Harry Styles

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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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.

For much of the artsy video, which runs for less than three minutes, Styles is twirling around on his own in a red sequined jumpsuit that matches his nails. He ...

“In this world, it’s just us / You know it’s not the same as it was,” he sings. There’s more than enough room to, anyway, based on the music video for Harry Styles’s new single, “As It Was.” For much of the artsy video, which runs for less than three minutes, Styles is twirling around on his own in a red sequined jumpsuit that matches his nails. He begins the video with a companion, a woman in a blue jumpsuit, but she’s constantly being pulled away from him.

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.”

Harry Styles released a new song, 'As It Was,' and a music video to go with it late Thursday, preceding the planned May bow for a new album.

What may really blind some fans is the “As It Was” music video and its generous offerings of Styles’ torso, in a tank top and eventually without it. “As It Was,” released late Thursday, sounds like it has its roots in the synth-pop of the 1980s. Harry Styles has used his solo career to lean into the music of bygone decades before, with his first two albums heavily drenched in the rock singer-songwriter stylings of the ’70s. His new single, too, has a flair for music as it was — but it’s far from a rerun of those previous albums.

Harry Styles' fans are loving "As It Was," the first song and video from his upcoming third album 'Harry's House.'

— Cha♡ 15 (@faithharrylove)March 31, 2022 in public it’s what’s expected out of him it’s a facade#AsItWas pic.twitter.com/QqLj0oC2J1 — soph 🏠 (@LOVEROFPALLOM)March 31, 2022 — rachel🦋 (@canyonmoonblu)March 31, 2022 — Harry Styles México 🏠 (@HarryMexOficial)March 31, 2022 — paula⁷ (@harryseingblind)March 31, 2022 — Ham (@hamiddellal)March 31, 2022 — kiana TRACK 7 (@tmhlhhrry)March 31, 2022 For now, Harry’s fans are happy with what they hear. L❥VE (@sunfflouwerry)March 31, 2022 The “As It Was” video shows Styles walking through the world in a baggy red overcoat only to shed the oversize jacket for a two-piece red spandex set once he’s inside that lets him be his true self. “If you ever need an instant serotonin boost, just listen to Harry Styles #asitwas,” one fan tweeted, while another thanked the pop star for the “free therapy.”

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.

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 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.