{"id":56137,"date":"2019-10-04T09:08:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-04T08:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/?p=56137"},"modified":"2019-10-04T09:08:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-04T08:08:28","slug":"niall-horan-returns-with-nice-to-meet-ya-new-single-and-video-released-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/10\/niall-horan-returns-with-nice-to-meet-ya-new-single-and-video-released-today\/","title":{"rendered":"Niall Horan Returns with &#8216;Nice To Meet Ya&#8217; New Single And Video Released Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Niall Horan returns today with &#8216;Nice To Meet Ya&#8217;, the first single from his forthcoming second album.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Random Ad stuff --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-ad-slot=\"3107208401\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2076862002005673\"><\/ins><\/p>\n<p><script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">A piano-driven pop song with a soulful groove and bright hand percussion, &#8216;Nice To Meet Ya&#8217; provides the perfect backdrop to Horan\u2019s vocals and playful lyrics. Niall co-wrote the song with his longtime collaborator Julian Bunetta (Maroon 5, Jessie Ware), who also produced, Tobias Jesso, Jr. (Florence + the Machine, Adele) and Ruth-Anne Cunningham (John Legend, Pentatonix).<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"56138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/2019\/10\/niall-horan-returns-with-nice-to-meet-ya-new-single-and-video-released-today\/niall-horan-nice-to-meet-ya\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Niall-Horan-Nice-To-Meet-Ya.png?fit=1052%2C1052&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1052,1052\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Niall Horan Nice To Meet Ya\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Niall-Horan-Nice-To-Meet-Ya.png?fit=640%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-56138\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/essentiallypop.com\/epop\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Niall-Horan-Nice-To-Meet-Ya.png?resize=640%2C640&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Niall Horan says,<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIt\u2019s been nearly two years since I released &#8216;Flicker&#8217; and I can\u2019t wait to get going again. Writing \u2018Nice To Meet Ya,\u2019 in particular, was a special one for me and I\u2019m so excited to finally share it with everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The official video was directed by The Young Astronauts and shot in London.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Originally from Mullingar, Ireland, Niall first came to fame through The X Factor, where he was put together in the group, One Direction. Earlier this year he made a surprise guest appearance during Maren Morris&#8217;s performance at London&#8217;s Royal Albert Hall.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Niall released his debut album &#8216;Flicker&#8217; in October 2017, which entered the Billboard 200 at No. 1, and the UK Charts at No.3, earning Platinum certification or greater in 18 countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In addition to surpassing three million in worldwide album sales and nearly 3.5 billion streams worldwide, it topped the iTunes Top Albums chart in 61 countries.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8216;Flicker&#8217; included the 2x Platinum single &#8216;This Town&#8217;, which has amassed over 800 million streams worldwide, and the 3x Platinum &#8216;Slow Hands&#8217;, which shot straight to No. 1 in 44 countries, reached the top spot on Billboard\u2019s Mainstream Top 40 and surpassed 10 million in adjusted track sales globally with 1.5 billion streams worldwide.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Niall\u2019s Flicker World Tour included sold-out dates in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Europe, Singapore, Japan, Brazil and Australia.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Find Niall Hoan online on his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.niallhoran.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Niallofficial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NiallOfficial\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/niallhoran\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Stream and download &#8216;Nice To Meet Ya&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/niallhoran.lnk.to\/NTMYUKV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\">\n<div  style=\"display: block; margin: 0px auto;\"  id=\"_ytid_80814\"  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