Though perhaps not single-material, “Last First Kiss” is a solid curveball.Ħ. To add to the sincerity, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Liam Payne all contributed to the songwriting. Last First Kiss – Things get a bit more serious here with a little bit of young love in the air. Clocking in at less than three minutes, this one wastes little time in getting to the hook.ĥ. C’mon C’mon – Speaking of school dances, this one paints another familiar scene: the boy’s date has left and he’s feeling lonely, but spots another girl in just the same predicament. Behind the scenes, singer-songwriter Fiona Bevan might have landed herself a big break, via one of her first major songwriting credits.Ĥ. It was a bold move going with an all-acoustic ballad for single number two, though this one’s swoon-worthy - if “Little Things” doesn’t make the rounds at next spring’s middle school dances, color us surprised. Lyrically, the boys start to toe the line between PG and PG-13 territory (“If you don’t wanna take it slow, and you just wanna take me home, say yeah and let me kiss you!”), though parents ought to be too caught up in the massive hook to take notice. Kiss You – “Kiss You” is the album’s catchiest song, and one that’s just begging to be a future single. And guess what! It’s already one-upped “Beautiful’s” peak chart position on the Hot 100 (No. “Take Me Home’s” lead single was co-produced by Carl Falk, the Swedish maestro behind “What Makes You Beautiful,” and sounds just close enough to its predecessor to carry on the success without biting its style. Join Billboard as we take a track-by-track look at “Take Me Home.” On their new album, they’re not out to reinvent the boy band model, but rather perfect it for a 2012 audience that lapped up their debut. Next year’s world tour was a quick sellout and new single “Live While We’re Young” has already broken the Hot 100 record for the highest debut of a song by a U.K. Since the release of “Up All Night” last March, One Direction has picked up big-time momentum and show no signs of slowing down any time soon. Rest assured, “Take Me Home” is a record destined for commercial success. Is there a Justin Timberlake in the mix? Stay tuned.īillboard’s 21 Under 21: See Where One Direction Rank That’s just fine for now, though it should be interesting to watch this dynamic play out over the course of the band’s career. The five members sound very much like a unit, with no single personality in the band dominating the others. All five 1D members - Zayn Malik, 19 Harry Styles, 18 Louis Tomlinson, 20 Niall Horan, 19 and Liam Payne,19 - are still under the legal drinking age in the U.S, but lyrically, the boys have grown up a tad.

One direction take me home