One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London, England in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson; former member Zayn Malik departed from the group in 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition "The X Factor" in 2010. Propelled to global success by social media, One Direction's five albums, "Up All Night" (2011), "Take Me Home" (2012), "Midnight Memories" (2013), "Four" (2014), and "Made in the A.M." (2015), topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful" (their first number one on the UK Singles Chart, and the highest debut for a British act on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 since 1998), "Live While We're Young", "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life" and "Drag Me Down".
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One Direction | Introduction
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English-Irish boy band One Direction including Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, Zayn Malik have recorded material for five studio albums. Apart from their album songs, the band has released several non-album singles, such as the charity singles "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" and "God Only Knows". "Forever Young", which would have been released if they had won "The X Factor", was their first unofficial single. "What Makes You Beautiful", was released as their debut single and lead single from their debut studio album, "Up All Night" (2011). They made history as the first U.K. group to bow at number one on the "Billboard" 200 with a debut album.
List of songs recorded by One Direction | Introduction
With their fourth album, "Four", they extended the record to four consecutive number-one albums. Their next album, "Made in the A.M.", was preceded by its lead single "Drag Me Down". In October 2015, the band announced the second single from the album, "Perfect". As of April 2020, the band has sold more than 70 million records worldwide.
One Direction discography | Introduction
With "Four", One Direction became the first band to have their first four albums debut at number one in the United States. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Four" was the sixth best-selling album of 2014, with 3.2 million copies sold worldwide.
Four (One Direction album) | Introduction
English-Irish boy band One Direction have released five studio albums, six extended plays, seventeen singles (including two charity singles), two video albums, and seventeen music videos and will soon release new music. They signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British television singing competition "The X Factor" in 2010. They subsequently signed in North America with Columbia Records. "", a 3D documentary concert film was released on 29 August 2013 in the United Kingdom and 30 August 2013 in the United States. The film captures the band on the road during the Take Me Home Tour and documents their origins and rise to fame.
One Direction discography | Introduction
In the 24-hour span, 1.1 million downloads were generated. The song was uploaded onto the band's Vevo account on 22 September. In an interview with Simon Cowell, it was revealed that one of the songs for the album will be titled "18". The song was written by Ed Sheeran, who also wrote "Little Things" and "Moments" for the group. Horan came up with the name of the album, commemorating the fact that it is the band's fourth album and that it has been four years since their formation.
Four (One Direction album) | Background and development
Andrew Unterberger of "Spin" praised the album's 80's sound while commenting that the songs are "intoxicating, adrenalizing, and undeniably visceral blasts of old-school pop/rock, furthered by the group’s commitment to patently ridiculous lyrics" while ending the review with "the question of whether they can find a permanent safe haven is less certain — if they pretend to be Bon Jovi for long enough, will we forget that they started out as New Kids on the Block? Probably not, but hell, no boy band has ever made it this far and still managed to sell this much and sound this good".
Four (One Direction album) | Critical reception
1; the Monkees and the Kingston Trio also reached No. 1 with their first four albums but not in the first week of sales. One Direction follows three solo artists who have attained No. 1 status with their first four albums: Britney Spears and DMX in 2003, and Beyoncé in 2011. (In 2013, Beyoncé's fifth album also debuted at No. 1.) "Four" sold 814,000 copies in the US in 2014, the ninth best-selling album of the year. The album reached its millionth sales mark in the U.S. in August 2015, and has sold 1,016,000 as of October 2015.
Four (One Direction album) | Commercial performance
Credits taken from "Four" liner notes.
Four (One Direction album) | Personnel
Released on 12 November 2014, the album quickly rose to the top of the UK Albums Chart, with 142,000 copies sold during its first week. The album scored One Direction their third consecutive number one album. Based on UK sales, it was certified Gold by the BPI in its first week, and certified Platinum in its fourth week. The deluxe edition of "Four" became the top charted album on iTunes in some 67 countries. In the US, the album debuted at No. 1 on the "Billboard" 200 chart on the week ending 23 November 2014, with sales of 387,000. One Direction thus became the first musical group to have each of their first four studio albums debut at No.
Four (One Direction album) | Commercial performance
There were five promotional singles released on five different days; when fans pre-ordered the album, they received an instant download of the songs. "Ready to Run" was released as the first promotional single on 6 November. "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" was released as the second promotional single on 10 November. "18" was released as the third promotional single on 11 November. "Girl Almighty" was released as the fourth promotional single on 12 November. "Fool's Gold" was released as the fifth promotional single on 13 November.
Four (One Direction album) | Promotional singles
In November 2014, One Direction released their fourth album, "Four". The last album to include Zayn Malik, singles "Steal My Girl" and "Night Changes" both received platinum status. The album debuted number one in 18 countries, and One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the "Billboard" 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one. In February 2015, the band embarked on the On The Road Again Tour, playing shows in Australia, Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America. Over 2.3 million tickets were sold with a gross of $208 million. In November 2015, "Made in the A.M.", their fifth album, was released.
Niall Horan | 2011–2015: One Direction
Track listing adapted from the booklet of "Direction". All songs produced by Howard Benson.
