Midnight Memories

### Writer(s)

Julian Bunetta, Liam Payne, Jamie Scott, John Ryan, Louis Tomlinson, Joe Elliott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange, Phil Collen, Steve Clark, Rick Savage

### Producer(s)

Julian Bunetta, John Ryan, Jamie Scott, Robert John "Mutt" Lange

## Gallery

**Midnight Memories** is a song recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their third studio album of the same name. It was co-written by Julian Bunetta, Jamie Scott, John Ryan and band members Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson. It was released as the third single from the album.

## Background

"Midnight Memories" was written by John Ryan, Jamie Scott, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Julian Bunetta and produced by Bunetta. It is the second single to be written by members of the band, following the previous single of the same album, "Story of My Life". Talking to MTV News about the track, Bunetta said, "It's the title of the album and it just happens to fall in line with Up All Night, Take Me Home, it's all references to. We have so many memories of just being in the studio or being in the back of the bus or going to one of the guys' places and hanging out and writing. Or, just when you're young and that's when you kind of have all your experiences." The song does not feature a solo part from member Zayn Malik, which led to some negative responses from the fans.

## Reception

On 25 November, in a track-by-track review on Billboard writer Chris Payne and by Michael Craigg on the Daily Mirror It opens with groovy guitar licks, leads into a peppy pre-chorus, and rocks out in the chorus behind a riff reminiscent of Def Leppard's "Pour Some Sugar on Me."

## Music Video

One Direction - Midnight Memories (Behind The Scenes Part 1)One Direction - Midnight Memories (Behind The Scenes Part 2)One Direction - Midnight Memories (Behind The Scenes Part 3)One Direction - Midnight Memories (Behind The Scenes Part 4)
### Teasers

One Direction - Midnight Memories (Teaser 1)One Direction - Midnight Memories (Teaser 2)
## Lyrics

**[Harry]**

Straight off the plane to a new hotel

Just touched down, you could never tell

Big house party with a crowded kitchen

People talk shhh but we don't listen

**[Louis]**

Tell me that I'm wrong but I do what I please

Way too many people in the Addison Lee,

Now I'm at the age where I know what I need, oh whoa

**[Chorus - Zayn leading]**

Midnight memories, oh, oh, ohhh

Baby you and me

Stumbling in the street

Singing, singing, singing, singing

Midnight memories, oh oh oh

Anywhere we go

Never say no

Just do it, do it, do it, do it

**[Liam]**

5 foot something with the skinny jeans

Don't look back baby follow me

**[Niall]**

I don't know where I'm going but I'm finding my way

Same old shhh, but a different day

**[Louis]**

Tell me that I'm wrong but I do what I please

Way too many people in the Addison Lee

Now I'm at the age where I know what I need, oh whoa

**[Chorus - Zayn leading]**

Midnight memories, oh, oh, ohh

Baby you and me

Stumbling in the street

Singing, singing, singing, singing

Midnight memories, oh oh oh

Anywhere we go

Never saying no

Just do it, do it, do it, do it

**[Niall]**

You and me and all our friends

I don't care how much we spend

Baby this is what the night is for

**[Harry]**

I know nothing's making sense

For tonight let's just pretend

I don't wanna stop so give me more

**[Chorus]**

Midnight memories, oh, oh, ohh

Baby you and me

Stumbling in the street

Singing, singing, singing, singing

Midnight memories, oh oh oh

Anywhere we go

Never saying no

Just do it, do it, do it, do it

## Audio

* Single
* Album

## References

1. ↑ wikipedia.org - Background & Reception