▁a ▁land mark ▁ 7 . 5 - hour ▁soci ally ▁interactive ▁YouTube ▁live - stream ▁featuring ▁live ▁band ▁performances , ▁celebr ity ▁guests ▁including , ▁Simon ▁Cow ell , ▁C ind y ▁C raw ford , ▁P iers ▁Morgan , ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Springer . ▁On ▁ 2 8 ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁second ▁single ▁from ▁Mid night ▁Mem ories , ▁" Story ▁of ▁My ▁Life ," ▁was ▁released , ▁chart ing ▁at ▁number ▁six ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁while ▁chart ing ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Mexico , ▁Spain , ▁Bulg aria , ▁Den mark , ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Mid night ▁Mem ories ▁was ▁released ▁glob ally ▁on ▁ 2 5 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁It ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁making ▁them ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁to ▁debut ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁with ▁its ▁first ▁three ▁albums , ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁top ▁after ▁The ▁Mon ke es ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁described ▁by ▁the ▁band ▁as ▁ed g ier ▁and ▁as ▁having ▁a ▁" sl ight ly ▁rock ier ▁tone " ▁than ▁their ▁previous ▁efforts . ▁Despite ▁being ▁released ▁at ▁the ▁year ' s ▁end , ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁best - s elling ▁album ▁world wide ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁with ▁ 4 ▁million ▁copies ▁sold ▁glob ally . ▁To