Jason Lipshutz of '' Billboard '' gave the song three and a half out of five stars and commented " For those worried that a four-member incarnation of the group ca n't get the job done , " Drag Me Down " assuages those fears by keeping the overall quality level high " . Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song three out of five stars review and stated that " Drag Me Down " is " one of their most pop-centric releases to date " . Past member Zayn Malik took to social media and praised the single , describing it as " sick " and stating that " he was proud of his boys . " The video for " Drag Me Down " was directed by Ben and Gabe Turner and filmed at NASA 's Johnson Space Center in Houston , Texas and premiered on Vevo on 21 August 2015 . The video includes the band being put through their paces as though they are astronauts preparing for a space mission . It won the fan-voted ' Best Video Award ' at the 2016 Brit Awards and as of April 2019 , it has been viewed over 780 million times on YouTube
2016 Brit Awards
2016 Brit Awards
Drag Me Down