Late Night Talking

"Late Night Talking" is a song by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles. The song was released to US pop radio as the second single from his third studio album, Harry's House, on 21 June 2022. A music video for the song was later released on 13 July 2022, in which Styles is shown exploring the world on different beds.

Background and composition

On 1 April 2022, Styles released the lead single "As It Was" to critical acclaim and commercial success.[citation needed] The song was debuted during his Coachella performance. "Late Night Talking" was described as a "glossy R&B shifter" that fills "every available space with some or other moving part, right down to vocal parts mimicking brass".

Music video

The video, directed by Bradley & Pablo and released on 13 July 2022, finds Styles following a portal in his own bed that leads him to an array of other beds — one in an art gallery, another in a restaurant, a theatre, and another that speeds through the streets of London past Buckingham Palace. The clip also comes complete with a pillow fight and Styles officiating a bed-ridden wedding, before falling through the sky on his bed. Critics have interpreted this video as a discussion into how Styles' romantic and sexual entanglements are publicised with Pride Magazine as the beds jump from scene to scene in increasingly public spectacles.

Accolades

Live performance

He performed a live version of the song on the Today Show on May 19, and also included the song in a set he performed for BBC Radio 1, along with "As It Was", "Boyfriends" and a cover of "Wet Dream" by Wet Leg on 24 May 2022.

Commercial performance

"Late Night Talking" made its debut at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 4, 2022, following the release of Harry's House. After being officially released as the second single from the album, the song peaked at number 3 in its sixteenth week on the chart, dated September 17, 2022.

In the United Kingdom, where it was first released as a promotional single, the song debuted at number 2 on the singles chart dated 27 May 2022. The song returned to the Top 10 after being released as the second single from Harry's House but did not reach a new peak.

Globally, the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Global 200 and appeared in the Top 10 of the official charts of Australia, Canada, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Portugal, among others.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Qobuz.

• Harry Styles – vocals, songwriting
• Kid Harpoon – songwriting, production, bass, guitar, drum machine, drums, electric guitar, synthesiser, programmer, tambourine
• Tyler Johnson – production, background vocals
• Jeremy Hatcher – programming, recording
• Randy Merrill – mastering
• Spike Stent – mixing
• Luke Gibbs – assistant engineering
• Adele Phillips – assistant engineering
• Josh Caulder – assistant engineering
• Joe Dougherty – assistant engineering
• Matt Wolach – assistant engineering
• Alayna Rodgers - background vocals

Track listing

• Various Single

1. "Late Night Talking" – 2:57
2. "Late Night Talking" (Instrumental) – 2:53

Charts

Certifications

Release history

Notes