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“Taste Back” is a song by English singer Harry Styles from his eighth studio album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally (2026). Styles wrote the song with its producers Kid Harpoon and Tyler Johnson.

Composition

“Taste Back” is a synth-pop song.[1] It has been compared to the styles of The 1975,[2][3] the Postal Service[3][4] and Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix.[5] The production consists of synths,[4][6] electric guitars,[6] and a drum machine.[5][6] Lyrically, Harry Styles describes reconnecting with an old lover,[7][8] with an overall message of needing love.[9][10] The song also features backing vocals from singer Ellie Rowsell.[4][9]

Critical reception

The song received generally positive reviews. In a review of Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally for Variety, Jem Aswad opined that it has one of the album’s “sweetest melodies”.[11] John Earls of Classic Pop complimented the song’s “nostalgic riff”, considering it befitting of the lyrical content.[7] Writing for NME, Rhian Daly described the song as “dreamy beauty”.[8] Clash‘s Robin Murray praised Ellie Rowsell’s performance, writing that she “perfectly frames Harry’s piquant vocal.”[9] Nicole Fell of The Hollywood Reporter considered the bridge to be a standout moment of the track and reacted favorably to the lyrics.[10] Michael Savio of Slant Magazine commented the song “sounds like the Postal Service by way of the 1975 in the best possible way”.[3] In regard to the lyrics “Did you get your taste back? Or do you just need a little love?”, Chris DeVille of Stereogum called it “an appropriate question for songs whose chic influences can’t hide their underdeveloped writing.”[12] Lindsay Zoladz of The New York Times described the song’s sound as “sonic sugar rush”.[1]

Alexis Petridis of The Guardian considered “Taste Back” to be among the “subtly lit” songs on the album that “pass by pleasantly enough, but don’t really linger in your memory afterwards.”[13] Sowing of Sputnikmusic regarded the song as “very The 1975-forgotten-midtempo-deep-cut in that it does nothing wrong in particular, but fails to stick a landing in any sort of memorable way.”[14]

Charts

Weekly chart performance
Chart (2026) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[15] 12
Canada Hot 100 (Billboard)[16] 19
Global 200 (Billboard)[17] 15
Greece International (IFPI)[18] 31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[19] 14
Norway (IFPI Norge)[20] 62
Portugal (AFP)[21] 23
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[22] 56
UK Streaming (OCC)[23] 12
US Billboard Hot 100[24] 17

References

  1. ^ a b Zoladz, Lindsay (9 March 2026). “Harry Styles Dances Himself Clean”. The New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  2. ^ Ragusa, Paolo (4 March 2026). “On Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally Harry Styles Is at His Best When He’s Crashing Out: Review”. Consequence. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. ^ a b c Savio, Michael (5 March 2026). “Harry Styles ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.’ Review: Low-Grade Euphoria”. Slant Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  4. ^ a b c Swann, Emma (4 March 2026). “Harry Styles – KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY”. DIY. OCLC 801265842. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  5. ^ a b D’Souza, Shaad. “Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally”. Pitchfork. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  6. ^ a b c Mitchell, Matt (4 March 2026). “Harry Styles Loses His Edge on Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally”. Paste. ISSN 1540-3106. OCLC 49937508. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  7. ^ a b Earls, John (4 March 2026). “Harry Styles – Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally album review”. Classic Pop. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  8. ^ a b Daly, Rhian (4 March 2026). “Harry Styles – ‘Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally’ Review: Pop Superstar Lets the Light In”. NME. ISSN 0028-6362. OCLC 60624023. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  9. ^ a b c Murray, Robin (5 March 2026). “Harry Styles – Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally”. Clash. ISSN 1743-0801. Archived from the original on 5 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  10. ^ a b Fell, Nicole (5 March 2026). “Harry Styles Returns With ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’: A Track-By-Track Breakdown”. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  11. ^ Aswad, Jem (March 3, 2026). “Harry Styles Defies Expectations With the Slow-Burning but Satisfying ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.’: Album Review”. Variety. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  12. ^ DeVille, Chris (6 March 2026). “Premature Evaluation: Harry Styles Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally”. Stereogum. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  13. ^ Petridis, Alexis (4 March 2026). “Harry Styles: Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally Review – Nice All the Time. Good, Occasionally”. The Guardian. ISSN 1756-3224. OCLC 60623878. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  14. ^ “Review: Harry Styles – Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally”. Sputnikmusic. 7 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  15. ^ “ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart”. Australian Recording Industry Association. 16 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  16. ^ “Harry Styles Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)“. Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  17. ^ “Harry Styles Chart History (Global 200)“. Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  18. ^ “Official IFPI Charts − Digital Singles Chart (International) − Εβδομάδα: 10/2026” (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 24 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  19. ^ “Official Top 40 Singles”. Recorded Music NZ. 13 March 2026. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  20. ^ “Singel 2026 uke 11”. IFPI Norge. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  21. ^ “Top 200 Singles Semana 11 de 2026” (PDF) (in European Portuguese). Associação Fonográfica Portuguesa. p. 9. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  22. ^ “Veckolista Singlar, vecka 11, 2026” (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  23. ^ “Official Streaming Chart on 13/3/2026 – Top 100”. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  24. ^ “Harry Styles Chart History (Hot 100)“. Billboard. Retrieved 29 March 2026.