The group performed 'Perfect' for the first time at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland on 16 October 2015 during the last leg of their On the Road Again Tour and continued to perform the song in their concerts until their last before their hiatus on 31 October in Sheffield, England. The video features shots of the members as they relax in a hotel room during their 2015 tour. The video, filmed in black and white, depicts how the band lives while on tour, and was filmed at the Intercontinental Hotel in Midtown Manhattan, New York City in early September 2015. The music video was directed by Sophie Muller with additional help from actor Giovanni Ribisi and premiered on Vevo on 20 October 2015. This debut also broke The Beatles' record for the most top 10 Hot 100 debuts among bands. album and sixth overall when 'Perfect' debuted at number 10 on the Billboard issue dated 7 November 2015, after ' Drag Me Down' debuted at number three. In the United States, the song became the band's second consecutive top-10 hit from their Made in the A.M. In the band's native United Kingdom, 'Perfect' debuted at number two. įormer band member Zayn Malik was less complimentary about the song in his January 2016 cover story interview in Billboard, he said that the first single was 'quite cool' but heard the second single and decided not to buy the album. Brittany Spanos of Rolling Stone commented that the song was 'a catchy ode to bad boys and the rebellious personas' while noticing that 'Styles seems to directly respond to the songs Taylor Swift is rumored to have written about him on her album 1989. Critical reception ĭigital Spy 's Lewis Corner praised 'Perfect', describing it as a 'scintillating slice of '80s pop' and also said that the song was a 'delicious retort' to Taylor Swift's (ex-girlfriend of band member Harry Styles) song ' Style'. Bunetta called the single 'a jam' and stated that he plays it in his car frequently. Long-time writer and producer for the band, Julian Bunetta described the writing process as 'difficult' due to the writing occurring whilst the members travelled from country to country during their 2015 On the Road Again Tour. The song is in D major and has a tempo of 100 beats per minute.

In various interviews, the band members and co-writers describe differing aspects of the composition and overall meaning of the song.

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