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( November 2014 ) Four Studio album by One Direction Released 17 November 2014 ( 2014 - 11 - 17 ) Recorded April -- September 2014 Genre Pop Length 43 : 33 Label Columbia Syco Producer Julian Bunetta Pär Westerlund John Ryan Teddy Geiger Steve Robson Matt Rad Jamie Scott Ian Franzino Afterhrs One Direction chronology Midnight Memories ( 2013 ) Midnight Memories 2013 Four ( 2014 ) Made in the A.M. ( 2015 ) Made in the A.M. 2015 Singles from Four `` Steal My Girl '' Released : 29 September 2014 `` Night Changes '' Released : 14 November 2014 `` No Control '' Released : 20 May 2015 Four is the fourth studio album by English - Irish boy band One Direction, released on 17 November 2014 by Columbia Records and Syco Music. Two singles were released from the album, `` Steal My Girl '' and `` Night Changes '', both achieving platinum status in the US, and scoring the band their tenth and eleventh UK top - ten hits. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. It debuted at number one in 18 countries, including the United Kingdom, Australia and the United States. The album was also One Direction 's last with member Zayn Malik, who announced he was leaving the band on 25 March 2015. In August 2015, Four became the band 's fourth consecutive album to sell in excess of 1 million copies in the United States. The band became the first band to have their first four albums debut at number one in the United States. Contents 1 Background and development 2 Tour 3 Singles 3.1 Promotional singles 4 Critical reception 5 Commercial performance 6 Track listing 7 Personnel 8 Charts 8.1 Weekly charts 8.2 Year - end charts 9 Certifications 10 Release history 11 References Background and development On 27 April 2014, it was confirmed that One Direction were working on their fourth studio album. Louis Tomlinson and Liam Payne worked on the majority of the album with songwriters Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, and Jamie Scott, but members Harry Styles and Zayn Malik also co-wrote tracks with Bunetta, Ryan, Scott and producer Johan Carlson. Niall Horan was unable to be involved in writing due to a leg injury. Malik has described the album as a way of growing with their fans, and having more mature lyrics without straying from their style too much. The album provides a place for each member to showcase their styles of writing, particularly Styles, whose four tracks on the album perfectly sum up the songwriting skills he has. The name and cover of the album were announced on 8 September on One Direction 's official website, along with a free download of a song called `` Fireproof '', which was available for 24 hours. Horan stated that the reason for the free download was `` because you have supported us so much, we wanted to give a little something back ''. `` Fireproof '' was written by Payne and Tomlinson along with John Ryan, Jamie Scott and Julian Bunetta, who also wrote their single `` Story of My Life ''. In the 24 - hour span, 1.1 million downloads were generated. The song was put on the band 's Vevo on 22 September. In an interview with Simon Cowell, it was revealed that one of the songs for the album will be titled `` 18 ''. The song was written by Ed Sheeran, who also wrote `` Little Things '' and `` Moments '' for the group. Horan came up with the name of the album, commemorating the fact that it is the band 's fourth album and that it has been four years since their formation. Tour Main article : On the Road Again Tour One Direction during On the Road Again Tour at Barclaycard Arena. The On the Road Again Tour was announced on the morning program Today, where the band gave a pre-recorded interview releasing the details of their return to Australia. It was later announced that the band would also be touring Asia and Africa. The group will be making debuts for some countries, particularly in the United Arab Emirates. On 24 October 2014, the official One Direction site announced several more tour dates, with shows across Europe, the US, and Canada. Singles `` Steal My Girl '' was released as the album 's first single on 29 September 2014 worldwide and on 19 October 2014 in the UK. `` Night Changes '' was then released as the album 's second single on 14 November 2014. Promotional singles There were five promotional singles released on five different days ; when fans pre-ordered the album, they received an instant download of the songs. `` Ready to Run '' was released as the first promotional single on 6 November. `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' was released as the second promotional single on 10 November. `` 18 '' was released as the third promotional single on 11 November. `` Girl Almighty '' was released as the fourth promotional single on 12 November. `` Fool 's Gold '' was released as the fifth promotional single on 13 November. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores Source Rating Metacritic 65 / 100 Review scores Source Rating AllMusic The A.V. Club B - Billboard The Guardian New York Daily News Irish Independent The Observer Slant Magazine The Daily Telegraph Rolling Stone Four received generally positive reviews from music critics. Some argued that the members ' songwriting showed signs of maturity, while others claimed the musical content was too similar to the band 's previous work. