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To promote the album, One Direction embarked on their Where We Are Tour in 2014, with this being their third world tour and their first stadium concert tour.

However, others argued that the material was less memorable than their previous work and felt the themes were not as mature as expected. Many critics praised the lyrical depth and musical composition on the album, as well as the group's level of involvement in the production process. Upon the album's release, Midnight Memories received mixed reviews from music critics. The album was supported by four singles ' Best Song Ever', ' Story of My Life', the album's title track 'Midnight Memories', and ' You & I'. Despite being released five weeks before the year's end, Midnight Memories nevertheless became the best-selling album of 2013 as listed by the IFPI, with sales of four million copies. It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200, making One Direction the first group in history to debut at number one in the US with their first three albums. The album became the fastest-selling album in Amazon UK history, breaking the record set by their previous release, Take Me Home (2012). It was described as having a 'slightly rockier tone' than their previous efforts. In the story of their life as a band, though, Midnight Memories stands out as a particularly special moment.Midnight Memories is the third studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 25 November 2013 by Columbia Records, Syco Music and Sony Music. They would maintain that zest for one more album together, the prophetically titled Four, before Malik would exit to pursue a solo career. And the boys were clearly still having so much fun, as evidenced on the soaring “Better Than Words,” its lyrics a roll call of instantly recognizable song titles (“Crazy in love/Dancing on the ceiling”). You’ll find prominent nods to the strumming folk rock of Mumford & Sons (“Happily,” “Something Great,” “Story of My Life,” “Through the Dark”), echoes of The Police (“Diana”), elements of The Who (“Best Song Ever”), and even later-years Take That (“You & I” and “Right Now”). One Direction were a band unafraid to wear their references boldly and that is especially apparent on Midnight Memories. “Diana,” which was co-written by Payne and Tomlinson, contains one of the band’s catchiest choruses and remains among their best songs, while “Little Black Dress” is genuinely sexy, the group singing “I wanna see the way you move for me, baby” over scuzzy and strutting guitars. The Def Leppard-esque title track is a perfect example, with its thrashing ’80s hair metal guitars and chant-a-long chorus, but there’s also more sophistication to the songwriting, too. And so, the songs on Midnight Memories feel more muscular and beefy. Gone were the foppish haircuts and clean-cut image: This mature version of One Direction were rugged and had designer stubble, their boyish charm replaced with the brawn of young adulthood. However, by their third album in as many years, One Direction had become so ginormous that their cheeky, youthful sound needed to grow with them. Their first two albums served up safe and peppy (read: kid-friendly) pop rock along with schmalzy balladry that ensured the faces of band members-Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, and Louis Tomlinson-were plastered over teenage bedroom walls the world over. While the rest of pop was still hypnotized by the euphoric highs of EDM, One Direction swerved left. The song is actually a play on words-not that it really matters: By the time One Direction released their third record, Midnight Memories, the group had shaken off their manufactured mantle to become the biggest British group since The Beatles.

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Calling the lead single from your album “Best Song Ever” could be misconstrued as an act of almighty hubris, especially from a boy band constructed by Simon Cowell on a reality TV singing competition.

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