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Old 29-01-2016, 09:06
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http://youtu.be/C_3d6GntKbk

Finally! I knew from the moment he was on X Factor that he was more into this kinda style and always thought it'd be interesting for him to go solo as he'd probably do music I'm into.

Reminds me of something Chris Brown would sing. I hope his album has more of an urban sound, but I'll definitely be checking out his debut album when he releases one.
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Old 29-01-2016, 09:31
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I quite like it. Wasn't expecting to from reading the lyrics but yeah quite good.
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Old 29-01-2016, 09:48
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Watched it twice - first time all I could think was poor Perrie, she must be gutted to see him all over his new girlfriend..then I watched it again, and thought, Perrie dodged a bullet.
The guy is a tool.
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Old 29-01-2016, 10:02
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I like it, will be buying his album if more of his music is like this and I'm not even a directioner. Not sure on the music video, mind.

I do actually think he is quite talented, he does have a good strong voice.

Good luck to Zayn, he could be the Robbie Williams of 1D.
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Old 29-01-2016, 10:11
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I love this. I'm not a One Direction fan at all, but this is good. Well done on him for doing what he wants. He wrote the song too. I'm not too keen on the video, he looks very emotionless and blank...think he needs more direction when doing videos, but it's a good effort for a first solo video. Really like the song though.
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Old 29-01-2016, 10:12
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I just watched this out of curiosity on another site (I'm not interested in 1D or previous members usually!). I thought it was a bit Bieber-esque so a little bit generic but not a bad song, I can see it doing quite well. The video was a bit... saucy in places?! I can't think of the right word, it doesn't offend me or anything but I just think it's a bit naff. I mean the bit with the woman opening her legs and the nude women... I always think it's a shame when they use naked/nearly naked female models in videos (and no guys) as it's not that interesting anymore but I think they're trying to hard to project an 'adult' image. Same with the use of the 'f' word. It probably seems more try-hard when it's a young guy who's been in a teeny-bopping type band or became famous when not an adult, so someone exactly like Zayn.

As for Zayn himself he lacked any kind of charisma or passion in the video and seemed very bland - I found it a bit odd that he seemed to be barely opening his mouth when miming to the song.
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Old 29-01-2016, 10:34
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I like it!
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Old 29-01-2016, 10:35
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I just watched this out of curiosity on another site (I'm not interested in 1D or previous members usually!). I thought it was a bit Bieber-esque so a little bit generic but not a bad song, I can see it doing quite well. The video was a bit... saucy in places?! I can't think of the right word, it doesn't offend me or anything but I just think it's a bit naff. I mean the bit with the woman opening her legs and the nude women... I always think it's a shame when they use naked/nearly naked female models in videos (and no guys) as it's not that interesting anymore but I think they're trying to hard to project an 'adult' image. Same with the use of the 'f' word. It probably seems more try-hard when it's a young guy who's been in a teeny-bopping type band or became famous when not an adult, so someone exactly like Zayn.

As for Zayn himself he lacked any kind of charisma or passion in the video and seemed very bland - I found it a bit odd that he seemed to be barely opening his mouth when miming to the song.
My thoughts exactly. Generic, catchy, Bieberesque. But he just looked a bit vacant and dead on screen... no energy about him. A lot of the imagery in the vdeo I liked, but I agree; the endless bloody naked women is a predictable and sad path for him to go down. You can be an R and B star without buying into all that degrading women crap.
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Old 29-01-2016, 11:24
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His voice is almost entirely artificial thanks to massive post-production help.

The song is bland and really not my cup of tea at all.

