Lee Mead Children In Need charity appeal. The single, featuring "Any Dream Will Do" (performed by Mead) and "Close Every Door" (performed by all three finalists) reached number 2 in the official UK singles chart. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat" opened in the West End on 17 July 2007 to generally good reviews: "Lee Mead… turns out to be both talented and enthusiastic… what distinguishes him is an attractive singing voice and, coming from beneath hair that owes more to Uncle Esau than father Jacob, lots of affable charisma… last night’s audience seemed enchanted" wrote Benedict Nightingale in "The Times". "Lee…
One Thing (One Direction song) the melody as memorable, and summarised it as an "arena-ready hit". A "Newsround" reviewer gave the song four and half stars out five stars, praising the group's vocal performance and its sonic palette. "Billboard" correspondent Jason Lipshutz hailed "One Thing" as "perfectly executed pop rock" and opined that it "could own radio for months". "Cosmopolitan"'s Sophie Goddard lauded "One Thing" as an "upbeat, catchy, hit-in-waiting," and "Entertainment Weekly" writer Adam Markovitz commended it as "irresistibly bouncy". "One Thing" peaked at number six on the Irish Singles Chart in the week ending 16 February 2012, becoming the band's third top ten