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Harry Styles Discography
As a solo artist, English singer-songwriter Harry Styles has released three studio albums, one extended play (EP), one video album, fourteen singles, twelve music videos, and one promotional single. Styles' music career began in 2010 as a member of the boy band One Direction. Following the group's indefinite hiatus in 2016, he signed a recording contract with Columbia Records as a solo artist the same year. In April 2017, Styles released his debut single " Sign of the Times". It reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while also topping the singles chart in Australia; it was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). The following month, Styles released his eponymous debut studio album, which included "Sign of the Times". The album reached number one in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles (born 1 February 1994) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. His musical career began in 2010 as a solo contestant on the British music competition series '' The X Factor''. Following his elimination, he was brought back to join the boy band One Direction, which went on to become one of the best-selling boy groups of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Columbia Records in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK and the US and was one of the world's top-ten best-selling albums of the year, while its lead single, " Sign of the Times", topped the UK Singles Chart. Styles' second album, '' Fine Line'' (2019), debuted atop the US ''Billboard'' 200 with the biggest ever first-week sales by an English male artist, and was the most recent album to be included in ''Rolling Stone''s " 500 Greatest Albums of All Time" in 2020. Its fourth single, "Watermelon Sugar", topped the US ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Australian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) is a trade association representing the Australian recording industry which was established in the 1970s by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) which was formed in 1956. It oversees the collection, administration and distribution of music licenses and royalties. The association has more than 100 members, including small labels typically run by one to five people, medium size organisations and very large companies with international affiliates. ARIA is administered by a Board of Directors comprising senior executives from record companies, both large and small. History In 1956, the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers (AARM) was formed by Australia's major record companies. It was replaced in the 1970s by the Australian Recording Industry Association, which was established by the six major record companies opera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Watermelon Sugar
"Watermelon Sugar" is a song by English singer Harry Styles from his second studio album '' Fine Line'' (2019), included as the album's second track. Styles wrote the song with Mitch Rowland and the song's producers, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. They were inspired by the American novel ''In Watermelon Sugar'' (1968) by Richard Brautigan. "Watermelon Sugar" is a horn and guitar-driven funk-pop, rock, indie pop song. Originally released as a promotional single from ''Fine Line'' on 16 November 2019, "Watermelon Sugar" was later released as the album's fourth single on 15 May 2020. The song was generally well received by music critics. The single also performed well commercially, peaking within the top ten in more than 20 countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, and the United States, where it became Styles' first number-one single on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, and also won Song of the Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling (Harry Styles Song)
"Falling" is a song by English singer Harry Styles. This ballad was released through Erskine and Columbia Records on 7 March 2020 as the third single from his second studio album, '' Fine Line'' (2019). The song was written by Styles and Kid Harpoon, the latter of whom also handled the song's production. Background and release Styles and songwriter/producer Kid Harpoon first worked together on Styles' self-titled debut album (2017) on two songs: "Carolina" and " Sweet Creature". He would also become later the music director of Styles' first world solo tour. While working on his second album, Styles was seeing in the studio working on new music with Harpoon on 15 May 2019. While talking about Styles and the recording process of the album, Harpoon claimed: "He's got this wise-beyond-his-years timelessness about him. That's why he went on a whole emotional exploration with these songs. He went through this breakup that had a big impact on him." Harpoon then suggested Styles to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Phonographic Industry
British Phonographic Industry (BPI) is the British recorded music industry's Trade association. It runs the BRIT Awards, the Classic BRIT Awards, National Album Day, is home to the Mercury Prize, and co-owns the Official Charts Company with the Entertainment Retailers Association, and awards UK music sales through the BRIT Certified Awards. Structure Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all three "major" record companies in the UK ( Warner Music UK, Sony Music UK, & Universal Music UK), and over 450 independent record labels and small to medium-sized music businesses. The BPI council is the management and policy forum of the BPI. It is chaired by the chair of BPI, and includes the chief executive, chief operating officer (COO) and the general counsel. In addition it includes 12 representatives from the recorded music sector, six from major labels, two each from the three major companies, and six from the independent sector, which are selected by v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard 200
The ''Billboard'' 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States. It is published weekly by '' Billboard'' magazine and is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists. Often, a recording act will be remembered by its " number ones", those of their albums that outperformed all others during at least one week. The chart grew from a weekly top 10 list in 1956 to become a top 200 list in May 1967, and acquired its current name in March 1992. Its previous names include the ''Billboard'' Top LPs (1961–1972), ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape (1972–1984), ''Billboard'' Top 200 Albums (1984–1985) and ''Billboard'' Top Pop Albums (1985–1992). The chart is based mostly on sales – both at retail and digital – of albums in the United States. The weekly sales period was originally Monday to Sunday when Nielsen started tracking sales in 1991, but since July 2015, tracking week begins on Friday (to coi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adore You (Harry Styles Song)
