Late Night Talking Explained

Late Night Talking
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Caption:UK limited digital and CD single cover. The international exclusive digital single and physical formats use different covers.[1]
Type:single
Artist:Harry Styles
Album:Harry's House
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"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. The song was debuted during his Coachella performance.[4] "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".[3]

Music video

The video, directed by Bradley and Pablo and released on 13 July 2022,[5] 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 publicized with Pride Magazine as the beds jump from scene to scene in increasingly public spectacles.[6]

Accolades

Organization! scope="col"
YearCategoryResult
MTV Video Music Awards2022Song of Summer[7]
MTV MIAW Awards2023Galactic Hit of the Year[8]

Live performance

He performed a live version of the song on the Today Show on May 19,[9] 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.[10]

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.[11] 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.[12]

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.[13] 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.[14]

Globally, the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Global 200[15] and appeared in the Top 10 of the official charts of Australia,[16] Canada,[17] Iceland,[18] Ireland,[19] New Zealand,[20] Portugal,[21] among others.

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from Qobuz.[22]

Track listing

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (20222024)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Brazil Airplay (Crowley Charts)[23] 74
Croatia (Billboard)[24] 10
Croatia Airplay (HRT)[25] 6
Greece International (IFPI)[26] 2
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[27] 4
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[28] 9
Lebanon (Lebanese Top 20)[29] 17
Lithuania (AGATA)[30] 5
Luxembourg (Billboard)[31] 7
Malaysia International (RIM)[32] 6
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[33] 1
Philippines (Billboard)[34] 25
San Marino (SMRRTV Top 50)[35] 1
Singapore (RIAS)[36] 5
South Korea Download (Gaon)[37] 130
Vietnam (Vietnam Hot 100)[38] 53

Year-end charts

Chart (2022)! scope="col"
Position
Australia (ARIA)[39] 37
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[40] 61
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[41] 80
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[42] 21
Denmark (Tracklisten)[43] 90
Global 200 (Billboard)[44] 62
Lithuania (AGATA)[45] 55
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[46] 29
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[47] 65
Poland (ZPAV)[48] 61
UK Singles (OCC)[49] 32
US Billboard Hot 100[50] 25
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[51] 28
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[52] 16
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[53] 12
Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Position
Global 200 (Billboard)[54] 187
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[55] 33
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[56] 11

