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"Kiwi" is a song recorded by English singer and songwriter Harry Styles for his self-titled debut album. The song was released as the third and final single from the album. [1]
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". [2]
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. [3]
In May 2017, Styles performed "Kiwi" on The Late Late Show with James Corden . [4] In November, he performed the song on The X Factor UK [5] 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. [6] 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". [7]
The single was certified Gold in March 2020 in US and Silver in UK in April 2020. [8]
| Chart (2017–2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA) [9] | 92 |
| Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [10] | 39 |
| Ireland (IRMA) [11] | 72 |
| Mexico Ingles Airplay ( Billboard ) [12] | 29 |
| New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [13] | 1 |
| Scotland (OCC) [14] | 49 |
| Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) [15] | 76 |
| UK Singles (OCC) [16] | 66 |
| US Mainstream Top 40 ( Billboard ) [17] | 40 |
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Australia (ARIA) [18] | Platinum | 70,000‡ |
| Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil) [19] | Platinum | 60,000‡ |
| Canada (Music Canada) [20] | Gold | 40,000‡ |
| Italy (FIMI) [21] | Gold | 50,000‡ |
| Mexico (AMPROFON) [22] | Platinum+Gold | 90,000‡ |
| Poland (ZPAV) [23] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
| United Kingdom (BPI) [24] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
| United States (RIAA) [25] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. | ||
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Various | 12 May 2017 |
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| United States | 31 October 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Columbia | [27] |
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