▁first ▁week ▁in ▁the ▁US , ▁deb uted ▁at op ▁the ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 , ▁and ▁to pped ▁the ▁charts ▁in ▁more ▁than ▁thirty - four ▁other ▁countries . ▁Additionally , ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁and ▁Take ▁Me ▁Home ▁were ▁the ▁number ▁three ▁and ▁number ▁four ▁best - s elling ▁albums ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁glob ally , ▁each ▁album ▁s elling ▁over ▁ 4 . 4   mill ion ▁units ▁world wide . ▁The ▁album ▁and ▁" L ittle ▁Things " ▁both ▁deb uted ▁at ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁simultaneously , ▁making ▁One ▁D irection ▁the ▁young est ▁act ▁in ▁British ▁chart ▁history ▁to ▁achieve ▁that . ▁ ▁Take ▁Me ▁Home ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁groups ▁and ▁has ▁an ▁average ▁of ▁just ▁under ▁five ▁song writ ers ▁per ▁track . ▁Sav an ▁K ote cha , ▁R ami ▁Y ac ou b , ▁and ▁Carl ▁F alk , ▁who ▁composed ▁One ▁D irection ' s ▁hits ▁" What ▁M akes ▁You ▁Beautiful " ▁and ▁" One ▁Th ing ", ▁spent ▁six ▁months ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁developing ▁songs ▁for ▁the ▁album , ▁and ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁shape ▁mel od ies ▁around ▁their ▁t ones . ▁One ▁D irection ▁began ▁recording ▁the ▁album ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁in ▁Stockholm ▁at ▁King let ▁Studios . ▁The ▁album ▁cover ▁art work ▁features ▁the ▁group ▁surrounding ▁a ▁traditional ▁British ▁K 2 ▁red ▁tele phone ▁box , ▁a ▁familiar ▁sight ▁on ▁the ▁streets ▁of ▁the ▁UK . ▁Take ▁Me ▁Home ▁gar ner