“Kiwi” is about Harry’s relationship with an unidentified person. The song also addresses false rumors and how his relationship with fame drives him crazy even though he kind of loves it still.
When Harry was announced as the guest host for Saturday Night Live on April 15, 2017, it was also announc...
[Verse 1]
She worked her way through a cheap pack of cigarettes
Hard liquor mixed with a bit of intellect
And all the boys, they were saying they were into it
Such a pretty face on a pretty neck
[Pre-Chorus]
She's driving me crazy, but I'm into it (Oh)
But I'm into it (Oh), I'm kinda into it
It's getting crazy, I think I'm losing it (Hey!)
I think I'm losing it, oh, I think she said
[Chorus]
"I'm having your baby"
"It's none of your business"
"I'm having your baby"
"It's none of your business" (It's none of your, it's none of your—)
"I'm having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business" (Oh!)
"I'm having your baby" (Hey! Hey)
"It's none of your, it's none of your—" (Ow!)
[Verse 2]
It's New York, baby, always jacked up (Hey)
Holland Tunnel for a nose, it's always backed up
When she's alone, she goes home to a cactus (Uh)
In a black dress, she's such an actress
[Pre-Chorus]
Driving me crazy, but I'm into it (Ah)
But I'm into it (Ah), I'm kinda into it
It's getting crazy, I think I'm losing it
I think I'm losing it, oh, I think she said
[Chorus]
"I'm having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business" (Oh!)
"I'm having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business" (Hey! Hey) (It's none of your, it's none of your—)
"I'm having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business" (Oh)
"I'm having your baby" (Hey! Hey)
"It's none of your, it's none of your—" (Ow! Hey)
[Post-Chorus]
Ow!
Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey!
Ah, la-la-la-la-la
[Verse 3]
She sits beside me like a silhouette
Hard candy drippin' on me till my feet are wet
And now she's all over me, it's like I paid for it (Cha-ching!)
It's like I paid for it, I'm gonna pay for this (Oh!)
[Chorus]
It's none of your, it's none of your—
"I'm having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business"
"I'm having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business" (It's none of your, none of your—)
[Outro]
"Having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business"
"Having your baby" (Hey!)
"It's none of your business" (It's none of your, none of your—) (Oh)
Hey!
Kiwi was written by Mitch Rowland & Ryan Nasci & Tyler Johnson & Alex Salibian & Jeff Bhasker & Harry Styles.
Kiwi was produced by Tyler Johnson & Alex Salibian & Jeff Bhasker.
Harry Styles released Kiwi on Fri May 12 2017.
As of the album’s release date, it remains unclear why it is called “Kiwi”. The three typical uses of the word are:
1) The fruit
2) The small flightless bird from New Zealand
3) The colloquial term for people from New Zealand
Given the song’s lyrics, some theories about an actress from New Z...
In a May 12 interview with BBC Radio 1, Harry explained the song:
It started out as a joke, now it’s one of my favorite songs. It’s one of the first ones I wrote for the album, when I was getting out a lot of energy. I hadn’t written in a long time and this is what came out of it.
Yes! The release of “Kiwi” as a single was announced in a newsletter from Columbia Records in early October after Harry spoke about it being released as a single at his show at Radio CIty Music Hall. It is his third single from his debut self-titled album, following “Sign of the Times” and “Two Ghos...
It was called Kiwi at the start so when we wrote it, it was always called Kiwi and then the plan was to change the name and then when we went to change it, it just felt weird because we would always call it Kiwi between ourselves, so we just left it Kiwi.
— Harry for ET Canada
Two days before release Billboard News released a preview about the video.
“Kiwi” is certified Platinum by the RIAA.