Good morning and welcome to the best day of the year; the day Harry Styles decided to grace the world with a new track.
Harry surprised fans with Lights Up, the first single from his upcoming second album, late last night.
We knew he was working on new music after comments he made earlier this year, but the only hint that something was imminent was the posters bearing the words ‘DO YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE?’ that popped up in London and New York City in recent days, along with the letters TPWK. Fans guessed this stood for Treat People With Kindness, a phrase that featured on his last tour’s merch, and made the connection.
Now Lights Up is here and people have a lot of feelings. Harry Styles started trending worldwide on Twitter within minutes.
me right now after seeing and hearing Harry:#LightsUp @Harry_Styles pic.twitter.com/JGDCHjuG3T
— cla loves liam (@liamismysun__) October 11, 2019
My all the time #LightsUp @Harry_Styles pic.twitter.com/ckzrQR2ZX4
— marytnka #Lightsup (@Martyna69452187) October 11, 2019
Now i know who i am @Harry_Styles#DoYouKnowWhoYouAre #LightsUp pic.twitter.com/4i8yrG1zEX
— Morendo ◟̽◞̽ (@Ashallynn) October 11, 2019
The song might best be described as a grower (give it a few listens) but it’s the video that’s really gotten fans excited.
In it, Harry writhes around with a group of men and women, wears sequins, croons from the back of a motorbike and is eventually stopped by police. He’s also soaking wet pretty much throughout.
The video, the song’s lyrics (check them out here) and the fact that today is National Coming Out Day, have prompted some fans to call Lights Up a bisexual anthem.
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harry styles releasing anything else
a bisexual anthem on
national coming out day #LightsUp— idid larrying loves cepine (@powerlessIwt) October 11, 2019
harry styles: a man releasing a song along with the video dancing with a bunch of naked men and women on national coming out day, not giving a fuck about people assuming his sexuality, doing it his way, topping the charts and trending # 1 worldwide. PERIOD pic.twitter.com/3vVLm7aThC
— nan LIGHTS UP (@kissysvogue) October 11, 2019
harry styles releasing a song the day before national coming out day saying hes never going back and do you know who you are with males & females dancing around him literally bi anthem i am in tears
— sage ☆ (@pleioneol) October 11, 2019
Who knew yesterday that this morning on Oct 11th National Coming Out Day that they would be watching @Harry_Styles having the time of his life among a bisexual love fest? And it is beautiful, Harry. #LightsUp pic.twitter.com/tf2jSLhY4F
— Harry’s BLACK MET Nail Polish (@HSbluenails) October 11, 2019
We look forward to the full album and more visual masterpieces from Harry in the near future.