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{{About|the Harry Styles song|the Hozier song|Wasteland, Baby!}}
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| album = [[Harry's House]]
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"As It Was" was widely acclaimed by music critics and entered at the top of the [[UK Singles Chart]], becoming Styles' second solo number-one single, his first being "[[Sign of the Times (Harry Styles song)|Sign of the Times]]" in April 2017. "As It Was" spent ten weeks at the top of the UK Singles Chart, becoming the longest-running number-one and best-selling single of 2022 in his home country. In the United States, it was his second chart topper on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], where it spent 15 non-consecutive weeks at number one, becoming the longest-running US number one by a UK act and the [[List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones|fourth-longest-running number one in the chart's history]].
 
"As It Was" was the [[List of best-selling singles#Best-selling singles by year worldwide|best-selling global single]] of 2022, earning 2.28 billion subscription streams equivalents globally according to the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI). Outside the UK and US, the song was a huge commercial success and topped the charts in 45 countries, including Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Croatia, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Lithuania, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Singapore, Sweden, and Norway.
 
==Background==
Harry Styles announced the title of his third studio album as ''[[Harry's House]]'' on 23 March 2022, unveiling its artwork, a 40-second trailer, and the album's release date as 20 May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |title=Harry Styles Announces New Album Harry's House |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2180640/harry-styles-announces-new-album-harrys-house/news/ |website=[[Stereogum]] |access-date=23 March 2022 |date=23 March 2022 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405040339/https://www.stereogum.com/2180640/harry-styles-announces-new-album-harrys-house/news/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Sharf |first=Zack |title=Harry Styles Dropped Out of Robert Eggers' 'Nosferatu' Remake With Anya Taylor-Joy |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harry-styles-exits-nosferatu-anya-taylor-joy-1235217419/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=29 March 2022 |date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406073921/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/harry-styles-exits-nosferatu-anya-taylor-joy-1235217419/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Five days later, he announced the title of its lead single as "As It Was", alongside 3 pictures of Styles facing away from the camera in a sequinned, sleeveless red outfit, and set its release date as 1 April 2022.<ref name="bb">{{cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |title=Harry Styles Announces First Single From 'Harry's House' — and It's Coming Soon |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-first-single-announced-1235050116/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=28 March 2022 |date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=1 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401194505/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-harrys-house-first-single-announced-1235050116/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Strauss |first=Matthew |title=Harry Styles Announces New Song 'As It Was' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-announces-new-song-as-it-was/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=28 March 2022 |date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=2 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402185134/https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-announces-new-song-as-it-was/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name = "OCC">{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Carl |title=Harry Styles' As It Was: New single from Harry's House release date, video stills and more |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-as-it-was-new-single-from-harrys-house-release-date-video-stills-and-more__35595/ |publisher=[[Official Charts Company]] |access-date=28 March 2022 |date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=4 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220404064355/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-as-it-was-new-single-from-harrys-house-release-date-video-stills-and-more__35595/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Simultaneously, posters bearing the lyrics "It's not the same As It Was" and a picture of Styles sitting on a big ball appeared in various cities.<ref>{{cite web |last=Dupes |first=Abby |title=Everything We Know About Harry Styles' New Album So Far |url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a39515822/harry-styles-harrys-house-album/ |website=[[Seventeen (American magazine)|Seventeen]] |access-date=29 March 2022 |date=28 March 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406180929/https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/music/a39515822/harry-styles-harrys-house-album/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He released a teaser of the music video on 30 March, which included an "energetic [[drum beat]]" and a "sunny electric guitar [[Guitar riff|riff]]", and depicted him in a red jumpsuit spinning in circles atop a motorised turntable.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |title=Harry Styles Drops Dizzying Teaser for New Single 'As It Was' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-teaser-new-single-as-it-was-1235052367/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=31 March 2022 |date=30 March 2022 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405040105/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-teaser-new-single-as-it-was-1235052367/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
 
In an interview with ''Billboard'', Kid Harpoon revealed Styles pushed for the track to become the lead single for the album campaign, stating: "It was Harry that pushed that through. He was like, ‘This is the one. I’m telling you.’ But everyone was like, ‘It should be this other one.’"<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Werthman |first=Christine |date=7 October 2022-10-07 |title=Meet Kid Harpoon — Harry Styles' Go-To Collaborator and Pop's New Secret Weapon |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/features/kid-harpoon-harry-styles-maggie-rogers-producer-interview-1235151631/ |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Lyric and composition ==
