Harry Styles

According to a press release, Harry's House is will include 13 tracks in total. The album was recorded in multiple locations across the UK, Los Angeles, and ...

Harry’s House follows Styles’ 2019 album Fine Line and the former One Direction singer’s 2017 full-length solo debut Harry Styles. He announced the new LP in March and revealed the cover art with the news. “Shooting him was bittersweet as it was one of the happiest days of my life, but on the second day of the shoot, my country Ukraine was invaded so you can imagine the insane emotions we had while shooting. The track arrives with a vivid music video directed by Ukrainian filmmaker Tanu Muino. Check it out below.

The new single from the Harry Styles's forthcoming album 'Harry's House' is about the artist's own image. Here are the full lyrics and what they mean.

“There was a time when I was younger, and I was in [One Direction], when I would have been afraid for everything to have stopped,” the artist recently told Dazed. “I didn’t necessarily know who I was if I wasn’t in the band. Some fans guessed that the child speaking at the beginning of “As It Was” could be one of Wilde's children, but Styles revealed to the radio program Capital Breakfast that it's actually his goddaughter, 5-year-old Ruby Winston. “She used to try and call me before bedtime every night, and one time it didn’t ring or something, so they sent me that,” he said. Still, as fans quickly deduced on Twitter, the song appears to not be about the female orgasm, as was the case with “Watermelon Sugar.” Instead, the upbeat synth-pop bop “As It Was” takes a confessional, even melancholic perspective.

Harry Styles has dropped his hotly anticipated new song “As It Was.” It's the lead single and video from his upcoming third album, Harry's House, ...

“As It Was” is more than a creative peak — it’s a fearless leap into a new era. “As It Was” comes out almost exactly five years after he began his solo career. As he told Rolling Stone in the Fine Line era, “It’s all about having sex and feeling sad.” That perfectly describes “As It Was” — the moment when being in love forces you to confront some of your own baggage, the feelings you usually hide from yourself. Styles wrote “As It Was” with his trusty longtime collaborators Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, who both produced. Me and my team from Ukraine poured so much love into this video, and you can see it onscreen.” Yet it also feels like it’s about a relationship, full of secret confessions shared between two people — the first time he’s ever started off an album era with a love song.

The synth-heavy intro is perfect for racing down Pacific Coast Highway with the top down. The groovy electric guitar licks inject the song with an infectious ...

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Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson worked with Styles on his 2017 solo debut and 2019's Fine Line. Kid Harpoon is known for his work with Sam Mendes, Florence + the ...

‘As It Was’ is an upbeat pop rock song with a bit of Don Henley about it. Listen to ‘As It Was’ below. It was supposed to include shows in Australia and New Zealand until Covid brought about their cancellation.

Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Lyrics Include a Subtle Reference to Olivia Wilde—Here's What the Song Means ... Photo: Courtesy of Harry Styles/YouTube. He's back.

So what are Harry Styles’ “As It Was” lyrics? “Leave America, two kids follow her,” Harry sings in “As It Was.” While Harry didn’t reveal the inspiration for “As It Was,” he did confirm the song is about his personal life. Another source told In Touch that Olivia is “is giving this relationship all she can because she truly wants to make it work. / What kind of pills are you on?” Harry sings in the second verse of “As It Was.” But then again, he is in love, so maybe, he’ll surprise us with a song that’s all about his feelings for Olivia.” The source continued, “Harry isn’t known for penning songs about his personal relationships, even though ‘Two Ghosts’ is thought to be about his ex Taylor Swift, but the buzz is that there is a love song relating to Olivia on his new album. And then I dug it up in the studio one day and added it to the start of the song, and it just kind of stuck. Read on for what we know about Harry Styles’ “As It Was” lyrics’ meaning and who the song could be about. What are Harry Styles’ “As It Was” lyrics about? Harry revealed that the voice in the intro is his goddaughter, Ruby Winston, the daughter of filmmaker Ben Winston. “it’s my goddaughter at the start of the song,” he said in an interview on “Heart Breakfast” in 2022. “As It Was,” which was released on April 1, 2022, is the lead single from Harry‘s upcoming third studio album, Harry’s House, which will debut on March 20, 2022. In my experience, a lot of the time when I’ve gone to do a film I’ve felt like, ‘Oh, I’m probably not gonna do any music for a while because I’ll be so focused on that’. And then I actually find that, by the time I get home at the end of the day, I just write so much,” he said.