Direction (album) | Track listing
"Gotta Be You", "One Thing", and "More than This", were the other three singles from their debut album with the first two being top-ten singles in the UK. The band's second studio album, "Take Me Home", was released in November 2012. The lead single "Live While We're Young" was released on 30 September 2012, and recorded the highest opening week sales figure for a song by a non-US artist. "Little Things" and "Kiss You", the succeeding singles, were also successes.
List of songs recorded by One Direction | Introduction
Kitty Empire, writing for "The Guardian", stated that the album "ups the chords a smidgen further" and that the group's "new direction owes a substantial debt to the big guitar pop of the 80s" while also adding that the group's music is "no longer kids' stuff". Jon Dolan of "Rolling Stone" wrote that "One Direction extend their winning streak, with echoes of the 1970s and 1980s" while also commenting that "the vocal duties are divvied up in ways that highlight the singers’ similarities" and that they "have mastered the ancient boy-band art of whispering directly into listeners’ ears". Jamieson Cox of "Time" wrote that "the album as a whole takes another step towards the stadium-sized rock first suggested by "Midnight Memories" and "their take on the sound is immaculate: arrangements are grand and spacious, with guitar lines glistening and rhythms cavernous and blooming, and the band’s increasingly distinct vocals — allowed to sparkle via the use of harmony more than ever — at the forefront" while commenting that the album sounds similar to "80s arena anthems in the vein of Journey, Bryan Adams, and Bruce Springsteen.
Four (One Direction album) | Critical reception
One Direction are an English-Irish boy band consisting of members Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. In addition, Zayn Malik was a member until his departure from the band, announced on 25 March 2015. One Direction have released five hit albums, "Up All Night" (2011), "Take Me Home" (2012), "Midnight Memories" (2013), "Four" (2014), and "Made in the A.M." (2015). The band has won numerous awards, among them six Billboard Music Awards, seven Brit Awards, seven American Music Awards and 28 Teen Choice Awards.
List of awards and nominations received by One Direction | Introduction
Credits adapted from the booklet of "Direction". The Starting Line Additional musicians Production
Direction (album) | Credits and personnel
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One Direction discography | Studio albums
One Direction's debut studio album, "Up All Night" (2011), is predominantly a pop music record, containing elements of teen pop, dance-pop, pop rock, with electropop and rock influences. Digital Spy's Robert Copsey described the album as a "collection of PG pop rock with killer choruses", while "The New York Times" considered it "full of easy rock-inflected pop, blithe and sometimes clever." Jason Lipshutz of "Billboard" acknowledged that the album demonstrates an originality in sound that was "necessary for the revitalization of the boy band movement". The songs "One Thing" and "What Makes You Beautiful" were particularly noted for the genres of power pop and pop rock, for their "powerhouse" guitar riffs and "forceful" choruses.
One Direction | Artistry
"Steal My Girl", the album's lead single, was released on 29 September 2014, receiving critical acclaim for its classic rock sound. The second single from the album, "Night Changes", was released on 14 November, three days before the album's release. It also achieve platinum status, selling over one million units in the United States. "Four" was released on 17 November 2014, topping the "Billboard" 200 and the UK Album Chart. In total, in debuted at number one in 18 countries, selling 3.2 million copies. It became the top charted album on iTunes in 67 countries. One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the "Billboard" 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one.
One Direction | 2014–2015: "Four"
In less positive reviews, Jody Rosen of "Rolling Stone" criticized the album for lacking personality. Adam Markovitz of "Entertainment Weekly" perceived that the album "won't help the group earn much respect in music circles. But if a tween-pop empire is what these boys are after, they're definitely headed in the right direction". "The Independent" editor Simon Price gave the album two out of five stars, and in an assessment wrote: "the album consists of fifteen installments of inoffensive daytime radio pop, of which half the songs sound like "I Want It That Way" by the Backstreet Boys, the other half like "Free Fallin'" by Tom Petty, it will sell by the zillion."
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Critical reception
The album's lead single, "Live While We're Young", became One Direction's highest peaking song in a number of countries and recorded the highest first-week sales for a song by a non-US artist. "Little Things" and "Kiss You", the succeeding singles, became moderate successes. One Direction's third studio album, "Midnight Memories", was released on 25 November 2013. The album was preceded by its lead single "Best Song Ever" and its critically acclaimed second single "Story of My Life". The album was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and the "Billboard" 200, making One Direction the first band in history to have their first three albums all debut atop the "Billboard" 200.
One Direction discography | Introduction
The album was the best-selling album of the year. Following its release, the band embarked on the Where We Are Tour which was the highest-grossing tour of 2014 and remains the highest-grossing tour of all time by a vocal group. Styles co-wrote the song "Just a Little Bit of Your Heart" for Ariana Grande's album, "My Everything", released in August 2014. Later in November, One Direction released their fourth album, "Four", which was the last to include Malik, due to his exit from the group in early 2015. One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the "Billboard" 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one.
Harry Styles | 2010–2015: "The X Factor" and One Direction
Despite being released at the year's end, it was the best-selling album worldwide in 2013 with 4 million copies sold globally. To promote the album, the band performed on both the American and British versions of "The X Factor".
