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Posted by: JosephStyles🐶 4th April 2017, 09:03 PM

There are rumours of Niall finally releasing his second single next month, seems to be coming from The Sun so take it with a pinch of salt but it has been a while since This Town!

Posted by: Jonjo 4th April 2017, 09:38 PM

Tbf, aren't The Sun actually quite reliable when it comes to artists releasing music? I don't think I've read one wrong report There may have been something where a single got pushed back last minute or shelved completely, but that's a rare occurrence and not really The Sun's fault.

Excited to hear it. 'This Town' was "nice and pleasant" but that was it. I never really went back to it on my own accord. So I'm hoping this is a bit more livelier and picks up some interest from me.

Posted by: Juan Carlos 🌊 28th April 2017, 04:22 PM

WBBM-FM, a US radio station, is listing a song from him called "Slow Hands" as their Hot Pick on AllAccess, so this could be out in the following weeks.

Posted by: JosephStyles🐶 1st May 2017, 07:14 PM

Confirmed for release on Thursday!!

Posted by: Maurice! 1st May 2017, 07:15 PM

The 2nd single will be called Slow Hands and is out this Thursday.
Cover art:

Posted by: Joe. 1st May 2017, 07:19 PM

That cover art is really, really bad...

Posted by: pippa 1st May 2017, 07:48 PM

The cover is bad, and it looks cheap.

Posted by: Jonjo 1st May 2017, 08:46 PM

I really want him to be the most successful from the group, he is definitely the most likeable! I do think he should be going more for Shawn Mendes acoustic pop as opposed to the Ed Sheeran softer acoustic pop of 'This Town'. So hopefully this one is a bit edgier!

Posted by: HarryApa 1st May 2017, 08:57 PM

I am actually really hyoed for this. This Town was my second fave of the solo members so I am hyped for his second single!

Posted by: AdamAloud 1st May 2017, 09:18 PM

What happened to releasing on a Friday?

Posted by: Jonjo 4th May 2017, 01:47 PM

I really like it!

Posted by: Regina 4th May 2017, 01:51 PM

Amazing. Also love the single cover, he looks rugged and dirty and sexy AF.

Posted by: ThePensmith 4th May 2017, 01:55 PM

I've just had a listen now. And again rather liking this! Reminds me of James Morrison a bit.

Posted by: Joe. 4th May 2017, 02:09 PM

Surprised this is as decent as it is. Instantly better than This Town.

Posted by: ElectroBoy 4th May 2017, 02:16 PM

Just listening to this now and actually surprised; it is way more instant than This Town

Posted by: Liаm 4th May 2017, 02:21 PM

It's ok, better than This Town for sure but it sounds like nothing more than an ok Olly Murs album track. If you want funky done right, Attention by Charlie Puth is right there

Posted by: ~josh~ 4th May 2017, 03:34 PM

This is alright but this style of music doesn't massively appeal to me and his output has so far been my least favourite of the band's solo ventures. At least it is far more exciting than This Town was but the chorus is already starting to get on my nerves a bit tbh It's making me kind of sad that I vastly preferred their output as a group The only killer solo single so far has been Pillow Talk imo!

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 4th May 2017, 10:50 PM

I agree it's much better than 'This Town', but it couldn't exactly be worse.

Posted by: Jonjo 6th May 2017, 11:03 PM

This is a real ear worm! It just gets better and more addictive with each passing listen!

01. Harry Styles - Sign of the Times
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02. Zayn - Pillowtalk
03. Niall - Slow Hands
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04. Snakehips feat. Zayn - Cruel
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05. Zayn - Like I Would
06. Niall - This Town
07. Zayn feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR - Still Got Time
08. Zayn & Taylor Swift - I Don't Wanna Live Forever
09. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Hold On

That top 3 is so far ahead of the pack it's laughable really!

Posted by: Andrew. 6th May 2017, 11:09 PM

This is me basically, it's only okay but it's way better than This Town which isn't hard tbh I've been so disappointed with his solo material especially considering he was always my favourite member of 1D! (mainly for looks-related reasons ngl)

01. Zayn - Pillowtalk
02. Zayn - Like I Would
03. Steve Aoki & Louis Tomlinson - Hold On
04. Harry Styles - Sign Of The Times (already got pretty tired of this! )
05. Zayn feat. PARTYNEXTDOOR - Still Got Time
06. Niall Horan - Slow Hands
07. Niall Horan - This Town

Posted by: JosephStyles🐶 6th May 2017, 11:23 PM

1. Sign of the Times
2. Just Hold On
3. This Town
4. PILLOWTALK
5. Slow Hands (this is growing but I'm not totally LOVING it yet)
6. Still Got Time
7. I Don't Wanna Live Forever
8. Cruel
9. LIKE I WOULD

Posted by: Cody S. Berry 6th May 2017, 11:29 PM

I heard this for the first time yesterday and I thought this was more instant than "This Town"!

