Heartbreak Weather

Horan announced the album on 7 February 2020 alongside the release of the third single "No Judgement", and stated in a press release that with the album, he wanted to "tell the story that was in my head, hopefully lead people down the storytelling lane of an album track listing. [...] I wanted to write songs from different sides or from someone else looking in."{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7906444/niall-horan-announces-sophomore-lp-heartbreak-weather-drops-no-judgement|title=Niall Horan Announces Sophomore LP 'Heartbreak Weather,' Drops "No Judgement"|website=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=7 February 2020|access-date=7 February 2020}} Horan took inspiration from the work of Bruce Springsteen{{cite web |title=Listen: Niall Horan's new album 'Heartbreak Weather'. |url=https://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/niall-horan/16441 |website=Coup de Main |date=13 March 2020 |access-date=2 November 2022}} as well as the Arctic Monkeys and The Weeknd.{{cite web |title=NIALL HORAN SHARES NEW ALBUM, HEARTBREAK WEATHER, OUT TODAY |url=https://www.umusic.ca/press-releases/niall-horans-new-album-heartbreak-weather-out-today/ |access-date=2 November 2022}} The album was recorded from October 2018 to January 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9qNzywnw0K/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/niallhoran/2263682496507874570 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Niall Horan on Instagram: "In October 2018 I wrote the first song for this record. Both you and I have been waiting for this day for a long time. I had so much fun..."|via=Instagram|access-date=15 March 2020}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8548270/niall-horan-album-complete|title=Stay Calm, Niall Horan's Album Is 'Officially Complete'|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=16 January 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}}

"Nice to Meet Ya" was released as the album's lead single on 4 October 2019.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8531472/niall-horan-announces-nice-to-meet-ya-single|title=Niall Horan Announces 'Nice to Meet Ya' Single|magazine=Billboard|last=Pace|first=Lilly|date=26 September 2019|access-date=15 March 2020}} The song was promoted with many live performances including at the 2019 MTV Europe Music Awards, Saturday Night Live and The Late Late Show with James Corden. In the official video, it mentioned Heartbreak Weather on a poster, at the timestamp 1:15.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8546357/niall-horan-snl-nice-to-meet-ya-put-a-little-love-on-me|title=Niall Horan Melts the SNL Audience With a Mix of Sultry and Sweet Performances: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Hughes|first=Hilary|date=15 December 2019|access-date=15 March 2020}}{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/awards/8542386/niall-horan-nice-to-meet-ya-mtv-emas-2019|title=Niall Horan's 'Nice to Meet Ya' Performance at the 2019 MTV EMAs: Watch|magazine=Billboard|last=Ginsberg|first=Gab|date=3 November 2019|access-date=15 March 2020}}{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-nice-to-meet-ya-corden-964892/|title=Watch Niall Horan Perform 'Nice to Meet Ya' on 'Corden'|magazine=Rolling Stone|last=Zemler|first=Emily|date=10 March 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}} The song received a music video, directed by The Young Astronauts, which was released along with the song.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7jeYJA9bgY|title=Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya (Official)|publisher=NiallHoranVEVO|via=YouTube|date=3 October 2019|access-date=15 March 2020}} The song entered many official charts worldwide including peaking at number 7 on the Irish Singles Chart, 22 on the UK Singles Chart and 63 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

"Put a Little Love on Me" serves as the second single from the album, being released on 6 December 2019.{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7903933/niall-horan-announces-new-single-put-a-little-love-on-me|title=Niall Horan Announces New Single "Put A Little Love On Me"|website=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=5 December 2019|access-date=15 March 2020}} The song entered the Irish and Scottish singles chart peaking at number 32 and 38 respectively. The song received a music video which accompanied its release and was directed by Cameron Busby.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bO3S8CKafbE|title=Niall Horan – Put A Little Love On Me (Official)|publisher=NiallHoranVEVO|via=YouTube|date=5 December 2019|access-date=15 March 2020}}

