Harry Styles’ new video explores a love that did not last
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The new video for “Coming Up Roses” shows Harry Styles waltzing with romantics as the song explores a relationship that has gone awry. Its release draws attention to the contrast between the song’s message that love need not last for ever to matter and couples getting engaged to it during his New York shows.
The ballad is the fourth single from Styles’ album *Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally*, following “Aperture”, “American Girls” and “Dance No More”. Styles said it began as an attempt to write a Christmas song, but became a love song about how something can be special even if it does not last. One couple got engaged during the song at his 30-night Madison Square Garden residency, which is due to end with three final shows.
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In short
- Styles has released a video for “Coming Up Roses”.
- The ballad reflects on love that may not last.
- Couples have got engaged to it at his New York shows.
How this story developed
- 1 hour ago Styles’ account of the song’s origins added detail: he first tried to write a Christmas song before shaping it into a love song, and the video’s waltz reflects its tender view of love.
- 1 hour ago Harry Styles released “Coming Up Roses”, a ballad about a relationship that may end yet remain meaningful, with a video showing him waltzing with romantics; the song is the fourth single from Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, and couples have become engaged to it at his Madison Square Garden residency.
Full account
Harry Styles’ video for “Coming Up Roses” follows him as he joins a ballroom dance class full of strangers. He tries out the steps with a varied group of classmates, including a pregnant waitress, a man wearing a neck brace and a cowboy. The class gradually becomes more assured: Styles dances with different partners, at one point sending a suited man spinning into a table, while the instructor later performs a solo routine. The group ends up together for a photograph.
The video presents the song as a reflection on a relationship that mattered even though it did not endure. In an interview cited by one report, Styles described it as a love song about how something can be special without lasting for ever. He also said it began as an attempt at a Christmas song, but that idea lasted only a couple of lines. The song’s lyrics, which touch on conversation, uncertainty and a night out, sit alongside the video’s shift from awkward introductions to a shared dance.
“Coming Up Roses” is the fourth song from Styles’ March album, “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally”, to receive a video, following “Aperture”, “American Girls” and “Dance No More”. One report notes that Styles reunited with directing duo Bradley & Pablo, who also made the videos for “Watermelon Sugar” and “Late Night Talking”. The album topped the Billboard 200 on release, according to the reports.
The video’s release was also linked to Styles’ Madison Square Garden residency. One account says he hinted at it during a show; another focuses on a couple who became engaged in the arena while he played the song, and notes that Styles was facing away and initially did not see the crowd’s reaction. The reports give differing details about the residency’s finish: one describes a final Wednesday performance followed by two Halloween shows, while another says the MSG run concludes on 31 October. A separate report places the wider tour’s later dates in Australia, North America and Europe, ending with three Wembley Stadium concerts in August.
Where outlets differ
From the full account, which is AI-written from the sources:
The reports take different approaches: one foregrounds the song’s meaning and its unexpected use for marriage proposals; another emphasises the choreography, the directing team and tour plans; the third gives a scene-by-scene account of the dance class and its characters.
The descriptions of the MSG residency’s end are not fully aligned. One report mentions a Wednesday show and performances on Friday and Saturday for Halloween; another says the residency concludes on 31 October.
Only one report discusses Styles’ comments about the song’s origins and the impermanence of love. Only another reports the documentary filming at MSG; that detail is omitted from the third account.
Explained simply
Harry Styles is a British singer who first became known as a member of One Direction before building a solo career. His albums combine pop with a range of musical styles, and his songs often explore relationships and emotions.
“Coming Up Roses” is from his album *Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally*. Styles has said it began as a Christmas song and developed into a song about love; its place among the album’s singles and its use by couples at engagements show how listeners have connected it with relationships.
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Originally published by Rolling Stone as “Watch Harry Styles Waltz Through a Love Gone Awry in ‘Coming Up Roses’ Video”.