night direction album night debut studio album english irish group direction released november ireland united_kingdom followed worldwide release months finishing seventh series british reality singing contest factor december direction began recording album sweden united_states working variety writers producers album predominantly pop music album pop rock dance pop teen pop power pop album lyrical content regards young relationships heartbreak empowerment staged support album direction performed album songs live televised shows awards ceremonies worldwide night tour album received generally favourable reviews contemporary music critics appreciated album combination melodic song craft catchy pop oriented material produced avoided commercial adult contemporary 80s 90s international success album topped charts sixteen countries december sold million copies worldwide album number albums_chart ultimately fastest selling debut album night debuted number selling copies week according night global best selling album sales million copies direction finished year best selling albums united_states night number second studio album home number making boy band act place albums year end nielsen soundscan era addition night best selling album group best selling debut album singles released album including singles chart hits makes beautiful got thing background development formed finishing seventh series factor direction signed million record contract recording debut album began january flew los_angeles work swedish producer redone february direction contestants series participated factor live tour tour concluded april group continued working debut album recording took place sweden united_states united_kingdom direction worked producers redone album features songs written spoke digital_spy elaborated direction experimenting sounds debut album said involved early stages producing record stuff heard catchy loves guys capturing music think going chief executive officer august issue music week described recording process intensive period group added resulting album best pop records past years confident successful november signed record deal columbia_records north_america chairman columbia_records said difficult decision sign direction artists category gotten little older said thought void maybe seize hold composition night pop music album elements dance pop teen pop pop rock power pop genres electropop rock music influences instrumentation record provided guitar strings drums piano album opens lead single makes beautiful uptempo teen pop power pop song opening guitar riff noted similar single summer nights makes beautiful guitar based chorus digital_spy robert_copsey likened cross pink raise glass contains instrumentation middle consists hook second song album second single got mid tempo pop rock ballad set orchestral arrangement instrumentation includes guitar piano lines abundant strings chorus song opens followed vocal harmonies single album thing upbeat pop rock song song guitar riff forceful chorus digital_spy dubbing arena ready song melody noted similarities boys song want way fourth song album fourth single pop ballad contains sounds synthesizers fifth song album title track night uptempo electropop dance pop song lyrically song party anthem perry check chorus noted publications sixth cut wish mid tempo pop ballad song lyrical tone compared dancing seventh song tell lie uptempo pop rock song features prominent guitar instrumentation beats song originally intended album stronger spoke proud end result cute song love loved liked sound great copy computer sound good eighth track taken guitar driven pop ballad lyrically song heartbreak relationships ninth cut want uptempo pop rock song features prominent piano line song written tenth song album uptempo teen pop electro pop song eleventh song album mistakes mid tempo pop song utilizes piano lines synthesizers twelfth track save tonight uptempo song retro sound arrangement thirteenth song final song standard edition stole heart uptempo dance pop track noted similarities hit single dynamite cut deluxe edition overall fourteenth song album stand uptempo electropop pop rock song second song deluxe edition moments mid tempo pop ballad instrumentation includes gently guitar intermediate piano lines song lyrics revolve love album launch late referred song favourite track album promotion release night available digital download editions deluxe edition hard form shape features book sized collection photos quotes lyrics members direction extra songs stand moments album released ireland november november respectively album released november november australia new_zealand respectively album fully released europe early album initially set release north_america march columbia_records rescheduled week earlier release march columbia_records releasing statement overwhelming fan demand debut album released week early march north american release march columbia_records executives social media shape marketing campaign columbia_records chairman team decided reverse usual pattern releasing single radio instead label mounted month marketing campaign aimed building fan base social media single released played radio social media campaign asked fans sign petitions enter video competitions win concert town campaign success direction facebook followers united_states rose makes beautiful sold copies week played radio radio programmers flooded calls fans managed new kids block boys said calling radio station radio station head saying don record like return beatles hype positive hype real manufactured paid kids live performances direction performed makes beautiful red black september performance started hosts announcing band supposedly running late appearance cut video direction boarding carriage fans studio version song began playing fan tube given numbered ticket band fans disembarked tube way television studio remainder song sung live song styles caught numbered ticket onstage number corresponded ticket held fan tube colour fan shirt correct answer red black challenge band performed makes beautiful teen awards october band performed song open children need november direction performed got thing makes beautiful december arena performed medley makes wanna makes beautiful factor eighth series final december group performed thing makes beautiful dancing ice february italy group performed makes beautiful music festival february