One Direction | 2013–2014: "Midnight Memories" and "This Is Us"
Four (stylized as FOUR) is the fourth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 17 November 2014 by Columbia Records and Syco Music. the album was preceded by two singles, "Steal My Girl" and "Night Changes", both achieving platinum status in the US, and scoring the band their tenth and eleventh UK top-ten hits. The album was also One Direction's last with member Zayn Malik, who announced he was leaving the band on 25 March 2015. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one in 18 countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States.
Four (One Direction album) | Introduction
On 21 July 2014, One Direction announced "", a film which documents the concerts of 28 and 29 June 2014 that took place in San Siro Stadium during their Where We Are Tour. After the announcement, the band announced the film would also have a limited 10–11 October 2014 international cinema release before its home media release in November 2014. The group also released an autobiography book titled "Who We Are" on 25 September 2014. On 8 September 2014, One Direction announced their fourth studio album to be titled "Four", set to be released on 17 November 2014. As part of the announcement, one of the songs from the album, "Fireproof" was released for free download for 24 hours on their official website.
One Direction | 2014–2015: "Four"
Singles included "Steal My Girl" and "Night Changes", both of which achieved platinum status. Debuting at number one in 18 countries, over 3.2 million copies of the album were sold. One Direction became the only group in the 58-year history of the "Billboard" 200 albums chart to have their first four albums debut at number one. In support of the album, the set off on the On the Road Again Tour, grossing $208 million. In November 2015, One Direction's fifth album, "Made in the A.M.", was released. Singles "Drag Me Down" and "Perfect" both debuted at number one in various countries, and the album reached number one in multiple countries, including the UK, and it reached number two on the US "Billboard 200".
Louis Tomlinson | 2011–2015: One Direction
Jon Young of "Spin" criticized the album as being "another formulaic record", but noted it has "compelling moments".
Direction (album) | Reception
In November 2017 the RIAA recertified the album 18× platinum in the Latin field, denoting 1,080,000 album-equivalent units sold in the United States.
Ones (album) | Reception and chart performance
The group were putting their debut studio album together at the time. Sheeran had a CD with him of 40 songs that he was going to give to publishers. As the boy band did not have enough songs for their album, Sheeran told Styles, "Here's a CD. If you want one of these songs, have it." The song ended up on the deluxe edition of the album. Sheeran acknowledged that he was happy with the outcome, "It was a song I was never going to use. To have it on a multi-platinum selling album is quite nice." During the album's UK launch in late 2011, member Louis Tomlinson referred to the song as his favourite track on the album.
Moments (One Direction song) | Background
The group's debut studio album "Up All Night" was released in November 2011. It topped the charts in sixteen countries. The lead single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was an international hit, reaching number one on the UK Singles Chart and number four on the US "Billboard" Hot 100; it has since been certified four and six times platinum in the US and Australia, respectively. Subsequent singles, "Gotta Be You" and "One Thing", became top ten hits in the UK. The band's second studio album "Take Me Home" was released in November 2012. The record sold 540,000 copies in its first week in the US and went to number-one in thirty-five countries.
One Direction discography | Introduction
Led by singles "Drag Me Down" and "Perfect", the album reached number one in multiple countries, including the UK, while it reached number two on the US "Billboard 200". Following the release of the album the group went on an indefinite hiatus.
Niall Horan | 2011–2015: One Direction
The single has been certified quadruple platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), indicating shipments of 280,000 copies.
One Thing (One Direction song) | Commercial performance
"Up All Night" has its ups and downs, but One Direction complete two important tasks on their debut album: the boy band notches a long-lasting hit with "What Makes You Beautiful," and they look forward instead of back. Get ready to hear a lot more of One Direction. Matthew Horton of "Virgin Media" opined that the album brims with "punchy pop-rock", and considered the dance-orientated "Stole My Heart": "the only misstep, which only reinforces their decision to go pop-rock." "MSN Music"s Ben Chalk called the album: "manufactured, calculated and commercial", assessing that the resulting album "is a corking pop album".
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Critical reception
After the release of "Four", One Direction became the first band in the US "Billboard" 200 history to have their first four albums debut at number one. Their third album, "Midnight Memories", was the best-selling album worldwide of 2013. Considered teen idols, One Direction were often subject to fan hysteria. They have embarked on four world tours, two of which were all-stadium. The band's Where We Are Tour, in support of "Midnight Memories", was the highest-grossing concert tour in 2014, the highest-grossing tour by a vocal group in history, and the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of all time, grossing $290.2 million (unadjusted for inflation).
One Direction | Introduction
They were inducted into the "Guinness World Records" as a result. The album was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 26 July 2020, denoting shipments of 3,000,000 copies. "Up All Night" also became the first album by a boy band to sell 500,000 digital copies in the US by October 2012. The album has sold over 2.05 million copies in the United States as of August 2015.
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Commercial performance
The single peaked at number six and nine on the Irish and UK Singles Charts respectively, becoming the third consecutive top ten single for One Direction in Ireland and the UK. "One Thing" was One Direction's second best-selling song in the UK by August 2012, denoting sales of 154,000 copies. In Australia, One Direction became the second act of 2012 to have two singles in the top ten simultaneously with "One Thing" at number 3 and "What Makes You Beautiful" at number 10. "One Thing" peaked at number 39 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The track was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on 21 September 2012, denoting sales of 1,000,000 copies.
