On Friday, the Guinness World Records announced that singer and songwriter Harry Styles’s latest track has earned him a world record.
The track titled As it was became the most streamed song on the day of its release.
While tweeting the announcement, the Guinness World Records wrote, “After a little chat to @Spotify, we can confirm that @Harry_Styles latest single, As It Was, has broken the record for most streamed track on Spotify in 24 hours (male).”
After a little chat to @Spotify, we can confirm that @Harry_Styles latest single, As It Was, has broken the record for most streamed track on Spotify in 24 hours (male).https://t.co/NQd3MZfxws
— Guinness World Records (@GWR) April 8, 2022
According to the Guinness World Records, the single saw 16,103,849 streams in its first 24 hours on Spotify. The song instantly became the most listened to song in 34 countries, including Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
In the US, As it was, which is based on the themes of isolation and loneliness of the coronavirus pandemic, replaced Olivia Rodrigo’s Drivers License as the most-streamed track as it gathered over 8.3 million listens.
SO PROUD pic.twitter.com/aXCvFXb243
— track 4 is hadeel’s🏠🏳️🌈🦄 (@hadeel_ksh) April 8, 2022
Little did he know🥺 I’m so proud of you Harry! pic.twitter.com/o9h4ZtkZQ1
— ananya🌻 LOUIS ON TOUR (@Ananyaaa_09) April 9, 2022
‼️HARRY STYLES WORLD DOMINATION‼️pic.twitter.com/KTLSX772d5
— JAS (@harryscomett) April 8, 2022
I’m so proud of him😭He is the king for sure pic.twitter.com/esygrntmhq
— louboo (@boo_and_lou) April 8, 2022
Harry Styles is literally called success. A Guinness World Record for God’s sake, that’s amazing. I am proud of him and the fans who helped reproduce this beautiful song.
— fernanda linares (@ferlinareshslt) April 8, 2022
Am soooooo freaking proud🥺💫💚💚💚💚 pic.twitter.com/jVuCwC4C6C
— Surabhi (TV) HS3 – Track 8, LT2 – Track 7 (@surabhis23) April 8, 2022
He made it, I knew it would happen pic.twitter.com/o4D2SEk7u4
— Madison (@Madison67034485) April 9, 2022
— Amyᴴ²⁸ at Larry’s House 💅🏻 (@Dr_Stylinson) April 9, 2022
The song, which is the first track to be released from Styles’ third album called Harry’s House, was launched on April 1, 2022, across all social media platforms. On YouTube, the highly choreographed music video for As it was has racked up more than 49 million views since its release.
Last year, British singer Adele held the record for the most streamed track on Spotify in 24 hours (female) for her song Easy on Me.
Styles, who is a former member of the now-disbanded boy band One Direction, had won a Grammy award for Best Pop Solo Performance in 2021 for his song Watermelon Sugar.
