Big news, One Direction fans!

 

The group will debut songs from their new album "Four" in a special live performance on TODAY.

 

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1D NEWS! @onedirection will debut songs from #1DAlbumFOUR in a special performance on TODAY! pic.twitter.com/YUHGteliy6 http://on.today.com/1pcUJyc

 

Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis will join the TODAY anchors from Universal Orlando Resort on Monday, Nov. 17, to mark the release of their fourth studio album.

 

Two lucky winners won the chance to see the group live as part of TODAY's 1D Fan Face-Off Friday morning.

 

http://www.today.com/toyotaconcertseries/o...140912_31512726

 

*.* excited!

Everything about this thread is fab. album called 'FOUR', fourth album, four pages.

four seasons, it's 2014, I forgot to buy milk today, i'm watching 4th season of Daria right now, I was twenty-four last year!

 

coincidence? I THINK NOT

four seasons, it's 2014, I forgot to buy milk today, i'm watching 4th season of Daria right now, I was twenty-four last year!

 

coincidence? I THINK NOT

 

omg

four seasons, it's 2014, I forgot to buy milk today, i'm watching 4th season of Daria right now, I was twenty-four last year!

 

coincidence? I THINK NOT

 

:lol: Hilarious

That cover is a joke. Their artwork generally isn't that bad but wow at how messy that is :o Music is obviously the most important thing but bad title + artwork is a bad sign.

Niall, Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis will join the TODAY anchors from Universal Orlando Resort on Monday, Nov. 17, to mark the release of their fourth studio album.

 

Two lucky winners won the chance to see the group live as part of TODAY's 1D Fan Face-Off Friday morning.

 

http://www.today.com/toyotaconcertseries/o...140912_31512726

 

*.* excited!

It's not "debut"ing songs if the performance is the same as the album release date...

 

four seasons, it's 2014, I forgot to buy milk today, i'm watching 4th season of Daria right now, I was twenty-four last year!

 

coincidence? I THINK NOT

Amazing.

four seasons, it's 2014, I forgot to buy milk today, i'm watching 4th season of Daria right now, I was twenty-four last year!

 

coincidence? I THINK NOT

This post is the fourth time, that your post has been quoted and appreciated! :o

I will be watching with interest how this new album sells, midnight memories is a long way off what their first 2 albums sold (UK Market anyway), its sales to my understanding are 800,000, their debut is well over 1 million, 2nd is well over 900,000. While i do think their opening sales will be big i do not believe it will sell as much as midnight memories and i also think Take That will beat them to to number 1 and Adele will beat both if she does release on the same day. 3 big releases in the one week will benefit all regarding sales.

It's not "debut"ing songs if the performance is the same as the album release date...

 

It's a debut live performance, so yes, it is debuting in a way. Not that it *really* matters...

 

I don't think anything will beat FOUR to #1, unless Take That actually do release that week but not entirely sure they will if nothing's been announced yet? :unsure: 1D would topple them if it was their 2nd week though I'm sure, Midnight Memories sold over 200k with ease in week 1.

1,076,500 - Up All Night

952,500 - Take Me Home

815,800 - Midnight Memories

 

124k difference between UAN and TMH, and around 137k difference between TMH & MM!

 

I could see 'Four' selling less than 'Midnight Memories', but it's too early to tell of course!

I'd expect FOUR to sell less than Midnight Memories, sales decreasing year on year etc.

 

Take That releasing in the same week? Now that would be a really interesting chart battle! I would expect One Direction to win the first week battle, then Take That clean up after. Surely if their record label has much sense they would release a different week though, some of these release strategies are slightly odd.

Much to the delight of Directioners everywhere, One Direction unexpectedly announced the release of their fourth album, aptly titled Four, earlier this month. It's set to hit retailers on Nov. 17, just in time for the holiday season.

 

It's a "window into how they're feeling and what they're going through. The happiness and the sadness and the ups and downs," 1D's frequent collaborator Julian Bunetta, who serves as a co-­producer/co-­songwriter on Four, told Billboard. "Everybody wants to not settle. Nobody wants to repeat the formula."

