Taylor Swift once employed the help of a hit Australian indie rock band to create a perfect birthday present for then-boyfriend Harry Styles. The 35-year-old billionaire hitmaker dated 30-year-old One Direction heartthrob Harry from late 2012 until early 2013 - with fans around the world becoming obsessed with the love affair. And now, over a decade since the couple split, fresh secrets are emerging about their romance.
Aussie rockers The Temper Trap have revealed they were once asked by Taylor to help create a birthday gift for Harry. The group - consisting of singer Dougy Mandagi, bass player Jonathon Aherne, drummer Toby Dundas and keyboardist Joseph Greer - are behind the 2008 smash single Sweet Disposition.
The song was such a favourite of Harry's that he got lyrics from the track tattooed on his arm. However, the Little Things singer got the lyrics wrong - permanently inking "Won’t stop ‘til we surrender” instead the correct words "Won't stop to surrender.".
The Temper Trap are celebrating the 15 year anniversary of their debut album, Conditions, and have been sharing secrets about each of the tracks - leading them to share details of Taylor's personal request. Frontman Dougy, 44, revealed in a TikTok video: "We heard about the tattoo before. We were on tour, I remember, I think he tweeted that he got it.
"So then, you know, it was brought to our attention. ‘That’s Harry Styles, blah, blah, blah.’ And then we were laughing about how it was wrong.". He continued: "And then fast forward, I don’t know, whatever, in the future, we were at the ARIAs and Taylor Swift was a presenter or something. She came to our green room, with a piece of paper, and she goes, ‘Can you write the lyrics for my boyfriend? It’s his birthday.’.
