Taylor Swift and Harry Styles, who dated from November 2012 to January 2013, have been the subject of renewed interest following recent revelations about their past interactions. A TikTok video from the Australian indie band The Temper Trap, released on January 23, 2025, shed light on a thoughtful birthday gesture Swift made for Styles during their brief relationship.
According to the band’s lead singer, Dougy Mandagi, Swift approached them at the ARIA Awards with a request: she wanted them to handwrite the lyrics of their song “Sweet Disposition” as a birthday gift for Styles. This request followed an amusing incident where Styles had gotten a tattoo of the song’s lyrics, but with a slight error. Instead of the correct line, “Won’t stop to surrender,” his tattoo read, “Won’t stop ’til we surrender.” Mandagi recalled, “We were laughing about how it was wrong.”
The Temper Trap was uncertain whether Swift wanted them to write the correct or incorrect version of the lyrics. Mandagi mentioned, “Do I write the right lyrics, or do I write the wrong lyrics? I can’t remember which one I wrote.” Despite this uncertainty, the gesture highlighted Swift’s thoughtfulness and her desire to make Styles’ birthday special.
Their relationship, though short-lived, was marked by several public displays of affection and mutual support. For instance, on Swift’s 23rd birthday in December 2012, Styles surprised her with 23 custom cupcakes from the Custom Cupcake Company in Chapelford, England. The cupcakes featured a variety of flavors, including bubble gum and mint liqueur centers.
Despite their breakup in early 2013, Swift and Styles have maintained a cordial relationship. Swift publicly supported Styles during his 2023 Grammy win, indicating that any past differences have been amicably resolved.