Sour Diesel

"Sour Diesel"
Metadata
Artist	Zayn
Release Date	July 18, 2018
Recorded	2018
Genre	Rock-funk
Length	4:01
Label	RCA Records
Composer(s)	James Ho, Rob Cavallo, Zayn Malik
Producer(s)	Rob Cavallo, Malay
Album	Icarus Falls
Singles Chronology
Previous	Entertainer
Next	Too Much
Icarus Falls Chronology

Sour Diesel is a song by singer and songwriter Zayn, from his second studio album, Icarus Falls. It is the sixteenth track of the album.

It was released on July 18, 2018 by RCA Records as the third single from the album. The song was written by Zayn, James Ho and Rob Cavallo, with production handled by Cavallo and Malay.

Lyrically, the song involves Zayn comparing a woman to the marijuana strand, sour diesel.

Background

"Sour Diesel" is a rock-funk song.

Zayn first teased the song on May 22, 2018, by posting a black and white video on Instagram wearing a mask similar to the one in the cover art with the music playing lightly in the background.

On 17 July 2018, a day before the song official release, Zayn announced a new song and later posted on Twitter a 30-second teaser of the music video for "Sour Diesel". He also announced that the video would be released at 12:00 PM on Apple Music.

A day later, the song was released to all major platform and streaming services. The music video was released on July 18, 2018 at 12:00 PM exclusively on Apple Music.

Lyrics

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Audio

ZAYN - Sour Diesel (Audio)

Music Video

Background

Zayn first teased the song's music video on Twitter. It was released on Apple Music on July 18, 2018 and was directed by Sing Lee.

Synopsis

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.

Music Video	Information
	Released	April 18, 2019
	Length	5:32
	Director	Sing Lee
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	VEVO views	2,135,110 (as of May 09, 2019)

Teasers

Zayn - Sour Diesel (teaser)

Zayn - Sour Diesel Trailer

Reception

Mike Nied of Idolator 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". Entertainment Tonight selected it as one of the top 20 best songs of 2018, ranking it number 16.