"No Judgement" was released on 7 February 2020 as the album's third single.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/8550391/niall-horan-no-judgement|title=Niall Horan Sets New Album 'Heartbreak Weather,' Drops New Single 'No Judgement': Listen|magazine=Billboard|last=Aniftos|first=Rania|date=7 February 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}} The song was compared to Horan's 2017 single "Slow Hands".{{cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7906444/niall-horan-announces-sophomore-lp-heartbreak-weather-drops-no-judgement|title=Niall Horan Announces Sophomore LP Heartbreak Weather Drops 'No Judgement'|website=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=7 February 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}} The song entered the Billboard Hot 100 and UK Singles chart peaking at number 97 and 32 respectively. The song's music video was released alongside the song and was directed by Drew Kirsch.{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU5ImX_MNms|title=Niall Horan – No Judgement (Official)|publisher=NiallHoranVEVO|via=YouTube|date=6 February 2020|access-date=15 March 2020}} The song also received a remix by Steve Void and an acoustic version.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-judgement-steve-void-remix-single/1500504555|title=No Judgement (Steve Void Remix) – Single by Niall Horan & Steve Void|website=Apple Music|access-date=15 March 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/no-judgement-acoustic-single/1500509259|title=No Judgement (Acoustic) – Single by Niall Horan|website=Apple Music|access-date=15 March 2020}} "Black and White" was released on 21 April 2020 as the album's fourth single.{{cite web |url=https://www.idolator.com/7909581/niall-horan-picks-black-and-white-as-next-single |title=Niall Horan picks "Black and White" as next single |work=Idolator |date=20 April 2020 |access-date=21 April 2020 |author=Wass, Mike}}

Horan officially announced the Nice to Meet Ya Tour in October 2019.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/niall-horan-nice-to-meet-ya-north-american-tour-dates-906067 |title=Niall Horan Plots 'Nice to Meet Ya' North American Tour |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=31 October 2019 |access-date=15 March 2020 |author=Legaspi, Althea}} The tour was set to go through North America, Oceania, Europe and Latin America between April and December 2020. On 3 April 2020 Horan announced the tour was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He stated he intended to tour in 2021, "when the crisis blows over."{{cite web |url=https://www.soundhealthandlastingwealth.com/health-news/niall-horan-has-cancelled-his-world-tour |title=Niall Horan has CANCELLED his world tour |work=Sound Health and Lasting Wealth |date=4 April 2020 |access-date=20 April 2020 }} No, rescheduled dates have been announced.{{cite web |url=https://www.niallhoran.com |title=Niall Horan – Official Website |work=Niall Horan |access-date=15 March 2020}} Lewis Capaldi, Fletcher and Maisie Peters were set to open for Horan on the tour.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B9GtQ3onkzk/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/instagram/niallhoran/2253687734887402724 |archive-date=25 December 2021 |url-access=registration|title=Niall Horan on Instagram: "Here we goooooo! #NICETOMEETYATOUR is going international babyyyyyyy! Can't wait to see you all For all pre-sale and general on-sale info..."|via=Instagram|access-date=15 March 2020}}{{cbignore}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 63/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/heartbreak-weather/niall-horan|title=Heartbreak Weather by Niall Horan, Reviews and Tracks|website=Metacritic|access-date=19 April 2020}}

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| rev2 = The Guardian

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| rev3 = The Independent

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| rev5 = Pitchfork

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| rev6 = The Telegraph

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| rev7 = The Times

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Heartbreak Weather received generally favourable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 63, based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

AllMusic's Neil Yeung reviewed the album positively, stating that the production of the album was better than Horan's 2017 debut album, Flicker, adding that "despite the often dour and forlorn lyrical content, the songs are full-blooded and more energetic than the average breakup album". Chris DeVille, writing for Stereogum, stated that the album is "much better" than Flicker, commenting that Heartbreak Weather{{'s}} writing, production, and performance all represented "an upgrade". However, he felt that "Horan is capable of evolving" but added that "such flourishes suggest this boy-band alumnus may someday grow up to be the man after all — or at the very least he won't be desperate for a reunion tour". Jason Scott, writing for American Songwriter, named the record "a stylistic leveling-up" while complimenting Horan's take on heartbreak.{{Cite web|url=https://americansongwriter.com/niall-horan-heartbreak-weather-album-review/|title=Niall Horan Levels Up With Second Album, 'Heartbreak Weather'|website=American Songwriter|last=Scott|first=Jason|date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}} Michael Cragg of The Guardian highlighted that the album contains "hints of experimentation, such as the swaggering hybrid of Arctic Monkeys and Kasabian in "Nice To Meet Ya", but it's the excellent title track's flirtation with glossy, synth-tinged MOR that suggests where Horan might be headed next. Proof that it's often the quiet ones you need to keep an eye on". Mike Wass, writing for Idolator, wrote that the record "just might be pop's first, feel-good breakup album" and that "there's no sophomore slump here" while calling it "a winning collection of love songs from multiple perspectives with very few skips."{{Cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7908098/album-review-niall-horan-lightens-up-on-breezy-heartbreak-weather?safari=1|title=Album Review: Niall Horan Lightens Up On Breezy Heartbreak Weather|website=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=15 March 2020|access-date=28 March 2020}}