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Singles
In August 2012, the group's record sales exceeded 8 million singles, 3 million albums, and 1 million DVDs, and they performed "What Makes You Beautiful" at the 2012 Summer Olympics closing ceremony in London, which represented the handover to Rio de Janeiro as the host of the 2016 Summer Olympics. One Direction were the biggest winners of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards winning their three nominations on 6 September 2012, including Best New Artist.
One Direction | 2011–2012: "Up All Night"
"Four" received generally positive reviews from music critics. Some argued that the members' songwriting showed signs of maturity, while others claimed the musical content was too similar to the band's previous work. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100, the album received a score of 65, which indicates generally favorable reviews. Neil McCormick of "The Daily Telegraph" found "an unlikely comparison to Bruce Springsteen in the quintet's latest offering", and that "Four" was "hard to dislike: it's cheery, uplifting, high spirited and good fun", but did still say it was "songwriting by numbers". AllMusic's review said it was the group's "fourth well-crafted, packed-with-great-pop-songs album in a row", although did cynically point out the pattern of each of said albums being released just in time for "optimal holiday-season gift-giving".
Four (One Direction album) | Critical reception
The album was included in the book "1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die".
All Directions | Legacy
The album's songs are characterised by metronomic pop, vocal harmonies, hand claps, prominent electric guitar riffs, bright synthesisers, a homogeneous sound and message, and rotations of lead vocals. The members' voices are presented individually on the record, and its lyricism speaks of falling in love, unrequited love, commitment, jealousy and self-empowerment. "Take Me Home" garnered mostly positive reviews from music critics. There was praise for its quality of production, while criticism hinged on its generic, rushed nature. Globally, the album topped the charts in more than 35 countries. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), "Take Me Home" was the fourth-global-best-selling album of 2012, selling 4.4 million units.
Take Me Home (One Direction album) | Introduction
On 27 April 2014, it was confirmed that One Direction were working on their fourth studio album. Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne worked on the majority of the album with songwriters Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, and Jamie Scott; Harry Styles and Zayn Malik also co-wrote tracks with Bunetta, Ryan, Scott and producer Johan Carlsson. The name and cover of the album were announced on 8 September on One Direction's official website, along with a free download of a song called "Fireproof", which was available for 24 hours. "Fireproof" was written by Payne and Tomlinson along with John Ryan, Jamie Scott and Julian Bunetta, who also wrote their single "Story of My Life".
Four (One Direction album) | Background and development
In his review, he also complimented the album for its collection of singles: "'["Up All Night"] is a collection of highly polished pop gems, which knows its market and gives it what it wants". Chris Lopez of "USA Today" wrote that the album is "charmingly innocent" while noting that a majority of the album "emphasizes songs and harmonies over grooves". Judah Joseph of "HuffPost" commented that "obviously, the five have vocal talent" and that the album "is full of surprisingly varied tracks, songs with British accents that somehow managed to sneak in, and a generally over-romantic cheesiness that can only be attributed to a boy band", ending the review by telling the group "to enjoy the immense worldwide success coming your way".
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Critical reception
After being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of "The X Factor" in 2010, One Direction were signed to Syco Music. Recording for their debut studio album, "Up All Night", began in January 2011. In February 2011, the boy band and other contestants from the series participated in the "X Factor" Live Tour. After the tour concluded in April 2011, the group continued working on their debut album. Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub produced three songs on the album: "What Makes You Beautiful," "One Thing" and "I Wish," all of which were co-written by Falk, Yacoub and Savan Kotecha.
One Thing (One Direction song) | Background and release
Direction is the third studio album by American pop punk band the Starting Line, released on July 31, 2007 through Virgin Records. Following the lack of promotion for their 2005 album, "Based on a True Story", the band left Geffen Records in late 2005. Early the following year, they signed to Virgin and spent the remainder of 2006 writing and touring. Sessions for the album were recorded at several studios in California from February to May 2007 with producer Howard Benson. Influenced by the work of James Brown, the Starting Line's vocalist and bassist Kenny Vasoli wrote music around simple grooves instead of the uptempo style of the band's earlier material.
Direction (album) | Introduction
On the album's closing track "What You Want", Vasoli laments about his songs.
Direction (album) | Music and lyrics
In Canada, the album bowed atop the Canadian Albums Chart with first-week sales of 35,000 copies, which made One Direction the first UK group in Canadian chart history to enter at number one with their debut album, and the first international act to debut at number one in the Nielsen SoundScan era (post 1991) with their debut album. The album has been certified double platinum by Music Canada, denoting shipments of 160,000 units. The album debuted at number one on the United States "Billboard" 200 chart, selling 176,000 copies in its first week, which made One Direction the first UK group in US chart history to debut at number one with their first album, as well as the first number-one album by a boy band in eleven years, since 'N Sync's "Celebrity".
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Commercial performance
It was just sort of a thing that I think all guys feel, having to uphold a man 'I'm strong' philosophy, and kind of throwing that idea out the window." On 18 November, "Strong" was one of three tracks, along with "Diana" and "Midnight Memories", to be released ahead of the album, which was released the following week.