As It Was was the last song written for Styles' third album, ''Harry's House''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Magliola |first=Anna Sky |date=1 April 2022 |title=Harry Styles reveals the unusual place he wrote his new single 'As It Was' |url=https://planetradio.co.uk/hits-radio/entertainment/music/harry-styles-as-it-was-interview/ |access-date=14 May 2024 |website=Hits Radio}}</ref> The song was recorded at [[Sony Music Entertainment]] CEO [[Rob Stringer]]’s house in England. In an interview with [[Consequence (publication)|''Consequence of Sound'']], producer Kid Harpoon stated "We moved all the furniture out and put a drum kit in the TV room. “As It Was” was done in that setup. Harry came in with a riff idea, and we ran with it."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-05 |title=Kid Harpoon Interview on Harry Styles & More: Behind the Boards |url=https://consequence.net/2022/10/kid-harpoon-interview-harry-styles-behind-the-boards/ |access-date=2024-05-13 |language=en-US}}</ref> In an interview with ''[[Hits Radio]]'' Styles said the song was originally written slower before adding synths and drums.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0oWm2oqmok |title=Has Harry Styles' been teasing Harry's House all along? 👀 |language=en |access-date=2024-05-13 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> He called the original voice note of the slower track "a death march" in an interview with Zane Lowe<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3L4m5ZMzf3A |title=Harry Styles - Zane Lowe & Apple Music 'Harry's House' Interview |language=en |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref> although the existence of this version has been disputed by Kid Harpoon.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kid Harpoon on working with Harry Styles, Lizzo and Maggie Rogers on Apple Music |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/post/1658902409 |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |website=Apple Music - Web Player |language=en-GB}}</ref> Speaking to ''[[Music Week]]'', producer Tyler Johnson stated the track was almost completed in its final form after three or four days<ref name="musicweek.com">{{Cite web |title='Harry's a full-blown force': Tyler Johnson on the making of As It Was |url=https://www.musicweek.com/talent/read/harry-s-a-full-blown-force-tyler-johnson-on-the-making-of-as-it-was/086679 |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |website=www.musicweek.com |language=en}}</ref> with the bridge of the song being written a few days later.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=1 December 2022-12-01 |title=Harry Styles' 'House' Had Some Roommates: Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson on Making 2022's Most Ubiquitous Single, 'As It Was' |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/songwriters-kid-harpoon-tyler-johnson-hitmakers-harry-styles-1235447248/ |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Johnson described the process of writing the single as: “Harry was sitting on the [[Moog One]] and I liked what he was playing, so I sat down and played as he started to write the melodies and the lyrics. I said to Harry, ‘We need a lead line’ and he just came up right away with the ‘Dah, dah, dah...’ part. He didn't hesitate. Then he started writing the second verse and referring to himself in the third person. So much of this song just came from Harry's heart. And then Tom, with this magical sense of hooks that he has, came up with the idea of doing, ‘You know it's not the same…’ after the chorus, which I was very impressed with. That turned out to be a very smart move.”<ref name="musicweek.com"/> Styles came up with the idea and melody of the tubular bells included on the track, and plays them on the finished product.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=1 December 2022-12-01 |title=Harry Styles' 'House' Had Some Roommates: Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson on Making 2022's Most Ubiquitous Single, 'As It Was' |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/songwriters-kid-harpoon-tyler-johnson-hitmakers-harry-styles-1235447248/ |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
The child's voice which opens the track is Styles' godchild Ruby Winston, daughter of producer [[Ben Winston]]. Styles explained the addition in an interview with ''[[Capital Breakfast]]'': "She used to try and call me before bedtime every night, and one time it didn’t ring or something, so they sent me that. I dug it out when we were in the studio and put it in front of the song for some reason, and I kind of just fell in love with it, so it stuck."<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekpVd5ol1sg |title=Harry Styles Warns His Scenes In 'Don't Worry, Darling' Are NSFW {{!}} FULL INTERVIEW {{!}} Capital |language=en |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>
 
Styles described the meaning of the song as "about metamorphosis, embracing change and former self, perspective shift and all that kind of stuff. It just felt like the thing I wanted to say, the thing I wanted to be doing and the kind of music I wanted to make coming back."<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 April 2022-04-05 |title=Harry Styles' "As It Was" Is More About Loneliness Than His Relationship |url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/harry-styles-as-it-was-lyrics-meaning-explained |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |website=Nylon |language=en}}</ref>
 
Music critics described the song as a guitar-driven [[synth-pop]] and [[New wave music|new wave]] track, a noticeable shift from Styles's [[Rock music|rock]]-oriented sounds.<ref name="Aniftos" /><ref name="Willman">{{cite web |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=1 April 2022 |title= Harry Styles Trades Classic Rock for Synth-Pop in New Single and Video, 'As It Was' |url= https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-trades-classic-rock-for-synth-pop-in-new-single-and-video-as-it-was-1235220645/ |access-date= 1 April 2022 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405035317/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-trades-classic-rock-for-synth-pop-in-new-single-and-video-as-it-was-1235220645/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Sheffield" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/arts/music/playlist-harry-styles-angel-olsen.html|title=Harry Styles tries on synth-pop, and 13 more new songs|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=1 April 2022|access-date=30 April 2022|author1=Pareles, Jon|author2=Russonello, Giovanni|author3=Zoladz, Lindsay|archive-date=30 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220430072557/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/01/arts/music/playlist-harry-styles-angel-olsen.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Anderson |first=Carys |date=31 March 2022 |title=Harry Styles Premieres New Single "As It Was": Stream |url=https://consequence.net/2022/03/harry-styles-as-it-was-stream/ |website=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence]] |quote=Styles goes new wave for “As It Was,” where he grieves a broken relationship over a gentle, reverberating synth line. |access-date=4 January 2023 |archive-date=4 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230104053909/https://consequence.net/2022/03/harry-styles-as-it-was-stream/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Chris Willman of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' noted it takes heavy inspiration from [[Depeche Mode]] and [[A-ha]], while also suggesting it adopted a style similar to [[the Weeknd]]'s 2019 single "[[Blinding Lights]]".<ref name="Willman" /> ''EUPHORIA'' magazine felt that Styles was inspired by [[James Bay (singer)|James Bay]]'s 2018 single "[[Pink Lemonade (song)|Pink Lemonade]]", adding that the two songs sound "eerily similar".<ref>{{cite web | website= euphoriazine.com | url= https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2022/07/covers-james-bay/ | title= James Bay | date= July 2022 | access-date= 13 December 2022 | archive-date= 13 December 2022 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221213065103/https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2022/07/covers-james-bay/ | url-status= live }}</ref> Lyrically, "As It Was" is rooted in personal transitions and depicts a feeling of loss and loneliness.<ref>{{Cite news |last= Sposato |first=Cat |date=31 March 2022 |title=Harry Styles, 'As It Was' |language=en |work=[[NPR]].org |url= https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/03/31/1090037910/harry-styles-as-it-was |access-date=1 April 2022 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220407022529/https://www.npr.org/sections/now-playing/2022/03/31/1090037910/harry-styles-as-it-was |url-status=live }}</ref>