Some reviews were more mixed. Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press called the album an "overall bright collection" and felt that Horan made "14 perfectly fine tracks, if not volcanic ones" and that it "is in no way a disaster" but that "it's just not an improvement on his debut effort".{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/00539b12b29a24f73718aec32e89984c|title=Music Review: Niall Horan endures a stormy 2nd solo album|website=Associated Press|last=Kennedy|first=Mark|date=10 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}} Ella Kemp of NME called the album "a mixed bag" and felt that there was "a great voice let down by some not great songs", writing that Horan's "lyrical landscape is somewhat thinner and the production even more impenetrable" than that of Flicker. She concluded by complimenting Horan's "incredible" and "convincing" voice, adding that the album "isn't an entirely lost cause, but one to build upon for a more inspiring future all the same". Adam White, writing for The Independent, described Heartbreak Weather as "a tranquilliser of an album that only occasionally sparks to life" and "largely drab", explaining that Horan "struggles to define his musical identity on his shiny if haphazard second album" which is "entirely stuck on safe mode". Nevertheless, White specifically praised "New Angel" and "Arms of a Stranger", calling the latter "concert-ready and irresistibly shiny". Writing for The Telegraph, Neil McCormick felt like the album lacks "any particular character" and that "everything sounds like something you might have heard somewhere before", stating that the record is "the closest thing to a One Direction album since the band split". Ed Power of the Irish Examiner wrote that Horan "ticks the boxes but doesn't cause a storm".{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/culture/heartbreak-weather-review-niall-horan-ticks-the-boxes-but-doesnt-cause-a-storm-987821.html|title=Heartbreak Weather review: Niall Horan ticks the boxes but doesn't cause a storm|website=Irish Examiner|last=Power|first=Ed|date=13 March 2020|access-date=13 March 2020}} Quinn Moreland, writing for Pitchfork, felt that Horan "spends too much of the record bouncing between sounds and songwriting concepts to feel distinct" but did compliment the album's final track, "Still," calling it "the realest, rawest moment on the record and a small bit of proof that Horan has the potential to make it on his own."

Heartbreak Weather debuted atop the Irish Albums Chart and UK Albums Chart.

In the United States, the album debuted at number four with 59,000 equivalent album units (42,000 pure) in its first week, making it the top-selling album of the week.{{Cite magazine|title=Lil Uzi Vert's 'Eternal Atake' Spends Second Week at No. 1 on Billboard 200 Albums Chart|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/business/chart-beat/9340275/lil-uzi-vert-eternal-atake-billboard-200-no-1|access-date=2021-10-21|magazine=Billboard|language=en}} The album also debuted at number one on the Top Album Sales chart, marking Horan’s second leader on the list, following his debut album, Flicker.

{{Track listing

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| extra3 = {{hlist|Ryan|Afterhrs}}

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| title4 = Bend the Rules

| writer4 = {{hlist|Horan|Bunetta|Ryan|Tobias Jesso Jr.}}

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| title6 = Nice to Meet Ya

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| extra8 = Greg Kurstin

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| extra9 = Ryan

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| title10 = Cross Your Mind

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| extra13 = {{hlist|Bunetta|Jesso Jr.|Geiger}}

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Credits adapted from the liner notes of Heartbreak Weather.{{cite AV media notes|title=Heartbreak Weather|others=Niall Horan|year=2020|publisher=Neon Haze Music / Capitol Records}}

Main recording locations

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• Sound City Studios (Sherman Oaks) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 1, 2, 6, 10, 13, 16 (bonus))}}
• SARM Music Village (London) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 1-4, 9, 10, 12)}}
• Sanctuary Studios (The Bahamas) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 2-4, 9, 10, 12)}}
• Inspiration Way (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(track 2)}}
• Enemy Dojo (Calabasas) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 4, 12, 16 (bonus))}}
• The Barn Studios (Richmond) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 14)}}
• State of the Ark Studios (Richmond) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 14)}}
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• Laurel House Studios (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 6, 13)}}
• Echo Studio (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(tracks 8, 11, 15)}}
• Home Team (Nashville) {{spaced ndash}} recording {{small|(track 13)}}