Strong (One Direction song) | Background and release
"Up All Night" was made available on CD and digital download in two editions: the deluxe edition, in hard form shape of a yearbook, features a book-sized collection of photos, quotes, and lyrics from the five members of One Direction, and two extra songs: "Stand Up" and "Moments". The album was released by Syco Records in Ireland and the UK on 18 November 2011 and 21 November 2011 respectively. The album was released on 25 November 2011 and 28 November 2011 in Australia and New Zealand respectively. The album was fully released in Europe in early 2012. The album was initially set for release in North America on 23 March 2012 through Columbia Records; however, it was rescheduled for a one-week earlier release on 13 March 2012 with Columbia Records releasing a statement: "due to overwhelming fan demand, their debut album will be released one week early on 13 March 2012." For the North American release on 13 March 2012, Columbia Records executives used social media to shape its marketing campaign.
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Release and promotion
After their successful second album, "Take Me Home", which sold over 5 million copies, and their first documentary and concert movie, "", the band announced their third studio album. "[It's a] very rock direction," Liam Payne said. "We actually spent a lot of time writing this album. We're very proud of it, so we can't wait for it to come out. It's very live sounding, very rock-y," he continued, before also describing it as "quite retro". "But it's very different so we are hoping people will kind of adjust to the music with us." One of the album's collaborators, Julian Bunetta, who has worked with the band several times before, including tracks for their 2012 album "Take Me Home" and their Comic Relief charity single, "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)", talked about the album during an interview with MTV News, teasing, "I can't really say, but it’s gonna be pretty cool.
You &amp; I (One Direction song) | Background and release
This album was Coltrane's debut on the "Billboard" 200.
Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album | Charts
Lyrics Of Two have released the following records:
Lyrics of Two | Discography
One Direction, often shortened to 1D, are an English-Irish pop boy band formed in London, England in 2010. The group are composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson; former member Zayn Malik departed from the group in 2015. The group signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after forming and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition "The X Factor" in 2010. Propelled to global success by social media, One Direction's five albums, "Up All Night" (2011), "Take Me Home" (2012), "Midnight Memories" (2013), "Four" (2014), and "Made in the A.M." (2015), topped charts in most major markets, and generated hit singles including "What Makes You Beautiful" (their first number one on the UK Singles Chart, and the highest debut for a British act on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 since 1998), "Live While We're Young", "Best Song Ever", "Story of My Life" and "Drag Me Down".
One Direction | Introduction
The ballad received generally positive reviews from music critics, who noted the song's memorability and complimented its composition. Upon the release of "Up All Night", "Moments" charted in lower regions on the singles charts of Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom due to strong digital download sales. One Direction performed the song on all three of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12), Take Me Home Tour (2013) and Where We Are Tour (2014).
Moments (One Direction song) | Introduction
The album's lyricism speaks of falling in love, unrequited love, the insistence that flaws are what make a person unique, commitment, jealousy and longing for past significant others. Erica Futterman for "Rolling Stone" favoured their live acoustic performances as both showing, "Horan's ability to play guitar, as well as One Direction's admirable live vocals. There was no need to worry about a backing track or a bum note, a pleasant realization at a pop show." "Herald Sun"s Cameron Adams opined that One Direction have "strong pop voices". Melody Lau of the "National Post" wrote, "It's easy to get lost in inherent appeal of their perfectly coiffed dos and almost-too-put-together preppy style but somewhere in the midst of all the love-struck squeals of teenage girls are guys who can actually sing and, to a certain extent, entertain." Jane Stevenson of the portal site Canoe concurred: "What I didn't really prepare myself for was that they all can actually sing in concert." Chris Richards, writing in "The Washington Post", dissented from the approval: "As the five traded couplets, it was tough to imagine a future Justin Timberlake, Ricky Martin or Bobby Brown emerging from the pack.
One Direction | Artistry
The album's lyricism speaks of falling in love, unrequited love, the insistence that flaws are what make a person unique, and commitment, in songs such as "Little Things," "Last First Kiss," "Back For You," and "They Don't Know About Us." Other tracks, like "Heart Attack," "Rock Me," "I Would," and "Over Again," have a more solemn tone, addressing jealousy and longing for past significant others.
Take Me Home (One Direction album) | Music and lyrics
Directions Home (Songs We Love, Songs You Know) is the sixteenth album and tenth studio album by Christian group Point of Grace. It was released on April 7, 2015.
Directions Home | Introduction
“History” was written by members Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, along with Wayne Hector, Ed Drewett and the band's regular collaborators Julian Bunetta and John Ryan. It is a jaunty acoustic singalong that closes the album's standard edition and was composed in G-flat major with a tempo of 88 beats per minute and a time signature of .
History (One Direction song) | Composition
This change in direction divided fans and critics. At this time, EMI Music Canada wanted to release a greatest hits package with one or two new songs. The band fought to include all 8 of the new songs they had completed. As a compromise, the new album became a 2-CD set but was priced as a single CD.
Slomotion | Background
The Allmusic review by Brandon Burke awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Given his discography, this record is atypical and probably not for everyone, but enjoyable nonetheless".
Two Is One | Reception
The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Chart dated 25 November 2012, a position it held for a second week. It was certified platinum in Australia in its first week by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) and has since been certified double platinum for a shipment of 140,000 copies.