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"As It Was" received widespread critical acclaim. ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s Rhian Daly gave the song five out of five stars, describing it as "not a million miles away from where ''Fine Line'' left off, but hardly retreading old ground." According to Daly, the track suggests ''Harry's House'' will solidify Styles "as one of the current pop landscapes' greats".<ref name="NME-20220401">{{cite web |last=Daly |first=Rhian |title=Harry Styles' new song "As It Was" is a reflective ode to the bittersweet nature of change |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/track/harry-styles-new-song-as-it-was-a-reflective-ode-to-change-3195485 |website=[[NME]] |access-date=1 April 2022 |date=1 April 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408224622/https://www.nme.com/reviews/track/harry-styles-new-song-as-it-was-a-reflective-ode-to-change-3195485 |url-status=live }}</ref> Beau Beaumont-Thomas of ''[[The Guardian]]'' also rated the song five stars and called it "one of his very best", writing, "Many will pore over the gossipy, self-referential lyrics, but Styles's song is for everyone: an effervescent, high-tempo hit to have you clicking your heels."<ref name="TG-20220401">{{cite web |last=Beaumont-Thomas |first=Ben |title=Harry Styles: As It Was review – a pop star in his own sunlit lane |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/01/harry-styles-as-it-was-review-a-pop-star-in-his-own-sunlit-lane |website=[[The Guardian]] |access-date=1 April 2022 |date=1 April 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406024813/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/apr/01/harry-styles-as-it-was-review-a-pop-star-in-his-own-sunlit-lane |url-status=live }}</ref> In his review for ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', [[Rob Sheffield]] regarded "As It Was" as one of Styles's most "emotionally powerful" songs, calling it a "daring change-up" and a "straight-from-the-heart cry that's also an irresistible dance-floor challenge."<ref name="Sheffield">{{cite magazine |author=Sheffield, Rob |author-link=Rob Sheffield |title=Harry Styles' "As It Was" is nakedly vulnerable — and unlike anything he's done before |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-as-it-was-song-review-1330351/ |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=1 April 2022 |date=31 March 2022 |archive-date=6 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220406174659/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-as-it-was-song-review-1330351/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Sahar Ghadirian of ''[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]'' magazine deemed it a "powerhouse" and Styles "at his most vulnerable". Ghadirian appreciated the "dream fusion" of synth-pop with electro rock and commented that the [[Tubular bells|bells]] end the song on "a euphoric high".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/as-it-was-presents-harry-styles-at-his-most-vulnerable|title='As It Was' Presents Harry Styles At His Most Vulnerable|last=Ghadirian|first=Sahar|website=[[Clash (magazine)|Clash]]|date=4 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424120822/https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/as-it-was-presents-harry-styles-at-his-most-vulnerable|url-status=live}}</ref> Thania Garcia of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' magazine described the song as being "[[New wave music|new wave]]-inspired".<ref>{{cite web |last=Garcia |first=Thania |date=31 May 2022 |title=Harry Styles' 'Harry's House' Debuts as No. 1 Album with over a Half-Million Units Earned |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-tops-billboard-charts-1235281944/ |website=Variety |access-date=13 June 2022 |archive-date=13 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220613042832/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-harrys-house-tops-billboard-charts-1235281944/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Hugh McIntyre of ''[[Forbes]]'' hailed the song as a "decade-defining smash."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIntyre |first=Hugh |title=Miley Cyrus Returns With The Biggest Single Of Her Career |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2024/05/16/miley-cyrus-returns-with-the-biggest-single-of-her-career/ |access-date=31 May 2024 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref>
 
''[[Evening Standard]]'' reviewer Jochan Embley meanwhile found the track inferior to the singer's previous singles "[[Watermelon Sugar]]" and "[[Adore You (Harry Styles song)|Adore You]]", but wrote that Styles and his collaborators "still know how to make an instantly enjoyable tune".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/harry-styles-as-it-was-review-new-song-album-release-date-video-tanu-muino-b991883.html|title=Harry Styles - As It Was review: Classic Stylsian heart-throbbery with a sorrowful twist|last=Embley|first=Jochan|website=[[Evening Standard]]|date=1 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424120822/https://www.standard.co.uk/culture/music/harry-styles-as-it-was-review-new-song-album-release-date-video-tanu-muino-b991883.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Olivia Horn of ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' was less impressed and bemoaned that the song "winds down without any real payoff", citing the circuitousness of the lyrics as "a frequent shortcoming in Styles' songwriting."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/harry-styles-as-it-was/|title=Harry Styles: 'As It Was' Track Review|last=Horn|first=Olivia|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=1 April 2022|access-date=24 April 2022|archive-date=24 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220424071227/https://pitchfork.com/reviews/tracks/harry-styles-as-it-was/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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=== Recognition ===