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Additional recording locations

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• Air Studios (London) {{spaced ndash}} strings {{small|(track 14)}}

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• Camden Recording Studios (Dublin, Ireland) {{spaced ndash}} additional engineering {{small|(track 15 (bonus))}}

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• Mixsuite LA (Los Angeles) {{spaced ndash}} mixing
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• Niall Horan – lead vocals, background vocals {{small|(tracks 1-4, 6, 9, 12, 14, 16 (bonus))}}, guitar {{small|(tracks 3-4, 6-7, 12, 16 (bonus))}}, acoustic guitar {{small|(tracks 5, 14)}}
• Julian Bunetta – background vocals {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 6, 12-13, 16 (bonus))}}, keys {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 12-13)}}, bass {{small|(tracks 1, 4)}}, guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 4, 6, 10, 12-13)}}, drums {{small|(tracks 2-3, 6, 12, 16 (bonus))}}, piano {{small|(track 2)}}, keyboards {{small|(track 6)}}
• John Ryan – background vocals {{small|(tracks 1, 3-4, 9, 16 (bonus))}}, guitar {{small|(tracks 1, 3, 9, 16 (bonus))}}, keys {{small|(tracks 3, 9)}}, bass {{small|(tracks 3, 9, 12)}}
• Jamie Scott – background vocals {{small|(tracks 1, 5, 14)}}, piano, drums, bass {{small|(tracks 7, 14)}}, electric guitar, acoustic guitar, string arrangement {{small|(track 14)}}
• Tobias Jesso Jr. – background vocals {{small|(tracks 4, 6, 16 (bonus))}}
• Afterhrs – keys {{small|(tracks 1, 4)}}
• Nate Mercereau – guitar {{small|(tracks 1-3, 10, 12)}}, bass {{small|(track 2)}}
• Teddy Geiger – guitar {{small|(tracks 2, 13)}}
• Forrest Miller – fiddle {{small|(track 2)}}
• Derreck Wells – guitar {{small|(track 4)}}
• Mike Needle – background vocals {{small|(tracks 5, 14)}}
• Daniel Bryer – background vocals, electric guitar {{small|(tracks 5, 14)}}, drums {{small|(track 14)}}
• Noah Conrad – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, drums, bass {{small|(track 5)}}
• Jake Cartwright – electric guitar {{small|(track 5)}}, orchestral drum {{small|(track 14)}}
• Andrew Haas – bass {{small|(tracks 6, 16 (bonus))}}
• Ruth-Anne Cunningham – background vocals {{small|(track 6)}}
• Luke Potashnick – guitars {{small|(track 7)}}, acoustic guitar, electric guitar {{small|(track 14)}}
• Songa Lee – violin {{small|(track 7)}}
• Charlie Bisharat – violin {{small|(track 7)}}
• Alma Fernandez – violin {{small|(track 7)}}
• Jacob Braun – cello {{small|(track 7)}}
• Greg Kurstin – guitar, bass {{small|(tracks 8, 11, 15 (bonus))}}, drums, synthesizers, keyboards {{small|(tracks 8, 11)}}, strings arrangement {{small|(track 7)}}, piano {{small|(tracks 8, 15 (bonus))}}, tiple {{small|(track 15 (bonus))}}
• Aaron Sterling – drums {{small|(tracks 12, 15 (bonus))}}, percussion {{small|(track 12)}}
• Benji Lysaght – guitar {{small|(tracks 13, 16 (bonus))}}
• Max Whipple – bass {{small|(track 13)}}
• Kane Richotte – percussion {{small|(track 13)}}
• Martin Hannah – shaker {{small|(track 14)}}
• Ed Blunt – string arrangement {{small|(track 14)}}
• Simon Baggs – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Danny Bhattacharya – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Shlomy Dobrinsky – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Cindy Foster – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Dorina Markoff – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Dominic Moore – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Helen Paterson – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Manuel Porta – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Patrick Savage – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Jo Watts – violin {{small|(track 14)}}
• Nick Barr – viola {{small|(track 14)}}
• Fiona Bonds – viola {{small|(track 14)}}
• Morgan Goff – viola {{small|(track 14)}}
• Yuri Zhislin – viola {{small|(track 14)}}
• Chris Fish – cello {{small|(track 14)}}
• Rachel Lander – cello {{small|(track 14)}}
• Conor Masterson – violin {{small|(track 15 (bonus))}}
• Dernst (D'Mile) Emile II – organ {{small|(track 16 (bonus))}}