france performed makes beautiful thing february united_states direction performed makes beautiful thing today center march estimated fans descended plaza performed makes beautiful kids choice awards march direction performed makes beautiful thing comedy television saturday night live appeared comedy sketch april australia performed thing makes beautiful 54th awards presented award popular new female talent april august direction performed makes beautiful summer olympics closing ceremony london represented rio_de_janeiro host summer olympics tour direction debut headline concert tour officially announced september tour began december england ended january belfast northern_ireland shows ireland instant success rumored sold seconds february direction announced leg tour dates set april set visit cities sydney brisbane melbourne wellington leg tour complete band joined big time rush opening act better march direction announced extended north american leg tour north american leg set start comprise shows shortly announcement british recording artist confirmed opening act select dates tour tour direction covered kings use somebody gym class heroes stereo hearts torn got feeling recording tour entitled night live tour released late singles night yielded singles lead single makes beautiful released september debuted number singles chart pre ordered single history selling copies week single topped irish scottish singles charts reached australian flemish canadian hot japan hot united_states billboard hot makes beautiful released columbia_records united_states february single highest billboard hot debut british act debuted number peaked number billboard hot chart success billboard charts reaching pop songs adult pop songs hot airplay charts whilst topping hot_dance_club_songs chart track sold copies united_states best selling song boy band digital history million copies sold worldwide best selling singles time brit awards song won brit award best british single got released album second single ireland united_kingdom november second single peaked irish singles charts number thing released january second single european countries single february song served album second single united_states sent contemporary hit radio single peaked number irish singles charts respectively consecutive single direction ireland thing direction second best selling song august denoting sales copies australia direction second act singles simultaneously thing number makes beautiful number thing peaked number billboard hot track certified platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa september denoting sales copies confirmed released fourth single early released digitally final single failed replicate success predecessors charting lower regions singles charts australia ireland united_kingdom critical reception night received generally positive reviews music critics metacritic assigns rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score indicates generally favourable reviews allmusic commended album appeal teenage audience potential time perfectly sized targeted collection popmatters called album addition boy band crafted slice pop pop bubbles digital_spy robert_copsey commended album collection pop rock killer choruses summarised expected debut surprising bite cosmopolitan lauded album collection toe impossible dislike independent editor gave album stars assessment wrote album consists daytime radio pop half songs sound like want way boys half like free sell daily star complimented group creating album doesn easy route album big personalities fun pop anthems whilst rolling_stone criticised album lacking personality entertainment_weekly perceived album won help group earn respect music circles pop empire boys definitely headed right direction detailed review billboard wrote night demonstrates originality sound necessary boy band movement electropop currently dominating radio seamlessly pop harmonies standards boys degrees instance title track sounds like hybrid boys larger life song includes perry check night ups downs direction complete important tasks debut album boy band long lasting hit makes beautiful look forward instead ready hear lot direction virgin media opined album pop rock considered dance stole heart decision pop rock called album manufactured calculated commercial assessing resulting album pop album review complimented album collection singles night collection highly polished pop gems knows market gives wants commercial performance album topped charts sixteen countries night best selling album globally selling million units entered albums_chart number november selling copies fastest selling debut album fastest selling album miss spot album kept spot week sales rihanna talk talk sold copies album sixteenth biggest selling album copies sold december album sold copies record fifteenth best selling album sales copies certified double platinum british_phonographic_industry bpi february denoting shipments copies november album sold copies record held runner position non consecutive weeks tenth biggest selling album ireland months irish albums chart album peaked number seventh week album topped australian consecutive weeks certified platinum australian_recording_industry_association aria denoting shipments units new_zealand album topped new_zealand albums_chart non consecutive weeks certified triple platinum recording_industry_association_of_new_zealand rianz denoting shipments units album debuted atop italian albums_chart issue dated february certified platinum denoting sales units mexico album topped non consecutive weeks certified times platinum denoting shipments units canada album atop canadian albums_chart week sales copies direction group canadian chart history enter number debut album international act debut number nielsen soundscan era post debut album album certified double platinum denoting shipments units album went straight number chart selling copies week direction group chart history debut number album inducted result album certified times platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa july denoting shipments copies night album boy band sell digital copies october album sold million copies united_states august track listing credits adapted album liner notes credits personnel credits taken allmusic night liner notes charts certifications release history
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