Drag Me Down " is a song recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction for their fifth studio album , '' Made in the A.M. '' ( 2015 ) . The song was released worldwide on 31 July 2015 and was the band 's first single since Zayn Malik 's departure earlier that same year . " Drag Me Down " debuted atop the charts in the United Kingdom , Ireland , France , Austria , Australia , and New Zealand . It became the group 's first number one single in France and Australia , as well as their fourth number one in New Zealand and the United Kingdom . It debuted at number three on the '' Billboard '' Hot 100 chart and won the fan-voted ' Best Video Award ' at the 2016 Brit Awards
2016 Brit Awards
2016 Brit Awards
Drag Me Down