“This Town” is a stripped-down guitar song about still pining after an old flame. While Niall’s lover has moved on, Niall hasn’t and is still in love with them.

The song is the debut solo single from Horan, who had previously released five albums with One Direction. This marks Horan’s first solo venture after signing with Capitol Records in mid-2016.

In an interview with On Air With Ryan Seacrest (transcript), Horan stated that “This Town” was the first song written for his first solo record back in February 2016. At the time, he said that his album was about halfway done and would be released sometime in 2017.

“This Town” has been certified Gold in the UK and 2x Platinum in the US and in Ireland.