As It Was was praised by many musicians and those within the entertainment industry. [[Elton John|Sir Elton John]] declared the track as "one of the great records of the year" and that it should win [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of The Year]] at [[Grammy Awards|The Grammys]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Elton John is down to collaborate with Harry Styles: "That would be amazing" {{!}} ABC Audio Digital Syndication |url=https://digital.abcaudio.com/news/elton-john-down-collaborate-harry-styles-would-be-amazing |access-date=2024-05-14 May 2024 |website=digital.abcaudio.com}}</ref> [[Lindsey Buckingham|Lindsay Buckingham]] praised the song as "a great pop song" in discussion with [[Omar Apollo]].<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=2023-10-24 October 2023 |title=Lindsey Buckingham Wrote a Song That Changed Omar Apollo's Life |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/omar-apollo-lindsey-buckingham-fleetwood-mac-music-1234852752/ |access-date=2024-05-14 May 2024 |websitemagazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Jon Bon Jovi]] stated "It is not going to be the same as it was folks, I love that because he gave you a slap upside the head and said, “I’m here with you but doing it on my terms.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dosani |first=Rishma |date=2023-04-19 April 2023 |title=Jon Bon Jovi praises Harry Styles as ‘biggest'biggest star’star' around and we need a collab |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/04/19/jon-bon-jovi-praises-harry-styles-as-biggest-star-around-18639495/ |access-date=2024-05-14 May 2024 |website=Metro |language=en}}</ref> Artists such as [[Jorja Smith]] and [[Arcade Fire]] also covered the song in the [[Live Lounge]].<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Mier |first=Tomás |date=4 October 2023-10-04 |title=Watch Jorja Smith Soulfully Cover Harry Styles' 'As It Was' |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jorja-smith-covers-as-it-was-harry-styles-watch-1234840648/ |access-date=2024-05-15 May 2024 |websitemagazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zemler |first=Emily |date=2022-05-12 May 2022 |title=Watch Arcade Fire cover Harry Styles' 'As It Was' for BBC Music session |url=https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/news/watch-arcade-fire-cover-harry-styles-as-it-was-for-bbc-music-session-16702/ |access-date=2024-05-15 May 2024 |website=Rolling Stone UK |language=en-GB}}</ref>
 
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=== Global ===
"As It Was" was an immediate success; it earned the [[Guinness World Records]] title for the most streamed track on [[Spotify]] within 24 hours by a male artist, and broke the [[Apple Music]] streaming record for most first-day streams for a 2022 release.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/harry-styles-breaks-spotify-streams-record-with-as-it-was-697818 |title=Harry Styles breaks Spotify streams record with 'As It Was' |last=Pilastro |first=Eleonora |date=8 April 2022 |publisher=[[Guinness World Records]] |access-date=8 April 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408160129/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/harry-styles-breaks-spotify-streams-record-with-as-it-was-697818 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-streaming-record-as-it-was-first-week-numbers-1235228708/ |title= Harry Styles Has Year's Biggest Weekly Streaming Number, With 44 Million, After Breaking Single-Day Records |last=Garcia |first=Thania |work= Variety |date=11 April 2022 |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220411235351/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/harry-styles-streaming-record-as-it-was-first-week-numbers-1235228708/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song also opened atop the [[Billboard Global 200|''Billboard'' Global 200]] with the greatest global streaming week of 2022, becoming Styles's first number-one on the tally.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-number-one-billboard-global-charts-debut-1235057777/ |title=Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Soars In at No. 1 on Billboard Global Charts |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220411184115/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-number-one-billboard-global-charts-debut-1235057777/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Globally, "As It Was" was the [[List of best-selling singles|best-selling global single]] of 2022, earning 2.28 billion subscription streams equivalents globally according to the [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry]] (IFPI).<ref name="IFPI22" /> It was also the fifth best-selling global single of 2023 with 1.46 billion subscription streams equivalents.<ref name="IFPI23" /> "As It Was" ranked as the most popular song on Spotify and the second most popular song on Apple Music in 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dellatto |first=Marisa |title=Most Popular Music Of 2022: Bad Bunny Dominates Pandora And Apple Music Charts |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/11/29/most-popular-music-of-2022-bad-bunny-dominates-pandora-and-apple-music-charts/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221130080741/https://www.forbes.com/sites/marisadellatto/2022/11/29/most-popular-music-of-2022-bad-bunny-dominates-pandora-and-apple-music-charts/ |archive-date=30 November 2022 |access-date=30 November 2022-11-30 |website=[[Forbes]].com |language=en}}</ref> It was the 3rd most streamed song on Spotify and the 14th biggest song on Apple Music in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldrick |first=Stacy |date=29 November 2023-11-29 |title=The Top Songs, Artists, Podcasts, and Listening Trends of 2023 Revealed |url=https://20230524t095215-dot-pr-newsroom-wp.uc.r.appspot.com/2023-11-29/top-songs-artists-podcasts-albums-trends-2023/ |access-date=2024-05-15 May 2024 |website=Spotify |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-29 November 2023 |title=Who’sWho's on top of Apple Music's 2023 global song chart? |url=https://www.euronews.com/culture/2023/11/29/whos-on-top-of-apple-musics-2023-global-song-chart |access-date=2024-05-15 May 2024 |website=euronews |language=en}}</ref>
 
The song reached number one on the official charts of Australia,<ref name="AUA" /> Austria,<ref name="AUI" /> Belgium,<ref name="BE" /> Croatia,<ref name="croatiaradio" /> Denmark,<ref name="DE" /> Germany,<ref name= "GER" /> Greece,<ref name="GR">{{cite web| url= https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|title=Official IFPI Charts Digital Singles Chart (International)| website= ifpi.gr |publisher=[[IFPI]]| date=11 April 2022| access-date=11 April 2022|archive-date= 31 May 2018|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20180531163813/https://www.ifpi.gr/digital_iel.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Ireland,<ref name="IR" /> Israel,<ref name="IS" /> Lithuania,<ref name="LI" /> the Netherlands,<ref name="NE" /> New Zealand,<ref name="NZ" /> Slovakia,<ref name="SL" /> Sweden,<ref name="SWE" /> and Switzerland.<ref name="SWI" />
 
=== United Kingdom ===
In the UK, "As It Was" became Styles's second solo number-one on the [[UK Singles Chart|singles chart]], debuting with the biggest sales and streaming weeks of any single in 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-claims-career-best-debut-with-second-solo-number-1-single__35710/ |title=Harry Styles claims career-best debut with second solo Number 1 single |last=Griffiths |first=George | website = officialcharts.com |publisher=[[Official Singles Chart]] |access-date=8 April 2022 |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220408164657/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-claims-career-best-debut-with-second-solo-number-1-single__35710/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It spent ten weeks at number one on the UK singles chart, becoming the longest-running number one of the year in the UK.