Four (One Direction album)

Four
Four
Studio album by One Direction
Released	17 November 2014
Recorded	April–September 2014
Genre	Pop
Length	57 minutes
Label	Columbia; Syco;
Producer	Julian Bunetta; Pär Westerlund; John Ryan; Teddy Geiger; Steve Robson; Matt Rad; Jamie Scott; Ian Franzino; Afterhrs;
One Direction chronology
Singles from Four
	"Steal My Girl"; Released: 29 September 2014; "Night Changes"; Released: 14 November 2014;

Four (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released on November 17, 2014, by Columbia Records and Syco Music. It included the singles "Steal My Girl" and "Night Changes," which both went platinum in the US and became the band's tenth and eleventh top-ten hits in the UK. This was the last album to feature Zayn Malik, who left the group in March 2015.

The album received mostly positive reviews from critics. It debuted at number one in 18 countries, including the UK, Australia, and the US. With FOUR, One Direction became the first group to have their first four albums debut at number one in the US. According to the IFPI, it was the sixth best-selling album of 2014, with 3.2 million copies sold worldwide.^[1]

Track listing

*Four* – standard edition^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Steal My Girl"	Louis Tomlinson Liam Payne Wayne Hector Julian Bunetta Ed Drewett John Ryan	Julian Bunetta Pär Westerlund John Ryan	3:48
2.	"Ready To Run"	Tomlinson Payne Jamie Scott Bunetta Ryan^[3]	Bunetta Ryan	3:16
3.	"Where Do Broken Hearts Go"	Harry Styles Bunetta Ruth-Anne Cunningham Theodore Geiger Ali Tamposi^[4]	Bunetta Pär Westerlund Teddy Geiger	3:49
4.	"18"	Ed Sheeran Oliver Frank^[3]	Steve Robson Matt Rad^[a] Sam Miller^[b]	4:08
5.	"Girl Almighty"	Bunetta Ryan S. Pages Mehner	Bunetta Ryan Alexander Oriet^[a]	3:21
6.	"Fool's Gold"	Scott Maureen McDonald Niall Horan Zayn Malik Styles Tomlinson Payne	Rad Jamie Scott Sam Miller^[a]	3:31
7.	"Night Changes"	Scott Bunetta Ryan Horan Malik Styles Payne Tomlinson	Bunetta Ryan	3:46
8.	"No Control"	Tomlinson Cunningham Scott Payne Bunetta Ryan	Bunetta Ian Franzino Ryan Afterhrs	3:19
9.	"Fireproof"	Payne Tomlinson Ryan Scott Bunetta	Bunetta Ryan Ben "Bengineer" Chang^[b]	2:54
10.	"Spaces"	Tomlinson Payne Scott Bunetta Ryan	Bunetta Afterhrs Ryan	4:16
11.	"Stockholm Syndrome"	Styles Bunetta Ryan Johan Carlsson	Bunetta Ryan	3:34
12.	"Clouds"	Tomlinson Payne Malik Scott Bunetta Ryan	Bunetta Ryan	3:51
Total length:				43:33

*Four* – The Ultimate Edition^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Change Your Ticket"	Payne Tomlinson Horan Malik Styles Sam Martin Bunetta Ryan^[6]	Bunetta Afterhrs	4:26
14.	"Illusion"	Payne Scott Bunetta Ryan	Bunetta Ryan	3:14
15.	"Once In A Lifetime"	Scott Bunetta Ryan	Bunetta Ryan	2:38
16.	"Act My Age"	Bunetta Drewett Ryan	Bunetta Ryan	3:18

*Four* – Japanese edition^[7]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Steal My Girl" (Big Payno & Afterhrs Pool Party Remix)	Tomlinson Payne Hector Bunetta Drewett Ryan	Bunetta Westerlund Ryan Payne^[a] Aftrhrs^[a]	5:20
14.	"Steal My Girl" (Acoustic Version)	Tomlinson Payne Hector Julian Bunetta Drewett Ryan	Bunetta Westerlund Ryan	3:47
15.	"Story of My Life" (Live from San Siro)	Scott Ryan Horan Malik Payne Styles Tomlinson	Bunetta Ryan	4:09

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
^{^[b]} signifies a vocal producer

Personnel

Credits taken from Four's liner notes.

