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Harry Styles Reveals That He Came Up with One Direction's Name

The 'Sign of the Times' star also opens up about going solo...

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Wednesday, October 18, 2017 - 10:20

It's no secret that Harry Styles' solo career has gotten off to an incredible start. Not only did his debut single 'Sign of the Times' debut at Number 1 in the UK but his critically acclaimed self-titled album was also a Number 1 in both the UK and the US.

That being said it all began in One Direction and Harry has just revealed that he came up with their name!

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Same lips red, same eyes blue
Same white shirt, couple more tattoos
But it's not you and it's not me
Tastes so sweet, looks so real
Sounds like something that I used to feel
But I can't touch what I see

We're not who we used to be
We're not who we used to be
We're just two ghosts standing in the place of you and me
Trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat

The fridge light washes this room white
Moon dances over your good side
And this was all we used to need
Tongue-tied like we've never known
Telling those stories we already told
'Cause we don't say what we really mean

We're not who we used to be
We're not who we used to be
We're just two ghosts standing in the place of you and me
We're not who we used to be
We're not who we used to be
We're just two ghosts swimming in a glass half empty
Trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat

We're not who we used to be
We're not who we used to be
We're just two ghosts standing in the place of you and me
We're not who we used to be
We don't see what we used to see
We're just two ghosts swimming in a glass half empty
Trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat

Trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat

I'm just trying to remember how it feels to have a heartbeat
Writer(s): Harry Styles, John Ryan, Julian Brunetta, Mitch Rowland, Tyler Johnson Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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YES. We have Harry to thank for the name of the band that went on to become a global phenomenon.

Speaking to Tony Dokoupil on CBS Sunday Morning, Harry discussed both the band and going solo. 

Talking about the name of the group, he said: "I thought it sounded good. We threw around names for a little bit, and I honestly don't know. I suggested it and everyone was like 'Yeah we like that' and then it kind of stuck, and that was what it was".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSCPfaRyzgs

So not only is Harry Styles a brilliant artist but he's also amazing at coming up with names. Legend.

Harry also calls his time in the group as "so much fun" before discussing that going solo didn't scare him at all. "It didn't feel scary to me," mentioned the star. "The idea of making something that I wasn't 100 percent behind is much scarier to me."

To be honest, if we were as talented as Harry is, we wouldn't be at all afraid of going solo either.

Harry is currently preparing to release 'Kiwi' as the third single from his gold-certified album.

We cannot wait to hear it on the radio for the rest of the year!

Words: Sam Prance

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