▁release ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Ireland , ▁which ▁included ▁a ▁six - date ▁sell - out ▁at ▁the ▁O 2 ▁Arena ▁in ▁London . ▁In ▁the ▁Australian ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand ▁mark ets , ▁tick ets ▁gross ed ▁US $ 1 5 . 7   mill ion , ▁with ▁all ▁ 1 9 0 , 0 0 0 ▁tick ets ▁being ▁sold ▁for ▁the ▁eigh teen ▁shows ▁to ▁be ▁held . ▁The ▁tour ▁received ▁critical ▁acc laim ▁from ▁music ▁critics ▁who ▁pra ised ▁the ▁band ' s ▁live ▁vocals ▁and ▁their ▁performance ▁ab ilities ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁success , ▁s elling ▁ 1 , 6 3 5 , 0 0 0 ▁tick ets ▁from ▁ 1 3 4 ▁shows . ▁In ▁total , ▁the ▁tour ▁gross ed ▁$ 1 1 4 ▁million . ▁The ▁Official ▁Ch arts ▁Company ▁revealed ▁that ▁One ▁D irection ▁had ▁sold ▁ 2 , 4 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁records ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁by ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁▁ 2 0 1 3 – 2 0 1 4 : ▁Mid night ▁Mem ories ▁and ▁This ▁Is ▁Us ▁ ▁" Best ▁Song ▁Ever ", ▁the ▁lead ▁single ▁of ▁the ▁group ' s ▁then - up coming ▁third ▁studio ▁album ▁Mid night ▁Mem ories , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁The ▁song ▁is ▁their ▁highest ▁chart ing ▁single ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁to ▁date , ▁reaching ▁number ▁two . ▁It ▁broke ▁the ▁ 2 4 - H our ▁Ve