ed sheeran wrote the song 18 by one direction.
ed sheeran wrote the song 18 by one direction.
who wrote the song 18 by one direction?
ed sheeran
after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of "the x factor" in 2010, one direction were signed by simon cowell to a £2 million syco records record contract. recording for their debut album began in january 2011, as they flew to los angeles to work with moroccan-swedish producer redone. in february 2011, one direction and nine other contestants from the series participated in the "x factor" live tour. after the tour concluded in april 2011, the group continued working on their debut album. recording took place in sweden, the united states, and the united kingdom, as one direction worked with producers carl falk, savan kotecha, steve mac, redone, toby gad and rami yacoub, among others. the album also features songs written by ed sheeran, kelly clarkson, and tom fletcher. in may 2011, kotecha spoke to "digital spy", and he elaborated that one direction were "experimenting" with sounds on their debut album. kotecha said that he was involved in the "early stages" of producing the record. "the stuff i've heard has been really catchy and everyone loves the guys, so it's just about capturing that in the music, which i think is what they're going to be doing." sonny takhar, the chief executive officer of syco records, in an august 2011 issue of "music week", described the recording process as a "very intensive period" for the group. takhar added the resulting album was one of the best pop records made by syco records in the past few years, and that he was confident it would be successful. in november 2011, they signed a record deal with columbia records in north america. steve barnett, the co-chairman of columbia records, said it was not a difficult decision to sign with one direction. "other artists in that category had gotten a little older," he said. "i just thought there was a void, and maybe they could seize and hold it."
up all night (one direction album)
one direction's debut single, "what makes you beautiful", was released in september 2011. a global and commercial success, the song reached number one in several countries. subsequent singles, "gotta be you", "one thing", and "more than this", had moderate success, with the first two becoming top ten hits in the uk. in november of that year, the group's debut album "up all night" was released in ireland and the uk, reaching number one and number two on the charts, respectively. the album was released internationally in march 2012, and one direction became the first uk group to have their debut album reach number one in the united states. to promote the album, they embarked on their first headlining concert tour, the up all night tour. originally intended with shows taking place only in the uk and ireland, additional dates in north america and australia were added due to extreme demand. the tour was a commercial success; tickets sold out in minutes, and the tour was met with positive reviews from critics who applauded their singing abilities and stage presence. in may 2012, the band released the tour's dvd, . that same month, one direction's first book to be licensed in america, "dare to dream: life as one direction", was published and topped "the new york times" best seller list. in september 2012, the group released "live while we're young", the lead single from their upcoming second album. the album's second single, "little things," spawned the band's second number one single in the uk. in november 2012, "take me home", one direction's sophomore album, was released. it reached number one in over 35 countries, and, after reaching number one on the "billboard 200", the group became the first boy band in us chart history to record two number-one albums in the same calendar year alongside becoming the first group since 2008 to record two number-one albums in the same year. to support the album, they embarked on their second headlining tour, the take me home tour, playing over 120 shows over four continents. in august 2013, "", a 3-d documentary concert film was released and was a box office success, grossing over $68.5 million. one direction's third book, "one direction: where we are: our band, our story: 100% official", was released that same month.
niall horan