"Adore You" is a song by English singer Harry Styles from his second studio album, '' Fine Line'' (2019). It was released through Erskine and Columbia Records as the album's second single on 6 December 2019. The song was written by Styles, Amy Allen, Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson, with Harpoon handling the production and Johnson serving as a co-producer. "Adore You" has been described as a midtempo pop, funk, disco, psychedelic pop, and pop rock ballad, incorporating layered guitars, synths, brass and percussions in its production. A love song, its lyrics find Styles talking about the initial stages of a relationship. Upon its release, "Adore You" received generally favourable reviews from music critics, who praised its production and Styles' vocals. It was also compared to the works of the 1975, Mark Ronson and Justin Timberlake. "Adore You" was a commercial success. The song peaked at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and at number seven on the UK Singles C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lights Up
"Lights Up" is a song by English singer Harry Styles from his second studio album '' Fine Line'' (2019). It was written by Styles alongside its producers Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. Erskine Records and Columbia Records released the song for digital download and streaming on 11 October 2019 as the album's lead single. Musically, "Lights Up" is a pop and R&B song, featuring multilayered guitars, piano, programmed beats, and a gospel choir. Conceived by Styles after a period of self-reflection, the lyrics are about self-discovery and him embracing his own identity. Critics found Styles's musical direction refreshing and commented on the song's unconventional structure which is composed of several breakdown pre-choruses and post-choruses, and a single chorus. A few others criticised the song as forgettable. In the UK, the single reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It also peaked in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fine Line (Harry Styles Album)
''Fine Line'' is the second studio album by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles, released on 13 December 2019 by Columbia Records and Erskine. The album's themes revolve around breakups, happiness, sex and sadness. The record has been described as pop rock, with elements of progressive-pop, psychedelic pop, folk, soul, funk and indie pop. It was primarily written with and produced by frequent collaborator Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. Supported by seven singles—"Lights Up", " Adore You", " Falling", "Watermelon Sugar", " Golden", "Treat People with Kindness", and the title track—the album debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified platinum. It debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it Styles' second consecutive number-one album in the US. The album had the third-largest sales week of 2019 in the US and broke the record as the biggest debut from a British male artist since Nielsen SoundScan began, earning 478,000 alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Medicine (Harry Styles Song)
"Medicine" is an unreleased song by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles. It was first performed during Harry Styles: Live on Tour in Basel, Switzerland on 11 March 2018. Written with collaborators Tyler Johnson, Mitch Rowland, and Alex Saliban, Styles originally intended to include the song on his self-titled debut album, but discarded it because he felt it sounded too similar to other songs on the album. Styles said that the song did not appear on '' Fine Line'' or ''Harry's House'' because even though he finds it "very fun to play live", he feels that "sonically it's just not really where e'sat anymore". Despite this, he has stated he is still open to possibly releasing it at a later date. Themes and lyrics "Medicine" addresses themes of sexual fluidity and experimentation. The lyric, "The boys and the girls are in/I mess around with him/And I'm OK with it!" sparked extensive speculation about Styles' sexuality from both fans and critics. Fans dubbed "Medicine" a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiwi (song)
"Kiwi" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles for his self-titled debut album. The song was released as the third and final single from the album. Background The song is one of the more sexually overt songs on the album, and includes lyrics about cigarettes, liquor, a femme fatale, and a one night stand. Styles told BBC Radio 1 that the song "started out as a joke, now it’s one of my favourite songs. It’s one of the first ones I wrote for the album when I was getting out a lot of energy". Music video The music video for the song was released on 8 November 2017, directed by the filmmaking duo Us. It follows Styles and a group of children as they engage in large cake fight in Wimbledon Chase Primary School. Child actress Beau Gadsdon plays Styles' female lookalike in the video. Live performances In May 2017, Styles performed "Kiwi" on ''The Late Late Show with James Corden''. In November, he performed the song on ''The X Factor UK'' and CBS Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Ghosts
"Two Ghosts" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles for his self-titled debut studio album. The song was written by Styles, John Ryan, Julian Bunetta, Mitch Rowland and Tyler Johnson and its production was handled by Jeff Bhasker, Alex Salibian and Johnson. It was released as the second single from the album to US adult contemporary radio by Columbia Records on 7 August 2017, and to pop radio the next day. Composition "Two Ghosts" is a country-influenced folk rock ballad. Performed on slide guitar, the track leans toward country folk. Lyrically, it is about a relationship that did not last and the singer trying to reclaim his sense of humanity after its end, according to critics. An editor from ''Entertainment Weekly'' interpreted the song as a "mournful acoustic autopsy of love lost." Written in the key of E major and set in a common time signature, it has a relatively slow tempo of 70 beats per minute. Critical reception Leonie Cooper of '' NME'' o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
