We Made It

## Music video

"**We Made It**" is the third single from Louis Tomlinson's debut studio album, *Walls*. It was released on 24 October 2019, with the music video being released the same day.

## Background

Tomlinson wrote the track in 2017, and teased it in February 2018. There are parts of the track that concern Tomlinson "struggl[ing] to find [his] place" in the early days of being part of One Direction.

*This song, I wrote about maybe two and a half years ago now and I want it to be further along in my writing process so I could kind of release music a bit more frequently and then get into the album. I'm really proud of it. It originated as a title and a concept when we first started writing the song and it started as a bit of a message between me and the fans. I was thinking about that first tour show like what does we made it mean to me and thinking about the first show and that feeling of as a collective, not just me. Thinking about all the patient people that waited for me in that so that's where it started. The verses, I was kind of just being a bit more visual and talking about my relationship when I was on the world tour with the band, but my girlfriend was still at university. I was going to visit her and stay with her so it was kind of an interesting take as well.*—Louis Tomlinson about the meaning behind "We Made It"

## Critical reception

Claire Shaffer of *Rolling Stone* described the song as "Britpop-tinged", with lyrics that feature "Tomlinson reflecting on a struggling relationship, [and] expressing pride in how they've made it through the hardships". Writing for *MTV*, Patrick Hosken said that Tomlinson sings "some of his most personal lyrics yet" on the track. Lilly Pace of *Billboard* called Tomlinson's single "a combined love letter to his boyfriend and thank you to fans" and described his performance on *The Late Late Show with James Corden* as "angelic".

## Music video

Tomlinson filmed the music video for the single with director Charlie Lightening at an English seaside arcade and boardwalk. It was released on 24 October along with the song, and features Tomlinson singing while a couple "overcome an obstacle" in their relationship, "set to a backdrop of summer-romance imagery". Tomlinson called it a "more cinematic" video than that of his previous single, "Kill My Mind".

### Lyric video

On 11 November 2019, a lyric video was uploaded on Tomlinson's YouTube channel.

## Live performances

Tomlinson performed the song for the first time on *The Late Late Show with James Corden* on 28 October 2019. On 15 November 2019 he performed the song on *BBC Children in Need*.

## Gallery

### Videos

Louis Tomlinson - We Made It (Track By Track)Louis Tomlinson - Director's Cut We Made It (Official Video)Director's Cut Screening We Made It. YouTube Space London (Behind The Scenes)Louis Tomlinson - Director's Cut Q&A We Made It. YouTube Space London
## Lyrics

**[Chorus]**

'Cause we made it

Underestimated

And always underrated

Now we’re saying goodbye

Waving to the hard times

Yeah, it's gonna be alright

Like the first time

Met you at your doorstep

Remember how it tasted

Looking into your eyes

Baby, you were still high

Never coming down with your hand in mine

**[Post-Chorus]**

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

**[Verse 1]**

Oh my, I remember those nights

Meet you at your uni', cheap drinks, drink ’em all night

Staying out 'til sunrise

Share a single bed and tell each other what we dream about

Things we'd never say to someone else out loud

We were only kids, just tryna work it out

Wonder what they'd think if they could see us now, yeah

**[Chorus]**

'Cause we made it

Underestimated

And always underrated

Now we're saying goodbye (Goodbye)

Waving to the hard times

Knew that we would be alright

From the first time

Met you at your doorstep

Remember how it tasted

Looking into your eyes

Baby, you were still high

Never coming down with your hand in mine

**[Post-Chorus]**

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, oh)

**[Verse 2]**

Oh, God, what I could've become

Don't know why they put all of this on us when we’re so young

Done a pretty good job dealing with it all

When you’re here, don't need to say no more

Nothing in the world that I would change it for

Singing something pop-y on the same four chords

Used to worry ’bout it, but I don't no more, yeah

**[Chorus]**

'Cause we made it

Underestimated

And always underrated

Now we're saying goodbye (Goodbye)

Waving to the hard times

Smoke something, drink something

Yeah, just like the first time

Met you at your doorstep

Remember how it tasted

Looking into your eyes

Baby, you were still high

Never coming down with your hand in mine

**[Post-Chorus]**

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah) With your hand in mine

(Yeah, yeah, yeah) No, no, no, no

’Cause we made it

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah) Yeah, 'cause we made it

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

Never coming down with your hand in mine

**[Outro]**

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

('Cause we made it)

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)

## Credits and personnel

* **Written by** – Louis Tomlinson, Levi Lennox, Julian Bunetta, John Ryan II, Amish Dilipkumar Patel
* **Produced by** – ADP, Dan Grech-Marguerat, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta, Levi Lennox
* **Recorded at** – ADP Music Studios and The Enemy Dojo, Calabasas
* **Programming by** – Julian Bunetta and ADP
* **Engineered by** – Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and Jeff Gunnell
* **Guitar by** – Julian Bunetta and John Ryan
* **Bass by** – Julian Bunetta and ADP
* **Keys by** – Julian Bunetta and ADP
* **Mixed by** – Dan Grech-Marguerat
* **Performed by** – Louis Tomlinson
* **Backing vocals by** – Louis Tomlinson, Julian Bunetta and John Ryan

## References

1. ↑ Louis Tomlinson Talks 'We Made It', New Album, And More!
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Louis Tomlinson Reflects on Love in 'We Made It' Video, Announces Solo Tour
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Louis Tomlinson's 'We Made It' Goes Deeper Than Just 'The Same Four Chords'
4. ↑ Louis Tomlinson Delivers Angelic Performance of 'We Made It' On 'Late Late Show'
5. ↑ Louis Tomlinson - We Made It (Official Lyric Video)