0 1 2 . ▁In ▁the ▁US , ▁the ▁single ▁became ▁the ▁highest ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁debut ▁for ▁a ▁British ▁act ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁when ▁it ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 8 . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 4 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁chart ▁success ▁on ▁other ▁Billboard ▁charts , ▁reaching ▁the ▁top ▁five ▁on ▁the ▁Pop ▁Songs , ▁Ad ult ▁Pop ▁Songs , ▁and ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁Air play ▁charts , ▁whilst ▁to pping ▁the ▁Hot ▁Dance ▁Club ▁Songs ▁chart . ▁The ▁track ▁sold ▁ 3 , 8 8 1 , 0 0 0 ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁song ▁by ▁a ▁boy ▁band ▁in ▁digital ▁history . ▁With ▁over ▁ 5 ▁million ▁copies ▁sold ▁world wide , ▁it ▁is ▁among ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁singles ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁BR IT ▁Awards , ▁the ▁song ▁won ▁the ▁BR IT ▁Award ▁for ▁Best ▁British ▁Single . ▁ ▁" G otta ▁Be ▁You " ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁the ▁album ' s ▁second ▁single ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁Kingdom ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁The ▁second ▁single ▁pe aked ▁on ▁both ▁the ▁Irish ▁and ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Ch arts ▁at ▁number ▁three . ▁" One ▁Th ing " ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 6 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁as ▁the