Fine Line (Harry Styles song) explained

Fine Line
Type:single
Artist:Harry Styles
Album:Fine Line
Genre:
Length:6:17
Label:
Producer:
  • Kid Harpoon
  • Tyler Johnson
Prev Title:Treat People with Kindness
Prev Year:2021
Next Title:As It Was
Next Year:2022

"Fine Line" is a song by British singer Harry Styles, recorded for his second studio album of the same name. Styles wrote the song with Mitch Rowland, Sammy Witte and producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson. "Fine Line" was later sent to Italian radio on 19 November 2021, as the album's seventh and final single.[1]

Background and release

Harry Styles released his second studio album, Fine Line, on December 13, 2019.[2] [3] [4] Styles wrote the song with Mitch Rowland, Sammy Witte, and producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson.[5]

Styles originally wrote "Fine Line" as a folk ballad, but he explained to Rolling Stone that it kept expanding and evolving. "It started simple, but I wanted to have this other, epic thing. And it took that shape," he said. "It's exactly the kind of music I want to make. I love strings, horns, and harmonies. So why not put it all in?".[6] In Italy, Sony Music released "Fine Line" as the seventh single from Fine Line on 19 November 2021.[7]

Critical reception

Hannah Mylrea of NME called "Fine Line" "euphoric".[8] Douglas Greenwood of i-D wrote that the song "houses all the same lyrical intensity but on a larger sonic scale".[9] Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that the "song makes carefully optimistic promises and unfolds over six minutes with wonderful patience, eventually summoning an orchestra. Free of his boy band, Styles exults in sound, not image".[10]

Alex Rodobolski of Exclaim! wrote: "it's the perfect way to end his tale of woe and horniness. It’s happy and sad, romantic, disdainful, and beautiful all at once".[11] Nick Catucci of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "emerges from a beautiful, Bon Iver-type haze into a big, semi-hopeful ending with a measure of uncertainty that fits the end of this chaotic decade, as Styles promises: 'We'll be alright'".[12] Maddie Lock of The Edge wrote that while the song "is certainly catchy, it is probably the most forgettable and unnecessary song on the album".[13]

Charts

Chart (2019)!scope="col"
Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 95
Lithuania (AGATA)[15] 72

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)Label(s)
Italy19 November 2021Radio airplay

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harry Styles 'Fine Line' (Radio Date: 19/11/2021). Sony Music. Sisti. Sara. 12 November 2021. Radio Airplay SRL.
  2. Web site: Aniftos. Rania. Harry Styles’ ‘Fine Line’ Is Here: Stream It Now. 2019-12-13. 2022-05-10. Billboard. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20211117085431/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-fine-line-stream-it-now-8546165/. 2021-11-17.
  3. Web site: Harry Styles releases new album ‘Fine Line’. 2019-12-13. 2022-05-10. Sony Music UK. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20210519025520/https://www.sonymusic.co.uk/harry-styles-releases-new-album-fine-line/. 2021-05-19.
  4. Web site: Harry Styles unveils 'Fine Line' track list. 2019-11-20. 2022-05-10. DIY. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206173613/https://diymag.com/2019/11/20/harry-styles-fine-line-track-list. 2021-12-06.
  5. Fine Line. Styles. Harry. 2021. liner notes. Columbia Records. 19439705122.
  6. Web site: Sheffield. Rob. Rob Sheffield. Harry Styles Reveals the Secrets Behind 'Fine Line'. 2019-12-13. 2022-05-10. Rolling Stone. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20220429040309/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-secrets-of-fine-line-926657/. 2022-04-29.
  7. Web site: Sisti. Sara. HARRY STYLES "Fine Line" (Radio Date: 19/11/2021). 2022-05-10. Radio Date. it. https://web.archive.org/web/20220404224910/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/harry-styles-fine-line-232783-19-11-2021-radiodate/. 2022-04-04.
  8. Web site: Mylrea. Hannah. Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’ review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics). 2019-12-09. 2022-05-10. NME. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20220420100135/https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/harry-styles-fine-line-review-packed-with-personality-and-charm-and-saucy-lyrics-2584779. 2022-04-20.
  9. Web site: Greenwood. Douglas. Fine Line by Harry Styles, ranked. 2021-12-13. 2022-05-10. i-D. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214022551/https://i-d.vice.com/en_uk/article/5dg38a/fine-line-harry-styles-ranked. 2021-12-14.
  10. News: Camila Cabello and Harry Styles, Teen-Pop Alumni, Think Bigger . 2019-12-12 . 2022-05-10 . . Pareles . Jon . Jon Pareles . en-US . 0362-4331 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426143716/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/12/arts/music/harry-styles-camila-cabello-review.html . 2022-04-26 . live.
  11. Web site: Rodobolski. Alex. Harry Styles Fine Line. 2019-12-13. 2022-05-10. Exclaim!. en. https://web.archive.org/web/20220107051807/https://exclaim.ca/amparticle/harry_styles-fine_line. 2022-01-07.
  12. Web site: Catucci. Nick. Harry Styles 'Fine Line': Album Review. 2019-12-11. 2022-05-10. Rolling Stone. en-US. https://web.archive.org/web/20220405092439/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/harry-styles-fine-line-album-review-925337/. 2022-04-05.
  13. Web site: Lock. Maddie. Review: Harry Styles – ‘Fine Line’. 2019-12-20. 2022-05-10. The Edge. en-GB. https://web.archive.org/web/20210416230240/https://www.theedgesusu.co.uk/records/albums/2019/12/20/review-harry-styles-fine-line/. 2021-04-16.
  14. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #556. auspOp. 21 December 2019. 21 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191221063205/https://www.auspop.com.au/2019/12/aria-chart-watch-556/. 21 December 2019. live. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: 2021 1-os SAVAITĖS (sausio 1-lapkričio 7 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100. Lithuanian. AGATA. 8 January 2021. 10 January 2021. 20 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191220171416/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/savaites-klausomiausi-w51/. live.

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