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Fine Line (Harry Styles song)

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"Fine Line"
Single by Harry Styles
from the album Fine Line
Released19 November 2021 (2021-11-19)
Length6:17
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Kid Harpoon
  • Tyler Johnson
Harry Styles singles chronology
"Treat People with Kindness"
(2021) 		"Fine Line"
(2021) 		"As It Was"
(2022)

"Fine Line" is a song by British singer Harry Styles, recorded for his second studio album of the same name. Styles wrote the song with Mitch Rowland, Sammy Witte and producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson. "Fine Line" was later sent to Italian radio on 19 November 2021, as the album's seventh and final single.[1]

Background and release[edit]

Harry Styles released his second studio album, Fine Line, on December 13, 2019.[2][3] "Fine Line" is the twelfth track on the album's tracklist.[4] Styles wrote the song with Mitch Rowland, Sammy Witte, and producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson.[5]

Styles originally wrote "Fine Line" as a folk ballad, but he explained to Rolling Stone that it kept expanding and evolving. "It started simple, but I wanted to have this other, epic thing. And it took that shape," he said. "It's exactly the kind of music I want to make. I love strings, horns, and harmonies. So why not put it all in?".[6] In Italy, Sony Music released "Fine Line" as the seventh single from Fine Line on 19 November 2021.[7]

Critical reception[edit]

Hannah Mylrea of NME called "Fine Line" "euphoric".[8] Douglas Greenwood of i-D wrote that the song "houses all the same lyrical intensity but on a larger sonic scale".[9] Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that the "song makes carefully optimistic promises and unfolds over six minutes with wonderful patience, eventually summoning an orchestra. Free of his boy band, Styles exults in sound, not image".[10]

Alex Rodobolski of Exclaim! wrote: "it's the perfect way to end his tale of woe and horniness. It’s happy and sad, romantic, disdainful, and beautiful all at once".[11] Nick Catucci of Rolling Stone wrote that the song "emerges from a beautiful, Bon Iver-type haze into a big, semi-hopeful ending with a measure of uncertainty that fits the end of this chaotic decade, as Styles promises: 'We'll be alright'".[12] Maddie Lock of The Edge wrote that while the song "is certainly catchy, it is probably the most forgettable and unnecessary song on the album".[13]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for "Fine Line"
Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 95
Lithuania (AGATA)[15] 72
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[16] 11

Certifications[edit]

Certifications and sales for "Fine Line"
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[17] Platinum 70,000‡
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[18] Platinum 40,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[19] Platinum 140,000‡
Poland (ZPAV)[20] Gold 25,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22] Platinum 1,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

"Fine Line" release history
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Italy 19 November 2021 Radio airplay
[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Sisti, Sara. "Harry Styles 'Fine Line' | (Radio Date: 19/11/2021)". Sony Music. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Radio Airplay SRL.
  2. ^ Aniftos, Rania (2019-12-13). "Harry Styles' 'Fine Line' Is Here: Stream It Now". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-11-17. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  3. ^ "Harry Styles releases new album 'Fine Line'". Sony Music UK. 2019-12-13. Archived from the original on 2021-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  4. ^ "Harry Styles unveils 'Fine Line' track list". DIY. 2019-11-20. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  5. ^ Styles, Harry (2021). Fine Line (liner notes). Columbia Records. 19439705122.
  6. ^ Sheffield, Rob (2019-12-13). "Harry Styles Reveals the Secrets Behind 'Fine Line'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2022-04-29. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  7. ^ Sisti, Sara. "HARRY STYLES "Fine Line" | (Radio Date: 19/11/2021)". Radio Date (in Italian). Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  8. ^ Mylrea, Hannah (2019-12-09). "Harry Styles – 'Fine Line' review: packed with personality and charm (and saucy lyrics)". NME. Archived from the original on 2022-04-20. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  9. ^ Greenwood, Douglas (2021-12-13). "Fine Line by Harry Styles, ranked". i-D. Archived from the original on 2021-12-14. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  10. ^ Pareles, Jon (2019-12-12). "Camila Cabello and Harry Styles, Teen-Pop Alumni, Think Bigger". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-04-26. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  11. ^ Rodobolski, Alex (2019-12-13). "Harry Styles Fine Line". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  12. ^ Catucci, Nick (2019-12-11). "Harry Styles 'Fine Line': Album Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2022-04-05. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  13. ^ Lock, Maddie (2019-12-20). "Review: Harry Styles – 'Fine Line'". The Edge. Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  14. ^ "ARIA Chart Watch #556". auspOp. 21 December 2019. Archived from the original on 21 December 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  15. ^ "2021 1-os SAVAITĖS (sausio 1-lapkričio 7 d.) SINGLŲ TOP100" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. 8 January 2021. Archived from the original on 20 December 2019. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Harry Styles Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  17. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  18. ^ "Brazilian single certifications – Harry Styles – Fine Line" (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  19. ^ "Certificaciones" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  20. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 6 June 2024. Click "TYTUŁ" and enter Fine Line in the search box.
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Harry Styles – Fine Line". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 April 2022.
  22. ^ "American single certifications – Harry Styles – Fine Line". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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