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100, the album received a score of 65, which indicates generally favorable reviews. Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph found `` an unlikely comparison to Bruce Springsteen in the quintet 's latest offering '', and that Four was `` hard to dislike : it 's cheery, uplifting, high spirited and good fun '', but did still say it was `` songwriting by numbers ''. AllMusic 's review said it was the group 's `` fourth well - crafted, packed - with - great - pop - songs album in a row '', although did cynically point out the pattern of each of said albums being released just in time for `` optimal holiday - season gift - giving ''. Tshepo Mokoena of The Guardian gave the album a more mixed review of three - stars, again drawing comparisons with Springsteen but with the caveat of being `` hardly groundbreaking pop '', and Jim Faber of the New York Daily News also gave three stars and praised the group for `` confronting their limitations '' but at the same time questioned why whilst doing so they spent `` so much time looking back with longing '', pointed out an apparent `` anxiety '' and expressed disappointment that whilst Four represents a step forward in their history, it `` represents a step back in both sound and sensibility ''. More negative reviews came from Chuck Arnold of Billboard magazine and James Rainis of Slant Magazine, both awarding just two - and - a-half stars. The former claimed `` One Direction are n't ready to let go of their bubble - gum days '', whilst Rainis ended his take by saying `` The album 's irresistibly obvious choruses, hackneyed sentiments, and puppy - eyed earnestness can come off as endearing when the songwriting is clever enough, but every misstep is, despite the band 's efforts to assert more control over their music, a painful reminder of One Direction 's status as a manufactured, focus - grouped pop entity. '' The album was placed at number eleven on Cosmopolitan 's list of `` The 20 Best Albums of 2014 '' Jessica Goodman and Ryan Kistobak of The Huffington Post included the album on their list of 2014 's best releases, claiming that `` 2014 will forever be known as the year that we realized One Direction was actually, dare we say, good. '' Goodman further complimented the album as a `` complex, feel - good trip down young love lane ''. Commercial performance Released on 12 November 2014, the album quickly rose to the top of the UK Albums Chart, with 142,000 copies sold during its first week. The album scored One Direction their third consecutive number one album. Based on UK sales, it was certified Gold by the BPI in its first week, and certified Platinum in its fourth week. The deluxe edition of Four became the top charted album on iTunes in some 67 countries. In the US, the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart on the week ending 23 November 2014, with sales of 387,000. One Direction thus became the first musical group to have each of their first four studio albums debut at No. 1 ; the Monkees and the Kingston Trio also reached No. 1 with their first four albums but not in the first week of sales. One Direction follows three solo artists who have attained No. 1 status with their first four albums : Britney Spears and DMX in 2003, and Beyoncé in 2011. ( In 2013, Beyoncé 's fifth album also debuted at No. 1. ) Four sold 814,000 copies in the US in 2014, the ninth best - selling album of the year. The album reached its millionth sales mark in the U.S. in August 2015, and has sold 1,016,000 as of October 2015. Worldwide, Four sold over 3.2 million copies in 2014. Track listing Four -- standard edition No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 1. `` Steal My Girl '' Louis Tomlinson Liam Payne Wayne Hector Julian Bunetta Ed Drewett John Ryan Julian Bunetta Pär Westerlund John Ryan 3 : 48 2. `` Ready to Run '' Tomlinson Payne Jamie Scott Bunetta Ryan Bunetta Ryan 3 : 16 3. `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' Harry Styles Bunetta Ruth - Anne Cunningham Theodore Geiger Ali Tamposi Bunetta Pär Westerlund Teddy Geiger 3 : 49 4. `` 18 '' Ed Sheeran Oliver Frank Steve Robson Matt Rad Sam Miller 4 : 08 5. `` Girl Almighty '' Bunetta Ryan S. Pages Mehner Bunetta Ryan Alexander Oriet 3 : 21 6. `` Fool 's Gold '' Scott Maureen McDonald Niall Horan Zayn Malik Styles Tomlinson Payne Rad Jamie Scott Sam Miller 3 : 31 7. `` Night Changes '' Scott Bunetta Ryan Horan Malik Styles Payne Tomlinson Bunetta Ryan 3 : 46 8. `` No Control '' Tomlinson Cunningham Scott Payne Bunetta Ryan Bunetta Ian Franzino Ryan Afterhrs 3 : 19 9. `` Fireproof '' Payne Tomlinson Ryan Scott Bunetta Bunetta Ryan Ben `` Bengineer '' Chang 2 : 54 10. `` Spaces '' Tomlinson Payne Scott Bunetta Ryan Bunetta Afterhrs Ryan 4 : 16 11. `` Stockholm Syndrome '' Styles Bunetta Ryan Johan Carlsson Bunetta Ryan 3 : 34 12. `` Clouds '' Tomlinson Payne Malik Scott Bunetta Ryan Bunetta Ryan 3 : 51 Four -- The Ultimate Edition No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 