 " Kiss You " was written by <unk> <unk> , <unk> Lundin , <unk> <unk> , <unk> <unk> , <unk> , and its producers , Carl <unk> and <unk> <unk> . <unk> , <unk> , and <unk> had <unk> composed One Direction 's previous hit singles , " What Makes You Beautiful " , " One Thing " , and " Live While We 're Young " . In April 2012 , The Independent reported that Simon Cowell , the group 's manager , had challenged prominent songwriters to compete for space on One Direction 's second album . <unk> said , " It 's important to get their personalities on the music . " In addition , the article reported that Syco Records was working on candidates that included Max Martin and Lundin . 
