Harry Styles stunned fans with the surprise release of a new single on Friday.
The pop star, 25, has dropped Lights Up, his first new material since the 2017 album Sign of the Times.
The track features Styles singing about “stepping into the light” after “lights couldn’t put out the dark”.
The steamy video, filmed in Spain, shows Styles surrounded by men and women who caress and grind on him while he is topless.
He is also seen sitting on the back of a motorcycle, in the sea fully clothed and looking soaked while staggering around the white room.
Within minutes of it being tweeted, the song was trending worldwide with fans going wild for the catchy track and its impressive video.
Feverish speculation that the singer was due to release a new song or album began last week after he simply tweeted “Do”.
His last tweet was five months ago.
Within minutes of the track’s release, fans began praising both the song and the video:
Ahead of the single release, Styles won praise for urging a fan to go to therapy on World Mental Health Day.
The person had tweeted: “I guess therapy can wait… HS2 [Harry Styles’ second album] and tour can’t.”
Styles responded: “Go to therapy, it’s important. I’ll wait for you. #WorldMentalHealth.”
(Agencies)
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