For You (Liam Payne and Rita Ora song) Last updated September 12, 2025  2018 single by Liam Payne and Rita Ora
"For You " is a song recorded by British singers Liam Payne  and Rita Ora  for the soundtrack to the film  Fifty Shades Freed    (2018). It was released on 5 January 2018 through Universal Studios  and Republic Records  as the lead single from the soundtrack. The music video was released on 26 January 2018. [ 2]   The song was also included on Ora's second studio album, Phoenix    (2018) and Payne's debut studio album, LP1    (2019).
"For You" reached the top ten in the United Kingdom,France,Norway,Switzerland,Austria,Portugal,Poland,and Belgium,and peaked at number one in Germany. The track uses samples from "Ten Seconds Before Sunrise " by Tiësto .
On 20 December 2017,both artists posted a promotional shot on social media of themselves standing together,dressed up to the nines,along with the hashtag "#FiftyShadesFreed". [ 3]   [ 4]   [ 5]   [ 6]   The picture started speculation on a possible collaboration between the two for the upcoming film Fifty Shades Freed ,in which Ora appears. [ 7]   [ 8]   [ 9]   [ 10]   A day after,the pair released the first teaser of the song on social media. [ 11]   On 3 January 2018,they revealed the song's release date and released the second teaser, [ 12]   [ 13]   a video showing the studio session in which they recorded the song. [ 14]   [ 15]   [ 16]   [ 17]  
Critical reception Lauren O'Neill of  Vice    called it "a fine song with a serviceable chorus". He disliked Payne's appearance on the track and wrote that it would be "entirely better if Rita,whose voice sounds very pretty here,had been left to her own devices". [ 18]   Patrick Hosken of MTV News  wrote that "the song's opening blares immediately reminded me of Celine Dion 's "My Heart Will Go On ". [ 19]   Sam Damshenas of  Gay Times    deemed the song "a sultry synthpop duet" that is "catchy as f**k". He expect the song to be "a smash hit",considering how well the previous singles from Fifty Shades  soundtrack albums have done. [ 20]   Kevin Goddard of HotNewHipHop described the song as "a sultry,steamy,upbeat and pop-driven dance record". [ 21]  
 Rap-Up    opined that the duet "combines upbeat harmonies with catchy melodies". [ 22]   Michelle Phi of Clevver wrote that "the upbeat dance tempo and sultry lyrics are the perfect combo to get any fan excited about the final installment of Fifty Shades of Grey" and the song "could be the steamiest song to grace the franchise yet". [ 23]   Similarly,Mike Vulpo of E!  also regarded the song as "an upbeat dance number that may just get fans more pumped for the steamy movie hitting theatres before Valentine's Day". [ 24]  
Kate Solomon of  The Guardian    defined the song "weeping,surprising,romantic and brilliant",writing that although "Liam Payne has found himself on a good song for the first time since 'Steal My Girl '",his contribution is only "one verse and Ora does the rest". [ 25]  
"For You" peaked at number one in Germany,making it Payne and Ora's first song to top the chart in the country. [ 26]   The song charted within the top five in the charts of Austria,France,Portugal,and Switzerland. [ 27]   [ 28]   [ 29]   [ 30]   The single also reached the top 10 in the UK,peaking at number eight,making it Payne's second top 10 in the country as a solo artist and Ora's twelfth. [ 31]   [ 32]  
Following Payne's death in October 2024,the song saw a surge in sales and streams. The Official Charts Company  showed "For You" place at number 67 on the UK Midweek Singles Chart. [ 33]   It entered the UK Singles Chart Top 100,on 25 October 2024,at number 43. [ 34]  
Music video  The video was shot at Oheka Castle  in Huntington,New York .  The official music video of the song was released on 26 January 2018 on the Fifty Shades  Vevo  account. It was directed by Hannah Lux Davis . The filming took place at Oheka Castle  on Long Island ,off the coast of the eastern United States. It features Ora in a red dress walking and running in the garden and Payne in the castle,with them meeting on the grand staircase at the end. Special effects throughout also show the pair levitating. Comparisons were drawn to the video of "Blank Space " by Taylor Swift ,as both videos were filmed in the same location. [ 35]  
Credits and personnel Credits adapted from Tidal . [ 41]  
 Liam Payne  – vocals, background vocals  Rita Ora  – vocals, background vocals  Ali Payami  – songwriting, production, background vocals, keyboard, bass, drums, horn, percussion, programming  Ali Tamposi  – songwriting, background vocals  Andrew Watt  – songwriting, production, background vocals, guitar Peter Karlsson – production, background vocals John Hanes – mix engineering Sam Holland – engineering  Serban Ghenea  – mixing Jakob Jerlström – background vocals Max Grahn – background vocals Cory Bice – assistant engineering Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineering Niklas Ljungfelt – guitar References  ↑   Reed, Ryan (5 January 2018). "Hear Liam Payne, Rita Ora's Sexy New Song 'For You' .  Rolling Stone   . Archived from the original  on 27 January 2018. Retrieved 6 January  2018 .  ↑   Vain, Madison (26 January 2018). "Liam Payne and Rita Ora release whimsical Fifty Shades Freed music video" . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved 26 January  2018 .  ↑   Braca, Nina (20 December 2017). 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