Take Me Home (One Direction album) | Commercial performance
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One Way (South Korean band) | Discography
Following the tour's conclusion, the band took a one-to-two month break for writing the album. In June and July 2006, the Starting Line wrote new material and recorded demos of songs. By August of the year, they had written and demo-recorded 12 songs, and were planning to write around 10 more before recording them. In October and November, the band supported the All-American Rejects on their "Tournado 2006" tour in the US.
Direction (album) | Background
To support the album, they embarked on their second headlining tour, the Take Me Home Tour, playing over 120 shows over four continents. In August 2013, "", a 3-D documentary concert film was released and was a box office success, grossing over $68.5 million. One Direction's third book, "One Direction: Where We Are: Our Band, Our Story: 100% Official", was released that same month. The band's third studio album, "Midnight Memories", was released on 25 November 2013. It was the best-selling album worldwide in 2013 with 4 million copies sold globally. "Best Song Ever", the album's lead single, is One Direction's highest charting single in the US to date.
Niall Horan | 2011–2015: One Direction
One Direction became the first group ever to have their first two albums reach atop the "Billboard 200". "Take Me Home" sold 540,000 copies in its first week in the US, debuted atop the "Billboard" 200, and topped the charts in more than thirty-four other countries. Additionally, "Up All Night" and "Take Me Home" were the number three and number four best-selling albums of 2012 globally, each album selling over 4.4 million units worldwide. The album and "Little Things" both debuted at number one in the UK simultaneously, making One Direction the youngest act in British chart history to achieve that.
One Direction | 2012–2013: "Take Me Home"
"History" is a song by British and Irish boy band One Direction. It was released on 6 November 2015 as the third and final single from their fifth studio album, "Made in the A.M." (2015). The album's last single to feature all members Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and Louis Tomlinson before their hiatus in January 2016. "History" peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart.
History (One Direction song) | Introduction
as of June 2016.
Story of My Life (One Direction song) | Chart performance
The first cut on the deluxe edition and overall fourteenth song on the album, "Stand Up", is an uptempo electropop and pop rock song. The second song on the deluxe edition, "Moments", is a mid-tempo pop ballad. Instrumentation includes a gently strummed guitar and intermediate piano lines. The song's lyrics revolve around an unrequited love. During the album's UK launch in late 2011, Tomlinson referred to the song as his favourite track on the album.
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Composition
One Direction became the first British group to have their debut album reach number one in the United States. The album featured a multitude of writers, but included three songs written by Styles and his groupmates. In November 2012, One Direction released their second album, "Take Me Home", which spawned the group's second UK number one single, "Little Things". "", a documentary and concert film about the group directed by Morgan Spurlock, was released in 2013. In November that year, the group released their third album, "Midnight Memories", which spawned the successful singles "Story of My Life" and "Best Song Ever", the former being the first song co-written by Styles to be released as a single.
Harry Styles | 2010–2015: "The X Factor" and One Direction
Up All Night is the debut studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released by Syco Records in November 2011 in Ireland and the United Kingdom, followed by a worldwide release during 2012. Four months after finishing third in the seventh series of British reality singing contest "The X Factor" in December 2010, One Direction began recording the album in Sweden, UK and the United States, working with a variety of writers and producers. The album's lyrical content regards being young, relationships, heartbreak and empowerment. The album received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom appreciated the album's combination of melodic song craft and catchy, pop-oriented material that, while slickly produced, avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears.
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Introduction
Sam Lansky of "Idolator" commented that the album "is actually pretty great—certainly better than it needs to be" while adding that "the hooks are instantaneous and keenly crafted" and "the production is '80s-inflected and intermittently rock-dappled". Al Fox of BBC Music complimented the album, writing "polished and dependable, despite its safety there are some show-stopping pop anthems present" while adding that the album "takes the One Direction brand, reinforces it nicely, and as far as their fans' needs are concerned, ticks every single box". Josh Langhoff of "PopMatters" panned "C'mon C'mon" as the album's best song, calling it "amazing" and "euphoric" and complimenting the group's harmonies while also adding that the album had "unexpected variety" and that "these may be the least articulate cads on the pop charts, but their beats speak volumes".
Take Me Home (One Direction album) | Critical reception
On 2 January 2014, while guest editing the "Daily Star"s Playlist column, Union J announced that they would release their second album in 2014. Jaymi said, "Very exciting, we're about to start recording our second studio album, which is massive. And then I think we're going to write on the album as well, work with some new producers." Josh also said that they hope to "find that lane that [they] want to go down." They also revealed that they felt there was pressure on them to match the huge success of One Direction, as Louis Walsh had expected them to have a number-one single.
Union J | "You Got It All – The Album" (2014)
Radio programmers were flooded with calls from fans. Johnny Wright, who managed New Kids on the Block, Backstreet Boys and 'N Sync, said: "Now they are calling the radio station, and the radio station is scratching its head, saying, ‘We don't even have that record yet,’. It's almost like the return of The Beatles. I call it hype, but it's positive hype because it's all real. It's not manufactured. No one paid these kids."
