![]() Following the release of its lead single, " Drag Me Down", it was revealed that the group would go on a temporary hiatus in 2016 to take a break. ![]() The album was announced on 22 September 2015. was the sixth best-selling album of 2015 with 2.4 million copies sold worldwide. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Made in the A.M. was the second fastest-selling album of 2015 in the UK, surpassed only by Adele's 25, a week after the album's release. The album's first-week sales were higher than the band's previous album, Four, which amassed an opening sale of 387,000 in 2014, breaking a predicted boy band trend of consecutive declining album sales. ![]() It debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart with 93,189 copies, and it debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, with 459,000 album-equivalent units in it first-week which of 402,000 copies were pure album sales, behind Justin Bieber's Purpose. Upon its release, the record received generally favourable reviews from critics. These three singles reached the top 10 in a number of national charts. The album was preceded by the three singles " Drag Me Down", released on 31 July 2015 " Perfect", released on 16 October 2015 and " History", released on 6 November 2015. This album is also the group's first album following the departure of Zayn Malik, who left the group on 25 March 2015, and the group's last album before they entered their indefinite hiatus in January 2016. is the fifth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 13 November 2015, by Columbia Records and Syco Music. The clip was filmed at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England.Made In the A.M. It shows One Direction performing the song in a camp setting and at a pool party. The accompanying music video was directed by Vaughan Arnell. "Live While We're Young" was covered on the hit TV show "Glee." The song also opened at #3 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, the highest debut by any British artist other than Elton John's "Candle In the Wind" tribute to Princess Diana. The first-week digital sales total of 341,000 was the highest debut week total for any non-U.S. That record was subsequently broken by Justin Bieber. When the accompanying music video was first released, it set a new record for most views on Vevo in a 24-hour period. "Live While We're Young" successfully laid the groundwork for the album "Take Me Home" to hit #1 around the world. It was a top 10 smash almost everywhere else in the world. The song landed at #3 on the pop singles charts in both the U.S. "Live While We're Young" was the first single from the album "Take Me Home" and finds One Direction in a party mood. ![]() One Direction took home the Best New Artist Award as well. It was directed by John Urbano and earned two MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Pop Video. The accompanying music video was filmed at Malibu in California. The song has sold over four million copies in the U.S. It also broke into the top 10 in adult pop and adult contemporary radio while topping the dance chart. "What Makes You Beautiful" was a #1 smash hit and landed in the pop top 5 in the U.S. The members of One Direction stated that they knew this song should be their first single as soon as the recording was complete. Many observers have seen similarities between the opening guitar figure in this song and "Summer Nights" from " Grease." Co-songwriter Savan Kotecha said that he had the melody for the song in his head for a year and was inspired to begin writing lyrics when his own wife complained one day of feeling ugly. According to the upbeat lyrics, a girl overwhelmed the guys in One Direction simply by flipping her hair, but she didn't understand she is beautiful. "What Makes You Beautiful" is the single that started it all for One Direction.
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