The music video was directed by Sophie Muller with additional help from actor Giovanni Ribisi and premiered on Vevo on 20 October 2015. This debut also broke The Beatles' record for the most top 10 Hot 100 debuts among bands. album and sixth overall when "Perfect" debuted at number 10 on the Billboard issue dated 7 November 2015, after " Drag Me Down" debuted at number three. In the United States, the song became the band's second consecutive top-10 hit from their Made in the A.M. In the band's native United Kingdom, "Perfect" debuted at number two. įormer band member Zayn Malik was less complimentary about the song in his January 2016 cover story interview in Billboard, he said that the first single was "quite cool" but heard the second single and decided not to buy the album. Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone commented that the song was "a catchy ode to bad boys and the rebellious personas" while noticing that "Styles seems to directly respond to the songs Taylor Swift is rumored to have written about him on her album 1989. Critical reception ĭigital Spy 's Lewis Corner praised "Perfect", describing it as a "scintillating slice of '80s pop" and also said that the song was a "delicious retort" to Taylor Swift's (ex-girlfriend of band member Harry Styles) song " Style".
Bunetta called the single "a jam" and stated that he plays it in his car frequently. Long-time writer and producer for the band, Julian Bunetta described the writing process as 'difficult' due to the writing occurring whilst the members travelled from country to country during their 2015 On the Road Again Tour. The song is in D major and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute. You can search for One Direction Perfect and Taylor Swift Style mashup for checking out how amazing it sounds like Taylor is singing along to the original backing music.In various interviews, the band members and co-writers describe differing aspects of the composition and overall meaning of the song. Thanks to this ridiculously amazing mash-up of One Direction Perfect and Taylor Swift Style, we all have a clear awareness of how perfect these two songs mixed together. ③ Up In The Clouds: During the bridge of the track where Harry sings, "If you're looking for someone to write your break-up songs about," the video takes on an almost dreamlike setting, which makes it seem like we just stepped out of the "Style" video and into "Perfect." ④ Polaroid Pics: In the beginning of the video Liam holds up a Polaroid pic, which Taylor used throughout the entire promotion of her 1989 album.ģ. ① Welcome to New York: it might be the most obvious nod to Taylor in the video, film in her favorite city, which she just so happens to have a song about: "Welcome To New York." ② It's All In The Eyes: Throughout the "Style" video, there are many close-ups of Taylor’s eyes, and in the "Perfect" video we get to stare longingly into what we believe are Harry's. Many detail overlaps between Perfect and Taylor Swift 1989 albums songs. The line "If you like midnight driving."immediately made me think of "midnight, you come and pick me up." in Style.Ģ.