Monday at 23:225 days Spotify update:#2 UK (446,458) [behind "Man I Need", 486,212]#2 US (939,801) [behind "End of Beginning", 1,054,516]#6 Global (3,720,061)Despite losing the top spot in both the UK and the US, it's still holding on quite well in day 3.
Monday at 23:265 days 8 hours ago, -Jay- said:Going to be vulnerable on main... xUnfortunately I'm not feeling 'Aperture' yet! ☹️ There's aspects of the song that, for now at least, don't fully work for me. I've seen "meandering" as a positive descriptor, but I find the intro and the verses to drag on a bit too long. I find his enunciation to be unclear in the verses - without lyrics in front of me, I didn't really get a sense of what he was singing. I do find the chorus to be the strongest portion of the song, but not to the extent that it's worth the payoff of the 2 minutes it takes to get there.As a whole, it's certainly a different/unexpected song from Harry. I understand people giving him kudos for that, because he could easily play it safer.I always feel a bit "🫨" when I don't fully get a song that's being heavily praised, particularly by an artist I really like, it makes me feel a bit on the outside. I'll certainly be giving it more plays and I'm hopeful that it'll click. I'm still excited for the album!This largely sums up a lot of my initial thoughts on the song. I think I can say I like it now (or perhaps, more accurately, accept it for what it is) but I think it could be so much better if the production lifted into something bigger or the vocals didn't sound like they were recorded in the toilet. The "we belong together hook" is catchy and there's elements of the production that I really like and am interested to see explored further on the album.
Tuesday at 18:014 days 18 hours ago, Liam.k. said:This largely sums up a lot of my initial thoughts on the song. I think I can say I like it now (or perhaps, more accurately, accept it for what it is) but I think it could be so much better if the production lifted into something bigger or the vocals didn't sound like they were recorded in the toilet. The "we belong together hook" is catchy and there's elements of the production that I really like and am interested to see explored further on the album.recorded in the toilet omg I do love the song but this is iconic x
Wednesday at 23:083 days Spotify update:#1 UK (548,825)#1 US (1,349,484)#3 Global (4,718,066)Holding on really well on day 5.
Thursday at 14:002 days Projected to debut atop in the US. Looks like it's going to a battle between "Aperture", "Man I Need" and "Choosin' Texas" for the top spot.
Thursday at 22:032 days I am really appreciating the acid house synth bassline in the second half of the song!
Thursday at 22:152 days Is harry falling in US similar style to the UK, just thinking maybe they will both get a shot, Edited Thursday at 22:162 days by 777666jason
Friday at 00:372 days 5 hours ago, JosephStyles said:Come through Harry!!Fingers crossed he does but its a tough one to call.
Friday at 17:371 day Harry scores his third UK #1 single as a solo artist with "Aperture". Edited Friday at 17:381 day by DanielCarey
Friday at 23:561 day I’ve been sitting with it through the week… At first I was not impressed at all but it’s grown on me! I do like it, I appreciate trying something new and not just rehashing the same thing again, I do find it drags a bit towards the end and could’ve been trimmed at bit, and I do wish it would have a bit of a build ip as it seems to stay on the same level through out but a solid effort, intrigued to see what the album holds!
21 hours ago21 hr 20 hours ago, MackTheNuke501 said:If he does it, has Harry ever had simultaneous #1s in the UK and the US?Yes, As It Was debuted at #1 in both countries
20 hours ago20 hr 11 hours ago, conorw said:I’ve been sitting with it through the week… At first I was not impressed at all but it’s grown on me! I do like it, I appreciate trying something new and not just rehashing the same thing again, I do find it drags a bit towards the end and could’ve been trimmed at bit, and I do wish it would have a bit of a build ip as it seems to stay on the same level through out but a solid effort, intrigued to see what the album holds!Likewise this is starting to grow on me too, but also feel like it would benefit from being a bit shorter!
14 hours ago14 hr "Aperture" was the second-biggest song on Spotify globally between 23rd and 29th January. It did 39,380,028 streams in its first week. That's just over half of the 78,460,903 streams "As It Was" did in its first week.
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