Harry's House Album

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Lore & Background

The album's title came from Haruomi Hosono's 1970s album *Hosono's House*, which Styles discovered during a trip to Japan. The initial idea was to make an acoustic EP recorded at his own house, but the concept evolved into a metaphor for the inside of his mind. Styles explained, 'It was much more of an internal thing… a day in my house, what do I go through? A day in my mind, what do I go through?' The album was largely written and recorded during 2020 and 2021. 'Boyfriends' was initially written during the final week of *Fine Line* (2019) recording, and 'Little Freak' was also written in 2019 during a trip to Tokyo. 'Late Night Talking' was the first song written for the album sessions, created the day Styles and his team arrived at Shangri-La studios in Malibu. 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' was written early in the process and originally considered as the album title after Styles remarked in a sushi restaurant that one of his old songs was 'strange music for a sushi restaurant.'

In Their Own Story

The album was announced on 23 March 2022 with a 40-second trailer showing Styles stepping onto a theatre podium while a 'house façade' rose near him. The audio was later revealed to be a backwards version of the closing track 'Love of My Life'. Joni Mitchell, whose 1975 album featured a track called 'Harry's House / Centerpiece', tweeted that she 'love[d] the title'. On 15 April 2022, during his Coachella headlining performance, Styles performed 'As It Was' live for the first time, along with two then-unreleased songs: 'Boyfriends' and 'Late Night Talking'. One month before release, the album was reportedly leaked on Twitter in its entirety, and Sony publicly condemned the leak. On 26 May 2022, Styles and James Corden filmed a music video for 'Daylight' on *The Late Late Show*, visiting an apartment belonging to some fans.

Reader's Guide

The album was supported by four singles. 'As It Was' was released on 1 April 2022 and debuted atop the UK and US charts, becoming Styles' second solo number-one song in both countries. 'Late Night Talking' was released to US pop radio on 21 June 2022 as the second single, reaching the top five on American, Australian, British and Canadian charts. 'Music for a Sushi Restaurant' was released to adult contemporary radio on 3 October 2022 as the third single, having already peaked in the top ten on American, Australian, British and Canadian charts. 'Satellite' was released as the fourth single on 3 May 2023. At the 65th Grammy Awards, the album won Album of the Year, Best Pop Vocal Album and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. *Rolling Stone* included it in their 2023 revision of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Did You Know?

• The album title was inspired by Haruomi Hosono's 1970s album *Hosono's House*, which Styles discovered during a trip to Japan.
• Ben Harper had to ask for the guitar he gifted his daughter back to borrow it to play on 'Boyfriends'.
• John Mayer played lead guitar on both 'Cinema' and 'Daydreaming', working in the studio across the corridor from Styles.
• 'Music For A Sushi Restaurant' was originally considered as the album title after Styles remarked in a sushi restaurant that one of his old songs was 'strange music for a sushi restaurant'.
• Styles became the first British solo artist to have four songs concurrently in the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100: 'As It Was', 'Late Night Talking', 'Music for a Sushi Restaurant' and 'Matilda'.