Meltdown (Niall Horan song)

"Meltdown" is a song by Irish singer Niall Horan, released through Capitol Records as the second single from his third studio album The Show released on 28 April 2023.[1]

"Meltdown"
Single by Niall Horan
from the album The Show
Released28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
Length2:33
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Little
  • Ryan
Niall Horan singles chronology
"Heaven"
(2023)		 "Meltdown"
(2023)		 "You Could Start a Cult"
(2023)

Background and release

On 13 April 2023, Horan announced the release of "Meltdown".[2] Taking to social media to discuss the song, Horan shared: "[the] song is basically about feeling anxious and being in that kind of freaking out moment but knowing deep down that everything will be alright."[3]

On 19 May 2023, Horan released an acoustic version of the single.[4][5]

Live performances

On 15 May 2023, Horan performed "Meltdown" on The Voice.[6][7]

Chart performance

In Ireland, "Meltdown" debuted at number 15 on the Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 on 5 May 2023.[8]

In the United Kingdom, on 2 May 2023, the Official Charts Company released their midweek chart predictions, and placed "Meltdown" at debuting at number 52 on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100.[9] However, "Meltdown" debuted at number 62 on the UK Official Singles Chart Top 100[10] and debuted at number 48 on the UK Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 on 5 May 2023.[11]

In New Zealand, the single debuted at number 1 on the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart. (RMNZ).[12]

Charts
Chart performance for "Meltdown"
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Ireland (IRMA)[13] 15
Japan Hot Overseas (Billboard Japan)[14] 12
Netherlands (Single Tip)[15] 7
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[16] 1
UK Singles (OCC)[17] 62

Release history
Release dates and formats for "Meltdown"
Region Version Date Format(s) Label Ref.
Various Original 28 April 2023
Capitol [18]
Italy Radio airplay Universal [19]
Various 25 August 2023
  • Capitol
 [20]
Various Acoustic 19 May 2023
[21]

References
  1. Rowley, Glenn (28 April 2023). "Niall Horan Has a 'Meltdown' on Second Single From 'The Show': Stream It Now". Billboard. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. Rowley, Glenn (13 April 2023). "Niall Horan Announces New Single 'Meltdown': Here's When It Arrives". Billboard. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. Paul, Larisha (28 April 2023). "Niall Horan Offers a Shoulder to Lean on in the Midst of a 'Meltdown' on New Single". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  4. "My favourite acoustic version of a song I've ever done. I know you love these . Meltdown acoustic out Friday !". Twitter. 17 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. "Niall Horan - Meltdown (Acoustic)". Spotify. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  6. Paul, Larisha (16 May 2023). "Niall Horan and Chance the Rapper Take the Stage on 'The Voice". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  7. Brandle, Lars (May 16, 2023). "Niall Horan, Chance The Rapper Perform as 'The Voice' Top 5 Revealed". Billboard. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
  8. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50 05 May 2023 - 11 May 2023". Official Charts. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  9. "Official Singles Chart Update Top 100 01 May 2023 - 07 May 2023". Official Charts. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  10. "Official Singles Chart Top 100 05 May 2023 - 11 May 2023". Official Charts. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  11. "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 05 May 2023 - 11 May 2023". Official Charts. 5 May 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  12. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  13. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  14. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas – Week of May 10, 2023". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  15. "Dutch Single Tip 01/07/2023". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  16. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  17. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
  18. "Meltdown, Niall Horan". Qobuz. Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  19. Bellone, Dario (28 April 2023). "NIALL HORAN "Meltdown" | (Radio Date: 28/04/2023)". radiodate.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 28 April 2023. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  20. "Meltdown" release formats:
  21. "Niall Horan - Meltdown (Acoustic)". Apple Music. 19 May 2023. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
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