Harry's House (album)

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(2021)

"**Harry's House**" is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles. It was released on May 20, 2022.

## Background

Rumors that Harry Styles started writing new songs for a future studio album started when an insider told to CapitalFM:

"Harry started working on the album in early 2020 and had a few writing sessions under his belt before the pandemic really took hold. As a result plans were put on ice but most of the record ended up being recorded in the UK."

Later, the tabloid (who did not give the insider a name) added that the source told them:

"Right now exact details are top secret but the track listing should be decided soon. Harry is really excited about the album."

In the early weeks of 2022, Harry Styles began teasing that he was working on new music via his burner TikTok account, rumoured to be "themed around the idea of home". He announced the title of his upcoming third studio album as *Harry's House* with 13 tracks on 23 March 2022, unveiling its artwork, a 40-second trailer and the album's release date as 20 May 2022. It is said that if the trailer is reversed, it could be a sneak peek of one of the tracks. Joni Mitchell, who included a song called "Harry's House / Centerpiece" on her 1975 album *The Hissing of Summer Lawns*, tweeted that she "love[d] the title".

## Music and composition

Musically, *Harry's House* takes influence from Japan's 1970s-80s city pop genre, and primarily features pop-funk, pop rock, synth-pop songs, with elements of R&B. Jon Dolan of *Rolling Stone* described the album's musical sound as "bright", especially the production's use of synths and horns over synth-pop and R&B songs.

## Release and promotion

Styles announced the title of his upcoming third studio album as *Harry's House* on 23 March 2022, unveiling its artwork, a 40-second trailer and the album's release date of 20 May 2022. In the trailer, Styles steps on the podium of a theatre and grins while a "house façade" rises near him and reversed synthesisers play in the background; the audio would later be revealed to be a backwards version of the album's closing track, "Love of My Life". Joni Mitchell, whose 1975 album *The Hissing of Summer Lawns* featured a track called "Harry's House / Centerpiece", tweeted that she "love[d] the title". Upon announcing the album, Styles set up an interactive website and a new Twitter account. The messages published included "you are home" and "in this world, it's just us, you know it's not the same as it was". The album was released on 20 May 2022 through Erskine and Columbia.

On 15 April 2022, during his Coachella headlining performance, Styles performed "As It Was" live for the first time, in addition to two then-unreleased songs from the album, "Boyfriends" and "Late Night Talking".

One month before the album's release, *Harry's House* was reportedly leaked on Twitter in its entirety. Sony, owner of Columbia Records, publicly condemned the leak in a tweet.

On 26 May 2022, in a segment on *The Late Late Show with James Corden*, Styles and James Corden filmed a music video for the song "Daylight" directed by the latter, in which they visit an apartment belonging to some fans. Both the music video and segment were released on the show's YouTube channel on 28 May 2022.

## Singles

* "As It Was" was released as the lead single on 1 April 2022.

The dancer a man with a character stage with the following characteristics:

* Dark blue hair
* Dark blue eyebrows
* Black eyes
* Shirtless
* A pink shiny open blazer with dark pink stripes
* Pink shiny trousers with a large belt and dark pink stripes
* Golden and black heeled boots
* Two golden necklaces with a yellow circle and a red outline with blue pieces
* A golden bracelet
* A golden ring
* A yellow glove
* A yellow outline

* "Late Night Talking" was released as the second single on 13 June 2022.

The dancer a man with a character bed with the following characteristics:

* Ruffled black hair
* A red fedora
* A brown buttoned shirt
* A red bow tie
* A red blazer
* Brown trousers
* A black belt
* Long red socks
* Black dress shoes are removed in a blanket
* A golden necklace
* A golden bracelet
* A turquoise glove
* A red outline

* "Music For A Sushi Restaurant" was released as the third single on 27 October 2022.

The dancer a man with a character restaurant with the following characteristics:

* Short black hair
* Black sunglasses
* A yellow buttoned shirt
* A black bomber jacket
* Black trousers
* A black belt
* Black dress shoes
* A black wristwatch
* A yellow glove
* A purple outline

* "Satellite" was released as the fourth single on May 3, 2023.

The dancer a man with a man and a woman space with the following characteristics:

**P1**

* Short brown hair
* Sunglasses
* A red shirt
* A red leather jacket
* Purple trousers
* Black belt
* Black boots
* A black wristwatch
* A yellow glove

**P2**

* Long brown hair
* A red hat
* A purple dress shirt
* A golden necklace
* Brown shorts
* Pink leggings
* A black belt
* Black heeled shoes
* A golden wristwatch
* A purple glove

Harry Styles - As It Was (Official Video)As It WasHarry Styles - Late Night Talking (Official Video)Late Night TalkingHarry Styles - Music For a Sushi Restaurant (Official Video)Music For A Sushi RestaurantHarry Styles - Satellite (Official Video)Satellite

## References

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