One Direction's first single, What Makes You Beautiful, received its first airplay on August 10, 2011 and was released a month later on September 11, 2011. It was the fastest selling single of the year 2011 and peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The boys released their second single Gotta Be You on November 13th peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. Their album Up All Night followed on November 21st reaching #2 on the UK Albums Chart, narrowly missing out on #1 to Rihanna. When their album Up All Night was released in the USA, it debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, setting the record for the highest-selling debut album by a British boy band.
Tickets for their first headlining UK tour went on sale October 1st 2011 and all 22 dates sold out within 12 minutes.
Malik Exits One Direction (March 2015)
On March 25th, 2015, Zayn Malik announced he was to leave the band. Commenting on his exit from the band, he said "My life with One Direction has been more than I could ever have imagined. But, after five years, I feel like it is now the right time for me to leave the band".
A Band Break-(up?) from March 2016
On Aug 23, 2015, The Sun newspaper in the UK reported that the band would "take a break" from March 2016, after they finish promoting their fifth studio album Made in the A.M.. A source said, "The guys have been together for five years, which is an incredible run for any boy band. They fully deserve to have at least a year to work on their own projects. There is absolutely no bad blood between them and they are all 100% behind the decision. It is definitely not a split and they fully intend to get back together at some time in the future."
Something Great
One Direction Lyrics
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You say we'll be together even when you're lost
One day you'll say these words
I thought you'll never say
You say we're better off together in our bed
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
Come on, jump out at me
Come on, bring everything
Is it too much to ask for something great?
The script was written and I could not change a thing
I want to rip it all to shreds and start again
One day I'll come into your world and get it right
I'll say we're better off together here tonight
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
So I don't have to keep imagining
Come on, jump out at me
Come on, bring everything
Is it too much to ask for something great?
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
So I don't have to keep imagining
Come on, jump out at me
Come on, bring everything
Is it too much to ask for something great?
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
Is it too much to ask for something great?
You're all I want
So much it's hurting
You're all I want
So much it's hurting
The lyrics of One Direction's Something Great are about longing for someone and wanting to be with them in the present moment. There is a strong sense of yearning and desperation in the words with lines like "I want you here with me, like how I pictured it, So I don't have to keep imagining." The singer is hoping that someday the person they are singing to will come into their world and they will finally be together. The line "Come on, jump out at me, Come on, bring everything, Is it too much to ask for something great?" suggests that they are willing to give their all for this relationship and want it to be something special.
The second verse acknowledges that sometimes things don't go as planned and the past cannot be changed. However, the singer hopes that one day they will be together and it will be right. The final lines of the song repeat the message of wanting to be with the person they are singing to and how much they mean to them.
Overall, the lyrics of Something Great are about the intense desire for connection and the hope that someday things will work out with the one you love.
Line by Line Meaning
One day you'll come into my world and say it all
I long for the day when you enter my life and reveal your heart to me
You say we'll be together even when you're lost
You promise that our love will endure through any hardship or confusion
One day you'll say these words, I thought you'll never say
I am hopeful that you will express feelings that I thought you would never reveal
You say we're better off together in our bed
You assert that our intimacy is enhanced by our shared space and closeness
I want you here with me, Like how I pictured it
I desire your presence in my life in the way I've always imagined it
So I don't have to keep imagining
I yearn for reality instead of just imagination
Come on, jump out at me
I implore you to reveal yourself to me in a bold and genuine way
Come on, bring everything
I am eager for you to bring forth your whole heart and self to me
Is it too much to ask for something great?
I wonder if it's unreasonable to hope for an extraordinary and magnificent connection between us
The script was written and I could not change a thing
I feel trapped and constrained by the circumstances and expectations around me
I want to rip it all to shreds and start again
I desire to destroy all that's holding me back and begin anew
One day I'll come into your world and get it right
I promise to enter your life with the right intentions and actions
I'll say we're better off together here tonight
I will convey that we belong together in this moment
You're all I want, So much it's hurting
You are the only one I desire so intensely that it's causing me pain
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Garrett Lee, Gary Lightbody, Harry Styles
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@kelvinarg3793
One day you'll come into my world and say it all
You say we'll be together even when you're lost
One day you'll say these words
I thought you'll never say
You say we're better off together in our bed
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
So I don't have to keep imagining
Come on, jump out at me
Come on, bring everything
Is it too much to ask for something great?
The script was written and I could not change a thing
I want to rip it all to shreds and start again
One day I'll come into your world and get it right
I'll say we're better off together here tonight
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
So I don't have to keep imagining
Come on, jump out at me
Come on, bring everything
Is it too much to ask for something great?
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
So I don't have to keep imagining
Come on, jump out at me
Come on, bring everything
Is it too much to ask for something great?
I want you here with me
Like how I pictured it
Is it too much to ask for something great?
You're all I want
So much it's hurting
You're all I want
So much it's hurting
@ronidc5982
My family chilling, minding their own business:
Me, in the shower: IS IT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR SOMETHING GREAT!?
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1D: Is it too much to ask-
Niall: Thanks for the song title boys
@SalamiHoopz
Whoever is Reading this:
Your skin isn't a paper don't cut it
Your body isn't a book don't judge it
Your heart isn't a door don't lock it
Your life isn't a movie don't end it it
You're beautiful
Be you.. Stay safe
(by the way I’m also a small youtuber looking for your support )
I didn't create this quote
Just wanna spread positivty❣️Plzzzx
@estabrakchii1009
"you're all i want so much it's hurting"
It does hurt, louis. It does hurt
@niallhoran3543
Yes very true 😞
@kam502
🥲
@AneesahAnwar
😭🥺💔
@chelseax889
The fact that Harry wrote it and made Lou sing that but😳
@moneteichhorn2463
😭😭
@pipedreamz888
“the script was written and I could not change a thing”; “you’re all I want so much it’s hurting” so much payne...
@jessetuominen9551
It was Louis
@handle_nosane
Can you explain please
@jessetuominen9551
@@handle_nosane lyrics