Feb. 3 (UPI) --Taylor Swift gave fans a glimpse of her pre-Super Bowl performance set Thursday.
The 27-year-old singer debuted an acoustic version of 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' sans Zayn Malik ahead of her DirecTV Now Super Saturday concert.
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Taylor Swift and the Super Bowl were flying in the same air space on Saturday night in Houston. At this point, it feels like a dance of seduction on both sides. Swift, arguably the country's. “As far as I know, I’m doing one show in 2017,” Taylor Swift emphasized early during her 18-song set in Texas on the eve of Super Bowl Sunday. “By coming here tonight you are essentially attending. Super Bowl Halftime Show Odds. Taylor Swift +150. Ariana Grande +800. Ed Sheeran +2000. Elton John +2000. Foo Fighters +2000. Taylor Swift manages to appeal to just about everyone, from hipsters in Bushwick to moms in Orange County — which is to say, she's perfect for the Super Bowl.
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Swift will perform Saturday, Feb. 4 in Houston, Texas, prior to Super Bowl LI on Sunday. The event is part of her multi-year deal with AT&T, which the company announced in October.
'We're thrilled to reach a deal to bring Taylor and her unique talents to her fans and our customers in new and exclusive ways,' AT&T Entertainment Group CEO John Stankey said at the time.
Malik released his own acoustic version of 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' on Friday. The 24-year-old English singer and Swift recorded the song for the Fifty Shades Darker soundtrack.
'I've known Zayn for a really long time,' Swift said in a behind-the-scenes video in January. 'I think his voice is one of those that is really rare and I think he's really special and wonderful and it's really, really amazing to get to work together.'
'It's amazing when you get to work with people you hang out with,' she added. 'The question of will we get along is already answered. 'Yeah, we're going to sing and hang out. It's fine.'
Malik previously toldElvis Duran and the Morning Show that his girlfriend, Swift's friend Gigi Hadid, helped facilitate the collaboration. Swift and Hadid celebrated hearing 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' for the first time on the radio this week.
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Lady Gaga, meanwhile, has been tapped to headline the Super Bowl Halftime Show Feb. 5. 'I just want to do what I'm doing right in this moment,' the 'Perfect Illusion' singer recently told E! News while promoting her campaign with Bud Light Music. 'I want to sing and dance and be as close as I can to as many fans and people as possible and bring them together through music and through live performance. That's my calling and that's really what I'm most focused on. I don't have an answer for you of what I want next—I don't really want anything other than to make people happy through music and I hope that I can bring these Joanne vibes to the world.'