It debuted at number one in various other countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.
It was supported by the singles "As It Was", "Late Night Talking", "Music for a Sushi Restaurant", and "Satellite"; the first of which debuted atop the UK and US charts, becoming Styles' second solo number-one song in both countries.
Besides the chart-topper "As It Was", three other songs were concurrently in the top 10 of the US Billboard Hot 100: "Late Night Talking", "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" and "Matilda", making Styles the first British solo artist to achieve this feat.
"[1] The initial idea behind the album came when Styles wanted to take the title in a literal way so he could make an acoustic extended play recorded at his own house.
Speaking on the album's concept, Styles said "It was much more of an internal thing… [and] it felt like it took on this whole new meaning and it was about, like: imagine, it's a day in my house, what do I go through?
[3][4] Speaking to Zane Lowe, Styles said of the track: "Boyfriends was written right at the end of Fine Line.
"[5] The track was written and made in a hotel room in Tokyo on "bad rental gear" according to Styles and went through many iterations before reaching the final product.
[6] In the album's liner notes, the song is partially credited as being recorded in 'Tom's Room', referring to Kid Harpoon.
[1] Styles stated the song was about "an infatuation of chasing trouble things" and denied it was inspired by Taylor Swift.
[18] In the trailer, Styles steps on the podium of a theatre and grins while a "house façade" rises near him and reversed synthesisers play in the background; the audio would later be revealed to be a backwards version of the album's closing track, "Love of My Life".
[19] Joni Mitchell, whose 1975 album The Hissing of Summer Lawns featured a track called "Harry's House / Centerpiece", tweeted that she "love[d] the title".
[35][36][37][38] "Music for a Sushi Restaurant" was released to adult contemporary radio on 3 October 2022, as the album's third single.
[39] It peaked in the top ten on American, Australian, British and Canadian charts prior to its release as a single.
[44] Veteran critic Robert Christgau applauded the album's musical fluidity while stating, "Even more remarkable is the way the lyrics this soundscape cushion and accentuate achieve a metaphorical reach and narrative concreteness truly rare in megapop.
"[46] Alexis Petridis of The Guardian wrote that the album "ticks a lot of the right boxes and has abundant charm, which makes it a perfect reflection of the pop star who made it".
[47] Neil Z. Yeung from AllMusic stated that "Harry's House is what happens when Styles steps out of the spotlight to live his life.
"[45] Numerous critics and publications listed Harry's House in their year-end ranking of the best albums of 2022, often inside the top-ten.
Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys praised the album for its daring nature, stating "You're very aware that he wants to be a bit weird, even though he's a mainstream pop star.
"Music for a Sushi Restaurant" reminds of Paul Simon on Graceland [...] "As it Was" is infectiously listenable, and "Little Freak" is just beautifully sad.
[76] Based on the first five weeks' exclusive data from the OCC, Harry's House outperformed Fine Line in the UK by almost 200% in terms of streaming consumption at the same stage of release.
[77] The album was highlighted as helping to bring a £4 billion boost to UK music export revenue[78] and the highest level of vinyl sales since 1990.