Late Night Talking

On 1 April 2022, Styles released the lead single "As It Was" to critical acclaim and commercial success.^{[citation needed]} The song was debuted during his Coachella performance.^[7] "Late Night Talking" was described as a "glossy R&B shifter" that fills "every available space with some or other moving part, right down to vocal parts mimicking brass".^[6]

The video, directed by Bradley & Pablo and released on 13 July 2022,^[8] finds Styles following a portal in his own bed that leads him to an array of other beds — one in an art gallery, another in a restaurant, a theatre, and another that speeds through the streets of London past Buckingham Palace. The clip also comes complete with a pillow fight and Styles officiating a bed-ridden wedding, before falling through the sky on his bed. Critics have interpreted this video as a discussion into how Styles' romantic and sexual entanglements are publicised with Pride Magazine as the beds jump from scene to scene in increasingly public spectacles.^[9]

He performed a live version of the song on the Today Show on May 19,^[12] and also included the song in a set he performed for BBC Radio 1, along with "As It Was", "Boyfriends" and a cover of "Wet Dream" by Wet Leg on 24 May 2022.^[13]

"Late Night Talking" made its debut at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week of June 4, 2022, following the release of Harry's House.^[14] After being officially released as the second single from the album, the song peaked at number 3 in its sixteenth week on the chart, dated September 17, 2022.^[15]

In the United Kingdom, where it was first released as a promotional single, the song debuted at number 2 on the singles chart dated 27 May 2022.^[16] The song returned to the Top 10 after being released as the second single from Harry's House but did not reach a new peak.^[17]

Globally, the song reached number 2 on the Billboard Global 200^[18] and appeared in the Top 10 of the official charts of Australia,^[19] Canada,^[20] Iceland,^[21] Ireland,^[22] New Zealand,^[23] Portugal,^[24] among others.

Credits are adapted from Qobuz.^[25]

• Harry Styles – vocals, songwriting
• Kid Harpoon – songwriting, production, bass, guitar, drum machine, drums, electric guitar, synthesiser, programmer, tambourine
• Tyler Johnson – production, background vocals
• Jeremy Hatcher – programming, recording
• Randy Merrill – mastering
• Spike Stent – mixing
• Luke Gibbs – assistant engineering
• Adele Phillips – assistant engineering
• Josh Caulder – assistant engineering
• Joe Dougherty – assistant engineering
• Matt Wolach – assistant engineering
• Alayna Rodgers - background vocals

• Various Single^[26]

1. "Late Night Talking" – 2:57
2. "Late Night Talking" (Instrumental) – 2:53