Sign of the Times (song)
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"Sign of the Times" is a dramatic, piano-driven rock ballad that served as Harry Styles' debut solo single, showcasing his classic rock influences and mature songwriting beyond his work with One Direction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sign of the Times | 7 |
| Sign of the Times (song) canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
single
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song ⓘ |
| album | Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
Brit Award for British Artist Video of the Year nomination
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Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKSinglesChart | 1 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 | 4 ⓘ |
| chronology | Harry Styles singles chronology ⓘ |
| composer |
Alex Salibian
NERFINISHED
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Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ Jeff Bhasker NERFINISHED ⓘ Mitch Rowland NERFINISHED ⓘ Ryan Nasci NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widespread acclaim ⓘ |
| features | falsetto vocals ⓘ |
| followedBy | Two Ghosts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
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rock ballad ⓘ soft rock ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | Sign of the Times single cover ⓘ |
| hasMusicalInfluence | classic rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicVideo | Sign of the Times music video ⓘ |
| instrumentation | piano-driven ⓘ |
| isDebutSingleOf | Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSoloWorkBeyond | One Direction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 5:40 ⓘ |
| lyricist | Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoDirector | Yoann Lemoine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicVideoReleaseDate | 2017-05-08 ⓘ |
| notablePerformance | Saturday Night Live 2017 performance ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Alex Salibian
NERFINISHED
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Jeff Bhasker NERFINISHED ⓘ Kid Harpoon NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyler Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Columbia Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2017-04-07 ⓘ |
| showcases | mature songwriting style of Harry Styles ⓘ |
| tempo | slow-to-mid tempo ⓘ |
| theme |
hope
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mortality ⓘ political and social anxiety ⓘ |
| vocalist | Harry Styles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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