Who recorded the 2013 hit "Best Song Ever"?

One Direction recorded the 2013 hit “Best Song Ever.” The English-Irish boy band released it on July 22, 2013, as the lead single from its third studio album, *Midnight Memories*. The song also served as the main promotional single for the group’s concert film *This Is Us*.

Despite its title, “Best Song Ever” was not a claim that the track had objectively been judged the greatest song of all time. It was an upbeat power-pop single built around a playful, celebratory hook. The song was written by Wayne Hector, Ed Drewett, Matt Rad, Julian Bunetta, and John Ryan, several of whom were regular collaborators with the group.

The single became one of One Direction’s biggest releases. It reached number two on both the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100. Its music video, which featured the members playing exaggerated characters, attracted 12.3 million views in its first 24 hours on Vevo, briefly setting a platform record. The song is sometimes confused with the similarly titled “The Best Song Ever,” but the 2013 hit is simply “Best Song Ever.”