Four (One Direction album)

Four (stylized as all caps) is the fourth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on 17 November 2014 by Columbia Records and Syco Music. The album was preceded by two singles, "Steal My Girl" and "Night Changes", both achieving platinum status in the US, and scoring the band their tenth and eleventh UK top-ten hits. The album was also One Direction's last with member Zayn Malik, who announced he was leaving the band on 25 March 2015.

Four
Studio album by
One Direction
Released17 November 2014 (2014-11-17)
RecordedApril–September 2014
Genre
  • Pop
  • pop rock
Length43:33
Label
Producer
  • Julian Bunetta
  • Pär Westerlund
  • John Ryan
  • Teddy Geiger
  • Steve Robson
  • Matt Rad
  • Jamie Scott
  • Ian Franzino
  • Afterhrs
One Direction chronology
Midnight Memories
(2013)		 Four
(2014)		 Made in the A.M.
(2015)
Singles from Four
  1. "Steal My Girl"
    Released: 29 September 2014
  2. "Night Changes"
    Released: 14 November 2014

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one in 18 countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. With Four, One Direction became the first band to have their first four albums debut at number one in the United States. According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Four was the sixth best-selling album of 2014, with 3.2 million copies sold worldwide.

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