That rotating centerpiece appears again in the video, which has Harry dancing in a sparkly red jumpsuit alongside a female companion in blue. In the lyrics, ...

Shooting him was bittersweet as it was one of the happiest days of my life, but on the second day of the shoot, my country Ukraine was invaded so you can imagine the insane emotions we had while shooting. Now, Harry has shared the first single from Harry’s House. It’s called “As It Was,” and Harry will perform the single for the first time live at his Coachella 2022 set. / What kinda pills are you on?/ Ringing the bell, and no one’s coming to help.”

New Sounds: The pop star's new single sounds a bit like a solo project from one of the guys from The Strokes. We dig it.

Shooting him was bittersweet as it was one of the happiest days of my life, but on the second day of the shoot, my country Ukraine was invaded so you can imagine the insane emotions we had while shooting. Me and my team from Ukraine poured so much love into this video and you can see it on screen. And that’s high praise coming from us; “As It Was” is a feathery tune that floats and goads along a springtime carefree, lavender breeze, and it’ll be featured on Styles’ forthcoming third solo album, Harry’s House, set for release on May 20.

'Who is Harry Styles' goddaughter' we hear you cry? Well, the lucky youngster is five-year-old Ruby Winston, the daughter of Ben Winston, the British producer ...

Harry revealed: “It’s the voice of my goddaughter, she used to try and call me before bedtime every night and one time it didn’t ring or something so they sent me that. ‘Who is Harry Styles’ goddaughter’ we hear you cry? I dug it out when we were in the studio and put it in front of the song for some reason and I kind of just fell in love with it so it stuck.”

New Sounds: The pop star's new single sounds a bit like a solo project from one of the guys from The Strokes. We dig it.

Shooting him was bittersweet as it was one of the happiest days of my life, but on the second day of the shoot, my country Ukraine was invaded so you can imagine the insane emotions we had while shooting. Me and my team from Ukraine poured so much love into this video and you can see it on screen. And that’s high praise coming from us; “As It Was” is a feathery tune that floats and goads along a springtime carefree, lavender breeze, and it’ll be featured on Styles’ forthcoming third solo album, Harry’s House, set for release on May 20.

Harry Styles' newest single 'As It Was' is finally out in the world! Here's the lyrical lowdown on bop that's given us the first taste of 'Harry's House'.

As it was 'As It Was' details an endless struggle that jumps from love woes to loneliness to nostalgia. Harry Styles' newest single 'As It Was' is finally out in the world!

Harry Styles is back with his first solo single in over two years, As It Was. It's a synth-pop bop tinged with sadness, which indicates a tonal shift for ...

"As It Was" has already created a new lens for us to view the demi-god (literally, he’s a demi-god in the MCU now), so perhaps Harry’s House will show more of an earnest introspection from the star who famously keeps much to himself. "Sign of the Times", which led the self-titled Harry Styles and introduced us to a new solo star, was an anthemic and cathartic ballad that showed us the emotive private life of a star we had, until that point, only seen as one of five. So can we expect Harry’s House (which is taken from the Joni Mitchell song of the same name) to go full peace, love and rock’n’roll?

Many will pore over the gossipy, self-referential lyrics, but Styles's song is for everyone: an effervescent, high-tempo hit to have you clicking your ...