13. `` Change Your Ticket '' Payne Tomlinson Horan Malik Styles Sam Martin Bunetta Ryan Bunetta Afterhrs 4 : 26 14. `` Illusion '' Payne Scott Bunetta Ryan Bunetta Ryan 3 : 14 15. `` Once in a Lifetime '' Scott Bunetta Ryan Bunetta Ryan 2 : 38 16. `` Act My Age '' Bunetta Drewett Ryan Bunetta Ryan 3 : 18 Four -- Japanese edition No. Title Writer ( s ) Producer ( s ) Length 13. `` Steal My Girl '' ( Big Payno & Afterhrs Pool Party Remix ) Tomlinson Payne Hector Bunetta Drewett Ryan Bunetta Westerlund Ryan Payne Aftrhrs 5 : 20 14. `` Steal My Girl '' ( Acoustic Version ) Tomlinson Payne Hector Julian Bunetta Drewett Ryan Bunetta Westerlund Ryan 3 : 47 15. `` Story of My Life '' ( Live from San Siro ) Scott Ryan Horan Malik Payne Styles Tomlinson Bunetta Ryan 4 : 09 Notes signifies an additional producer signifies a vocal producer Personnel Credits taken from Four 's liner notes. Afterhrs -- producer Damon Bunetta -- background vocals Julian Bunetta -- drums, engineer, mixing, musician, producer, programming, vocal producer, background vocals Peter Bunetta -- background vocals Ben `` Bengineer '' Chang -- engineer, vocal producer Tom Coyne -- mastering Ian Dowling -- engineer Ed Drewett -- background vocals Ian Franzino -- assistant engineer, engineer, musician, producer, background vocals Teddy Geiger -- producer, background vocals Serban Ghenea -- mixing Andrew Haas -- bass, engineer, musician John Hanes -- mixing engineer Wayne Hector -- background vocals Niall Horan -- guitar, vocals Helene Horlyck -- vocal coach Ash Howes -- mixing Noah Livingston -- background vocals Zayn Malik -- vocals Randy Merrill -- assistant Sam Miller -- additional production, engineer, vocal producer One Direction -- primary artist, background vocals Alex Oriet -- additional production, engineer Liam Payne -- vocals Luke Potashnick -- guitar Matt Rad -- additional production, drums, guitar, keyboards, piano, producer, programming Steve Robson -- bass, producer John Ryan -- engineer, guitar, musician, producer, programming, vocal producer, background vocals, wurlitzer Jamie Scott -- guitar, keyboards, musician, producer, background vocals Ryan Joseph Shaughnessy -- photography Harry Styles -- vocals Louis Tomlinson -- vocals Paro Westerlund -- producer, programming Joe Zook -- mixing Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2014 ) Peak position Argentine Albums ( CAPIF ) Australian Albums ( ARIA ) Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria ) Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders ) Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia ) Brazilian Albums ( ABPD ) Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) Chinese Albums ( Sino Chart ) 17 Croatian Albums ( HDU ) Croatian International Albums ( HDU ) Czech Albums ( ČNS IFPI ) 8 Danish Albums ( Hitlisten ) Dutch Albums ( MegaCharts ) Finnish Albums ( Suomen virallinen lista ) French Albums ( SNEP ) German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100 ) 5 Greek Albums ( IFPI ) 5 Hungarian Albums ( MAHASZ ) 6 Irish Albums ( IRMA ) Italian Albums ( FIMI ) Japanese Albums ( Oricon ) Mexican Albums ( AMPROFON ) New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ ) Norwegian Albums ( VG - lista ) Polish Albums ( ZPAV ) Portuguese Albums ( AFP ) Scottish Albums ( OCC ) South African Albums ( RISA ) South Korean Albums ( Gaon ) 24 South Korean International Albums ( Gaon ) Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE ) Swedish Albums ( Sverigetopplistan ) Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade ) Taiwanese Albums ( G - Music ) Taiwanese International Albums ( G - Music ) Taiwanese Western Albums ( G - Music ) UK Albums ( OCC ) US Billboard 200 Year - end charts Chart ( 2014 ) Position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) 14 Brazilian Albums ( ABPD ) 7 Italian Albums ( FIMI ) 7 Mexican Albums ( AMPROFON ) Polish Albums ( ZPAV ) 27 UK Albums ( OCC ) 7 Chart ( 2015 ) Position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) 71 Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) Italian Albums ( FIMI ) 60 Mexican Albums ( AMPROFON ) 30 US Billboard 200 10 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) 2 × Platinum 140,000 Austria ( IFPI Austria ) Gold 7,500 Brazil ( Pro-Música Brasil ) 3 × Platinum 120,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 98,000 Denmark ( IFPI Denmark ) Platinum 0 France ( SNEP ) Platinum 100,000 Hungary ( MAHASZ ) Gold 1,000 Italy ( FIMI ) 2 × Platinum 100,000 Japan ( RIAJ ) Gold 100,000 Mexico ( AMPROFON ) 2 × Platinum 120,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Platinum 15,000 Philippines ( PARI ) Platinum 15,000 Poland ( ZPAV ) Platinum 20,000 South Africa ( RISA ) Gold 20,000 Spain ( PROMUSICAE ) Platinum 40,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Platinum 40,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) 2 × Platinum 600,000 United States ( RIAA ) Platinum 1,142,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone Release history Country Date Format ( s ) Edition ( s ) Label Ref. 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Question: who wrote the song 18 by one direction
Answer: Ed Sheeran