The return of Harry Styles! With the launch of HS3, a new era of high-speed rail travel has begun. This debut offering is a real banger. And now we know the answer to the question everyone’s been asking: Who is the young narrator of “As It Was?”
As the song “As It Was” begins, a child’s voice can be heard saying, “Come on Harry, we want to say goodnight to you!”
As soon as the song was released, listeners began looking for hints as to the identity of the singer. Now we know, and Harry has provided an endearing backstory for why it was included in the song.
Can Anyone Identify the Young Voice in The Opening of Harry Styles’s “As It Was?”
Speaking at The Outset of “As It Was” Is Harry Styles’ Goddaughter Ruby Winston.
The sweet backstory of how Ruby’s voice note made it into the song was shared by Harry in an interview with Capital Breakfast.
He said to Roman Kemp, Sian Welby, and Sonny Jay, “It’s the voice of my goddaughter, she used to try to contact me before sleep every night and one time it didn’t ring or anything so they sent me that.” I found it when we were in the studio and put it in front of the song for no apparent reason, and then I fell in love with it and it stuck.
The song’s YouTube description includes a credit to “Ruby,” which fans quickly noticed.
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What Is Ruby Winston?
Ben Winston, the executive producer of The Late Late Show and the Grammys, has a 5-year-old daughter named Ruby.
Ben and Harry had known one other for quite some time. Ben directed the 2013 One Direction documentary film, “This Is Us,” in addition to helming a number of the group’s music videos.
During Harry’s time on the road with One Direction, Ben Winston took him in as a house guest and ended up co-executive producing a TV show called Happy Together.
An old photo of Harry cradling his goddaughter (back when she was a baby) during a recording session for his debut album has surfaced thanks to Harry Styles‘s confirmation that Ruby’s voice was included in the song. And now, at the beginning of Harry’s third era, hers is the first voice we all hear!
Does it ever make you want to pull your hair out?
La voce che si sente all’inizio di #AsItWas sembrerebbe essere quella di Ruby Winston, la figlia di Ben Winston! pic.twitter.com/Q5hjM6mvWN
— Harry Styles Italia🇮🇹 (@HStylesItalia) April 1, 2022