Perfect One Direction

One Direction released their new song "Perfect" Friday, and according to the band's fans it's, well, "perfect." It's the second single from their fifth album Made in the A.M., which is set for release on Friday, Nov. 13. The song follows the success of "Drag Me Down," the boy band's first single since Zayn Malik quit earlier this year.
Band members Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles wrote the song along with Jacob Kasher, John Ryan, Maureen Anne McDonald and producers Julian Bunetta, Jesse Shatkin. AFTERHRS also produced the song. After a snippet was released earlier this week, many blogs speculated that the song was about Styles' ex-girlfriend, Taylor Swift ; he has not commented on the allegations.
"'Perfect' is for sure a love song, but it's quite a spontaneous love song," Styles said in an interview that aired on the Smallzy's Surgery show on Nova 96.9FM radio in Australia. "It's not one about thinking through too much, being like, 'Hey, I want to be with you for the rest of my life.' It's like well, you know, 'This could be fun.'"
Regarding the songwriting process, Tomlinson told the host, "You write about your own experiences." And, perhaps hoping to divert people from thinking that "Perfect" is about Swift, Styles said, "It doesn't always have to be an exact story." 

"I might never be your knight in shining armor / I might never be the one you take home to mother / And I might never be the one who brings you flowers / But I can be the one, be the one tonight," Tomlinson sings in the first verse. Liam Payne follows with the bridge, singing, "When I first saw you / From across the room / I could tell that you were curious (Oh, yeah) / Girl, I hope you're sure / What you're looking for / 'Cause I'm not good at making promises."
Styles takes the lead in the chorus, which led many to believe the song is about Swift. "But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms / And if you like having secret little rendezvous / If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn't do / Baby, I'm perfect / Baby, I'm perfect for you," he sings with his three bandmates. "And if you like midnight driving with the windows down / And if you like going places we can't even pronounce / If you like to do whatever you've been dreaming about / Baby, you're perfect / Baby, you're perfect / So let's start right now."
Niall Horan handles the second verse, singing, "I might never be the hand you put your heart in / Or the arms that hold you any time you want them / But that don't mean that we can't live here in the moment / 'Cause I can be the one you love from time to time." After a second chorus, he sings, "And if you like cameras flashing every time we go out / (Oh, yeah) / And if you're looking for someone to write your breakup songs about / Baby, I'm perfect / Baby, we're perfect."

Earlier this week, 1D released the complete Made in the A.M. track list:
1. Hey Angel
2. Drag Me Down
3. Perfect
4. Infinity
5. End of the Day
6. If I Could Fly
7. Long Way Down
8. Never Enough
9. Olivia
10. What a Feeling
11. Love You, Goodbye
12. I Want to Write You a Song
13. History
14. Temporary Fix
15. Walking in the Wind
16. Wolves
17. A.M.

Listen to the band's new single "Perfect," about a girl "looking for someone to write your breakup songs about."

It's a love story we're all familiar with: This time three years ago, Taylor Swift and One Direction's Harry Styles dated. It didn't work out. Two years later, Taylor released 1989, an album where many of the songs were interpreted to be about that relationship. Harry and his band had no musical response…until now.

The song is online now

One Direction's new single "Perfect" has arrived just in time for the weekend.

On Friday, the 1D guys shared the second single from their forthcoming album Made in the AM, out Nov. 13, via Twitter, writing, "#ItsPerfectDay."



Their followup to "Drag Me Down" is packed with hooks fans will want to sing over and over, but the lyrics are also generating buzz. Given some of the clever lines – "If you like midnight driving with the windows down" and "If you're looking for someone to write your breakup songs about, baby, I'm perfect" – there's been speculation the song is a response to Taylor Swift's "Style," the 1989 single thought to be inspired by Harry Styles and Swift's brief romance. 



Styles penned the song with Louis Tomlinson and a team of writers. Directioners can expect more collaborations on the new album, the group's fifth and last effort before they take an extended hiatus next year.

"We have all kind of group written this album," Liam Payne said in a recent tour diary.

Added Niall Horan: "I spent quite a lot of time in the studio this time working on the album with the lads and it was really enjoyable. A lot of long hours and stuff like that."

