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Our Song (Anne-Marie and Niall Horan song)

2021 song by Anne-Marie and Niall Horan

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 23, 2026
Entity authorityQ107088059 ↗
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"Our Song" is a song by English singer-songwriter Anne-Marie and Irish singer-songwriter Niall Horan. It was released on 21 May 2021 as the third single from the former's second studio album, Therapy (2021). Produced by TMS, "Our Song" was written by the two singers along with Philip Plested and the three members of TMS. The ballad's lyrics have the vocalists reminiscing about a past relationship.

In October 2020, Anne-Marie posted on Instagram that she was in a recording studio with Horan; the pair ended up writing three songs together. The song was announced on 13 May 2021, with the singers posting a 10-second clip on Twitter.

"Our Song" was a commercial success; it peaked at number 13 on the UK singles chart, becoming Anne-Marie's ninth top 20 entry and Horan's third. Elsewhere, it became a top ten hit on the Irish singles chart where it peaked at number 7.

Music video

The music video for "Our Song" was directed by Michael Holyk and features the two singers as Bonnie and Clyde-type lovers as they escape from the police in a Jaguar XK120.

Live performances

The pair performed "Our Song" for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend, on The Jonathan Ross Show, and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

Chart performance

On the UK Singles Chart, "Our Song" peaked at number 13, giving Anne-Marie her ninth and Horan his third top 20 hit.

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This entry incorporates text from “Our Song (Anne-Marie and Niall Horan song)” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.