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-breaks-us-chart-record-with-as-it-was-now-the-longest-running-us-number-1-by-a-uk-act__37474/ |title=Harry Styles breaks US chart record with As It Was, now the longest running US Number 1 by a UK act |last=Griffiths |first=George |publisher= Official Singles Chart | website = officialcharts.com |access-date=27 September 2022 |archive-date=28 September 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220928115103/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/harry-styles-breaks-us-chart-record-with-as-it-was-now-the-longest-running-us-number-1-by-a-uk-act__37474/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It became the most-streamed track (149.6 million streams), most physically purchased (12,000 units), most digitally downloaded (47,000 units) and overall, best-selling (1.3 million [[Album-equivalent unit|equivalent units]]) track in the UK in 2022, {{as of|2022|10|lc=y}}.<ref name="UKsales">{{cite news |last1=Griffiths |first1=George |title=Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2022 so far |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2022-so-far__35660/ |access-date=4 November 2022 |work=officialcharts.com |date=6 October 2022 |language=en |archive-date=22 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221022045302/https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2022-so-far__35660/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was the 9th biggest song in the UK in 2023 according to the [[Official Charts Company]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-12-29 December 2023 |title=The Official Top 40 Biggest Songs of 2023 |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/the-official-top-40-biggest-songs-of-2023/ |access-date=2024-05-15 May 2024 |website=Official Charts |language=en}}</ref>
 
=== North America ===
"As It Was" entered at number one on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming Styles' second number-one single after "[[Watermelon Sugar]]" (2019).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-number-one-billboard-hot-100-debut-1235057698/ |title=Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Launches at No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |last=Trust |first=Gary |magazine= Billboard |access-date=11 April 2022 |archive-date=11 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220411171729/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-as-it-was-number-one-billboard-hot-100-debut-1235057698/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The song garnered the most single-day streams on Spotify in the United States, surpassing [[Olivia Rodrigo]]'s "[[Drivers License (song)|Drivers License]]" (2021).<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-as-it-was-spotify-record-1235053955/amp/ |title=Harry Styles's 'As It Was' Breaks Spotify Single-Day Streaming Record |date=2 April 2022 |access-date=2 April 2022 |last=Lasimone |first=Ashley |magazine=Billboard |archive-date=2 April 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20220402232026/https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-as-it-was-spotify-record-1235053955/amp/ |url-status=live}}</ref> After the single's debut at No. 1, "As It Was" fell out of the No. 1 position and returned multiple times between April and September 2022; when it returned to No. 1 for the week ending 3 September 2022, it became the first song ever to have five separate runs in the top position.<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Trust |first1=Gary |title=Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Makes Record Return to No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-11th-week-number-one-hot-100-1235132570/ |magazine=Billboard.com |access-date=2022-08-31 August 2022 |date=29 August 2022 |archive-date=29 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829172207/https://www.billboard.com/music/chart-beat/harry-styles-11th-week-number-one-hot-100-1235132570/ |url-status=live}}</ref> "As It Was" spent 15 weeks atop the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], becoming the longest-running US number one by a UK act, the second longest-running No. 1 with no accompanying artists (i.e. a solo-billed song) and the fourth longest running number-one in the chart's history.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63045287|title=Harry Styles' As It Was becomes longest-running US number one by a UK act|work=[[BBC]].com |date=27 September 2022|access-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927085014/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-63045287| archive-date=27 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| first=Trace |last=William Cowen |url= https://www.complex.com/music/harry-styles-as-it-was-longest-running-solo-number-one-billboard-hot-100 |title=Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Becomes Longest-Running Solo No. 1 on Billboard Hot 100 Chart |website= Complex.com |date=27 September 2022 |access-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927122315/https://www.complex.com/music/harry-styles-as-it-was-longest-running-solo-number-one-billboard-hot-100|archive-date=27 September 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, "As It Was" spent 18 weeks at number one on the [[Canadian Hot 100]].<ref name="CA" />
 
==Music video==
The music video for "As It Was" was released alongside the song.<ref name="Hussey">{{cite web |last=Hussey |first=Allison |title=Harry Styles Shares Video for New Song 'As It Was' |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-shares-video-for-new-song-as-it-was-watch/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=1 April 2022 |date=31 March 2022 |archive-date=7 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220407073708/https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-shares-video-for-new-song-as-it-was-watch/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In the clip, Styles joins dancer Mathilde Lin on a turning platform and performs choreography by [[Yoann Bourgeois]]<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Milzoff |first=Rebecca |date=2022-04-27 April 2022 |title=Meet the Choreographer Who Helped Harry Styles Find 'A Lot of Joy' in the 'As It Was' Video |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-choreographer-interview-1235064097/ |access-date=2023-03-16 March 2023 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=16 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316164420/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-choreographer-interview-1235064097/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kim |first=Yerin |date=2022-04-01 |title=Meet the Talented Dancer in Harry Styles's "As It Was" Music Video |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/mathilde-lin-harry-styles-as-it-was-video-48774878 |access-date=2024-08-07 |website=Popsugar |language=en}}</ref> in the [[Barbican Estate|Barbican]] to release negative emotions.<ref name="Aniftos">{{cite magazine |last=Aniftos |first=Rania |title=Harry Styles Unveils 'As It Was' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-1235053318/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=1 April 2022 |date=31 March 2022 |archive-date=5 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405133505/https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/harry-styles-as-it-was-1235053318/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The video was filmed in London: apart from the [[Barbican Centre]], it was also filmed at [[Lindley Hall, London|Lindley Hall]] near the [[Houses of Parliament]], and the [[Penguin Pool, London Zoo|penguin pool]] at [[London Zoo]].