The album artwork was released early exclusively by The Sun via a tweet which was then confirmed to be the official artwork through the band's official Twitter account, though the early access was only available for those who held a membership of the newspaper's online version. ![]() The official title of the album was announced on 6 September 2013, starting with Zayn Malik tweeting a teaser video of Harry Styles spelling out the word "Mid" out of a pile of alphabet cards on the floor, followed by a full video posted on the band's Instagram account later on, revealing the title, Midnight Memories. Member Louis Tomlinson proclaimed that the album would have a "rockier" sound to it than the band's previous releases. The album was announced simultaneously with the news of the band's third world tour, the Where We Are Tour, which subsequently led fans to wrongly assume that the album would be named " Where We Are". One Direction began working on their third studio album whilst embarking on their second international tour, the Take Me Home Tour. To promote the album, One Direction embarked on their third and first stadium concert tour, entitled the Where We Are Tour in 2014. 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, 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. A fine achievement.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. When I got home, I finally burst into tears. On my way home from the cinema, I felt sombre. The first time I saw it, I felt moved as the credits rolled. If this is the kind of revelation Matt and Ben are going to come up with, I look forward to their future efforts. You could read a lot of self-help books, but they won't bring across to you as powerfully as this film what it's like to be scared, what it's like to experience loss, how difficult it is to shake off your old ways of thinking, how important honesty to yourself is. The film just about manages to avoid easy answers, preferring to acknowledge (indeed, highlight) the complexity and pain of personal growth and self-realisation. Not only is the script powerful, but the dynamics between the characters - all of them selfish, even Skylar - is vividly and plausibly executed. ![]() How many of us suffer from the same problems as Will? Only those who deny their own vulnerability will remain unaffected by this film. I don't know whether Matt and Ben have ever been in therapy, but they certainly understand a lot about the human psyche, how it ducks responsibility, and pushes blame onto others, how it dismisses the real gifts it has and concentrates on running itself down. Sure, Will Hunting's genius is profoundly unrealistic. Sure, if you boiled it down to its essential components it wouldn't amount to much. ![]() Sure, this film's plot is fairly predictable.
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