One Direction

The English-Irish boy band, One Direction, recently released their newest single, You and I". It follows "Midnight Memories," "Story of My Life" and "Best Song Ever" as the singles from One Direction's 2013's studio album Midnight Memories released via Columbia Records.

Based in London, One Direction members include Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Propelled to international success by the power of social media, One Direction's three albums, Up All Night, Take Me Home and Midnight Memories, (released in 2011, 2012 and 2013 respectively), broke several records, topped the charts of most major markets, and generated hit singles, which include "What Makes You Beautiful", "Live While We're Young" and "Story of My Life". Their achievements include four Brit Awards and four MTV Video Music Awards among many others. According to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK, One Direction represented a $50 million business empire by June 2012. They were proclaimed 2012's "Top New Artist" by Billboard. After the release of Midnight Memories, One Direction became the first band in US Billboard 200 history to have their first three albums debut at number one. Additionally, the album was a global success, debuting at number one on the UK Albums Chart and becoming the fastest and biggest selling album of 2013 in the UK.

The band also has a worldwide tour coming up. The Where We Are stadium trek begins April 25th in Bogota, Colombia and hits the States Aug. 4th at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.

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