Up All Night

One Direction | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 20, 2012)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Columbia
• ASIN: B0069SG4RK
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (196 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #242,793 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. What Makes You Beautiful

2. Gotta Be You

3. One Thing

4. More Than This

5. Up All Night

6. I Wish

7. Tell Me A Lie

8. Taken

9. I Want

10. Everything About You

11. Same Mistakes

12. Save You Tonight

13. Stole My Heart

Editorial Reviews

One Direction are Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson, Niall Horan, Harry Styles and Zayn Malik. All five boys auditioned for the UK X Factor as solo artists. However, at the suggestion of Simon Cowell and guest judge Nicole Scherzinger they joined forces as a group, quickly becoming one of the competition's most popular acts of all time, finishing in the final three and garnering a gigantic and loyal fan-base along the way.
Stand out tracks on their debut album, Up All Night, include the first single 'What Makes You Beautiful', the pulsating pop/rock 'Tell Me A Lie' written by Kelly Clarkson and 'Gotta Be You', an emotive and heartfelt ballad with lush strings, soaring harmonies and an indelible melody. The epically anthemic 'One Thing' is another hit-in-waiting: 'More Than This', a beautiful and melodic smash, has the boys distinctive vocals sounding stronger than ever.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

84 of 94 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Track-by-Track Review March 13, 2012

By Nick

Format:Audio CD

**Originally posted on "#1 Hits From Another Planet" - 11/28/11**

Though they've got a lot of competition in the UK, One Direction have released the best boyband album of the year by a mile. Not only that, but it's one of the best pop albums of 2011 as well. It's that rare case of a record where every track could be a single. Couple that with the guys' insane popularity and I think we've got a new Take That on our hands. Or at the very least, a new Mcfly.

1. What Makes You Beautiful - Their big, breakthrough single. This is the type of unabashed power pop that manages to cross audiences and appeal to everyone. It's everything these guys should be doing, and one of the year's best singles. 10/10

2. Gotta Be You - This, on the other hand, should never have been a single. It's a nice song and a great album track, but there are stronger ballads on here. It does have a very Christmassy sound, though. 9/10

3. One Thing - Basically What Makes You Beautiful Part II, which explains why it's the next single. Same writers, similar production, and nearly as catchy. This could end up being the band's defining sound. 10/10

4. More Than This - Probably the best ballad on here. It's got a mature, classic sound to it and a wonderful melody with the expected boyband lyrics. Niall sounds especially excellent here. If this isn't a future single, it's a real shame. 10/10

5. Up All Night - An uptempo, catchy track with more of a rock sound. It borders on the novelty side of things, but I really love the Def Leppard-esque refrain at the end of the chorus and all the little hooks that run through the track. As with most tracks on the album, it's a ready-made single. 9/10

6.... I Wish - Melody is the focus here, as this is one of the more mature sounding tracks on the album. It's got a throwback sound--a little rock, a little country. It doesn't initially stand out, but becomes better each time you hear it. 10/10

7. Tell Me A Lie - This is such a ready-made hit. Written for (by?) Kelly Clarkson, it sounds a lot like My Life Would Suck Without You (which, ironically, the boys sang on X-Factor). If they really want to break America, this is the song to release. It's one of their absolute best. 10/10

8. Taken - Another ballad, this is a Harry-centric track. It reminds me of something that Hanson would record, and that is no bad thing. It has a very organic feel. 9/10

9. I Want - Probably my least favorite track on the album. It was written by Mcfly and has Queen-esque guitars in it, which should be a great thing. But the melody and lyrics just seem too obvious. Not bad by any standards, but not amazing either. 7/10

10. Everything About You - Ushering in the dancier part of the album, this is a propulsive, repetitive radio track. Maybe a tad too repetitive, but I guess that's sort of the point. It's instantly catchy, for sure. 8/10

11. Same Mistakes - The final ballad, and it's a great one. The melody really appeals to me. It's got an interesting sound that somehow feels a lot more indie than the other tracks on the album. 10/10

12. Save You Tonight - The band's RedOne collaboration, and it's totally RedOne by numbers. That being said, the song's grown immensely on me. The chorus is still a bit underwhelming, but I love the bridge and verses. 8/10

13. Stole My Heart - What a way to end the album! Over a Dynamite-esque beat, the guys have taken the current trend of electro-dance and perfected it. The chorus and production are ridiculous. This needs to be a single! 10/10

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Worth it. December 28, 2011

By megsamillion

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

This CD is amazing, it was completely worth it, and I am glad I got it. It was one of my presents for this holiday season and worth every penny. (: It came on time and in brand new condition. This was my first time ordering off of amazon and I plan on doing it again. Buy this album, if you love One Direction or simply just thier music. The songs are great especially for the first album, cant wait to hear new music from One Direction.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Classic Boy Band Pop Music August 24, 2012

By Michael Buchko Jr.

Format:Audio CD

These boys definitely have talent. Good vocals, good harmonies, good songs and lyrics. This is the kind of good-hearted popular music you don't find anymore these days, and when you do it's all record comp any garbage and very repetitive. Sure, these guys probably didn't write their own songs or play their instruments and the lyrcs have no personal value to them... but it's good music and that is rare these days.

15 of 19 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Upbeat Pop Songs! March 17, 2012

By M. Mariba TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Audio CD

The UK pop group One Direction has their debut album 'Up All Night' now released in the US. This pop group has been a phenomenon/sensation both in the UK & Ireland since last year. This album (13 tracks) has great pop music (that you'll like to sing-along & dance all night) as well as great closing dance numbers in "Save You Tonight" & "Stole My Heart". Stand-outs/gems/solid tracks include "What Makes You Beatiful", a happy up-tempo pop song & first single, "Gotta Be You (2012 US Version), wonderful music & melody, "More Than This", "I Wish" & "Same Mistakes", incredible piano, melody & vocals. This is my favourite track from this great CD. Great tracks include "One Thing", "Tell Me A Lie" written by the American pop diva Kelly Clarkson & dance numbers "Save You Tonight" & "Stole My Heart" : these will make you feel like dancing the night away.

On overall, this new CD by One Direction 'Up All Night' is a great compilation of happy upbeat pop songs that you'll enjoy, a highly recommended CD listening.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars These boys are onto something July 15, 2012

By J.L. TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Audio CD

These boys are onto something. You can tell by the crazed looks on the concert-goers' faces.

You can also tell by their finances. As of June 2012, according to the chairman and chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK, One Direction represents a $50 million business empire. Aside from their music sales, the band has already published three books and the top-selling calendar of all time. And they have commercial endorsements with Pokémon, Nokia, HarperCollins, and Hasbro.

So, people - and in particular, girls - love them. And that's not necessarily bad. Certainly you'd rather have your daughter loving One Direction than, say, Pitbull. Their image is clean and wholesome. I would use the term "puppy love" if I could do so uncondescendingly.

And the band takes steps to ensure its parent-friendly image. Certainly you wouldn't want your daughter reading the steams-of-consciousness of 18-y-o boys on Twitter, but they've got that covered: A team of social media experts tweets on their behalf.

The one thing that doesn't sit well with me is how manufactured the whole thing is. They don't make their own music, they don't tweet their own tweets. They don't dance or sing or just generally behave in the way any normal self-respecting 18-y-o male would. It's as if Clear Channel Broadcasting, Inc. handed us some carefully constructed characters singing carefully constructed songs to appeal to the young-female mp3-buying segment in a very specific and primal way.

That makes me fidgety.