▁were ▁happy ▁with ▁the ▁outcome . ▁▁ 2 0 1 2 – 2 0 1 3 : ▁Take ▁Me ▁Home ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁" Live ▁While ▁We ' re ▁Young ", ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁from ▁the ▁group ' s ▁second ▁album , ▁was ▁released , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁global ▁success . ▁It ▁reached ▁the ▁top ▁ten ▁in ▁almost ▁every ▁country ▁it ▁chart ed ▁in ▁and ▁recorded ▁the ▁highest ▁one - week ▁opening ▁sales ▁figure ▁for ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁a ▁non - US ▁artist ▁in ▁the ▁US . ▁A ▁second ▁single , ▁" L ittle ▁Things ", ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁band ' s ▁second ▁number ▁one ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁UK . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁One ▁D irection ' s ▁second ▁studio ▁album , ▁Take ▁Me ▁Home , ▁was ▁released . ▁It ▁was ▁an ▁international ▁hit , ▁reaching ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁over ▁ 3 5 ▁countries . ▁Upon ▁reaching ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁the ▁group ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁boy ▁band ▁in ▁US ▁chart ▁history ▁to ▁record ▁two ▁number - one ▁albums ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁calendar ▁year ▁alongside ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁since ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁to ▁record ▁two ▁number - one ▁albums ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁year . ▁One ▁D irection ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁ever ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁first ▁two ▁albums ▁reach ▁at op ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 . ▁Take ▁Me ▁Home ▁sold ▁ 5 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁its