One Direction name new album and reveal artwork

One Direction reveal the title and artwork for upcoming second studio album.
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One Direction band member Louis Tomlinson has revealed the title of the group's upcoming second album.

“So pleased to tell you that our new album is called Take Me Home," wrote the singer. “I can't wait for you to hear it! More news soooon!”

The first track from the album, Live While We’re Young, will be released on September 30, while the album itself will follow on November 12. Check out the album's cover artwork below:

One Direction - Take Me Home album artwork

The group, who came third in the 2010 series of X Factor, shot straight to Number 1 on the Official Singles Chart in September 2011 with their debut track What Makes You Beautiful.

In the subsequent 11 months Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson have sold a staggering 12 million singles, albums and DVDs and Blu-rays worldwide. According to the Official Charts Company's sales figures, of that total 1.17 million One Direction singles, 660,000 copies of their album Up All Night and 61,000 copies of Up All Night – The Live Tour DVDs and Blu-rays were sold here in the UK.

What Makes You Beautiful is by One Direction's biggest selling track in the UK, shifting nearly 700,000 copies since its release, while One Thing, which was released in January, is in second place with sales of over 154,000 copies.

You can view One Direction’s Top 10 biggest selling tracks here.

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