Why Taylor Swift played Rihanna’s ‘This Is What You Came For’ as a surprise song

Swift has a connection to the pop song released in 2016.

By Liz Calvario
Taylor Swift continues to surprise her fans during her “Eras Tour” — and her June 14 show was no different.

The pop is known for her surprise songs, which Swifties don’t know which track it could be until show night. During her June 14 concert in Liverpool, England, Swift performed an acoustic version of Rihanna and Calvin Harris’ “This Is What You Came For” mashed with “Gold Rush.”

“I didn’t even know that was an option,” one person tweeted.

While some people might question Swift’s decision to cover the song during her show, the singer actually has a very close and personal connection to the 2016 hit.

Read on to learn why Swift sang “This Is What You Came For” during her show.

Calvin Harris and Taylor Swift dated
Swift and Harris dated for 15 months from 2015 to 2016. Swift confirmed her relationship with the DJ in her 2016 Vogue cover story released in April, saying, “I’m in a magical relationship right now. And of course I want it to be ours, and low-key … this is the one thing that’s been mine about my personal life.”

However, by June of that year, the couple had gone their separate ways. The Scottish artist broke his silence on the breakup on then-Twitter.

“The only truth here is that a relationship came to an end & what remains is a huge amount of love and respect,” he wrote in a silence-deleted tweet.