Nice to Meet Ya (Niall Horan song) explained

Nice to Meet Ya
Cover:Niall Horan - Nice to Meet Ya.png
Type:single
Artist:Niall Horan
Album:Heartbreak Weather
Genre:
Label:Capitol
Producer:Julian Bunetta
Prev Title:What a Time
Prev Year:2019
Next Title:Put a Little Love on Me
Next Year:2019

"Nice to Meet Ya" is a song by Irish singer Niall Horan, released through Capitol Records as the lead single from his second studio album Heartbreak Weather on 4 October 2019.[5] Horan co-wrote the track with Ruth-Anne Cunningham in one day.[6]

Background

In June 2019, Horan told fans that they would hear new music from him by the end of the year. In early September, he posted online that he was "listening to songs from my new record and I'm so excited to get going".[5] Co-writer Ruth-Anne Cunningham, whom Horan worked with on the song "Slow Hands", said the track gives her "2000s rock, Kasabian/Arctic Monkeys vibes".[7]

Composition

According to the sheet music published at musicnotes.com, the song is written in the key of E minor.[8]

Live performances

On 3 November 2019, Horan performed the song for the first time at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards. On 15 December 2019, Horan performed the song on Saturday Night Live. On 9 March 2020, Horan performed the song on The Late Late Show with James Corden.

Critical reception

From the snippet posted to Instagram, Mike Wass of Idolator stated that the track "sounds like a stomping, upbeat anthem".[9] Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone described the song as "alluring" while complimenting the "urgent piano riff that builds up to include hand-claps, a sturdy bass line and the rest of his dynamic full band".[2]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[10] 60
Croatia (HRT)[11] 99
Lithuania (AGATA)[12] 25
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[13] 29
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] 7
Romania (Airplay 100)<--Please do not change this to Romanian Top 100 or Media Forest. The Airplay 100 is Romania's national singles chart from 2012 onwards. For further information, see WP:GOODCHARTS-->[15] 28
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[16] 20

Year-end charts

Release history

RegionDateFormatVersionLabel
Various4 October 2019Original
AustraliaContemporary hit radio[18]
United States8 October 2019Top 40 radioCapitol[19]
Italy11 October 2019Contemporary hit radioUniversal[20]
United States14 October 2019Hot adult contemporaryCapitol[21]
Various25 October 2019Stripped Version
7 November 2019Diplo Remix
Italy15 November 2019Contemporary hit radioUniversal[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Niall Horan dials up his pop-rock sound on new single Nice To Meet Ya. Official Charts Company. Rob. Copsey. 3 October 2019. 20 October 2019.
  2. Niall Horan Goes Rock for Alluring New Single 'Nice to Meet Ya'. Rolling Stone. Spanos. Brittany . 4 October 2019. 6 January 2020.
  3. Watch Niall Horan's Electric Performance of 'Nice To Meet Ya' on 'SNL'. Rolling Stone. Kaplan. Ilana. 15 December 2019. 6 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Niall Horan Essentials. Apple Music. 13 April 2020.
  5. Niall Horan Announces 'Nice to Meet Ya' Single. Billboard. Pace. Lilly. 26 September 2019. 27 September 2019.
  6. Web site: Niall Horan drops Nice To Meet Ya next week. Lincoln Journal Star. 27 September 2019. 27 September 2019.
  7. Web site: RuthAnne talks co-writing Niall Horan's new single Nice To Meet Ya: "There is truly something magic when we write together". Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 17 September 2019. 27 September 2019.
  8. Web site: Nice to Meet Ya . Musicnotes . 4 October 2019 .
  9. Web site: Niall Horan Reveals Cover & Release Date Of 'Nice To Meet Ya'. Idolator. Wass. Mike. 26 September 2019. 27 September 2019.
  10. Web site: ARIA Chart Watch #547. auspOp. 19 October 2019. 19 October 2019.
  11. Web site: Croatia ARC TOP 100 . HRT. 12 November 2019.
  12. Web site: 2019 46-os savaitės klausomiausi (TOP 100). lt. AGATA. 15 November 2019. 29 November 2019.
  13. Niall Horan Chart History (Mexico Airplay). Billboard. 12 December 2021.
  14. Web site: NZ Hot Singles Chart. Recorded Music NZ. 21 October 2019. 12 December 2019.
  15. Web site: Airplay 100 – 2 februarie 2020. Kiss FM. ro. 5 February 2020. 2 February 2020.
  16. Web site: Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 44. Sverigetopplistan. 2 November 2019.
  17. Adult Pop Songs – Year-End 2020. Billboard. 4 December 2020.
  18. Web site: Singles To Radio. The Music Network. 18 March 2020.
  19. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. AllAccess. 3 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191003095539/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. 3 October 2019.
  20. Web site: NIALL HORAN "Nice To Meet Ya" (Radio Date: 11 October 2019). radiodate.it. en. 18 March 2020.
  21. Web site: Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates. AllAccess. 12 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191012131440/https://www.allaccess.com/hot-modern-ac/future-releases. 12 October 2019.
  22. Web site: NIALL HORAN " Nice To Meet Ya - Diplo Remix" (Radio Date: 15 November 2019). radiodate.it. en. 18 March 2020.

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