Posted by: UltraGreenLight 6th May 2017, 11:30 PM

1. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (11/10)
2. Sign of the Times (9/10)
3. Cruel (8/10)
4. Just Hold On (6.5/10 - I actually forgot this existed till a few weeks ago but I do really like it when I hear it!)
5. Slow Hands (5/10 - only heard once)
6. PILLOWTALK (4/10 - i rly like the first minute or so but then it just drags for me)
7. Still Got Time (2/10)
=8. This Town (0/10)
=8. LIKE I WOULD (0/10)

Posted by: Cremey 7th May 2017, 12:06 AM

01 Still Got Time
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02 PILLOWTALK
03 Just Hold On
04 Sign of the Times
05 Cruel
06 I Don't Wanna Live Forever
07 Slow Hands
08 LIKE I WOULD
09 This Town

Zayn>>>>>>>>

Posted by: mdh 7th May 2017, 08:53 AM

01 Just Hold On
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
02 Still Got Time
03 I Don't Wanna Live Forever
04 Cruel
05 Slow Hands
06 LIKE I WOULD
07 Sign Of The Times
08 This Town
09 PILLOWTALK

Posted by: Klaus 7th May 2017, 10:45 AM

01. Sign of the Times
02. Still Got Time

03. I Don't Wanna Live Forever
04. Like I Would
05. Cruel
06. Slow Hands (atm)
07. Pillowtalk
08. Just Hold On
09. This Town

Posted by: Jay ☆ 7th May 2017, 11:28 AM

1 Pillowtalk (Zayn)
2 Just Hold On (Louis)
3 Cruel (Zayn)
4 I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Zayn)
5 Slow Hands (Niall)
6 Sign of the Times (Harry)
7 Still Got Time (Zayn)
8 Like I Would (Zayn)
9 This Town (Niall)

Posted by: Slick 7th May 2017, 02:00 PM

This could be fun.

1. Pillowtalk (Zayn)
2. Sign of the Times (Harry)
3. I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Zayn)
4. Like I Would (Zayn)
5. Cruel (Zayn)
6. Just Hold On (Louis)
7. Slow Hands (Niall)
8. This Town (Niall)
9. Still Got Time (Zayn)

Posted by: John-James 7th May 2017, 04:10 PM

1. I Don't Wanna Live Forever
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2. Cruel
3. Just Hold On
4. PILLOWTALK
5. LIKE I WOULD
6. Sign of the Times
7. Still Got Time
8. This Town
9. Slow Hands

Posted by: Regina 10th May 2017, 12:47 PM

Sign of the Times >>> This Town >>>>> Slow Hands >>>>>>>>> all the others

Posted by: ElectroBoy 17th May 2017, 09:44 AM

01 Still Got Time
02 Like I Would (It’s a shame this didn’t smash)
03 Slow Hands
04 Just Hold On
05 Pillowtalk
06 I Don't Wanna Live Forever
07 Sign of the Times
08 This Town
09 Cruel

Posted by: Joe. 17th May 2017, 09:47 AM

1) Pillowtalk
2) Still Got Time
3) Cruel
4) Slow Hands
5) Just Hold On
6) I Don't Wanna Live Forever
7) Like I Would
8) Sign of the Times
9) This Town

Posted by: Jonjo 18th May 2017, 11:12 PM

Very nice vocal performance. He's a bit bland as a performer though, isn't he? He's a nice personality and you really root for him, but when it comes to his performances he's just a bit there.

Posted by: ThePensmith 26th May 2017, 03:13 PM

Nice little cover feature and interview on Billboard magazine: http://www.billboard.com/amp/articles/news/magazine-feature/7808513/niall-horan-interview-cover-story-one-direction-2017

Posted by: ElectroBoy 31st May 2017, 11:53 AM

Back into the top 10 on I-tunes

Posted by: pippa 31st May 2017, 05:39 PM

It would be wonderful if this can achieve a top 20 place this coming week.

Posted by: ElectroBoy 1st June 2017, 04:42 PM

Niall's going to be in the live lounge next Thursday which should give a boost.

Also up to 23 on spotify and 11 still on i-tunes - could be enough to place top 20 this week (maybe)

Posted by: UltraGreenLight 2nd June 2017, 08:31 AM

Definitely passed this over far too quickly, absolutely loving it now!

Posted by: ThePensmith 5th June 2017, 04:01 PM

He performs this on The One Show on BBC One tonight at 7pm.

Posted by: JosephStyles🐶 5th June 2017, 04:50 PM

This is finally growing on me! Really enjoying it right now

Posted by: pippa 5th June 2017, 05:20 PM

Me too, it certainly is a grower. Its number 12 in the first set of midweeks which means it will be achieving a new top 20 peak this week. That said, i would love it to enter the top 10 region of the chart.

Posted by: ElectroBoy 6th June 2017, 09:32 AM

Slow Hands is now up to 14 on steaming on Spotify and when you look at the Kworb breakdown is closing on Despacito; plus is also selling 3 times the amount of the song at 10.

I think a top 10 placing is very possible this week especially as there is going to be more promo throughout the week

Posted by: pippa 7th June 2017, 01:45 PM

Number 8 in the latest mid week information and i remain hopeful it can hold a top 10 position now.

