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: Because the set was a closed room filling with water, the shoot was potentially dangerous. A team of professional safety divers was stationed just out of frame, ready to provide Styles with oxygen between takes or if he became entangled in the heavy, water-logged clothing.

: To achieve the look of the room flooding, the production team built a custom, watertight set inside a massive tank. Rather than using digital effects, they pumped real water into the room in real-time while Styles continued to play and sing. harry_styles_falling_official_video

Directed by Dave Meyers, the video features Styles playing a piano in a room that slowly fills with water. Here are the most compelling details behind the production: : Because the set was a closed room

: The song was written in just 20 minutes at a studio in Malibu. Styles has mentioned that "Falling" is about the fear of becoming a person he didn't want to be. The video translates that internal struggle into a literal environment where his own emotions (represented by the water pouring from the piano) eventually overwhelm him. Rather than using digital effects, they pumped real

: For the final shots where the room is completely submerged, Styles had to perform underwater while wearing a custom, flowing Gucci gown. He spent hours submerged, holding his breath for long takes to capture the graceful, slow-motion movement of the fabric and his own "drowning" expression.