Fans have gone wild as they speculate Harry Style’s new music video is inspired by David Bowie’s I’m Afraid of Americans.
The former One Direction singer, 31, released the video his single Aperture on Friday – which has already amassed more than six million views- after a four year hiatus from music.
The video for his new song begins in a mundane setting with the singer in a hotel, but it turns action-packed as he ends up being chased by a fan through the street and the two become involved in a fight.
It clearly mimics Bowie’s video, which also follows the star being chased by a man with the same stature and long dark hair as it embodies an abstract concept that the singer was famously known for.
However in Harry’s version, they eventually come together in a choreographed dance scene before they eventually part ways.
Fans have been quick to spot the similarities as they compare Harry’s video to the music legend’s 2022 hit and brand it ‘David Bowie coded’.
Fans have gone wild as they speculated Harry Style’s new music video is inspired by David Bowie’s I’m Afraid of Americans
It clearly mimics Bowie’s 2022 video (pictured), which also follows the star being chased by a man with the same stature and long dark hair
Edits have also been made which put the clips side by side as both Harry and Bowie fans have come together to discuss the closeness of the videos.
Fans wrote: ‘I KNEWWW IT !!! something felt very David Bowie about it’
‘IVE BEEN SAYING SINCE IT DROPPED ITS DAVID BOWIE CODED’
‘No but I thought this immediately. Thanks for making the edit’
‘YES THIS IS WHAT I WAS THINKING OF’
‘My boyfriend is the biggest Bowie and Harry styles fan!! He said it sounded exactly like a Bowie track after he first listened!’
‘I knew it was Bowie coded! Could feel it throughout the video!’
While under Bowie’s I’m afraid of Americans, which has totalled seven million views, fans said: ‘Harry Styles definitely took this video as inspiration for the Arperture video’.
Another wrote: ‘There’s no way Harry Style’s video for his new single Arperture isn’t inspired by this.’
In the video for Harry’s lead single Aperture, Harry is chased by a man and is eventually pushed down a long winding staircase
Fans have been quick to spot the similarities as they compare Harry’s video to the music legend’s 2022 hit and brand it ‘David Bowie coded’
The moment that both Harry and Bowie both suspect someone may be watching them (pictured in their respective music videos)
The mystery man in Harry’s video (left) is very similar to the one in Bowie’s (right) as they both have the same long dark hair as well as being close in height and build
However in Harry’s version, they eventually come together in a choreographed dance scene before they eventually part ways
The As It Was hitmaker officially confirmed last week his new album KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY will be released on Friday, March 6.
This week Harry announced a 50-show, seven-city residency, including 30 gigs in New York’s Madison Square Garden, six at Wembley Stadium plus dates in Europe, Latin America and Australia.
Harry is kicking off his comeback tour in Amsterdam on May 16 and will wrap up in Sydney, Australia.
Throughout his tour he will be joined by special guests including Robyn, Shania Twain, Fcukers, Jorja Smith, Jamie xx, Fousheé, and Skye Newman.
General sale for tickets to the London shows will open January 30 at 11am.
Taking to Instagram on Tuesday, Harry shared a picture of himself recording as he revealed his new single Aperture will be dropping at midnight on Friday in the UK.
And it will be a battle between Harry and his One Direction bandmate in the charts as Louis Tomlinson, 34, will release his album How Did I Get Here? also on Friday, after his single Imposter hit streaming platforms on Tuesday.
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