▁All ▁Night ▁Re leased ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁One ▁D irection ' s ▁debut ▁single , ▁" What ▁M akes ▁You ▁Beautiful ", ▁was ▁a ▁commercial ▁and ▁international ▁success . ▁It ▁reached ▁number ▁one ▁on ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart , ▁after ▁becoming ▁the ▁most ▁pre - ordered ▁Sony ▁Music ▁Entertainment ▁single ▁in ▁history . ▁Sub sequ ent ▁singles , ▁" G otta ▁Be ▁You " ▁and ▁" One ▁Th ing ", ▁pe aked ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁Singles ▁Chart ▁top ▁ten . ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁they ▁signed ▁a ▁record ▁deal ▁with ▁Columbia ▁Records ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁Steve ▁Bar nett , ▁the ▁co - ch air man ▁of ▁Columbia ▁Records , ▁said ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁difficult ▁decision ▁to ▁sign ▁One ▁D irection ; ▁" I ▁just ▁thought ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁void , ▁and ▁maybe ▁they ▁could ▁se ize ▁and ▁hold ▁it ." ▁That ▁same ▁month , ▁they ▁released ▁Up ▁All ▁Night , ▁their ▁debut ▁studio ▁album , ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁Crit ically ▁comm ended ▁for ▁its ▁appeal ▁to ▁the ▁te en age ▁audience , ▁it ▁became ▁the ▁UK ' s ▁fast est - s elling ▁debut ▁album ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁they ▁emb ark ed ▁on ▁their ▁first ▁head lin ing ▁UK ▁concert ▁tour , ▁the ▁Up ▁All ▁Night ▁Tour . ▁Origin ally , ▁the ▁tour ▁was ▁set ▁to ▁end ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁ ▁Upon