Release history

Region! scope="col"
DateFormat(s)VersionLabel(s)
United Kingdom25 May 2022Digital downloadOriginal[57]
United States21 June 2022Contemporary hit radioColumbia[58]
Italy15 July 2022Radio airplaySony[59]
United Kingdom5 August 2022CD single[60]
Various18 August 2022[61]
2 September 2022[62]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2022-09-03 . Late Night Talking (Exclusive Alt Cover) - Digital Single Download – Harry Styles US . 2022-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220903150432/https://shopus.hstyles.co.uk/products/late-night-talking-digital-single-alt-cover . 3 September 2022 . dead.
  2. Web site: Williams. Jack. Harry Styles is winning big because his music is a breezy pop antidote to our post-pandemic blues. Conversation. The instrumentation is simple but draws on 80s synth-pop and leaves you with a feeling of nostalgia.. 17 February 2023.
  3. Web site: Harry Styles proves his charm is as natural as his talent on dazzling new album. Zuel. Bernard. The Age. 19 May 2022. 19 May 2022.
  4. Harry Styles Says 'Harry's House' Is 'the Album I've Always Wanted to Make,' Performs New Songs on 'Today' Show. Dailey. Hannah. Billboard. 19 May 2022. 19 May 2022.
  5. Blistein . Jon . 13 July 2022 . Harry Styles Goes On a Bed-Hopping Adventure in 'Late Night Talking' Video . . 17 July 2022.
  6. Web site: Kiley . Rachel . 2022-07-13 . Harry Styles Sleeps With Everyone in Late Night Talking Music Video . 2024-03-26 . www.pride.com . en.
  7. Grein . Paul . 2022-08-19 . Will BTS Make It Four in a Row as Group of the Year at 2022 MTV VMAs? . 2022-08-20 . Billboard . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2023-08-07 . Lista completa de ganadores de los MTV MIAW 2023 . 2023-08-09 . Glamour . es-MX.
  9. Web site: Watch Harry Styles perform 'Late Night Talking' live on TODAY. today.com. 19 May 2022. 19 May 2022.
  10. Harry Styles to appear in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge. Skinner. Tom. Rolling Stone. 19 May 2022. 19 May 2022.
  11. Harry Styles Returns to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 With ‘As It Was,’ Debuts 3 Songs in Top 10. Billboard. May 31, 2022. June 29, 2022.
  12. Web site: September 17, 2022 . Billboard Hot 100™ - WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2022. 2024-04-12 . Billboard . en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220912173650/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/2022-09-17/. September 12, 2022 .
  13. Web site: June 9, 2024 . Official Singles Chart Top 100 on 27/05/2022. 2024-04-12 . Official Charts Company. en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240301144124/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/20220527/7501/. March 1, 2024.
  14. Web site: Harry Styles Full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 9 June 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240404071028/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/51376/harry-styles/. 4 April 2024. live. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: June 4, 2022 . Billboard Global 200 - WEEK OF JUNE 4, 2022. Billboard . en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220602060734/https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-global-200/2022-06-04/. 2 June 2022.
  16. Web site: 5 June 2022. Single Top 50. australian-charts. en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130145636/https://australian-charts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2022&date=20220605&cat=s. 30 November 2022.
  17. Web site: 4 June 2022 . Billboard Canadian Hot 100 - WEEK OF JUNE 4, 2022. Billboard . en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220601092647/https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-hot-100/2022-06-04/. 1 June 2022.
  18. Web site: 9 July 2022. Plötutíðindi. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703193139/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. 3 July 2022.
  19. Web site: 27 May 2022 . Official Irish Singles Chart on 27/05/2022. Official Charts Company. en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122061542/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/irish-singles-chart/20220527/ie7501/. 22 January 2023.
  20. Web site: 30 May 2022 . charts.org.nz. charts.org.nz. en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331052855/https://charts.nz/weekchart.asp?year=2022&date=20220530&cat=s. 31 March 2023.
  21. Web site: 4 June 2022 . portuguesecharts.com. portuguesecharts.com. en-US. live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240304104701/https://portuguesecharts.com/archive.asp?todo=show&woche=21&jahr=2022&sparte=s. 4 March 2024.
  22. Web site: Harry's House, Harry Styles. . 9 June 2024.
  23. Web site: Top 100 Brasil: 26 December 2022 - 30 December 2022. registration. 7 April 2023. Crowley Broadcast Analysis. pt-BR. Note: In SEMANA REFERÊNCIA select 26/12/2022 - 30/12/2022. To access the full Top 100, click on VER TOP 100 COMPLETO and enter your name and email. Then enter the code you received by email.
  24. 2022-05-31 . Croatia Songs (Week of June 4, 2022) . 2022-06-01 . Billboard . en-US.
  25. Web site: ARC 100 - datum: 02. kolovoza 2022.. HRT. 2 August 2022.
  26. Web site: IFPI Charts . 2022-06-06 . ifpi.gr.
  27. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 23 September 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220703193139/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. 3 July 2022.
  28. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of June 1, 2022. Billboard Japan. ja. June 1, 2022. June 1, 2022.
  29. Web site: OLT20 - Combined Chart - Week of Sunday September 25th, 2022. The Official Lebanese Top 20. September 26, 2022.
  30. Web site: 2022 21-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 27 May 2022. 27 May 2022.
  31. Harry Style Chart History (Luxembourg Songs). Billboard. 3 November 2022.
  32. Web site: Top 20 Most Streamed International Singles In Malaysia Week 21 (20/05/2022-26/05/2022). RIM. June 4, 2022. June 4, 2022. Facebook.
  33. 2022-09-03 . Harry Styles Chart History (Mexico Airplay) . 2022-09-01 . Billboard . en-US.
  34. Harry Styles Chart history (Philippines Songs). Billboard. 2 June 2022.
  35. Web site: Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 18/09/2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220918060440/https://www.sanmarinortv.sm/radio/radio-san-marino/top-50-ascoltare . 2022-09-18 . it . . 18 September 2022 . 31 July 2024.
  36. Web site: RIAS Top Charts Week 21 (20 - 26 May 2022). May 31, 2022. RIAS. https://web.archive.org/web/20220531042227/https://www.rias.org.sg/rias-top-charts/. May 31, 2022. May 31, 2022.
  37. Web site: Download Chart – Week 22 of 2022. Gaon Music Chart. ko. June 2, 2022.
  38. Harry Styles Chart History (Billboard Vietnam Hot 100). Billboard. 4 June 2022.
  39. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart for 2022. Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 January 2023.
  40. Web site: Jaaroverzichten 2022. Ultratop. nl. 13 January 2023.
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  43. Web site: Track Top-100 2022. Hitlisten. 1 February 2023.
  44. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.
  45. Web site: 2022 metų klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 27 February 2023.
  46. Web site: Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2022. Dutch Top 40. nl. 3 January 2023.
  47. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Single 2022. MegaCharts. nl. 4 January 2023.
  48. Web site: Airplay 2022 – najpopularniejsze radiowe single. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. pl. 17 February 2023.
  49. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2022. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2023.
  50. Hot 100 Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.
  51. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.
  52. Adult Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.
  53. Pop Airplay Songs – Year-End 2022. Billboard. 2 December 2022.
  54. Billboard Global 200 – Year-End 2023. Billboard. 22 November 2023.
  55. Web site: Rádiós Top 100 - hallgatottsági adatok alapján - 2023. MAHASZ. 26 January 2024. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125133848/https://slagerlistak.hu/archivum/eves-osszesitett-slagerlistak/radios/2023. 25 January 2024. hu.
  56. Adult Contemporary Songs – Year-End 2023. Billboard. 22 November 2023.
  57. Web site: Late Night Talking - Digital Single Download Alt Cover . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220525235022/https://shopuk.hstyles.co.uk/products/late-night-talking-digital-single-download-alt-cover . 25 May 2022 . 27 September 2022 . Harry Styles UK.
  58. Web site: Top 40/M Future Releases. All Access. 12 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220612133455/https://www.allaccess.com/top40-mainstream/future-releases. 12 June 2022.
  59. Web site: Sisti . Sara . HARRY STYLES "Late Night Talking" (Radio Date: 15/07/2022) . 11 July 2022 . radiodate.it . it . 11 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220711203914/https://radiodate.it/radio-date/harry-styles-late-night-talking-233916-15-07-2022-radiodate/ . live .
  60. Web site: Late Night Talking Hand-Numbered CD . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220714015322/https://shopuk.hstyles.co.uk/products/late-night-talking-single-cd . 14 July 2022 . 2 September 2022 . Harry Styles UK.
  61. 1560295590386286592. HSHQ. Late Night Talking 7” Single, Hand Numbered Single CD, and Single Cassette Now Available in the Official Online Store. smarturl.it/harryshouse. Harry Styles HQ. 18 August 2022. 2 September 2022.
  62. Web site: Late Night Talking - Single by Harry Styles . 2 September 2022 . Apple Music (global) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20220902044946/https://music.apple.com/album/late-night-talking-single/1642612205 . 2 September 2022.

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