It’s bewildered Haim fans who have said they are ‘besides myself’ over the revelation for the band’s new single
09:59, 29 May 2025Updated 10:17, 29 May 2025
Haim have taken to Manchester for the artwork for their latest single Take Me Back(Image: Haim)
From the West Didsbury house featured in Oasis’ Definitely Maybe to the front of Salford Lads Club with The Smiths, Manchester has a long history of appearing on music artwork.
But, despite the great connection between music and this city, it still manages to catch us off guard when anywhere in Greater Manchester is used as a backdrop for a big release. Case in point: the new single from American pop-rock act Haim.
The sister trio, who performed at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend in Liverpool last weekend, are gearing up for the release of their fourth album I Quit next month and will be releasing new single Take Me Back on Friday.
But sharing the cover art for the new release, fans couldn’t quite take their eyes off not only a number of references featured in the imagery but also the location of choice – seemingly taking over an area near Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre for the paparazzi-inspired photo.
The cover for the single features the three sisters walking through the street, with the likes of Don Tacos and One Piccadilly Gardens quite easily recognisable in the background. Sharing their disbelief at the choice of location used, one fan said: “Omg not near Piccadilly Gardens in Manchester take me back to uni lmao!”
Haim have taken to Manchester for the artwork for their latest single Take Me Back(Image: Haim)
Another said: “omg big up Piccadilly Gardens.” One other fan commented: “Never did i ever think i’d see a Haim single cover shot in Manchester Piccadilly x”. One other asked: “What the hell are you doing on Portland Street? I am beside myself.”
Fans also took to social media to share their delight at the band representing W H Smith, with Alana carrying a bag from the shop. One person asked: “Am deaddd why’s she got a WHSmith bag n all?” Responding to them, another said: “Needed a 10 pack of biros hun.”
The photo, like the rest of Haim’s recent single covers, also makes reference to a famous paparazzi shot – with sisters Danielle and Alana replicating an iconic photo taken of Keira Knightly and Jamie Dornan in the early 2000s.
Este Haim, Alana Haim, and Danielle Haim will release their fourth album in June(Image: Getty Images for Prime Video)
Featuring similar outfits, including low-rise jeans and dramatic scarves, the sisters perfectly replicate the celebrity pair’s 2004 pose with slouchy finesse. Sister Este represents a passerby who was captured in the photo, which led fans to speculate at the time whose hands they belonged to.
One fan said of the photo: “Me when I’m the coolest band in the world giving the best visuals ever.” Another said: “they even pulled off the random “whose hand is that and how” pose. That’s a deep cut.” Another joked: “Me when i get off the 192 on my way to clock into work.”
Their most recent single covers have also made references to the likes of the 2001 snap of Nicole Kidman seemingly looking joyous in an L.A. street – rumoured to have been taken right after she signed divorce papers with Tom Cruise – and a 2000 pap pic of Kate Moss leaning against a black SUV.
The photo shoot won’t be the last time Haim will be appearing in Greater Manchester this year either – the Brit-winning group will be performing a huge show at Co-op Live as part of their latest tour in October.