No April Fool’s joking here —Harry Stylesjust released his first new music in more than two years.
Days after announcing his forthcomingthird albumHarry’s House, the Grammy-winning singer dropped the record’s first and lead single “As It Was” on Thursday evening.
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“Nothing to say/When everything gets in the way/Seems you cannot be replaced/And I’m the one who will stay,” he sings, before diving into the chorus. “In this world/It’s just us/You know it’s not the same as it was.”
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Eventually, Styles finds himself being pulled apart from her, before ending up all alone to conclude the video with an energetic dance scene.
Styles, 28,revealed the track’s titleon Monday alongside a photo of his back that featured him stretching his arms above his head while wearing a sparkly red sleeveless jumpsuit. He later shared a brief snippet of the track with a video in which he sat on a spinning stage.
He also released an album trailer in which he steps onto a stage in an empty theater and smiles into the camera as a cutout of a house is raised around him.
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Eagle-eyed fans of theOne Directionalum suspected he had something up his sleeve after mysterious ads that read “You are home” began popping up in newspapers around the world.
Styles himself followed a"You Are Home" Twitter accountthe day he announcedHarry’s House, and the page soon began tweeting out cryptic phrases that fans suspect could be lyrics.
TheFine Linesingle “Watermelon Sugar” topped theBillboardHot 100, and earned Styleshis first Grammy Awardfor best pop solo performance.
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source: people.com
