"Kiwi" | ||||
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Single by Harry Styles | ||||
from the album Harry Styles | ||||
Released | 31 October 2017 | |||
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Genre | Hard rock [1] | |||
Length | 2:56 | |||
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Harry Styles singles chronology | ||||
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"Kiwi" on YouTube |
"Kiwi" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles for his self-titled debut album. The song was released as the third and final single from the album. [2]
The song is one of the more sexually overt songs on the album, and includes lyrics about cigarettes, liquor, a femme fatale, and a one night stand. Styles told BBC Radio 1 that the song "started out as a joke, now it’s one of my favourite songs. It’s one of the first ones I wrote for the album when I was getting out a lot of energy". [3]
The music video for the song was released on 8 November 2017, directed by the filmmaking duo Us. It follows Styles and a group of children as they engage in large cake fight in Wimbledon Chase Primary School. Child actress Beau Gadsdon plays Styles' female lookalike in the video. [4]
In May 2017, Styles performed "Kiwi" on The Late Late Show with James Corden . [5] In November, he performed the song on The X Factor UK [6] and CBS Radio’s 5th annual We Can Survive concert at the Hollywood Bowl; held in honour of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with proceeds going to Young Survival Coalition. [7] The same month, Styles performed on the runway during the 2017 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in Shanghai at the Mercedes-Benz Arena, opening the show with "Kiwi". [8]
The single was certified Gold in March 2020 in US and Silver in UK in April 2020. [9]
Chart (2017–2018) | Peak position |
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Australia (ARIA) [10] | 92 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [11] | 39 |
Ireland (IRMA) [12] | 72 |
Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [13] | 29 |
New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [14] | 1 |
Scotland (OCC) [15] | 49 |
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [16] | 76 |
UK Singles (OCC) [17] | 66 |
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [18] | 40 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [19] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [20] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [21] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [22] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
Mexico (AMPROFON) [23] | Platinum+Gold | 90,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [24] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [25] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [26] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [27] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [28] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 12 May 2017 | [29] | ||
United States | 31 October 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Columbia | [30] |