 In a detailed review , Jason Lipshutz from Billboard wrote , [ Up All Night ] demonstrates an originality in sound that was necessary for the revitalization of the boy band movement . The electropop currently dominating Top 40 radio is seamlessly weaved into the pop harmonies made standards by ' N Sync , Backstreet Boys and 98 Degrees -- for instance , the title track sounds like a hybrid of Backstreet Boys ' " Larger than Life " and an LMFAO song , and even includes a Katy Perry name @-@ check . Up All Night has its ups and downs , but One Direction complete two important tasks on their debut album : the boy band notches a long @-@ lasting hit with " What Makes You Beautiful , " and they look forward instead of back . Get ready to hear a lot more of One Direction . Matthew Horton of Virgin Media opined that the album brims with " punchy pop rock " , and considered the dance @-@ orientated " Stole My Heart " : " the only misstep , which only reinforces their decision to go pop rock . " MSN Music 's Ben Chalk called the album : " manufactured , calculated and commercial " , assessing that the resulting album " is a corking pop album " . In his review , he also complimented the album for its collection of singles : " ' [ Up All Night ] is a collection of highly polished pop gems , which knows its market and gives it what it wants " . 
