England, Swift performed the EDM single as an acoustic mash-up with her song “Gold Rush”.
In footage from the concert, Swift told fans that what they were about to hear might be “a little unexpected”, adding: “Let’s see how we do tonight.” Swift has performed “This Is What You Came For” at least once before, when she headlined 2016’s Formula One Grand Prix in Austin, Texas. Swift and Harris were embroiled in some controversy following their breakup in June 2016 after 15 months of dating.
News that Swift had co-written “This Is What You Came For” broke less than a month after their romance ended and after Harris had dismissed the idea of collaborating with his then-girlfriend. “You know, we haven’t even spoken about it. I can’t see it happening though,” Harris told Ryan Seacrest in April 2016.
After news of Swift’s involvement hit the press, Harris criticised the singer in a series of since-deleted tweets . “I wrote the music, produced the song, arranged it and cut the vocals though. And initially she wanted it kept secret, hence the pseudonym,” he said.
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