Louis Tomlinson Pulls Off A Heist In 'Don't Let It Break Your Heart' Video

Last month, Louis Tomlinson dropped the fourth single from his upcoming debut album, Walls. As any song called "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" could be, it's an ode to perseverance that finds rainy-guitar verses giving way to a full-throated, chant-ready chorus that could sit alongside the largest One Direction arena anthems like "Steal My Girl."


Yet in the trajectory of Tomlinson's solo career, "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" follows nicely right following the tavern rock of "Kill My Mind" and the emotionality of "We Made It." The video likewise continues the story that's run through those clips, finding two lovers on the run amid the emotional wreckage of a criminal entanglement.


While that plays out with a heist and the predictably tragic fallout, the B-plot finds Tomlinson himself does what he's known for: hitting the pitch (again) and the bar with his mates. And then, surprise! He also gets in on the action, donning a mask and hopping in the vehicle for robbery. There's a little bit of a twist ending, which gives the full thing a decidedly cinematic aura, as directed by Charlie Lightening.


Tomlinson's debut solo album, Walls, is out January 31 and promises to find 27-year-old showing all of the sides of himself he's spent years rediscovering since his old band's hiatus. "I'm routinely just attempting to sort of find a middle ground between where I've come from and what I know the fans really desire to hear," he told MTV News in October.


You can hear "Don't Let It Break Your Heart" in the dramatic video above.