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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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
album Harry Styles NERFINISHED
artist Harry Styles NERFINISHED
awarded Brit Award for British Artist Video of the Year nomination
Grammy Award for Best Music Video nomination NERFINISHED
chartPositionUKSinglesChart 1
chartPositionUSBillboardHot100 4
chronology Harry Styles singles chronology
composer Alex Salibian NERFINISHED
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
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
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
mortality
political and social anxiety
vocalist Harry Styles NERFINISHED

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Harry notableWork Sign of the Times (song)
subject surface form: Harry Styles
Harry Styles (album) hasPart Sign of the Times (song)
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Harry Styles (album) single Sign of the Times (song)
this entity surface form: Sign of the Times
Erskine Records notableSingle Sign of the Times (song)
this entity surface form: Sign of the Times
Love On Tour setlistIncludes Sign of the Times (song)
this entity surface form: Sign of the Times
Live On Tour notableSongPerformed Sign of the Times (song)
this entity surface form: Sign of the Times
Harry Styles: Live on Tour setlistIncludes Sign of the Times (song)
this entity surface form: Sign of the Times
Regulate samplesWork Sign of the Times (song)
this entity surface form: Sign of the Times