As It Was

" As It Was " is a song by English singer  Harry Styles , released through Erskine and  Columbia  on 1 April 2022 as the lead single from his third studio album,  Harry's House  (2022). The song was written by Styles alongside the song's producers  Kid Harpoon  and  Tyler Johnson . "As It Was" received positive reviews from critics and debuted at number one on the  UK Singles Chart , becoming Styles's second number-one single after " Sign of the Times ". The song spent ten weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming the longest-running number-one single of the year so far in the UK. Also his second number one single in the US, the song spent 15 weeks atop the  Billboard  Hot 100 , becoming the longest-running US number one by a UK act and the  fourth longest running number-one in the charts history . "As It Was" topped the charts in 35 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore and Sweden.