Styles’ sheer, objective gorgeousness is of course a big part of his pop star appeal, and elevates his entire endeavour further; watching the video, that sense of freedom is heightened by his very loveliness, a man who seems to move through life on a different track to the rest of us. Since then, splashy shoots for Vogue and Dazed and the launch of his beauty company Pleasing have positioned him as a post-metrosexual arbiter of contemporary manhood: muscular and tattooed but wearing women’s clothes, being fluid to soften old binaries. But he cruised on to a golden Pacific Coast Highway of pop with 2019’s exceptional Fine Line: focused and alert, even as the hazy musical surroundings changed around him.

Harry Styles' new single "As It Was" has arrived! The greatly anticipated new track and hot new music video dropped Thursday evening and is his first new ...

The record, which was recorded from 2020-2021, will have a total of 13 tracks, including “As It Was.” Later this month, fans can catch the English singer/songwriter perform “As It Was” live for the first time ever when he takes the stage to headline the legendary Coachella Festival on April 15 and 22. “In this world/ It’s just us/ You know it’s not the same as it was.”

Harry Styles revealed the identity of the child we hear at the beginning of his new song, "As It Was," revealing that the cameo comes from someone very ...

"I think so many pop stars try and be something that they think other people want them to be," he said. Although it may sound like James Reynolds, the oldest daughter of Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, who also appeared on Taylor Swift's 2017 track, "Gorgeous," Styles says that it wasn't her. "She used to try and call me before bedtime every night and one time it didn’t ring or something so they sent me that," he explained.

The pop star's first single from his new album Harry's House is a wistful bit of synth-pop.

“You know it’s not the same as it was,” he sings shruggingly, stating the obvious and declining to elaborate. If Styles’ last record was about having sex and feeling sad, “As It Was” seems to be about having sex, feeling sad, then getting over it. “Seems to be” is the best I can do, given the evasiveness of the lyrics—a frequent shortcoming in Styles’ songwriting.

The British musician taps into late aughts and early 2010s indie-pop nostalgia with latest single, "As It Was"

“As It Was” begins with bright synths that capture the joy of those twinkly, danceable songs from the blogrock era. It’s not far-fetched for a man in his mid-twenties who grew up in England to have been a fan of the “Tumblr twee” era. Throughout the trajectory of his solo career, Harry Styles has usually opted for ‘70s-inspired sounds, with hints of David Bowie, Rolling Stones, and Fleetwood Mac. When he announced his third album Harry’s House, carrying the same name as Joni Mitchell’s song, it was expected that influence would also be prevalent on his third record.

I'll admit it: I'm a Harry Styles neophyte. Unlike my Vogue colleague Michelle Ruiz, a Styles expert (and style expert!) who depended upon the singer to ...

Is this meant to take place pre-pandemic, or are they just in Texas like me?Okay, this sparkly Arturo Obegero jumpsuit is giving Tyler McGillivary, and I love it.I don’t know who the woman Styles is dancing with is (apologies to the Harry hive if she’s a well-known member of his entourage), but I do know I want her corset top.Is anyone else getting slightly nauseous watching Harry spin on a moving platform?As a tattoo aficionado myself, I really appreciate his body art.Get it together, Emma.I love how much fun he seems to be having! Someone on Twitter speculated that the child speaking at the beginning of the song is Olivia Wilde’s kid, and there is literally no reason to believe this is true, but I’m embracing the conspiracy anyway because—like Marie Kondo—I love mess. This isn’t due to any dislike on my part—I can definitely agree that “Watermelon Sugar” is a bop—but I’m more of a plaintive-’90s-lesbian-chanteuse-music listener than a studious follower of what’s currently happening in pop.

Harry Styles is practically an open book and this latest interview proves it. Speaking to U.K. radio's Capital FM, the singer dove into his new music, ...

Harry also said of filming love scenes that he built a “trusting relationship” with his acting partners. He also joked that, “She was asking for a big fee” to use her voice. Childlike cuteness aside, it didn’t take long for Harry to switch to more adult topics — specifically, filming love scenes in movies.