After tons of teasers, One Direction finally released the official video earlier Friday for their new single "You & I," the fourth to be cut from their latest studio album "Midnight Memories," which became the biggest-selling artist album of 2013 when it was released in November; giving the boys yet another gargantuan-seller. So far it has spawned the hits "Best Song Ever" and "Story Of My Life," with the title track released as the third single earlier this year. The ultra cool clip is very simple, just focusing on One Direction's bizarre walking and their 'time freezing' moments.
This delicate us-against-the-world guitar ballad was penned for the boys by Julian Bunetta, a veteran music producer on The X Factor, with John Ryan and Jamie Scott. The song initially came about after they were chatting about their love lives. However, it eventually came to focus on not just romantic love but also as an ode to One Direction's fans. The love ballad, described as "an important song for us" by bandmember Louis Tomlinson, and Harry Styles saying: "'You & I' is a love song. It's saying you're inseparable and nothing can get in the way of you and your love."
Looking all grown-up in matching cozy gray sweaters, the guys brave the cold temperatures and stroll along the Clevedon Pier outside of Somerset, England, in the clip, which was directed by longtime collaborator Ben Winston. The music video starts out with Niall Horan is seen looking dreamy, walking along the pier wearing that gray sweater and black pants in a chilly day. Wardrobe is a key point in the "You & I" video. As Directioners know, this is a boy band that never wears matching outfits. But we now know that they share the item of clothing because they transform into one another in one continuous shot!
As Horan concludes his verse on the romantic "Midnight Memories" ballad, he suddenly turns into bandmate Liam Payne, who continues walking on the pier in the same outfit. Payne then transforms into Styles, who belts out the song's chorus. "You and I/ We don't wanna be like them," he sings. "We can make it 'til the end/ Nothing can come between/ You and I/ Not even the Gods above/ Can separate the two of us/ No, nothing can come between/ You and I." Styles then turns into Zayn Malik and, finally, Tomlinson before all five members of One Direction eventually all meet up toward the end of the clip, rolling around on the boardwalk, playing with balloons, kicking a soccer ball and pretty much being adorable.
This delicate us-against-the-world guitar ballad was penned for the boys by Julian Bunetta, a veteran music producer on The X Factor, with John Ryan and Jamie Scott. The song initially came about after they were chatting about their love lives. However, it eventually came to focus on not just romantic love but also as an ode to One Direction's fans. The love ballad, described as "an important song for us" by bandmember Louis Tomlinson, and Harry Styles saying: "'You & I' is a love song. It's saying you're inseparable and nothing can get in the way of you and your love."
Looking all grown-up in matching cozy gray sweaters, the guys brave the cold temperatures and stroll along the Clevedon Pier outside of Somerset, England, in the clip, which was directed by longtime collaborator Ben Winston. The music video starts out with Niall Horan is seen looking dreamy, walking along the pier wearing that gray sweater and black pants in a chilly day. Wardrobe is a key point in the "You & I" video. As Directioners know, this is a boy band that never wears matching outfits. But we now know that they share the item of clothing because they transform into one another in one continuous shot!
As Horan concludes his verse on the romantic "Midnight Memories" ballad, he suddenly turns into bandmate Liam Payne, who continues walking on the pier in the same outfit. Payne then transforms into Styles, who belts out the song's chorus. "You and I/ We don't wanna be like them," he sings. "We can make it 'til the end/ Nothing can come between/ You and I/ Not even the Gods above/ Can separate the two of us/ No, nothing can come between/ You and I." Styles then turns into Zayn Malik and, finally, Tomlinson before all five members of One Direction eventually all meet up toward the end of the clip, rolling around on the boardwalk, playing with balloons, kicking a soccer ball and pretty much being adorable.
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