OE05963

UPC: 888837740623
Release Date: 2013-11-25

Midnight Memoriesis the third studio album by English-Irishboy bandOne Direction, released on 25 November 2013 byColumbia Records,Syco MusicandSony Music. It was described as having a “slightly rockier tone” than their previous efforts.[1]The album became the fastest-selling album inAmazon UKhistory, breaking the record set by their previous release,Take Me Home(2012).[2]It debuted at number one on the USBillboard200, making One Direction the first group in history to debut at number one in the US with their first three albums.[3]Despite being released five weeks before the year’s end,Midnight Memoriesnevertheless became thebest-selling album of 2013as listed by theIFPI, with sales of four million copies.[4][5]The album was supported by four singles: “Best Song Ever“, “Story of My Life“, the album’s title track“Midnight Memories”, and “You & I“.