<P> On 31 July 2015 , the group released `` Drag Me Down '' without promotional material or announcement . The single is the first single from their fifth studio album , Made in the A.M. , and the first material released by the group after Malik 's departure . Following the release , it was revealed that the group would going on hiatus in 2016 to take a break . On 22 September , the title for the fifth studio album , Made in the A.M. , was officially announced along with promotional single `` Infinity '' being released . The group began to reveal the track listing on their Snapchat stories to which it was later confirmed on iTunes . The album was released on 13 November 2015 . At the 2015 American Music Awards on 22 November , One Direction won the award for Artist of the Year for the second year in succession . Louis Tomlinson later confirmed that the break would be around 18 months . On 13 December , One Direction performed on The X Factor final . Their last televised performance as a group , before their hiatus , was on Dick Clark 's New Year 's Rockin ' Eve on 31 December 2015 . </P>
<P> On 31 July 2015 , the group released `` Drag Me Down '' without promotional material or announcement . The single is the first single from their fifth studio album , Made in the A.M. , and the first material released by the group after Malik 's departure . Following the release , it was revealed that the group would going on hiatus in 2016 to take a break . On 22 September , the title for the fifth studio album , Made in the A.M. , was officially announced along with promotional single `` Infinity '' being released . The group began to reveal the track listing on their Snapchat stories to which it was later confirmed on iTunes . The album was released on 13 November 2015 . At the 2015 American Music Awards on 22 November , One Direction won the award for Artist of the Year for the second year in succession . Louis Tomlinson later confirmed that the break would be around 18 months . On 13 December , One Direction performed on The X Factor final . Their last televised performance as a group , before their hiatus , was on Dick Clark 's New Year 's Rockin ' Eve on 31 December 2015 . </P>
when did one direction go on a hiatus
when did one direction go on a hiatus
2016
2016