Drag Me Down

**Drag Me Down** by *One Direction* is featured in Portland, the twenty-fourth chapter of Race to the Finish. It is sung by John, Sam, Alex and Tyler.

Crystal Army does a meet-and-greet and small concert in Portland. Beforehand, Sam, John and Tyler get drunk so Alex decides to have them sing "Drag Me Down" without playing any instruments, so that all they have to do is focus on singing. During the performance, the other guys are all very playful and Alex tries to keep the fans from realizing that it's because they are drunk. Sam thinks about his fans and the fact that they are his reason for everything he does.

## Singles Chronology

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**Drag Me Down** is a song recorded by American band Crystal Army for their second studio album, *Where Did The Party Go* (2017). The song was released worldwide on December 16, 2016 and marked the band's first single since Ryder Lynn and Brandon Tan's departures in April and September of 2016, respectively. It was also the first single since the addition of Tyler Nichols and Joshua Perkins to the band, though neither is featured vocally on the track.

"Drag Me Down" debuted in the top 40 of the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and Canada becoming their first top 40 worldwide hit. It peaked at number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100, staying there for two consecutive weeks, and reached went multi-platinum in the United States.

"Drag Me Down" was immensely successful, winning the guys Favorite Song at the People's Choice Awards, Choice Music Single: Group at the Teen Choice Awards, and Best Video at the 4Music Video Honours. The song was also nominated for Top 100 Song and Top Radio song at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards, as well as Best Pop Video at the MTV Video Music Awards, Song of the Year at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, Best Song at the MTV Europe Music Awards, and Song of the Year at the American Music Awards.

## Lyrics

**John:**

I've got fire for a heart

I'm not scared of the dark

You've never seen it look so easy

I got a river for a soul

And baby you're a boat

Baby you're my only reason

**Sam:**

If I didn't have you there would be nothing left

The shell of a man who could never be his best

If I didn't have you, I'd never see the sun

You taught me how to be someone, yeah

**Alex:**

All my life

You stood by me

When no one else was ever behind me

All these lights

They can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

**Tyler:**

All my life

You stood by me

When no one else was ever behind me

All these lights

They can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

**All:**

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me down

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me down

**Tyler:**

I got fire for a heart

I'm not scared of the dark

You've never seen it look so easy

I got a river for a soul

And baby you're a boat

Baby you're my only reason

**John:**

If I didn't have you there would be nothing left

**All:**

Nothing left

**John:**

The shell of a man who could never be his best

**All:**

Be his best

**John:**

If I didn't have you, I'd never see the sun

**All:**

See the sun

**John:**

You taught me how to be someone

Yeah

**Tyler:**

All my life

You stood by me

When no one else was ever behind me

All these lights

They can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

**All:**

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me down

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me

**Alex:**

All my life

You stood by me

When no one else was ever behind me

All these lights

They can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

**Tyler:**

All my life

You stood by me

When no one else was ever behind me

All these lights

They can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

**All:**

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me down

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me down

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me down

Nobody, nobody

Nobody can drag me down