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"Best Song Ever" is a song recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction. It was released on 22 July 2013 by Syco as the lead single from the group's third studio album, Midnight Memories . The song was written and composed by Wayne Hector , Ed Drewett , Matt Rad, along with the band's regular collaborators Julian Bunetta and John Ryan .
One Direction's third studio album, Midnight Memories, was released on 25 November 2013. The album was preceded by its lead single " Best Song Ever " and its critically acclaimed second single " Story of My Life ".
"Best Song Ever" was released on 22 July 2013 as the official lead single from the album. The track peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart . Its music video beat the Vevo record for most viewers within 24 hours on YouTube, clocking in at 12.3 million views, beating the previous record set by Miley Cyrus for " We Can't Stop ", which held ...
In the early days of One Direction’s world-dominating stardom, Liam Payne, who died Wednesday at the age of 31, was known as the ringleader of the teenage quintet. As a teen, Zayn Malik was too ...
Lyrically, the song finds the band, "in a state of vulnerability, defenseless, and with their heart on their sleeve." [5] In an interview with Rolling Stone, Julian Bunetta who co-wrote songs from Made in the A.M., recalled how the song came together, "I remember when Harry first played it to me. That one I didn't write, but I remember when I ...
[10] Maggie Malach of Bustle felt that the lyrics were "all over the place, but it's still all sorts of fantastic." She also added, "the hazy vibe of the song more than makes up for it." [4] In Rolling Stone's special Reader's Poll, "What a Feeling" topped #1 as one of the best songs One Direction ever released. [11]
Lauren Wheeler of TheCelebrityCafe.com gave the song 5 out of 5 stars, noting that the lyrics were "reflective" and "much deeper than some of their bigger hits." Wheeler added that the song showed that One Direction "not only have range, but also have matured through their music." [7] It is often cited as one of the band's best songs.
A music video for the song caused controversy due to the 'freeze' on screen being similar to the music video from Australian band Clubfeet. The video won a Brit Award in 2015. The "You & I" fragrance endorsed by One Direction, named after the song, was released in August 2014.