<ref>{{cite web |date=6 April 2022 |title=Where Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Music Video Was Filmed |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/news/harry-styles-as-it-was-music-video-location/ |website=[[Capital (radio network)|Capital]] |access-date=11 June 2022 |archive-date=11 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220611104755/https://www.capitalfm.com/news/harry-styles-as-it-was-music-video-location/ |url-status=live }}</ref> It was directed by [[Tanu Muino]], who stated that directing for Styles was "a bucket list dream come true" but, on the second day of shooting, Muino's home country of [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|Ukraine was invaded by Russia]], rendering the process a "bittersweet" experience; nevertheless, Muino and her team from Ukraine "poured so much love into this video and you can see it on screen. The music video references a photo mural of industrial designers [[Charles and Ray Eames]] on exhibit at [[Los Angeles County Museum of Art|LACMA]] as Styles and his love interest grow further apart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ahlgrim |first=Callie |title=5 key details you probably missed in Harry Styles' new music video 'As It Was' |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/harry-styles-as-it-was-music-video-details-you-missed-2022-4 |access-date=2024-05-14 |website=Business Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> It will be a music video I will never forget and now I can happily retire.".<ref name="Hussey" /> On YouTube, the video has received over 725 million views and 8 million likes as of May 2024.<ref>{{Citation |title=Harry Styles - As It Was (Official Video) | date=31 March 2022 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5v3kku4y6Q |language=en |access-date=2022-04-27 April 2022 |archive-date=27 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220427022619/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5v3kku4y6Q |url-status=live }}</ref> Styles later released a ''Behind The Scenes'' version of the making of the music video.<ref>{{Cite webmagazine |last=Dailey |first=Hannah |date=2022-05-10 May 2022 |title=Harry Styles Had the Cutest Moment With a Baby Behind the Scenes of the ‘As'As It Was’Was' Music Video: Watch |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-as-it-was-video-baby-behind-the-scenes-clip-1235069186/ |access-date=2024-05-15 May 2024 |websitemagazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
== Accolades ==
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| 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations
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| <ref>{{Cite web |title=Adele, Ava Max, Doja Cat, Drake, Ed Sheeran, Glass Animals, Harry Styles, Jack Harlow, Justin Bieber, Lil Durk, Lil Nas X and Pop Smoke Receive iHeartRadio "Titanium Award" For Reaching 1 Billion Total Audience Spins in 2022 |url=https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/adele-ava-max-doja-cat-drake-ed-sheeran-glass-animals-harry-styles-jack-harlow-justin-bieber |access-date=2023-03-17 March 2023 |website=www.iheartmedia.com |language=en |archive-date=23 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323173737/https://www.iheartmedia.com/press/adele-ava-max-doja-cat-drake-ed-sheeran-glass-animals-harry-styles-jack-harlow-justin-bieber |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="5" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Your 2022 VMA Nominations Are Here: Jack Harlow, Kendrick Lamar, Lil Nas X Lead The Pack |url=https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar |access-date=2022-07-26 July 2022 |website=MTV |language=en |archive-date=26 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220726133318/https://www.mtv.com/news/hwekgl/vmas-2022-nominees-lil-nas-x-jack-harlow-kendrick-lamar |url-status=livedead }}</ref>
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|[[MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video|Best Pop]]
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|[[Premios 40 Principales for Best International Song|Best International Song]]
| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=LOS40 Music Awards 2022: artistas ganadores |url=https://los40.com/especiales/los40-music-awards/2022/ganadores/ |access-date=8 November 2022-11-08 |website=LOS40 |language=es |archive-date=6 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106175415/https://los40.com/especiales/los40-music-awards/2022/ganadores/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[Los Premios 40 Principales for Best International Video|Best International Video]]
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| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK Music Video Awards 2022 winners announced |url=https://www.shots.net/news/view/uk-music-video-awards-2022-winners-announced |access-date=2022-10-28 October 2022 |website=shots |language=en |archive-date=27 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221027210922/https://shots.net/news/view/uk-music-video-awards-2022-winners-announced |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row" |[[MTV Video Music Awards Japan]]
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| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ronald |date=2022-10-17 October 2022 |title=Winners of the MTV VMAJ 2022 Announced |url=https://aramajapan.com/featured/winners-of-the-mtv-vmaj-2022-announced/119724/ |access-date=3 November 2022-11-03 |website=ARAMA! JAPAN |language=en-US |archive-date=3 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221103102437/https://aramajapan.com/featured/winners-of-the-mtv-vmaj-2022-announced/119724/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! rowspan="2" scope="row" |[[MTV Europe Music Awards]]
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| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Szalai |first1=Georg |date=2022-10-12 October 2022 |title=Harry Styles Leads Nominations for MTV EMAs |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/mtv-europe-music-awards-emas-2022-nominations-list-nominees-1235239755/ |access-date=2022-10-12 October 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=12 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012142047/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/mtv-europe-music-awards-emas-2022-nominations-list-nominees-1235239755/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video|Best Video]]
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|{{Won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-19 November 2022 |title=NRJ Music Awards 2022 - Les gagnants et résultats par catégorie! |url=https://www.nrj.fr/music-awards/actualites/les-gagnants-et-resultats-par-categorie-1-71358195 |access-date=2022-11-19 November 2022 |website=nrj.fr |language=FR |archive-date=19 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119093100/https://www.nrj.fr/music-awards/actualites/les-gagnants-et-resultats-par-categorie-1-71358195 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|International Hit of the Year
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| rowspan="2" |[[48th People's Choice Awards|2022]]
|Favorite Song of 2022
|{{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite magazine |last1=Grein |first1=Paul |date=2022-10-26 October 2022 |title=Bad Bunny & Harry Styles Are Top Music Nominees at 2022 People's Choice Awards: Full List |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-peoples-choice-awards-full-nominees-list-bad-bunny-harry-styles-1235161268/ |access-date=2022-10-28 October 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US |archive-date=26 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026173452/https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/2022-peoples-choice-awards-full-nominees-list-bad-bunny-harry-styles-1235161268/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[People's Choice Award for Favorite Music Video|Favorite Music Video]]