Posted by: ElectroBoy 7th June 2017, 02:24 PM

It should do... its up to 13 on Spotify and is selling double the song at number 4 on I-tunes

Posted by: pippa 7th June 2017, 07:49 PM

Number 4 in the latest update and only a few hundred sales behind Liam. If Niall keeps increasing it is likely he will overtake Liam this week. This would be wonderful as it would give Niall his first top 5 hit or possibly top 3.

Posted by: Court 7th June 2017, 08:50 PM

He won't overtake Liam this week. There is almost certainly at least 2 days of streaming data missing, which is why he was able to pass the rest of the Top 10 so quickly.

I could see him overtaking next week though, if he continues to increase on streaming. Although Liam is increasing on iTunes again now that the Benefit songs are falling and is still consistent on streaming. He should almost certainly be top 5 next week regardless though. Glad that this is doing better than This Town since it's a much better song.

Posted by: UltraGreenLight 8th June 2017, 04:55 PM

Now obsessed with this *.* Hope it can stay around in the charts for a long time! <3

Posted by: pippa 8th June 2017, 07:26 PM

I believe it will stay around for a while as it really seems to have taken off for him since the Manchester concert. The song has struck a chord with people. It is likely this will outsell This Town, which is great progress for him and as a possible result will attract more interest in his album and 3rd solo single.

Posted by: pippa 9th June 2017, 06:24 PM

Officially number 7 and results in his 2nd second single out-peaking his debut.

Posted by: ElectroBoy 9th June 2017, 08:31 PM

Yeah there must've been some streaming data missing from the midweeks.

However fantastic result that he has outpeaked his debut and he now has 2 top 10 solo singles under his belt... which I think many doubted he would get after This Town's Number 9 peak.

Hopefully with Slow Hands now at 13 on streaming that it can continue to climb or, stick around the top 10 for a fair while!

Its also reached new peaks in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and the US

Posted by: Jonjo 9th June 2017, 09:56 PM

So happy for him and this song. Such a subtle earworm!

Posted by: Regina 10th June 2017, 07:11 PM

Everyone coming round to this now it's a hit while I loved it from the get go

Posted by: Tawdry Hepburn 10th June 2017, 10:23 PM

I'm pleased to see this outpeak 'Your Town', being unquestionably superior.

Posted by: Liаm 11th June 2017, 01:39 AM

I still think this is pretty crap personally

Posted by: DiamondHeart 11th June 2017, 04:15 PM

I'm glad I'm not the only one indulging in this and loving it! Any idea of the sales? Happy to see it beat This Town's peak, far superior and should of been his lead.

Posted by: pippa 12th June 2017, 07:55 PM

Number 7 in the latest mid week chart information. I had hoped he may have moved into the top 5. That said, its good it looks like remaining top 10 this week.

Posted by: ElectroBoy 13th June 2017, 11:57 AM

I think its the streaming effect; although saying that the song seems to be gaining (looking at the difference from yesterday) and should be helped by being higher up on a few playlists

Posted by: pippa 13th June 2017, 03:18 PM

Yes, everything is steering in the right direction for the single to do well again this week. If it can stay around and have a steady chart run, Niall, could have a very good selling single.

Posted by: ThePensmith 16th June 2017, 06:50 AM

Great acoustic set on Chris Evans' Radio 2 show just now! He did the two singles and a cover of Thin Lizzy - "Dancing in the Moonlight" (not the Toploader song, thank God)! Really looking forward to his album now!

Posted by: Rafael x 21st June 2017, 01:30 AM

Slow Hands

iTunes:
#2 Ireland (=)
#4 Australia (=)
#4 New Zealand (+2)
#5 United States (+1)
#6 United Kingdom (+1)
#6 Canada (-2)

Posted by: pippa 21st June 2017, 07:49 PM

Wonderful to see such strong position from so many countries.

Posted by: ThePensmith 6th July 2017, 04:42 PM

Nice performance of this on 'The Voice' in Australia this week. Video appears to have disappeared from YouTube but Kelly Rowland was feeling it!

Posted by: ElectroBoy 11th July 2017, 06:30 PM

He'll be performing on the Voice Kids UK Final at the weekend, so this should get a tiny boost (although I'm guessing the viewing figures for the show aren't huge)

Posted by: pippa 13th July 2017, 08:26 PM

The promotion may help him achieve another week with top 20 status. All in all, the single has performed very well for him.

Posted by: ThePensmith 13th July 2017, 09:14 PM

Yes I saw that. The Vamps are on as well I believe? Should be good promo for the tour as well (if it's not already sold out by then, which going on his presale selling out in an hour today I strongly suspect won't be the case).

Posted by: pippa 17th July 2017, 01:29 PM

Back up to number 10 on iTunes on the back of the Voice Kids performance. This should see the single register a climb on the official chart this week.

Posted by: ElectroBoy 17th July 2017, 03:55 PM

He should release the (proper) music video; should get a rise from that too

Posted by: pippa 17th July 2017, 07:40 PM

Number 21 in the midweek chart released today registering an official climb. It is looking good that he will take another week in the top 25 this week.