article_snippet: (CNN)That sound you just heard
article_snippet: was the crash of hearts breaking all over the world.
article_snippet: Fans on Twitter immediately responded with teary Vine videos and the #AlwaysInOurHeartsZaynMalik hashtag.
article_snippet: Even the Girl Scouts got in on the act with a sweet tribute to the singer.
article_snippet: And Spotify said that global streams of One Direction songs were up 330% Wednesday in the hour after the news was announced -- a "spike of sadness," as the music service called it.
article_snippet: In the U.S. alone, streams of the band's music were up 769%.
article_snippet: To mark the occasion, Spotify created a special playlist of 1D songs.
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  One Direction is one of the most popular bands in the world .