

"Live While We're Young" successfully laid the groundwork for the album "Take Me Home" to hit #1 around the world. It was a top 10 smash almost everywhere else in the world. The song landed at #3 on the pop singles charts in both the U.S.

"Live While We're Young" was the first single from the album "Take Me Home" and finds One Direction in a party mood. One Direction took home the Best New Artist Award as well. It was directed by John Urbano and earned two MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Pop Video. The accompanying music video was filmed at Malibu in California. The song has sold over four million copies in the U.S. It also broke into the top 10 in adult pop and adult contemporary radio while topping the dance chart. "What Makes You Beautiful" was a #1 smash hit and landed in the pop top 5 in the U.S. The members of One Direction stated that they knew this song should be their first single as soon as the recording was complete. Many observers have seen similarities between the opening guitar figure in this song and "Summer Nights" from " Grease." Co-songwriter Savan Kotecha said that he had the melody for the song in his head for a year and was inspired to begin writing lyrics when his own wife complained one day of feeling ugly.

According to the upbeat lyrics, a girl overwhelmed the guys in One Direction simply by flipping her hair, but she didn't understand she is beautiful. "What Makes You Beautiful" is the single that started it all for One Direction.