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• Jill Lamothe – production
• Julian Bunetta – production {{small|(tracks 1-2, 4, 6, 12-13, 16 (bonus))}}
• Teddy Geiger – production {{small|(tracks 2, 10, 13)}}
• John Ryan – production {{small|(tracks 3, 9-10)}}
• Afterhrs – production {{small|(track 3)}}
• Daniel Bryer – production, vocal production {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 14)}}
• Jamie Scott – production, vocal production {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 14)}}
• Noah Conrad – production {{small|(track 5)}}
• Mike Needle – vocal production {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 14)}}
• Greg Kurstin – production {{small|(tracks 8, 11, 15 (bonus))}}, strings production {{small|(track 7)}}
• Tobias Jesso Jr. – production {{small|(tracks 12-13, 16 (bonus))}}
• Jeff Gunnell – production {{small|(track 16 (bonus))}}

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• Mark 'Spike' Stent – mixing
• Michael Freeman – mix assistant
• Matt Wolach – additional mix assistant
• Jeff Gunnell – engineering {{small|(tracks 1-4, 9-10, 12-13, 16 (bonus))}}, assistant engineering {{small|(track 6)}}, programming {{small|(track 16 (bonus))}}
• Mike Malchicoff – engineering {{small|(tracks 1-2, 6, 10, 13, 16 (bonus))}}
• Will Maclellan – assistant engineering {{small|(tracks 1, 10, 13, 16 (bonus))}}
• Veronica Wyman – engineering, assistant engineering {{small|(track 2)}}
• Richard Evatt – assistant engineering {{small|(tracks 2-4)}}, engineering {{small|(track 9)}}
• Teddy Geiger – programming {{small|(tracks 2, 13)}}
• Jesse Munsat – assistant engineering {{small|(tracks 3, 9, 12)}}
• John Ryan – programming {{small|(tracks 3-4)}}, engineering {{small|(tracks 9-10)}}
• Julian Bunetta – programming {{small|(tracks 1, 4, 12-13)}}, engineering {{small|(track 6)}}
• Afterhrs – programming {{small|(tracks 1, 4)}}
• Martin Hannah – engineering {{small|(tracks 5, 7, 14)}}
• Noah Conrad – engineering, programming {{small|(track 5)}}
• Matt Cooke – assistant engineering {{small|(tracks 5, 14)}}, engineering {{small|(track 7)}}
• Jake Cartwright – assistant engineering {{small|(tracks 5, 14)}}
• Jamie Scott – programming {{small|(tracks 5, 14)}}
• Daniel Bryer – programming {{small|(tracks 5, 14)}}
• Greg Kurstin – engineering {{small|(tracks 8, 11, 15 (bonus))}}
• Alex Pasco – engineering {{small|(tracks 8, 11, 15 (bonus))}}
• Julian Burg – engineering {{small|(tracks 8, 11, 15 (bonus))}}
• Ed Reyes – additional engineering {{small|(track 11)}}
• Jack Power – additional engineering {{small|(track 15 (bonus))}}
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Will Quinnell – assistant mastering

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• Liz Isik – A&R admin
• Erynn Hill – A&R coordinator
• Martha Braithwaite – business affairs
• David Helfer – business affairs
• The Young Astronauts – art direction
• Dean Martindale – photography
• Mitra Darab – marketing

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{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Heartbreak Weather}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Canada|title=Heartbreak Weather|artist=Niall Horan|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=9 March 2025}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Denmark|title=Heartbreak Weather|artist=Niall Horan|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|id=13064|access-date=24 October 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=New Zealand|award=Gold|type=album|artist=Niall Horan|title=Heartbreak Weather|relyear=2020|certyear=2021|source=radioscope|access-date=26 January 2025|refname="RMNZ"}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|artist=Niall Horan|title=Heartbreak Weather|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2023|access-date=22 March 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|artist=Niall Horan|title=Heartbreak Weather|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=2020|certyear=2022|id=16890-4284-2|access-date=19 July 2022}}

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• List of 2020 albums
• List of number-one albums of 2020 (Ireland)
• List of number-one albums of 2020 (Mexico)
• List of UK Albums Chart number ones of the 2020s

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• [http://heartbreakweatherwatch.niallhoran.com/ Heartbreak Weather Watch]

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Category:2020 albums

Category:Capitol Records albums

Category:Niall Horan albums

Category:Albums produced by Tobias Jesso Jr.