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Release and promotion
I mean it's just... I mean obviously we’re working on new music but they didn’t say what the new music is for. It might be for nothing. It might only be for my ears ... or, it might be something that gets put out for the world to hear." Eventually, Bunetta co-wrote and co-produced nine out of the fourteenth tracks off the standard edition, one of them was "You & I". After the success of the singles, "Best Song Ever" and "Story of My Life", the band released the album's title track, "Midnight Memories", as its third single. However, the song did not reach the same success of the previous singles.
You &amp; I (One Direction song) | Background and release
In August 2015, the group confirmed rumours of an extended hiatus following the completion of their fifth album, "Made in the A.M.", and related promotional activities. Styles said he had suggested the hiatus in late 2014 while working in the studio, not wanting to "exhaust" the fan base. Over the course of their career, One Direction have sold 70 million records worldwide, including 7.6 million albums and 26 million singles in the US, becoming one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. The group amassed numerous accolades, including seven Brit Awards, seven American Music Awards, six "Billboard" Music Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards.
Harry Styles | 2010–2015: "The X Factor" and One Direction
"Some tracks differ from the versions on the albums listed."
21 Singles | Original releases
With only one day of sales, the songs from the album sold over 1 million digital copies combined, and on the second week the songs sold 1.7 million copies. As of August 2016, the album and its songs has sold over 8.2 million copies.
One of a Kind (EP) | Commercial performance
Initially, "One Thing" was written as two different songs: "One had a really, really good verse" and the other track "had a really, really good chorus", as noted by Falk in a 2012 interview with Examiner.com. Falk quipped that when they merged the two songs, "everything fell into place". Additionally, Falk deemed it the perfect accompaniment to "What Makes You Beautiful" and selected it as his favourite "out of the three tracks [that I have on the "Up All Night" album]". It premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 21 November 2011. One Direction confirmed that "One Thing" would be released as the third single from their debut studio album, "Up All Night", on 22 November 2011.
One Thing (One Direction song) | Background and release
Singles - "Billboard"
Concept of One (album) | Chart performance
The album's number-one debut on the US "Billboard" 200 chart made One Direction the first group to bow atop the "Billboard" 200 with their first two albums since American girl group Danity Kane entered with "Welcome to the Dollhouse" in 2008 and their self-titled debut in 2006. One Direction also became the second act in 2012 to achieve two number-one albums within a 12-month period, and the first boy band in US chart history to land two number-one albums in a calendar year. Their debut album and "Take Me Home" were the third and fifth-best-selling albums of 2012 in the United States, respectively, making the band the first act to place two albums in the year-end top five in the Nielsen SoundScan era.
Take Me Home (One Direction album) | Introduction
"Strong" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction, taken from their third studio album "Midnight Memories" (2013). It was released on 20 November 2013. It reached number one in New Zealand, number 15 in Austria and number 44 in Canada. It was written by Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Jamie Scott, and Louis Tomlinson.
Strong (One Direction song) | Introduction
"Steal My Girl" was released as the album's first single on 29 September 2014 worldwide and on 19 October 2014 in the UK. "Night Changes" was then released as the album's second single on 14 November 2014.
Four (One Direction album) | Singles
"One Thing" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their debut studio album, "Up All Night" (2011). It was released in various countries by Syco Music on 6 January 2012, as their second single, and as their third single in the UK on 13 February 2012. Additionally, Columbia Records sent it to contemporary hit radio playlists on 22 May 2012 as their second single in the United States. Written by Savan Kotecha and its producers, Carl Falk and Rami Yacoub, initially, the upbeat pop rock number was written as two different songs. As both tracks had elusive attributes, the trio decided to merge the two into one song.
One Thing (One Direction song) | Introduction
Barry Gibb commented on the song "One" at the time by saying "This song brought us back to US radio. A leading media paper recently stated regarding this song, 'The Bee Gees are capable of at least one more hit.' I don't believe that, I believe we could have at least two."
One (Bee Gees album) | Release
Tickets were reported to sell out in minutes, and more shows were added due to "overwhelming demand". Performing 69 shows in Europe, North America, and South America, the band averaged 49,848 fans per show. Grossing over $290 million, the tour was the highest-grossing tour of 2014, the 15th highest-grossing concert tour of all time and is still the highest-grossing tour of all time by a vocal group. In September 2014, One Direction's fourth book, "One Direction: Who We Are: Our Official Autobiography" was released. "", the group's second concert film, was released in October 2014. In November 2014, One Direction's fourth album, "Four", was released, making it the last album to feature Zayn Malik.
Louis Tomlinson | 2011–2015: One Direction
Recording took place in Stockholm, London, and Los Angeles, as One Direction worked with producers such as Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha, Steve Mac, and Rami Yacoub. One Direction's debut single, "What Makes You Beautiful", was released in September 2011. A global and commercial success, the song reached number one in several countries. Subsequent singles, "Gotta Be You", "One Thing", and "More than This", had also received success, with the first two becoming top ten hits in the UK. In November of that year, the group's debut album "Up All Night" was released in Ireland and the UK, reaching number one and number two on the charts, respectively.
Niall Horan | 2011–2015: One Direction
Thomas Green, writing for the "i", stated that "One Direction's devoted fans will love this, but nobody else will" while commenting that the album "should make lots of money. Not much else about it seems to matter to Payne." He also opioned that the second half of the album, "stacked with tunes he's released over the last three years" is "more enjoyable" than the newer releases.
