(Come on, Harry, we wanna say goodnight to you) Holdin' me back Gravity's holdin' me back I want you to hold out the palm of your hand Why don't we leave it at that? Nothin' to say When everything gets in the way Seems you cannot be replaced And I'm the one who will stay, oh, oh, oh In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was As it was, as it was You know it's not the same Answer the phone Harry, you're no good alone Why are you sitting at home on the floor? What kind of pills are you on? Ringin' the bell And nobody's coming to help Your daddy lives by himself He just wants to know that you're well, oh, oh, oh In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was As it was, as it was You know it's not the same Go home, get ahead, light-speed internet I don't wanna talk about the way that it was Leave America, two kids follow her I don't wanna talk about who's doin' it first (Hey) As it was You know it's not the same as it was As it was, as it was
(Come on, Harry, we wanna say goodnight to you) Holdin' me back Gravity's holdin' me back I want you to hold out the palm of your hand Why don't we leave it at that? Nothin' to say When everything gets in the way Seems you cannot be replaced And I'm the one who will stay, oh, oh, oh In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was As it was, as it was You know it's not the same Answer the phone Harry, you're no good alone Why are you sitting at home on the floor? What kind of pills are you on? Ringin' the bell And nobody's coming to help Your daddy lives by himself He just wants to know that you're well, oh, oh, oh In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was In this world, it's just us You know it's not the same as it was As it was, as it was You know it's not the same Go home, get ahead, light-speed internet I don't wanna talk about the way that it was Leave America, two kids follow her I don't wanna talk about who's doin' it first (Hey) As it was You know it's not the same as it was As it was, as it was
A gravação de “As It Was” foi feita numa sala de TV onde removeram todos os móveis e instalaram uma bateria, criando o ambiente onde Harry trouxe um riff de guitarra que se transformou no ponto de partida da faixa.
A voz infantil que abre a música pertence à afilhada de Harry, Ruby Winston, filha do produtor Ben Winston, que foi incluída após Harry ouvir a gravação de uma chamada de vídeo dela.
O vídeo oficial foi dirigido por Tanu Muino, que descreveu a filmagem como “um sonho de lista de desejos” e revelou que o segundo dia de gravação coincidiu com a invasão da Ucrânia, trazendo emoções intensas à produção.
“As It Was” foi a primeira canção a alcançar o topo da Billboard Hot 100 em cinco ocasiões distintas, acumulando 15 semanas não‑consecutivas no primeiro lugar e estabelecendo o recorde de mais retornos ao nº 1.
A trilha recebeu a nomeação de Melhor Vídeo Musical no Grammy 2023 (65ª edição), destacando sua coreografia em uma plataforma giratória e as locações em Londres, como o Barbican e o penguin pool do London Zoo.
Embora inicialmente escrita em um ritmo mais lento que Harry chamou de “marchas fúnebre”, a faixa foi reestruturada com sintetizadores e bateria, resultando no som synth‑pop que dominou as paradas globais.
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