He revealed that “the thought of it is a really nice one, I think. So I feel like I’ve been able to look at this record with a bit more clarity.” Back in June, Tomlinson's former bandmate Harry Styles shared how he felt about a One Direction reunion.

“I think there’s still pressure for me to deliver a good record but there was just so many different opinions on the first album and me trying to find my feet coming out of a band the size of One Direction. “I’ve enjoyed 20 times more than the first album,” he said. Up All Night released a year after the band formed on The X Factor and featured a bunch of their most popular hits - including 'What Makes You Beautiful' and “One Thing.' Later on in the episode, Tomlinson spoke about his upcoming second solo album which will be the follow-up to 2020's Walls. “Twelve years ago today the band got formed,' he began before adding, 'but the first album was sh*t anyway.' Fans celebrated the 12th anniversary of the band's formation on July 23rd. The album has been certified Platinum in the US and 3x Platinum in the UK.In a recent podcast episode, Louis Tomlinson opened up about his real thoughts on One Direction's debut album, via Billboard. In addition to these singles, two promotional songs were released prior to the official release of the album – Strong and Diana.įollowing the album’s release, the boys embarked on the Where We Are tour, which you can view the North American setlist of here. The album has four official singles, Best Song Ever, Story of My Life, Midnight Memories, and You and I.

Further promotion of this album included “1D Day”, an 8 hour livestream featuring the members of One Direction and various special guests. This album was announced on September 6th, 2013, when a video was tweeted of band member Harry Styles rearranging a scattered pile of cards with different letters to read out the words, “MIDNIGHT MEMORIES”. It was officially released on November 25th, 2013, although it was leaked in high quality roughly a week before. “Midnight Memories” is the third album by the British-Irish boy band, One Direction.

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