"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.
Background 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".
Music video 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.
Live performances In May 2017, Styles performed "Kiwi" on The Late Late Show with James Corden. In November, he performed the song on The X Factor UK 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. 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".
Commercial performance The single was certified Gold in March 2020 in the United States and Silver in the United Kingdom in April 2020.
Critics Rolling Stone described the song as a "glam-punk body-slam guitar blast".
Charts Chart (2017–2018) Peakposition Australia (ARIA) 92 Mexico Ingles Airplay (Billboard) 29 New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) 1Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100) 76
Certifications
Release history Region Date Format Label Various 12 May 2017 United States 31 October 2017 Contemporary hit radio Columbia
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