"Sour Diesel" | ||||
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Single by Zayn | ||||
from the album Icarus Falls | ||||
Released | 18 July 2018 | |||
Genre | Funk rock | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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Zayn singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
Video on YouTube |
"Sour Diesel" is a song by English singer-songwriter ZAYN. It was released on 18 July 2018 by RCA Records as the third single from Zayn's second studio album Icarus Falls (2018). [1] The song was written by Zayn, James Ho and Rob Cavallo, with production handled by Cavallo and Malay. [2]
On 17 July 2018, a day before the song official release, Zayn announced a new song and later posted on Twitter a 30-second teaser of the music video for "Sour Diesel". He also announced that the video would be released at 12:00 PM on Apple Music. [3] A day later, the song was released to all major platform and streaming services. The music video was released on 18 July 2018 at 12:00 PM exclusively on Apple Music. [4] [5]
"Sour Diesel" is a funk rock song. [6]
Zayn first teased the song's music video on Twitter. [7] It was released on Apple Music on 18 July 2018 and was directed by Sing Lee. [8] [9] The video was later released on YouTube on 18 April 2019.
In the video, a group of criminals obtains a stolen gem and later kills the owner. Zayn appears as a superhero who decides to fight the criminals in order to retrieve the gem. Later he fights the boss with the help from a superheroine. [10]
The Video has over 5 Million views as of February 2022.
Mike Nied of Idolator opined that the song reveals a different side of Zayn. He felt "refreshing to hear him making a sonic risk". Nied also stated that the video narrative is a dramatic affair relating "the overarching narrative he created for the era". [11] Entertainment Tonight selected it as one of the top 20 best songs of 2018, ranking it number 16. [12]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 Tiparade) [13] | 20 |
New Zealand Hot Singles ( RMNZ) [14] | 26 |
"Sour Diesel" | ||||
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![]() | ||||
Single by Zayn | ||||
from the album Icarus Falls | ||||
Released | 18 July 2018 | |||
Genre | Funk rock | |||
Length | 4:01 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) |
| |||
Zayn singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
Music video | ||||
Video on YouTube |
"Sour Diesel" is a song by English singer-songwriter ZAYN. It was released on 18 July 2018 by RCA Records as the third single from Zayn's second studio album Icarus Falls (2018). [1] The song was written by Zayn, James Ho and Rob Cavallo, with production handled by Cavallo and Malay. [2]
On 17 July 2018, a day before the song official release, Zayn announced a new song and later posted on Twitter a 30-second teaser of the music video for "Sour Diesel". He also announced that the video would be released at 12:00 PM on Apple Music. [3] A day later, the song was released to all major platform and streaming services. The music video was released on 18 July 2018 at 12:00 PM exclusively on Apple Music. [4] [5]
"Sour Diesel" is a funk rock song. [6]
Zayn first teased the song's music video on Twitter. [7] It was released on Apple Music on 18 July 2018 and was directed by Sing Lee. [8] [9] The video was later released on YouTube on 18 April 2019.
In the video, a group of criminals obtains a stolen gem and later kills the owner. Zayn appears as a superhero who decides to fight the criminals in order to retrieve the gem. Later he fights the boss with the help from a superheroine. [10]
The Video has over 5 Million views as of February 2022.
Mike Nied of Idolator opined that the song reveals a different side of Zayn. He felt "refreshing to hear him making a sonic risk". Nied also stated that the video narrative is a dramatic affair relating "the overarching narrative he created for the era". [11] Entertainment Tonight selected it as one of the top 20 best songs of 2018, ranking it number 16. [12]
Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 Tiparade) [13] | 20 |
New Zealand Hot Singles ( RMNZ) [14] | 26 |