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# One Direction's New Single Will Not Drag You Down

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## Sarah Begley


Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:08 PM UTCPublished: Jul 31, 2015 12:21 PM UTC

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Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of One Direction attend the Capital FM Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium on June 6, 2015 in London, England.

Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles of One Direction attend the Capital FM Summertime Ball at Wembley Stadium on June 6, 2015 in London, England.Karwai Tang—WireImage/Getty Images

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[Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/)


## Sarah Begley


Updated: Dec 14, 2023 10:08 PM UTCPublished: Jul 31, 2015 12:21 PM UTC

**Correction appended, July 31, 2015**

One Direction has released its first single since Zayn Malik quit the band, and fans already seem very excited about “Drag Me Down.”

The band took to Twitter to announce the single, with [Liam Payne](https://twitter.com/Real%5FLiam%5FPayne/status/626983852678877185) calling the song a “bit of a surprise” and writing, “I hope you love it as much as we do.” A [Harry Styles fan account](https://twitter.com/iHarryNavy/status/627011289525714944) tweeted, “Its so good the boys haven’t done such a good job in a very long time.”

Styles sings the top vocals on the track, a part Malik usually filled, [_USA Today_ reports](http://entertainthis.usatoday.com/2015/07/31/one-direction-drag-me-down-surprise-single/). “Drag Me Down” is the first single off the band’s upcoming album, due in November. The band is currently touring in the U.S. and will perform in Indianapolis on Friday night; perhaps Hoosiers will be treated to the first live performance of the song.

Listen to “Drag Me Down” below.

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**Correction:** The original version of this story incorrectly attributed a Twitter post about the album being “so good” and saying “the boys haven’t done such a good job in a very long time.” The post was from a fan Twitter account.

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