Music For A Sushi Restaurant

Album

Harry's House

Label

Erskine Records

Genre

Funk

Composer(s)

Tyler Johnson;Mitch Rowland;Kid Harpoon;Harry Styles

Entered Chart

Jun 4, 2022

Peak Date

Jun 4, 2022

Released

3 October 2022

Recorded

2020–2021 Studio Real World (Box, Wiltshire) Angelic (London) Henson (Hollywood, Los Angeles)

Catalog #

Erskine

Harry Styles wrote this funky and jazzy love song after he heard one of his Fine Line tracks playing in an LA sushi restaurant. Styles, who was dining with one of his producers, commented that it was strange music for such an eatery. He then thought to himself, "Music For a Sushi Restaurant" could be a fun album title. Eventually, he decided Harry's House had a better ring to it, but he retained "Music For a Sushi Restaurant" as this song's name. Lyrically, this is a collection of racy food metaphors describing Styles' attraction for his love interest. You're sweet ice cream, but you could use a Flake or two Blue bubblegum twisted 'round your tongue Styles wrote "Music For a Sushi Restaurant" with guitarist Mitch Rowland and Harry's House producers Tyler Johnson and Kid Harpoon. The three songwriters played all the instruments (synthesizer, bass guitar, electric guitar, drum machine, drums) apart from Ivan Jackson on the trumpet. Jackson is one half of the New Jersey production duo BrassTracks, who won two Grammy Awards for their work on Chance the Rapper's single "No Problem." Jackson previously played horns on Fine Line's title track, "Lights Up," and "Watermelon Sugar." This is the opening track of Harry's House. Styles originally had something different in mind to start of the album, but after writing "Sushi" he decided it fit the bill perfectly. "It becomes really obvious what the first song should be based on what you play for people when they're like, 'Oh, can I hear a bit of the music?'" he told Apple Music. "It's like, how do you want to set the tone?" The song features in an Apple advertising campaign that promotes the immersive audio experience on the third generation AirPods. The playful spot is a throwback to the classic Apple "Silhouettes" ads launched in 2003 as a visually minimalist way of promoting the original iPod. Gal Muggia and Vania Heymann, the Israeli duo behind music videos like Coldplay's "Up & Up" and Dua Lipa's "We're Good," directed the commercial. Styles asked Apple to donate his payment to the International Rescue Committee.

Ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba

Green eyes, fried rice
I could cook an egg on you
Late night, game time
Coffee on the stove, yeah
You're sweet ice cream
But you could use a flake or two
Blue bubblegum twisted 'round your tongue

I don't want you to get lost
I don't want you to go broke
I want you

It's 'cause I love you, babe
In every kind of way
Just a little taste
Know I love you, babe

Ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba
(You know I love you, babe)
Ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba

Excuse me, green tea
Music for a sushi restaurant
From ice on rice
Scuba-duba-do-boo-boo
Music for a sushi restaurant
Music for a sushi restaurant
Music for whatever you want
Scuba-duba-do-boo-boo

I'm not going to get lost
I'm not going to go broke
Staying cool
(Know I love you, babe)

Ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba
(You know I love you, babe)
Ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba

If the stars were edible
And our hearts were never full
Could we live with just a taste?
Just a taste

It's 'cause I love you, babe
In every kind of way
Just a little taste
Know I love you, babe

Ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba
(You know I love you, babe)
Ba, ba-ba
Ba-ba, ba-ba