|Video of 2022
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|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sepúlveda |first=Carlos |date=4 December 2022-12-04 |title=Premios MUSA 2022: ¿Quiénes son los ganadores de este año? |url=https://www.concierto.cl/2022/12/premios-musa-2022-quienes-son-los-ganadores-de-este-ano-2/ |access-date=2023-03-17 March 2023 |website=Radio Concierto Chile |language=es |archive-date=5 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205121305/https://www.concierto.cl/2022/12/premios-musa-2022-quienes-son-los-ganadores-de-este-ano-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|{{won}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 April 2022-04-08 |title=Harry Styles breaks Spotify streams record with "As It Was" |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/harry-styles-breaks-spotify-streams-record-with-as-it-was-697818 |access-date=1 April 2023-04-01 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb |archive-date=8 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220408160129/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2022/4/harry-styles-breaks-spotify-streams-record-with-as-it-was-697818 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|Most Streamed Song by a Male Artist in a Week on Spotify
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|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-12 January 2023 |title=Harry Styles' "As It Was" was 2022's most streamed Spotify song |url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/1/harry-styles-as-it-was-was-2022s-most-streamed-spotify-song-732710 |access-date=1 April 2023-04-01 |website=Guinness World Records |language=en-gb |archive-date=1 April 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401084239/https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2023/1/harry-styles-as-it-was-was-2022s-most-streamed-spotify-song-732710 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| {{nom}}
| rowspan="2" |<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Perez |first1=Lexy |date=2022-10-13 October 2022 |title=2022 American Music Awards: Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, Taylor Swift Among Top Nominees |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/2022-american-music-awards-nominations-nominees-list-1235240337/ |access-date=2022-10-14 October 2022 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=13 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221013151848/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-news/2022-american-music-awards-nominations-nominees-list-1235240337/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[American Music Award for Favorite Pop/Rock Song|Favorite Pop Song]]
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| {{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-18 October 2022 |title=DMA - Danish Music Awards on Instagram: "Musiker, skuespiller og stilikon. Titlerne er mange og fanskaren er enorm🪐 I år er @harrystyles albumaktuel og demonstrerer en sanselighed, der sætter ild i huset. Det løsslupne 'Harry's House' er i følge mange popstjernens bedste - og singlen 'As It Was' har både slået Spotify-rekorder og erobret førstepladsen på Billboard-listen. Harry Styles er nomineret både for sit album og den dansable ørehænger 'As It Was'. Stort tillykke!" |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CjzxCsrDmG_/ |access-date=2022-10-18 October 2022 |website=Instagram |language=en |archive-date=18 October 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221018120817/https://www.instagram.com/p/CjzxCsrDmG_/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row" | [[APRA Awards (Australia)|APRA Music Awards]]
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| {{nom}}
| rowspan="4" |<ref>{{cite news |last=Willman |first=Chris |date=2022-11-15 November 2022 |title=Grammy Awards Nominations 2023: The Complete List |url=https://variety.com/2022/music/news/grammy-nominations-2023-complete-list-nominees-1235433127/ |url-status=live |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221115180923/https://variety.com/2022/music/news/grammy-nominations-2023-complete-list-nominees-1235433127/ |archive-date=2022-11-15 November 2022 |access-date=2022-11-15 November 2022 }}</ref>
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| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
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| {{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Nominees for the BRIT Awards 2023 |url=https://www.brits.co.uk/nominees |access-date=2023-01-13 January 2023 |website=BRIT Awards |language=en |archive-date=11 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111194725/https://www.brits.co.uk/nominees |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! rowspan="3" scope="row" |[[iHeartRadio Music Awards]]
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|{{nom}}
| rowspan="3" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=2023 iHeartRadio Music Awards: See The Full List Of Nominees {{!}} iHeartRadio |url=https://news.iheart.com/featured/iheartradio-music-awards/content/2023-01-10-2023-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/ |access-date=2023-02-23 February 2023 |website=iHeartRadio Music Awards |language=en |archive-date=11 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111233021/https://news.iheart.com/featured/iheartradio-music-awards/content/2023-01-10-2023-iheartradio-music-awards-see-the-full-list-of-nominees/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|[[IHeartRadio Music Award for Best Music Video|Best Music Video]]
|{{nom}}
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|<ref>{{Cite web |title=GAFFA-PRISEN 2023: Og vinderne er... |url=https://gaffa.dk/nyheder-fra-gaffa/2023/marts/gaffa-prisen-2023-og-vinderne-er/ |access-date=2023-03-17 March 2023 |website=gaffa.dk |language=da |archive-date=20 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230320200539/https://gaffa.dk/nyheder-fra-gaffa/2023/marts/gaffa-prisen-2023-og-vinderne-er/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row" |[[Global Awards]]
|Best Song
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=P!nk and Harry Styles among stars nominated for the Global Awards 2023 |url=https://www.heart.co.uk/global-awards/2023-nominations-announced/ |access-date=2023-03-17 March 2023 |website=Heart |language=en |archive-date=17 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230317104210/https://www.heart.co.uk/global-awards/2023-nominations-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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! scope="row" |[[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]
|[[2023 Kids' Choice Awards|2023]]
|[[Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Song|Favorite Song]]
