What is Harry Styles' 2019 hit Watermelon Sugar really about? Well, if you missed it, the former One Direction singer previously brought more, erm, pleasure with a much-awaited reveal that we had all been waiting for!
During a Nashville date on his world tour back in October 2021 – which was filled with off-piste ad-libbing while he wasn’t singing, including some iconic lines of dating advice and a surprise gender reveal for an expecting mum in the audience – he cheekily confirmed what we always suspected.
"It doesn't really matter what it's about," he said as the intro to the track began. "It's about the sweetness of life.” He then leaned into his teasing reveal: “It's also about the female orgasm – but that's totally different, it's not really relevant."
And it is seriously next level.
We would argue it most certainly IS. After all, according to recent research by sexual wellness brand LELO, 4% of women say they have never orgasmed with a sexual partner and men were found to be 20% more likely than women to orgasm during sex.
So we thank Mr Styles for bringing attention to this important issue regarding our sexuality. There has been much discussion about the meaning behind certain lyrics on the track (Tastes like strawberries / On a summer evenin' / And it sounds just like a song), with Urban Dictionary also listing “watermelon sugar” as a phrase used to refer to illegal drugs.
Before confirming what the song was about last year, Harry had always dodged the question. During an interview with Zane Lowe after the release of the track and his album Fine Line, Harry coyly sidestepped the question when the DJ asked if Watermelon Sugar was written about oral sexual pleasure.
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Harry's announcement of dating advice last year caused a similar uproar when he reacted to a fan holding a sign, “Should I text him?”.
After outlining the very familiar and relatable trials and tribulations of modern dating, including the agony, many of us feel about how, when and what to text a person we fancy, the singer dispensed some sage advice as to what it means if you feel like you have to play games. "My personal opinion is that if there's any sort of games, trash, trash, trash, not for you," he said to tumultuous applause and a huge freak out on social media due to the line being plucked straight from romantic classic The Notebook.
Harry Styles' sexuality and views on dating are so important to discuss, as are ours, and we would like to thank the star once again for standing for non-toxic dating and the female orgasm. We salute you. And if you need some reminding of the lyrics for Watermelon Sugar, then please, look no further:
[Verse 1]
Tastes like strawberries on a summer evening
And it sounds just like a song
I want more berries and that summer feeling
It’s so wonderful and warm
[Pre-Chorus]
Breathe me in, breathe me out
I don’t know if I could ever go without
I’m just thinking out loud
I don’t know if I could ever go without
[Chorus]
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar
[Verse 2]
Strawberries on a summer evening
Baby, you’re the end of June
I want your belly and that summer feeling
Getting washed away in you
[Pre-Chorus]
Breathe me in, breathe me out
I don’t know if I could ever go without
[Chorus]
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
[Post-Chorus]
I just wanna taste it, I just wanna taste it
Watermelon sugar high
[Bridge]
Tastes like strawberries on a summer evening
And it sounds just like a song
I want your belly and that summer feeling
I don’t know if I could ever go without
[Chorus]
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high (sugar)
Watermelon sugar high (sugar)
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar high
[Outro]
I just wanna taste it, I just wanna taste it (eh, eh, eh)
Watermelon sugar high
I just wanna taste it, I just wanna taste it (ooh, yeah)
Watermelon sugar high
Watermelon sugar
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