What is the name of One Direction's second studio album?

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One Direction’s second studio album is Take Me Home.

Released in 2012, Take Me Home followed the group’s debut album, Up All Night, which arrived in 2011. The record continued One Direction’s bright pop sound, combining rotating lead vocals, harmonies, electric-guitar riffs, synthesizers and handclaps. It was largely developed and recorded with songwriters and producers in Sweden and elsewhere.

The album produced three singles: “Live While We’re Young,” “Little Things” and “Kiss You.” “Little Things,” written by Ed Sheeran and Fiona Bevan, became the group’s second UK number-one single. Take Me Home also topped the charts in more than 35 countries and debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200.

A common mix-up is confusing the album’s sequence with its title: Up All Night is the first studio album, Take Me Home is the second, Midnight Memories is the third, and Four is the fourth.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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