Album · 2019
Fine Line
by Harry Styles
Fine Line is a 2019 pop album by Harry Styles. It runs 12 tracks across 47 minutes on Columbia. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.1/5 from 766 ratings.
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- 4.1 /5
- 766 ratings
- 76 /100
- 10 critics
- 12
- Tracks
- 47 min
- Runtime
- 107 bpm
- Tempo
- G major
- Key
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766 ratings · avg 4.1
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- 4.0
The album where Harry Styles' classic-rock cosplay became a genuine identity: "Adore You" and "Watermelon Sugar" are immaculate soft-pop machines, "Cherry" weaponizes a voicemail, and "Fine Line" closes with Bacharach-scale arrangement. Warm, horny and meticulously produced — the moment doubters ran out of arguments.
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Critics
10 publications
- The A.V. ClubB+
- Rolling Stone4/5
- Slant Magazine4/5
- The Independent4/5
- NME4/5
- Now4/5
- The Guardian4/5
- AllMusic3.5/5
- The Daily Telegraph3/5
- Pitchfork6/10
- Metacriticaggregate76/100
- AnyDecentMusic?aggregate7.1/10
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Fine Line album cover
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The Fine Line cover was designed by Bradley Pinkerton and photographed by Hélène Pambrun and Tim Walker. Riffiter listeners rate it 1.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings.
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- Bradley Pinkerton
- Photography
- Hélène Pambrun, Tim Walker
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Tracklist
12 tracks · 47 min
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According to Riffiter listeners, the best track on Fine Line is Watermelon Sugar — rated 4.5/5 by 59 listeners.
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Fine Line is the second studio album by English singer Harry Styles, released on 13 December 2019 by Columbia and Erskine Records. Supported by four singles—"Lights Up", "Adore You", "Falling" and "Watermelon Sugar"—Fine Line debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and number one on the Billboard 200, making it Styles' second consecutive number-one album in the US. The album had the third-largest sales week of 2019 in the US and broke the record as the biggest debut from a British male artist since Nielsen SoundScan began. It was the last number one of the 2010s and also the first number one on the Billboard 200 in the 2020s. Fine Line has been described as rock, pop and pop rock, with elements of prog-pop, psychedelic pop, folk, soul, funk and indie pop. Background
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In an interview with Rolling Stone released on 26 August 2019, it was reported that the singer was putting the "final touches" on his album which Styles explained was "all about having sex and feeling sad." The album was also described to contain his "toughest, most soulful songs he's written yet." On the direction of his second album, Styles revealed he wanted to be more fun and adventurous compared to his self-titled debut album. Much of the album was inspired by Style's split from model Camille Rowe. Following the couple's split, producer and writer Kid Harpoon encouraged Styles to deal with his emotions by writing about them. During the recording Styles was inspired by David Bowie, Van Morrison and Joni Mitchell. The latter's album Blue (1971) and its use of the dulcimer, particularly influenced the album's musical style. Styles tracked down the woman who built the dulcimer used in Mitchell's album and requested lessons, she would go on to build Styles his own dulcimer which was used during the albums recording. Styles acknowledged using psychedelic drugs during the recording process.
In brief
- Is Fine Line good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Fine Line 4.1/5 from 766 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on Fine Line?
- Watermelon Sugar, rated 4.5/5 by 59 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was Fine Line released?
- Fine Line was released in 2019 on Columbia.
- How many tracks are on Fine Line?
- Fine Line has 12 tracks, with a runtime of 47 minutes.
- What genre is Fine Line?
- Fine Line is catalogued under Pop, Indie Pop.
- What BPM is Fine Line?
- Fine Line runs at a median tempo of 107 BPM across its tracks, most often in G major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Fine Line?
- Listeners of Fine Line also rate Future Nostalgia by Dua Lipa, Midnights by Taylor Swift, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? by Billie Eilish.
- Who produced Fine Line?
- Fine Line was produced by Kid Harpoon, Tyler Johnson, Greg Kurstin and Jeff Bhasker, among 6 credited in total. Kid Harpoon produced 10 of them.
- Who wrote the songs on Fine Line?
- Fine Line was written by Harry Styles, Kid Harpoon and Greg Kurstin. Harry Styles wrote 2 of them.
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Jeremy HatcherMark “Top” RankinOli JacobsOli MiddletonKevin SmithNick LobelDan EwinsDylan NeustadterMatt TuggleTyler BeansJon CastelliAlex PascoJens JungkurthJulian BurgMatthew WallickRyan Nasci- Played by
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