One Direction Shares First Track Without Zayn Malik, ‘Drag Me Down’
Liam Payne has called it a “bit of a surprise.” For One Direction’s global legion of fans, the sneaky release of a new single is a lot of a surprise. Liam dropped a big one overnight when the 1D singer tweeted an iTunes link to the boyband’s new single, “Drag Me Down.”
“Drag Me Down” represents the start of a new era for 1D, which is now a foursome following the departure of Zayn Malik in March.
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The new track just happened to materialize toward the end of a week in which Malik has signed back-to-back deals with Turn First Artists management and RCA Records, signaling the green shoots of his own solo career. Is 1D stealing the thunder of its breakaway star? The lads, it turns out, are full of surprises.
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The pop juggernaut, which recently celebrated its fifth anniversary (and somewhere in the region of 65 million career record sales), is currently working on their fifth album, which is due for release in November. They've kicked off their fourth North American tour with the On The Road Again trek.
“Drag Me Down” is available worldwide on Spotify and iTunes.
