Who Is Tom Harry Styles: Why the Name Appears in ‘Dance No More’ Now

9: 14 a. m. ET — Harry Styles confirmed the identity behind the name “Fox” in his song “Dance No More” on his new album. The timing matters because the singer discussed the lyric in a recent interview with Zane Lowe and fans are parsing the record after Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. just dropped.

Who Is Tom Harry Styles — the line in “Dance No More” explained

In an interview with Zane Lowe, Styles said the word “Fox” at the end of a bridge in “Dance No More” refers to Tom’s son. Styles described how he tacked the name onto the phrase in the song’s bridge: “Get your feet wet / Teach them all to respect their mother / You gotta get your feet wet / Respect, respect your mother / Be a good girl, go get it, Fox. “

Zane Lowe interview and the Simon & Garfunkel lyric nod

Styles also told Lowe that a line in the track is a deliberate musical reference. He pointed to the phrase “Keep your customer satisfied” as a nod to Simon & Garfunkel’s 1970 song “Keep the Customer Satisfied. ” The singer connected that throwback to a personal moment on a dance floor in Berlin, saying he felt “unbelievably free” with his hands in the air and tears streaming down his face, which inspired parts of the song.

Tom Hull’s connection to Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. and the “Fox” anecdote

For reference, Tom Hull is the real name of Harry’s close friend and collaborator Kid Harpoon. Tom executive produced Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. and has worked on all of Harry’s albums. Styles explained that Fox had been jealous after Styles put Fox’s mother Jenny into a previous song, “Canyon Moon. “

Styles described a specific moment when Fox, who was playing football while FaceTiming, challenged him: if Fox could hit the crossbar, Styles would put his name in a song. Styles said he offered “three tries, ” and when the crossbar was hit, he felt obliged to include Fox in a track.

More details expected 2: 00 p. m. ET.