Watermelon Sugar is a horn and guitar-driven funk-pop, rock, indie pop song by English singer-songwriter Harry Styles
Harry Styles wrote the song with Mitch Rowland and the song's producers, Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. They were inspired by the American novel In Watermelon Sugar (1968) by Richard Brautigan. Originally released as a promotional single from Fine Line on 16 November 2019, Watermelon Sugar was later released as the album's fourth single on 18 May 2020. The song was generally well received by music critics. The single also performed well commercially, peaking within the top ten in more than 20 countries, including the UK, Australia, Canada, and the USA, where it became Styles's first number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.It won the 2021 Grammy Award for Best Pop Solo Performance, and also won Song of the Year at the 41st Brit Awards the same year. The music video for Watermelon Sugar was released on 18 May 2020, which received many positive reviews. Directed by Bradley & Pablo and filmed in Malibu, California, it features Styles alongside a plethora of people dancing on the beach and eating watermelon. Styles has promoted the single with many live televised performances including on Later with Jools Holland. The song is rumored to be about Styles' ex-girlfriend Camille Rowe, who happens to be a fan of In Watermelon Sugar.
Harry Edward Styles (1 February 1994) is an English singer and guitarist. His musical career began in 2010 as part of One Direction, a boy band formed on the X Factor. One Direction became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time before going on an indefinite hiatus in 2016. Styles released his self-titled debut solo album through Erskine and Columbia Records in 2017. It debuted at number one in the UK and the US and was one of the world's top-ten best-selling albums of the year, while its lead single, Sign of the Times, topped the UK Singles Chart. Styles has received various accolades, including six Brit Awards, three Grammy Awards, two Ivor Novello Awards, three American Music Awards, and three MTV Video Music Awards. His film roles include Dunkirk (2017), Don't Worry Darling (2022), and My Policeman (2022). Aside from music and acting, Styles is known for his flamboyant fashion. He is the first man to appear solo on the cover of Vogue. Harry was born in Redditch, Worcestershire and said he experienced a great childhood and always felt supported by his parents. As a child, he sang covers on a karaoke machine he was given by his grandfather.