| "Little Things" | ||||
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| Single by One Direction | ||||
| from the album Take Me Home | ||||
| B-side | "Kiss You" | |||
| Released | 12 November 2012 | |||
| Studio | Sticky (Windlesham, Surrey) | |||
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| Length | 3:39 | |||
| Label | Syco | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Jake Gosling | |||
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"Little Things" is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their second studio album, Take Me Home (2012). It was released by Syco Music on 12 November 2012 as the record's second single. The song was written by Fiona Bevan and Ed Sheeran, and produced by Jake Gosling. Bevan brought the song to Sheeran's attention while he was in studio with the group in 2012, resulting in the band recording it. "Little Things" is a mid-tempo pop and folk ballad about the insistence that flaws are what make a person unique.
The track received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, many of whom felt that the song was not tailored to the group. The song became the group's second number-one hit in the United Kingdom, while reaching the top ten in Australia, Ireland, and New Zealand. In addition, it attained top forty positions in Belgium (Wallonia), Canada, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United States. The single has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of 1,000,000 copies.
Directed by Vaughan Arnell, the accompanying music video was shot in black-and-white and consists of a simplistic concept – One Direction recording the song. Upon release, it received positive reviews from reviewers, who noted that it was a perfect accompaniment for the song. The band performed the track on both the UK and US versions of The X Factor and during their 3 major concert tours: Take Me Home Tour (2013), Where We Are Tour (2014) and On the Road Again Tour (2015).