Niall Horan has offered up his new single, “Meltdown” today via Capitol Records. The feverish anthem perfectly captures the frenzy of anxiety, then twists the track’s chorus into a moment of sweet reassurance for fans. It is taken from Horan’s upcoming album, The Show, due out on June 9th. He wrote the infectious track with John Ryan and Joel Little, who also produced, and Amy Allen. Listen to it now below.
With songs like “Meltdown,” Horan illuminates the driving force behind his more intentional approach to songwriting: a heartfelt desire to provide his fans with the same sense of catharsis that he unfailingly finds in music. “Whenever I’m having some kind of issue, the easiest thing is to sit at the piano and let it all out, and it’s not until I listen back that I realize, ‘Jesus, that was honest,’” he explains.
Originally from Mullingar, Ireland, Horan has sold over 80 million records and toured the globe multiple times as part of the iconic One Direction. His full-length solo debut Flicker entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1 in October 2017 and contained the 3x RIAA Platinum single “Slow Hands” and the 2x RIAA Platinum “This Town.” The album hit the top 10 in 20 countries total. With combined global streams surpassing eight billion, Flicker has gone Platinum in five countries (including the U.S.) and Gold in additional seven countries. Heartbreak Weather followed in 2020 and topped the U.K.’s Official Albums chart and Billboard’s Top Album Sales tally. Horan joined NBC’s The Voice” this season as a new coach.
Niall Horan – 2023 Festival Dates
5/26 Boston, MA Boston Calling Festival 2023
5/28 Dundee, UK BBC R1 Big Weekend 2023
6/16 Landgraaf, NL Pinkpop 2023
6/18 Newport, UK Isle of Wight Festival 2023
7/6 Stavern, NO Stavernfestivalen
7/7 Glasgow, UK TRNSMT Festival 2023
7/20 Ostrava, CZ Colours of Ostrava 2023
7/22 Paris, FR Lollapalooza Paris
8/9 Odemira, PT Meo Sudoeste 2023
8/12 Budapest, HU Sziget Festival 2023
8/19 Chiba, JP Summer Sonic Tokyo 2023
8/20 Osaka, JP Summer Sonic Osaka 2023
9/1 Stradbally, IE Electric Picnic 2023