Music For A Sushi Restaurant (song)

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"**Music For A Sushi Restaurant**" is a song performed by Harry Styles. It serves as the first track from Harry's House and was released as a single on streaming on October 3, 2022.

## Background

Harry Styles announced the title of his third studio album as *Harry's House* on 23 March 2022, unveiling its artwork, a 40-second trailer and the album's release date as 20 May 2022.

According to *Billboard*, it is the definite soundtrack for a new advertisement for AirPods of Apple with Spatial Audio that dropped on Thursday (June 2). The playful spot cued to the jazzy opening track from *Harry's House*, the new album of Harry Styles, is a bit of a throwback to some of the classic 2003 Apple “Silhouettes” ads of yore, featuring pink, red and blue dancers grooving to the bass-slapping tune along with Styles scatting along as his color-blocked body cycles through a variety of eye-popping hues.

    Styles then had requested that Apple to donate his artist fee for his appearance in the commercial to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). “From all of us at the IRC: Thank you to @HarryStyles and @Apple for your generous donation to the IRC,” said the organization that helps people around the world suffering through humanitarian crises in a tweet. “Working in more than 40 countries, your support will help us reach even more refugees and people in need in the world’s toughest places. Honored to have your support!”

Following the release of its parent album *Harry's House*, "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" entered at number 8 on the *Billboard* Hot 100 dated June 4, 2022, becoming one of the four top-ten entries; the others being "As It Was", "Late Night Talking" and "Matilda" which peaked at numbers one, three and nine, respectively.

Prior to being released as a single, "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" began to chart on the Mainstream Top 40 at number 40 on the issue dated July 23, 2022, and later peaked at number 9.

According to *Billboard*, it is the definite soundtrack for a new advertisement for AirPods of Apple with Spatial Audio that dropped on Thursday (June 2). The playful spot cued to the jazzy opening track from *Harry's House*, the new album of Harry Styles, is a bit of a throwback to some of the classic 2003 Apple “Silhouettes” ads of yore, featuring pink, red and blue dancers grooving to the bass-slapping tune along with Styles scatting along as his color-blocked body cycles through a variety of eye-popping hues.

Styles then had requested that Apple to donate his artist fee for his appearance in the commercial to the International Rescue Committee (IRC). “From all of us at the IRC: Thank you to @HarryStyles and @Apple for your generous donation to the IRC,” said the organization that helps people around the world suffering through humanitarian crises in a tweet. “Working in more than 40 countries, your support will help us reach even more refugees and people in need in the world’s toughest places. Honored to have your support!”

## Music and composition

Styles spoke in an interview with Leila Fadel of NPR after the release of the album and revealed the story behind the track:

> "I was in a sushi restaurant in Los Angeles with my producer and one of our songs came on from the last album," he said before revealing that he thought it was “really strange music for a sushi restaurant. And then I was like – that would be a really fun album title, but then as the song started being made I kind of just set on Music for a Sushi Restaurant," the star continued. Music for a Sushi Restaurant definitely would have been a great album name, but Harry's House has a better ring to it. So the next time you're in a sushi restaurant and this is playing you’ll be like 'Harry’s House'," Leila joked, to which Harry said: "I'll be like – this is everything I've ever wanted."
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## Critical reception

The Rolling Stones opined:

> "He kicks things off with the date-night splendor of “Music for a Sushi Restaurant,” a sensual splurge of Prince-ly elation, as he sings about green eyes, fried rice, sweet ice cream, and blue bubblegum twisted ’round your tongue."
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The Rolling Stones opined:

> "The mood is light, too: Opener “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” kicks things off with scatting, scene-stealing horns, and a litany of food references (fried rice, ice cream, coffee on the stove) that conjure a state of goofy, sated bliss. “I could cook an egg on you”: Harry Styles lyric or Denny’s tweet? Styles kept this record in the family, working primarily with returning collaborators Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson. For some artists, an intimate writers’ room can draw out vulnerabilities or create a foundation for risk-taking, but little here suggests that Styles is looking to tap into anything overly profound. The emotional stakes are low: Harry is either wistful for past love, but not too pressed about it, or else drawn to someone new, but not effusively so. "
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## Lyrics

[Intro]

Ba, ba-ba

Ba-ba, ba-ba

[Verse 1]

Green eyes, fried rice, I could cook an egg on you

Late night, game time, coffee on the stove, yeah (Oh)

You're sweet ice cream, but you could use a Flake or two

Blue bubblegum twisted 'round your tongue

[Pre-Chorus]

I don't want you to get lost

I don't want you to go broke

I want you

[Interlude]

It's 'cause I love you, babe

In every kind of way

Just a little taste

You know I love you, babe

[Chorus]

Ba, ba-ba

Ba-ba, ba-ba

(You know I love you, babe)

Ba, ba-ba

Ba-ba, ba-ba

[Verse 2]

"Excuse me, a green tea?"

Music for a sushi restaurant

From ice on rice

Scuba-duba-dubub-boo (Oh)

Music for a sushi restaurant

Music for a sushi restaurant

Music for whatever you want

Scuba-duba-dubub-boo (Oh)

[Pre-Chorus]

I'm not going to get lost

I'm not going to go broke

Staying cool

(You know I love you, babe)

[Chorus]

Ba, ba-ba

Ba-ba, ba-ba

(You know I love you, babe)

Ba, ba-ba

Ba-ba, ba-ba

[Bridge]

(Ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba)

If the stars were edible

And our hearts were never full

(Ba, ba-ba, ba-ba, ba-ba)

Could we live with just a taste?

Just a taste

[Interlude]

Ba, ba-ba (It's 'cause I love you, babe)

(In every kind of way)

Ba-ba (Just a little taste)

(You know I love you, babe)

[Chorus]

Ba, ba-ba

Ba-ba, ba-ba

(You know I love you, babe)

Ba, ba-ba

Ba-ba, ba-ba

## Music video

A music video for "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" was teased on 20 October 2022 through a commercial and website promoting the fictional Gill's Lounge, which is depicted in the video itself.

On 27 October 2022, the Aube Perrie-directed music video was released. Styles stars as a human-squid hybrid that is washed ashore and found by several owners of a restaurant, who bring him to the kitchen and plan to cook him into sushi. However, Styles reveals his singing ability and takes control of the restaurant, making the owners his servants. The restaurant is turned into a lounge where Styles performs. During a performance, Styles loses his voice, and the owners later end up dragging him away and turning him into sushi. The music video ends with the lounge being turned into a sushi restaurant.

 **Location** | Los Angeles, California (USA)

## Audio

### YouTube

Harry Styles - Music For a Sushi Restaurant (Audio)
## References

1. ↑ https://www.stereogum.com/2180640/harry-styles-announces-new-album-harrys-house/news/
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-music-for-a-sushi-restaurant-airpods-spatial-ad-1235080330/
3. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-harrys-house-hot-100-number-one-1235078922/
4. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/artist/Harry-Styles/chart-history/TFM
5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-music-for-a-sushi-restaurant-airpods-spatial-ad-1235080330/
6. ↑ https://www.hitc.com/en-gb/2022/05/20/music-for-a-sushi-restaurant/
7. ↑ https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/harry-styles-harrys-house-review-1352611/
8. ↑ https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/harry-styles-harrys-house/
9. ↑ https://twitter.com/dennysdiner/status/833778459499491328
10. ↑ http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/harry-styles/18875
11. ↑ https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/harry-styles/18852
12. ↑ https://www.vulture.com/2022/10/harry-styles-music-for-a-sushi-restaurant-video.html