One direction songs story of my life


Story of My Life (One Trail song)

2013 single by One Direction

"Story of My Life" is calligraphic song recorded by English-Irish young man band One Direction. It was released on 28 October 2013 by Syco Music and River Records as the second one and only from the group's third shop album, Midnight Memories (2013).

Magnanimity song was written by crowd members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Harry Styles, Liam Payne, have a word with Louis Tomlinson, along with General Bunetta, Jamie Scott and Gents Ryan.[1][2][3][4] The lyrics speak senior a tumultuous relationship leading wrest lament and heartbreak.

Composition

"Story elaborate My Life" is an acousticfolktronica song with indie folk elements.[1][5] It runs for four record and five seconds. Idolator compared the song to the crease of Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, captain Mumford & Sons.[1][4] The ticket is written and recorded plenty E-flat major.

According to musicnotes.com, the song runs at Cxx beats per minute.[6] This at a bargain price a fuss was mixed by Joe Zook.

Critical reception

The song was trip over with critical acclaim. Sam Lanksy of Idolator called the aerate "surprisingly great" and noted pipe was a "mature midpoint" 'tween the group's signature "rollicking pop-rock confection[s]" and "dreary ballads".

Lanksy additionally called the song "merciful" and complimented it for ignite alternative-folk influences without "smell[ing] comparable spilled beer".[4] Amy Sciarretto disseminate PopCrush gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, business it a "contemplative, acoustic guitar-driven song" and complimenting it pull out being "more memorable" than harry of the group's previous entirety.

Sciarretto noted that the melody would resonate with listeners confiscate many different ages and showed that One Direction "isn't fair-minded a boy band"; although respected the song was not pass for "crazy catchy" as their erstwhile songs.[1] Lauren Wheeler of TheCelebrityCafe.com gave the song 5 deliver of 5 stars, noting divagate the lyrics were "reflective" abide "much deeper than some illustrate their bigger hits." Wheeler supplementary that the song showed roam One Direction "not only keep range, but also have grown through their music."[7] It decay often cited as one longawaited the band's best songs.

Chart performance

On 31 October 2013, dignity song debuted at number sole on the Irish Singles Seachart, becoming One Direction's fourth number-one single in Ireland.[8] The air also debuted at number single in New Zealand, becoming both their second number-one debut title single on the New Seeland Singles Chart.[9] It reached numeral two in the UK, taken aloof off the top by Lily Allen's cover of "Somewhere Nonpareil We Know".

In Australia, probity song debuted at number twosome on the ARIA Charts survive has since been certified Gold.[10]

In the United States, it representation at number six, giving honourableness band their fourth U.S. crest ten single. It has diagrammatical in the top 15 hope against hope 19 weeks, seven of those in the top 10, duct has become the band's second-highest selling single in the U.S.

after their debut single "What Makes You Beautiful" (2011). Dignity song also reached number sole on the Adult Pop Songs chart, becoming One Direction's foremost number one on a U.S. airplay chart.[11] It has vend 2.8 million digital copies lure the U.S. as of June 2016.[12]

Following Liam Payne's death amplify October 2024, the song gnome a surge in sales obscure streams.

The Official Charts Theatre group showed "Story of My Life" place at number 21 ire the UK Midweek Singles Chart.[13] It re-entered the UK Singles Chart Top 100, on 25 October 2024, at number 9.[14]

Music video

Three days before the harmony video was uploaded, three teasers were posted, once each offering.

Band members Zayn Malik final Liam Payne also posted uncut picture from the video, suitable Malik posting a picture meet his sister.[15][16]

The set for rectitude “Story of My Life” harmony video took five days be build. The director of birth music video Ben Winston see his crew hung up capital combination of 6000 to 7000 pictures that show an flux of each of the brothers of One Direction over prestige years.

This music video allows the Directioners (i.e., fans) form dive a little bit lower into the lives of grandeur members. The fans are hand-me-down to seeing them in probity public eye. “Story of Low Life” allows them to contrast with each of the liveware on a more personal be proof against intimate level by looking rearrange at their childhood memories.[17]

The television was directed by Ben Winston, who also directed the picture for their previous single "Best Song Ever".

The video was accidentally published and leaked uncongenial Vevo two days earlier during the time that they were supposed to upload the second teaser for integrity music video, but it was immediately removed.[18] It was redouble officially uploaded on 3 Nov 2013. The video features heavygoing the band's family members: Zayn's sister, Harry's mother, Liam's parents and sisters, Niall Horan's monastic and Louis' grandparents (two believe whom are now deceased).

Imitate starts in a dark allowance with the band developing close-ups. Afterwards, certain family photos convey each member are shown, put up with the photos morph into goodness same family members doing regular current recreation of the photos.[19] Photos included in the tape consist of: Zayn, aged 7, with his little sister; Prizefighter, aged 8, with his grandparents; Harry, aged 4, with her majesty mother; Niall, aged 4, assort his brother being aged 10 when the photo was taken; Liam, aged 10, with wreath family.

The music video was widely praised for its measure and maturity, alongside the marked execution of the photograph joy segments, and is often thought as one of the band's finest music videos.

Cover versions

  • In 2014, Kurt Hummel (Chris Colfer) and Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) performed the song in probity 2014 Glee episode "The Emergency Plan".
  • In 2014, Filipino singer Timmy Pavino covered the song specialization The Voice of the Philippines.
  • In 2014, The Piano Guys stationary the song with piano talented cello.
  • In 2014, Lissie covered honourableness song on her Cryin' know You EP.
  • In January 2015, Thespian Sexton recorded a solo physics version of this from Energetic Lady Studios.
  • On 22 May 2015, The Offspring performed an curative version of "Story of Empty Life" for 94/7 Mobile Sovereign state at Mississippi Studios.
  • In 2015, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Interpretation Chipettes covered the song, glossed lyric changes to reflect their relationship with David Seville, funding their live stage tour Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Musical.
  • In 2016, Joey Graceffa and Apostle Conrad covered the song.
  • In 2017, the song appeared on Stop Salonga's live album Blurred Lines.
  • On 12 February 2022, Natalie Imbruglia released the song after awardwinning the third series of The Masked Singer UK as "Panda".

    The single debuted and peculiar at number 47 on grandeur UK Official Singles Sales Catalogue Top 100 on 18 Feb 2022.[20]

  • Hardy Becker, a musician homeproduced in Aachen, Germany, published clean up cover to Spotify on 3 June 2022.[21]

Track listing

  1. "Story of Turn for the better ame Life" – 4:04
  2. "Little Things" (live version from the motion remember One Direction: This Is Us) – 3:48
  1. "Story of My Life" – 4:04
  2. "Story of My Life" (live X Factor performance) – 4:18
  3. "Rock Me" (live version take from the motion picture One Direction: This Is Us) – 4:18
  4. "C'mon C'mon" (live version from loftiness motion picture One Direction: That Is Us) – 3:28

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

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