 

Before the album drops, 1D prepares for the release of its official lead single, "Steal My Girl," on Sept. 29. While the track has yet to even get its first spin, 1D already has fans buzzing with anticipation. They've previously offered up one of the album's other cuts, "Fireproof," as a free download for 24 hours, the day of the album's announcement on Sept. 8. And fans gobbled it up, downloading it 1.1 million times during that short window.

 

"I think that everybody felt like this was a nice, little change in pace," he said. "It's a nice breather and a nice sort of more sophisticated, artful way of making a pop song for kids from 8 to 80."

 

Given the song's unexpected, laid ­back vibe, he knows that the fans are looking for music that isn't always the obvious, full­ throttle choice like "Best Song Ever" or "Live While We're Young."

 

"Fans want to be challenged and they want to be led and taken to new places and hear things they haven't heard. And the boys definitely listen to the fans. And they're the ones who are giving me the go ­ahead to also keep pushing it and trying things and making bold musical statements," he said. "And it's so freeing because we can just do whatever we want."

 

However, he noted, don't expect the album to mirror that from start to finish. "'Fireproof' was a color in the One Direction musical rainbow." The album, much like the song, will be "strong melodically and lyrically and it's going to be tastefully done whatever it is, but it's not all the songs have a 'Fireproof' vibe at all," he shared.

 

Four comes one year after their massive Midnight Memories dropped. It sold 546,000 copies in its first week, giving the group a chart-topping three­peat. And, given the fandom around the group, they just might have another hit on their hands.

 

The group and team recorded it around the world and it was "an evolving experiment." With another year of musical growth and success behind them, Bunetta shared that the lyrics were important part process this time.

 

"All the songs on this record, there's a lot of intent lyrically with the message we're trying to convey," he said. "It wasn't just about 'oh this word sounds good;' there's a lot of intent about, and definitely different layers of messages."

 

In the end, he notes, the band wanted to "push the ball up the hill and make something that's lasting, make a piece of art that can last for a while. And the band are obviously at such a large level, that they didn't want to just phone it in."

 

With the album's release around the bend, the guys are quite busy. Currently, the band is on their Where We Are tour, which wraps up on October 5 in Miami. Then they will release the concert special, One Direction: Where We Are, to theaters Oct. 11 and 12.

 

A lot more excited for this now! :wub:

zaynmalik1D ‏@zaynmalik 5h

this album is INCREDIBLE ... All the things you do... autumn leaves

 

Zayn teasing us all. I wonder if they're lyrics or song titles? :o

There's some pictures floating around on Tumblr with the first four tracks on the album, supposedly from iTunes - 'Fireproof', 'Just Can't Let Her Go', 'One Chance to Dance' and 'Never Leaving'.

 

don't know if real or not tho

There's some pictures floating around on Tumblr with the first four tracks on the album, supposedly from iTunes - 'Fireproof', 'Just Can't Let Her Go', 'One Chance to Dance' and 'Never Leaving'.

 

don't know if real or not tho

 

Just Can't Let Her Go :lol: Assuming it's trolling. Steal My Girl would probably be within the first four tracks? Obviously not guaranteed but going on past form, they've not had a single lower than track 5 on the album (and even then, it was You & I, ie. single 4, at track 5).

It genuinely wouldn't surprise me if 'Just Can't Let Me Go' is on the album (although I'd expect it to be a deluxe track as opposed to being on the main album).

 

They may be going all Lady Gaga and have the lead single as the last track. :kink:

I would be very surprised if it were on there, it leaked before Midnight Memories was released, it could be from the Up All Night era for all we know :kink: I'd like it to be on the album as the demo sounded great but even so :lol:

YES at the idea of a proper studio version of 'Just Can't Let Her Go'. Such a waste if it's not going to ever surface!

Apologies to Calum for me bringing up GA again but

 

I would be very surprised if it were on there, it leaked before Midnight Memories was released, it could be from the Up All Night era for all we know :kink: I'd like it to be on the album as the demo sounded great but even so :lol:

 

'We Wanna Party' was recorded during 'What Will The Neighbours Say?' and ended up on 'Out Of Control'. :kink: