| "Sour Diesel" | ||||
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| Single byZayn | ||||
| from the albumIcarus Falls | ||||
| Released | 18 July 2018 (2018-07-18) | |||
| Genre | Funk rock | |||
| Length | 4:01 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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"Sour Diesel" is a song by English singer-songwriterZAYN. It was released on 18 July 2018 byRCA Records as the third single from Zayn's second studio albumIcarus Falls (2018).[1] The song was written byZayn,James Ho andRob Cavallo, with production handled by Cavallo andMalay.[2]
On 17 July 2018, a day before the song official release, Zayn announced a new song and later posted onTwitter a 30-second teaser of the music video for "Sour Diesel". He also announced that the video would be released at 12:00 PM onApple Music.[3] A day later, the song was released to all major platform and streaming services. The music video was released on 18 July 2018 at 12:00 PM exclusively on Apple Music.[4][5]
"Sour Diesel" is afunk rock song.[6]
Zayn first teased the song's music video on Twitter.[7] It was released on Apple Music on 18 July 2018 and was directed by Sing Lee.[8][9] The video was later released on YouTube on 18 April 2019.
In the video, a group of criminals obtains a stolen gem and later kills the owner. Zayn appears as a superhero who decides to fight the criminals in order to retrieve the gem. Later he fights the boss with the help from a superheroine.[10]
The Video has over 5 Million views as of February 2022.
Mike Nied ofIdolator opined that the song reveals a different side of Zayn. He felt "refreshing to hear him making a sonic risk". Nied also stated that the video narrative is a dramatic affair relating "the overarching narrative he created for the era".[11]Entertainment Tonight selected it as one of the top 20 best songs of 2018, ranking it number 16.[12]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
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| Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tiparade)[13] | 20 |
| New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[14] | 26 |