On Feb. 17, Niall Horan released his latest single, « Heaven. » The wispy track sees the singer rejecting society’s standards of love.
So who’s it about?
Niall Horan is daydreaming about romance. On Feb. 17, the former One Direction singer released “Heaven,” the lead single from his forthcoming album The Show. On this track, Horan takes listeners on a honeyed trip down lovers lane. He’s smitten over his new partner, as they’ve showed him a love so angelic that it would make heaven blush.
“Heaven,” the singer’s first single in three (!) years, is a taste of The Show, out June 9. Horan’s known for penning love songs over alt-pop production. However, for this release, he tapped into a folkier-pop sound with the help of producer Joel Little and co-writers John Ryan and Tobias Jesso Jr. This arrangement glistens with synths and drum patterns inspired by the ‘70s, and it compliments just how freeing the lyrics are. According to Horan, this track is about him wanting to live in the moment of a growing relationship.
“There’s so much pressure for people to hit certain milestones by a certain age – you get married at this age, buy a house at that age, have kids at some other age,” Horan said in a press release. “But I’ve never conformed to those ideas, and so I wanted to write about how we all should just focus on enjoying our lives and doing what feels right, instead of worrying about what might be expected of us.”
Coasting in with airy harmonies, Horan begins the track adoring his partner. To him, her presence emanates such an aura that it’s almost ethereal. “Strange light revolves around you / You float across the room / Your touch is made of something / Heaven can’t hold a candle to / You’re made of somethin’ new,” he sings.
