Niall Horan Celebrates As ‘This Town’ Turns 10: ‘It Was My Song & Now It’s Ours’

On September 29th, Niall Horan celebrated the 10th anniversary of his debut solo single "This Town," shared a carousel of behind-the-scenes photos and videos from the song's early days, including a glimpse of how the single's artwork was captured on a Polaroid camera. Horan remembered that at the time of its release in 2016, the song stood apart from the maximalist pop productions dominating the charts with its simplicity, structured around one voice and an acoustic guitar.

Despite its naturalness and simplicity, the song didn't stop making noise, debuting at No. 63 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 2016 and climbing to its No. 20 peak in January 2017. To Horan, the most sentimental part about the track is the sound of hearing fans sing the song back to him years later, making reaching over a billion streams and fans singing the song back to him "absolutely unbelievable."

Horan also teased that he has "a few special things" in the works to celebrate the anniversary, making the 10th birthday of "This Town" not quite over yet. He concluded his tribute with the words, "It was my song and now it's ours," signing off his celebration with "happy 10 years of 'This Town."