One Direction

Niall Horan – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10–12), guitar (3)
Zayn Malik – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10–12)
Liam Payne – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10–12)
Harry Styles – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10–12)
Louis Tomlinson – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10–12)

Additional musicians

Damon Bunetta – background vocals (tracks 1–3, 8, 12), live drums (5)
Julian Bunetta – all instruments (tracks 1–3, 7, 8, 10–12), programming (1), background vocals (1–3, 7–11), drums (9)
Peter Bunetta – live drums (track 5)
Ed Drewett – background vocals (track 1)
Ian Franzino – all instruments (track 8), additional instruments (10)
Teddy Geiger – background vocals (track 3)
Andrew Haas – bass (track 3), all instruments (8), additional instruments (10)
Wayne Hector – background vocals (track 1)
Noah Livingston – background vocals (track 10)
Luke Potashnick – guitars (track 4)
Matt Rad – drums, programming (tracks 4, 6); keyboards (4); guitar, piano (6)
Steve Robson – bass (track 4)
John Ryan – all instruments (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 10–12), background vocals (1, 2, 5, 7–12), programming (1), live drums (5), guitars (9), Wurlitzer
Jamie Scott – background vocals (tracks 2, 6–10, 12), all instruments (2, 7, 10, 12), keyboards (6), guitars (9)
Paro Westerlund – programming (track 1)

Technical

Julian Bunetta – engineering (tracks 1–3, 5, 7–12), mixing (2, 7)
Ben "Bengineer" Chang – vocal recording (tracks 1–3, 5–12)
Tom Coyne – mastering
Ian Dowling – engineering (track 4)
Ian Franzino – engineering assistance (tracks 1–3, 5, 7, 9–12), engineering (8)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 1, 4)
Andrew Haas – engineering (tracks 8, 10)
John Hanes – engineering for mix (tracks 1, 4)
Helene Horlyck – vocal coach
Ash Howes – mixing (tracks 3, 8–12)
Randy Merrill – mastering assistance
Sam Miller – engineering (track 4)
Alex Oriet – vocal recording (tracks 1–3, 5–12)
John Ryan – engineering (tracks 1, 2, 5, 7, 9–12)
Joe Zook – mixing (tracks 2, 5–7)

Visuals

RJ Shaughnessy – photography
Fluidesign – design

References

↑ "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.ifpi.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2025-07-02. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
↑ "iTunes – Music – FOUR". iTunes. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
1 2 Go to Works Search Archived 10 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine by AMCOS. Type "Ready to Run" on "Enter a Title" field then type "One Direction" on "Performer" field. Finally click "Search".
↑ "Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Legal Title)". repertoire.bmi.com. BMI. Retrieved 27 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
↑ "iTunes – Music – FOUR (Deluxe Version)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
↑ "Change Your Ticket". bmi.com. BMI. Retrieved 24 July 2015. ^{[permanent dead link]}
↑ "Amazon.co.jp: ワン・ダイレクション : フォー". Amazon (Japan). Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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[1] "Wayback Machine" (PDF). www.ifpi.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2025-07-02. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)

[itunesstandard-2] "iTunes – Music – FOUR". iTunes. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[apra.com.au-3] 1 2 Go to Works Search Archived 10 March 2013 at the Wayback Machine by AMCOS. Type "Ready to Run" on "Enter a Title" field then type "One Direction" on "Performer" field. Finally click "Search".

[4] "Where Do Broken Hearts Go (Legal Title)". repertoire.bmi.com. BMI. Retrieved 27 July 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[itunesdeluxe-5] "iTunes – Music – FOUR (Deluxe Version)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 12 November 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2014.

[6] "Change Your Ticket". bmi.com. BMI. Retrieved 24 July 2015. ^{[permanent dead link]}

[7] "Amazon.co.jp: ワン・ダイレクション : フォー". Amazon (Japan). Retrieved 27 July 2015.

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