A recently surfaced interview Justin Bieber gave years ago revealed that the Beauty and Beat singer had a crush on Selena Gomez two years before they even started dating.

Bieber sat down for in interview in 2009 at the age of 15 in which he said "I have a crush on Selena Gomez. No one heard that. Keep that on the DL!" Perez Hilton reported Tuesday. That year, Gomez was still in an off-again, on-again relationship with Nick Jonas. She and Bieber did not start dating until 2011.

In the surfaced video Bieber, now 19, also admitted to having a crush on Total Recall actress Jessica Biel, according to the gossip website.

Though he ended up dating the girl of his dreams, Gomez and Bieber's relationship did not last and they broke up around New Year's Eve. Since then they have reportedly been on-and-off, posting photos on their social media accounts teasing fans about their relationship. A photo also was uploaded showing that they celebrated Fourth of July together.

Justin Bieber Selena Gomez PHOTOS, Top Pics of the On-Again, Off-Again Couple Together

The singers are now focusing on their professional careers much more, with Gomez releasing singles and music videos throughout the summer to build hype for the release of her upcoming album, Stars Dance. She also embarks on her first solo world tour starting Aug. 14 in Vancouver. She released on Monday a video featuring her single Birthday, following the debut of a video for Slow Down. She kicked off the summer with the release of Come & Get It.

Bieber is still traveling on his Believe world tour. He comes to the U.S. in late July, performing July 28 in Detroit, Mich., and then then July 31 in Newark, N.J. at the Prudential Center.

Watch Gomez's Birthday video below.

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