LP1 (Liam Payne album) | Critical reception
Niall Horan also commented, "getting to write and record with Sheeran on our album was an honour."
Moments (One Direction song) | Background
All songs written by Nomeansno unless noted otherwise.
One (Nomeansno album) | Track listing
All 20 songs from the album charted on the US "Billboard" Hot 100.
Views (album) | Introduction
Initially intended to be solely a UK tour, various dates in North America and Australia were added due to demand. "", a video album documenting the tour, was released in May 2012. That same month, One Direction's first book to be licensed in America, "Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction", was published and topped "The New York Times" Best Seller list. In September 2012, One Direction released "Live While We're Young", the lead single from their second album, and it reached the top ten in almost every country it charted in and recorded the highest one-week opening sales figure for a song by a non-US artist in the US.
Zayn Malik | 2010–2015: "The X Factor" and One Direction
Due to the drum parts going through a variety of changes, Vasoli thought it would be better to wait until he was recording the bass before writing parts for it. The album's sound has been described as pop punk, pop rock, with comparisons being drawn to music by Motion City Soundtrack and the All-American Rejects. "Direction" includes elements of southern rock, with its distorted guitar work and pounding drums; the song discusses the themes of growing up and personal development. The uptempo pop punk track "21" recalls the "Based on a True Story" song "Bedroom Talk" and was compared to the music of Yellowcard.
Direction (album) | Music and lyrics
A Sense of Direction is an album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.
A Sense of Direction | Introduction
"More than This" was confirmed to be released as the fourth single by Sony Music Australia in early May 2012. Released digitally on 25 May 2012, the final single failed to replicate the success of its predecessors, charting in lower regions on the singles charts in Australia, Ireland, and the United Kingdom.
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Singles
The album received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on ten reviews. Despite its "boardroom-defined objectives" and "safety", Al Fox, writing for BBC Music, considered the music itself "notable quality" and reliable. Matt Collar from AllMusic described it as an "immediately catchy mix of dancey pop that maximizes the group's shared lead-vocal approach and peppy, upbeat image." Kate Wills from "The Independent" praised the uptempo material while defining the ballads as jarring, a notion shared by John Dolan of "Rolling Stone".
Take Me Home (One Direction album) | Critical reception
In August 2013, "", a 3-D documentary concert film was released, accumalting a box office gross of $68.5 million. One Direction's third book, "One Direction: Where We Are: Our Band, Our Story: 100% Official", was released that same month. On 25 November 2013, One Direction released "Midnight Memories", their third studio album, which became the best-selling album worldwide in 2013 with 4 million copies sold globally. "Best Song Ever", the album's lead single, is their highest charting single in the US to date. In April 2014, the band began their third headlining concert tour, and their first all-stadium tour, the Where We Are Tour.
Louis Tomlinson | 2011–2015: One Direction
In Australia, the song debuted at number three on the ARIA Charts and has since been certified Gold. In the United States, it charted at number six, giving the band their fourth U.S. top ten single. It has charted in the top 15 for 19 weeks, seven of those in the top 10, and has become the band's second-highest selling single in the U.S. after their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" (2011). The song also reached number one on the Adult Pop Songs chart, becoming One Direction's first number one on a U.S. airplay chart. It has sold 2.8 million digital copies in the U.S.
Story of My Life (One Direction song) | Chart performance
As of 2020, One Direction have sold a total of 70 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling boy bands of all time. In 2013, they earned an estimated $75 million, becoming the second highest earning celebrity under 30 according to "Forbes". "Forbes" ranked them as the fourth highest-earning celebrities in the world in 2015, and second in 2016. The band has received seven Brit Awards, seven American Music Awards, six "Billboard" Music Awards, five "Billboard" Touring Awards, and four MTV Video Music Awards, among other awards. One Direction holds the record as the most awarded act at the Teen Choice Awards with 28 wins from 31 nominations.
One Direction | Honours and nominations
The seventh song, "Tell Me a Lie", is an uptempo pop rock song which features prominent guitar instrumentation and pulsating beats. The song was originally intended for Kelly Clarkson's album "Stronger" (2011). Clarkson spoke to Capital FM on how she was proud of the end result. "It's a really cute song, I love it. I loved that they liked it. They sound really great on it. I already have it – I'm so VIP with my copy on my computer! It does sound really good." The eighth track, "Taken", is a guitar-driven pop ballad. Lyrically, the song is about heartbreak and relationships.
Up All Night (One Direction album) | Composition
One Direction performed the ballad during two of their major concert tours: Up All Night Tour (2011–12) and Take Me Home Tour (2013).
More than This (One Direction song) | Introduction
Other albums with extended chart runs include "Babel" by Mumford & Sons, "Tuskegee" by Lionel Richie, "Blown Away" by Carrie Underwood, "Born and Raised" by John Mayer and "Uncaged" by Zac Brown Band; each spent two weeks on the top position. Throughout 2012, only one act achieved multiple number-one albums on the chart: One Direction with "Up All Night" and "Take Me Home". Swift's album "Red" sold 1.21 million copies in its first week, making it the album with the highest weekly sales in 2012.
List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2012 | Introduction