The video? lol. An hilarious effort from an apparent believer in religion.
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Old 29-01-2016, 11:29
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It's more adventurous than you'd have any right to expect an ex-1D member to be, but his voice is no Weeknd's. He'll need more charisma in his videos if he wants to go the distance.
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Old 29-01-2016, 11:41
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I quite like it. Can see me buying his album if its all like this.
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Old 29-01-2016, 12:37
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It's an ok song. It sounds like a cast off from Justin's Bieber's current album though.
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Old 29-01-2016, 12:37
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Forgettable. I like music that sticks in your mind, sometimes from the first go. This is just bland.
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Old 29-01-2016, 12:56
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Terrible song and terrible artist.
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Old 29-01-2016, 14:27
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i love it. i wish the verses had a better melody but the chorus is amazing.
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Old 29-01-2016, 15:02
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Charisma of a wet tea-towel.
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Old 29-01-2016, 15:07
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Not a fan of him, or this song, or his attitude, he seems to be embarrassed by One Direction however he would be nothing without them

Another little spoilt Justin Bieber here, needs to grow up and learn
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Old 29-01-2016, 15:07
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I can see why people would compare it on Bieber, as I could also see him singing something like this. I'm not a fan of Bieber, but I actually like some of his stuff from his latest album, but sometimes I find his voice a bit child like so can be a bit off putting. If enjoy it more with Zayn singing o think.

I'm not a fan of One Direction at all, not my sort of music, I like urban\urban pop, and I knew when I watched X Factor what music he'd really like to, so it's nice to see him doing it.
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Old 29-01-2016, 16:04
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Ah it's her again from the Calvin Harris video.

Nothing really special, could still be a 1D song bar the f-word.
He still really looks like he does not want to do this singing job to me
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Old 29-01-2016, 16:05
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I really can't imagine this being a 1D song, swearing or not.
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Old 29-01-2016, 18:58
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Ah it's her again from the Calvin Harris video.
Gigi Hadid.

Co-incidentally Zayn and Gigi are the new celebrity couple to get readers of Heat magazine hot under the collar.

Why do I suspect this relationship is just another big PR stunt to help sell Zayn's music?

As for the song itself, I like it more than I expected to.
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Old 29-01-2016, 20:05
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I really like it. The video though...artsy bits are good, but to a jaded old person like me its a very try-hard to break the teenybopper image effort, similar to Miley Cyrus's reinvention of herself. Going as extreme as possible from the off to shout 'I've changed!!'
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Old 29-01-2016, 20:07
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The first few seconds of the song sound very interesting but then it all turns into just another average sex song. His diction is so bad, very annoying, especially the way he sings "in bed all day".I guess I was wrongly expecting more out of this, but it is all because he went on and on how his music will be real and interesting.

But the video... the visuals are nicely done but he looks like he doesnt give a damn about anything, he is so dead behind his eyes, like someone forced him to do this song. There is absolutely zero charisma and passion to what he is doing. If he continues with this, more importantly be like this during live performances, he can kiss goodbye the very successful long term career. You would think that a guy would look more alive now that he is doing what he wants, he looked more alive in some other 1D videos.

the chorus kind of drags on, there is no bridge and even the new 2nd verse is very short so the song is kind of repetitive. So the only thing I truly enjoy is the melody, but even that is a lot more interesting in the very beginning - with guitars in the chorus, the interesting beat gets lost and it becomes more of an pop song.

It just seems to me he is trying to hard to appear cool and far from 1D discography with "look at me swearing and singing about sex, naked women in my video, I am a grown man!" I do hope he will have something more exciting and even meaningful on the album so he could at least a little justify all those interviews where he said he is making a raw, interesting music. This isn't it for now... It is not bad, but it isn't anything great either.

He is an ex 1D member so it was bound to top iTunes charts in the 1st day but lets see if this song will have longevity and how much it is going to sell in the first week.
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Old 29-01-2016, 20:39
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I saw it this morning.
Totally boring song. No melody that grabs you and his voice is awful.
I know people say each to their own but I listen to songs like this and sometimes think how can people listen to it and think yeah man, that was great. No. It was boring.
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Old 29-01-2016, 23:39
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The tune itself is better than anything from 1D's last two album for sure, but the lyrics are so cringeworthy. I don't find it cool or slightly appealing at all when artists use swearing words in their songs. Oddly enough, I can somehow imagine Leona Lewis singing to the melody with much more elegant lyrics. Just my thought.

Oh and his voice is good, but the video is boring as hell.
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