



On October 17, 2013, it was revealed in a video posted in a news article on the One Direction website that: One Direction collaborated with iHeartRadio for an album release party on Novemin Los Angeles, where songs were previewed. The tracks were revealed with a mixture of hints and fill in the gap questions. On October 11, 2013, One Direction revealed the track listing for the album via a "#MidnightMemoriesTrackQuiz" on Twitter. The early access was only available to those people who had a membership with the online version of the newspaper. The artwork was released early exclusively by tabloid newspaper The Sun's Twitter account. On September 17, 2013, Niall tweeted that he will be playing guitar on some of the tracks on the album.
ONE DIRECTION MIDNIGHT MEMORIES 2013 FULL
Later, the full video was posted on Instagram with Harry spelling the whole name of the album, Midnight Memories. The official album title was revealed on September 6, 2013, after Zayn tweeted a short video with Harry writing out the word "Mid." from alphabet letters. The track listing for the album was leaked on July 2, 2013. The album was announced simultaneously with news of the band's third world tour, the Where We Are Tour. One Direction began work on their third studio album while embarking on their second world tour, the Take Me Home Tour.