One Direction dropped a new single from their upcoming album Made in the A.M. on Friday (Oct. 16). "Perfect" has already set Twitter ablaze with speculation, excitement and mass hysteria, and a video for the ironic pop-love song has been shot, though a release date has not yet been announced.
To tide fans over until the video debuts, 1D has released these behind-the-scenes photos, which feature the boys playing around in New York's Times Square and in a hotel room far above the street.






A still from One Direction's music video for the 2015 single " Perfect" of their album 'Made In The A.M.'

One Direction’s new song ‘Perfect’ is FINALLY here and, you guys — it’s TOTALLY about Taylor Swift. There are SO many references to Harry Styles’ ex in the new song, and we’ve broken them all down right here!

The tables have turned on Taylor Swift — because this time, someone’s written a song about her! One Direction’s new single “Perfect” tells Harry Styles’ side of the songs inspired by him on Tay’s album 1989, and there’s so many references it’s almost impossible to keep track. Check ’em all out here! To hear more about Taylor Swift, head over to iTunes and download the latest HollywoodLife podcast for free!

1. “When I first saw you/From across the room/I could tell that you were curious/Girl, I hope you’re sure/What you’re looking for/ ‘Cause I’m not good at making promises.
“Perfect” basically tells the story of a guy who wasn’t looking for anything serious in a relationship, but rather, wanted to just have some fun every once in a while — and Taylor alludes to this in many of her own songs. In “I Knew You Were Trouble,” she sings, “He was long gone when he met me,” which is a direct comparison to 1D’s above lyrics about a guy not wanting to make promises from the very beginning.

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2. “But if you like causing trouble up in hotel rooms”
Throughout their brief relationship, Taylor and Harry spent a lot of time in New York City, where they were photographed coming in and out of the same hotel on many occasions.
3. “And if you like secret little rendezvous.”
For Taylor, a major part of her relationship with Harry was spent escaping the public’s attention. In “Out Of The Woods,” she sings of an incident where she and a boyfriend got in a snow mobile accident and wound up in the hospital, which was during a secret getaway the couple had that the media had managed not to get ahold of until Tay discussed it in an interview. Her entire song “I Know Places” is also about finding somewhere secret and private to go where her and a lover wouldn’t be found.
4. “If you like to do the things you know that we shouldn’t do.”
“I Knew You Were Trouble” is all about Taylor knowing she shouldn’t get into a relationship from the beginning…but ignoring the warning signs and going for it anyway. In “Style,” she also mentions, “I should just tell you to leave cause I know exactly where it leads,” which is another reference to her going forward with something even if she knows it’s a bad idea.
5. “If you like midnight driving with the windows down.”
Okay, this one is a SCARY direct comparison to TWO of the 25-year-old’s songs. “Style” starts with Taylor singing, “Midnight, you come and pick me up no headlights,” and in “I Wish You Would,” she adds, “It’s 2AM in your car, windows down, you pass my street, the memories start.” Click here to pre-order 1D’s new album on Amazon.
6. “That don’t mean that we can’t live here in the moment/Cause I can be the one you love from time to time.”
A lot of songs on 1989 reference coming back to a specific relationship time and time again. “Style”: “When we go crashing down, we come back every time.” “I Wish You Would”: “We’re a crooked love in a straight line down, makes you want to run and hide but it made you turn right back around” and “This mad, mad love makes you come running.” “This Love”: “This love is alive back from the dead, these hands had to let it go free, and this love came back to me” and “When you’re young, you just run, but you come back to what you need.” Oh, and we can’t forget in “Out Of The Woods,” when she sings, “We were built to fall apart, then fall back together.” HELLO!
7. “And if you like cameras flashing every time we go out.”
I mean…come on. Taylor and Harry were HOUNDED by cameras and the media when they were together, and a lot of Taylor’s lyrics were about this, too. “I Know Places” is literally ABOUT that exact topics, with some specific lines including, “See the vultures circling dark clouds,” “They’ll be chasing their tails trying to track us down,” and “Lights flash and we’ll run for the fences.” Her bonus track, “Wonderland,” also includes the lyrics, “Flashing lights and we, took a wrong turn and we fell down a rabbit hole.”
8. “If you’re looking for someone to write your breakup songs about.”
Okay…do I even need to explain this one? Taylor has been known for writing songs about her exes since the beginning of her career. ‘Nuff said.
HollywoodLifers, are you convinced that “Perfect” is about Taylor?