Harry Styles‘ launch of the music video for his new single “Aperture” both puzzled and delighted fans Friday morning, even as a thumbnail image for the clip further intrigued his followers by apparently revealing a track list for his forthcoming album.
The video, directed and written by Aube Perrie, depicts the pop superstar wandering through an empty Los Angeles hotel and being trailed by a tall mystery figure in sunglasses carrying a white plastic shopping bag. Eventually the other person — identified as “Stranger” in the credits — makes a run at Styles and a chase scene through the hotel hallways ensues, with the two combatants (or their stuntmen) mutually falling down a circular staircase. Hand-to-hand combat follows… and, then, amusingly, hand-to-hand choreography, as they fall into sync for a dance routine.
At the end, Styles finally gets some attention from a hotel employee at the previously empty front desk, and the preceding minutes are revealed to have been a fantasy, as the mystery figure walks past him, unthreateningly, in the lobby.
Among the bemused and appreciative comments from viewers on YouTube about the bizarre clip:
“I love how this music video was just Harry getting his ass beat, taking a dance break, and then going to sleep.”
“He is progressively getting more unhinged and I am so here for it.”
“Harry doing handsprings and cartwheels was not on my 2026 bingo card.”
“Never thought I would see Ozzy Osbourne chasing Harry and then doing the Dirty Dancing move with him.”
Meanwhile, a thumbnail image in the leadup to the video being launched featured a text spiral that seemed to unveil 10 songs Styles fans can expect next month. The album track list, according to the graphic, is:
- Aperture
- American Girls
- Ready Steady Go!
- Are You Listening Yet?
- Taste Back
- The Waiting Game
- Season 2 Weight Loss
- Coming Up Roses
- Pop
- Dance No More
Molly Hawkins is credited with creative direction for the video, whose choreographer was Ryan Heffington.