Harry_styles_falling_official_video (SAFE · 2024)

: The song was written in just 20 minutes at a studio in Malibu. Styles has mentioned that "Falling" is about the fear of becoming a person he didn't want to be. The video translates that internal struggle into a literal environment where his own emotions (represented by the water pouring from the piano) eventually overwhelm him.

: To achieve the look of the room flooding, the production team built a custom, watertight set inside a massive tank. Rather than using digital effects, they pumped real water into the room in real-time while Styles continued to play and sing. harry_styles_falling_official_video

Directed by Dave Meyers, the video features Styles playing a piano in a room that slowly fills with water. Here are the most compelling details behind the production: : The song was written in just 20

: Because the set was a closed room filling with water, the shoot was potentially dangerous. A team of professional safety divers was stationed just out of frame, ready to provide Styles with oxygen between takes or if he became entangled in the heavy, water-logged clothing. : To achieve the look of the room