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Note: "Home" was written by Jamie Scott, Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne.
įormer band member Zayn Malik was less complimentary about the song in his January 2016 cover story interview in Billboard, he said that the first single was "quite cool" but heard the second single and decided not to buy the album. Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone commented that the song was "a catchy ode to bad boys and the rebellious personas" while noticing that "Styles seems to directly respond to the songs Taylor Swift is rumored to have written about him on her album 1989. Critical reception ĭigital Spy 's Lewis Corner praised "Perfect", describing it as a "scintillating slice of '80s pop" and also said that the song was a "delicious retort" to Taylor Swift's (ex-girlfriend of band member Harry Styles) song " Style". Bunetta called the single "a jam" and stated that he plays it in his car frequently. Long-time writer and producer for the band, Julian Bunetta described the writing process as 'difficult' due to the writing occurring whilst the members travelled from country to country during their 2015 On the Road Again Tour. The song is in D major and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute. In various interviews, the band members and co-writers describe differing aspects of the composition and overall meaning of the song.