▁One ▁D irection ' s ▁arrival ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁group ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁a ▁radio ▁promotion ▁sp ree , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁their ▁first ▁North ▁American ▁concert ▁tour ▁as ▁an ▁opening ▁act ▁for ▁Big ▁Time ▁R ush , ▁opening ▁ 1 6 ▁shows ▁after ▁they ▁had ▁completed ▁the ▁first ▁leg ▁of ▁the ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁Tour . ▁That ▁month , ▁they ▁announced ▁that ▁an ▁O ce ania ▁leg ▁had ▁been ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁tour . ▁They ▁made ▁their ▁first ▁US ▁television ▁appearance ▁on ▁The ▁Today ▁Show , ▁at ▁the ▁Rock ef eller ▁Center ; ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 1 5 , 0 0 0 ▁fans ▁desc ended ▁on ▁the ▁pla za . ▁" What ▁M akes ▁You ▁Beautiful " ▁was ▁officially ▁released ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁that ▁same ▁month , ▁where ▁it ▁deb uted ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 8 , ▁becoming ▁the ▁highest ▁debut ▁for ▁a ▁British ▁act ▁since ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁On ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 , ▁it ▁reached ▁as ▁high ▁as ▁number ▁four . ▁As ▁of ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁it ▁has ▁sold ▁ 4 . 8 ▁million ▁copies ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁over ▁ 7 ▁million ▁cop es ▁world wide . ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁was ▁released ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁March , ▁and ▁One ▁D irection ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁UK ▁group ▁to ▁have ▁their ▁debut ▁album ▁reach ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁the ▁US ,