Released in April 2017, ‘Sign of The Times’ was the solo debut song of the famous British music artist Harry Styles. The song was recorded by Columbia Studio and released on YouTube. The song was written by Harry Styles and co-written by Ryan Nasci, Alex Salibian, Tyler Johnson, Mitch Rowland, and Jeff Bhasker. Also, it was produced by Tyler, Alex, and Jeff. Initially, the audio version of the song premiered on the mentioned date, and later the video was released on YouTube on 8th May 2017. ‘Sign of The Times’ was musically described as pop and soft rock song.
Directed by Yoann Lemoine, the song was filmed in Scotland. ‘Sign of The Times’ was nominated for various Award shows and ceremonies where it won many awards. In the 2018 Brit Awards, the music video won the British Artist Video of the Year. In the same year, it won Best Music Video at the iHeartRadio Music Awards. Except for these huge awards, the song was nominated for MTV Video Music Awards, Myx Music Awards, Nickelodeon Brazil Kids’ Choice Awards, Teen Choice Awards, etc. As of the current date, the song passed the billion views mark on YouTube. Now, if you have heard and seen the music video, you must have a desire to know about the hidden meaning behind the song. If it is your concern, do not worry I am going to explain it here in this article. But before that, let us learn a bit about Harry Styles’s career.
About Harry Styles
Harry Edward Styles or better known as Harry Styles, was born on February 1, 1994. He is a famous British singer, actor, and songwriter. Initially, his career in the music industry started as a solo artist from a renowned English music completion named by The X Factor. After he was eliminated from the contest, he formed a boy band named One Direction, which ended up as one of the most popular bands of this time. The band consists of 5 members Harry, Liam Payne, Naill Horan, Zyan Malik, and Louis Tomlinson. Together they have achieved so many things and produced various award-winning songs. But later, in 2016, the band decided to split due to personal issues.
After that, in 2016, he enjoyed his career in the music industry as a solo artist. Besides his music career, Harry also has an interest in acting. For that, Styles gave an audition for Elvis, a musical biopic of Baz Luhrmann, but he was rejected. Luhrmann said about Harry’s rejection, “Harry is a brilliant actor. But the problem with Harry is he is Harry Styles. He is already an icon.” In the future, Harry will be a part of the phycology thriller Don’t Worry Darling and later in the movie My Policeman. According to Gucci, they are going to release a collaborative collection between Harry and Alessandro Michele.
In his music career, he has won a lot of stuff. Styles has earned a couple of accolades, along with two Brit Awards, Grammy Award, Ivor Novello Award, and an American Music Award. Now enough about him. Let’s talk about the song.
The meaning behind ‘Sign of The Times’
In an interview about the son ‘Sign of The Times’, Harry Styles opened up by saying the song is about a mother who is dying while giving birth to a baby. Although the birth was quite heartbreaking for both the mother and the baby despite that, there are a few moments of joy before she dies. She sings the song to her child to go forward. She says although the road will be lonely for the child, it needs to move on to be happy. She also says that one day they will meet again in heaven. I feel the song is dedicated to his ex-bandmates, saying it is hard to separate from each other, but to be happy and grow, they had to do it. It is also possible that he wants to meet them again one day.