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordyke |first=Kimberly |date=2023-01-31 January 2023 |title=Kids' Choice Awards: Nate Burleson, Charli D'Amelio to Host; 'Stranger Things' Leads Noms |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kids-choice-awards-2023-host-nominees-1235313208/ |access-date=2023-03-17 March 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=31 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230131142038/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/kids-choice-awards-2023-host-nominees-1235313208/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ophelia |first=Maya |date=2023-04-18 April 2023 |title=Nominations announced for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2023 |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominations-announced-for-the-ivors-with-amazon-music-2023/ |access-date=2023-07-12 July 2023 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB |archive-date=5 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230605112738/https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominations-announced-for-the-ivors-with-amazon-music-2023/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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| rowspan="2" |PRS for Music Most Performed Work
|{{won}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ophelia |first=Maya |date=2023-05-18 May 2023 |title=Winners of The Ivors 2023 announced |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/winners-of-the-ivors-2023-announced/ |access-date=2023-07-12 July 2023 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB |archive-date=2 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230702154045/https://ivorsacademy.com/news/winners-of-the-ivors-2023-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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|2024
|{{nom}}
|<ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Mark |date=2024-04-23 April 2024 |title=Nominations announced for The Ivors with Amazon Music 2024 |url=https://ivorsacademy.com/news/nominations-announced-for-the-ivors-with-amazon-music-2024/ |access-date=2024-05-28 May 2024 |website=The Ivors Academy |language=en-GB}}</ref>
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== Live performance ==
Styles performed "As It Was" for the first time at the [[Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival]] on 15 April and 22 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Moreland |first1=Quinn |last2=Corcoran |first2=Nina |title=Watch Harry Styles Bring Out Shania Twain, Debut New Songs at Coachella 2022 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-harry-styles-set-at-coachella-2022/ |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |access-date=17 April 2022 |date=16 April 2022 |archive-date=17 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417025852/https://pitchfork.com/news/watch-harry-styles-set-at-coachella-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> At the ''<nowiki/>'One Night Only''' performance for ''Harry's House'', Styles surprised the crowd at [[MadisonUBS Square GardenArena]] with an encore of the track. Speaking on the experience to ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Styles stated: "We came offstage, and I went into my dressing room and just wanted to sit by myself for a minute, After [[One Direction]], I didn’t expect to ever experience anything new. I kind of felt like, ‘All right, I’ve seen how crazy it can get and I think there was something about it where I was … not terrified, but I just needed a minute. Because I wasn’t sure what it was. Just that the energy felt insane.”<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Spanos |first=Brittany |date=2022-08-22 August 2022 |title=How Harry Styles Became the World's Most Wanted Man |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/harry-styles-harrys-house-dont-worry-darling-my-policeman-cover-1397290/ |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>
 
Styles performed As It Was at the [[65th Annual Grammy Awards]] with a rotating stage and routine choreographed in the style of the music video by Yoann Bourgeois.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=7 February 2023-02-07 |title=Harry Styles' Dancers Describe Chaotic Rotating Stage Mix-Up at 2023 Grammys |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-dancers-describe-chaotic-rotating-stage-mix-up-at-2023-grammys/ |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> However, a technical malfunction caused the stage to rotate the wrong way and forced the dancers with Styles to perform the dance in reverse.<ref name="BBC News">{{Cite news |date=2023-03-18 March 2023 |title=Harry Styles checked staff were ok after his Grammys performance went wrong |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-64991570 |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}</ref> Dancers included in the routine stated "there was nothing we could do to stop it" once the performance began.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nast |first=Condé |date=7 February 2023-02-07 |title=Harry Styles' Dancers Describe Chaotic Rotating Stage Mix-Up at 2023 Grammys |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/harry-styles-dancers-describe-chaotic-rotating-stage-mix-up-at-2023-grammys/ |access-date=2024-05-13 May 2024 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> Styles "called the team in charge to make sure they were OK" after the performance according to Grammys set designer Julio Himede.<ref name="BBC News"/>
 
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==Certifications==
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|title=ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|access-date=15 May 2024}}</ref>|access-date=15 May 2024}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|artist=Harry Styles|title=As It Was|award=Platinum|number=2|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2022|access-date=16 November 2022}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Brazil|award=Diamond|number=3|type=single|certyear=2022|access-date=5 January 2023|relyear=2022}}
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=Worldwide|artist=Harry Styles|type=single|relyear=2022|certyear=2024|title=As It Was|salesamount=3,740,000,000|salesref=<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 23, February 2023|title=Harry Styles wins IFPI Global Single Award for As It Was|url=https://www.ifpi.org/harry-styles-wins-ifpi-global-single-award-for-as-it-was/|access-date=April 14, April 2024|magazine=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine|date=February 26, February 2024|title=Miley Cyrus' Flowers Confirmed by IFPI as Biggest-Selling Global Single of the Year|url=https://www.ifpi.org/miley-cyrus-flowers-confirmed-by-ifpi-as-biggest-selling-global-single-of-the-year/|access-date=April 14, April 2024|magazine=[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]]|language=en-US}}</ref>|nocert=true|access-date=April 14, April 2024}}
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==Cover versions==
* In 2024, the song was covered by Australian singer-songwriter [[Josh Pyke]] for his EP, ''Covers''.
 
==See also==
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*[[List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2022]]
*[[List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2022]]
*[[List of highest-certified singles in Australia]]
*[[List of number-one hits of 2022 (Austria)]]
*[[List of number-one hits of 2022 (Denmark)]]
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*[[List of number-one songs of 2022 (Malaysia)]]
*[[List of number-one songs of 2022 (Singapore)]]
*List of Spotify Global 200 number ones of 2022
*[[List of Ultratop 50 number-one singles of 2022]]
*[[List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2020s#2022]]
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[[Category:Number-one singles in India]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Israel]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Latvia]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in Malaysia]]
[[Category:Number-one singles in New Zealand]]