On July 31, 2015, One Direction surprise released the first single from Made in the A.M., " Drag Me Down". Sony Facebook promotion: What Does Made In The A.M Mean To You?.Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve performance (pre-recorded).Alan Carr: Chatty Man Christmas performance (pre-recorded).The Late Late Show With James Corden's Carpool Karaoke session airs.(Performance: " Infinity" and " History") BBC Music Awards (Performance: " Drag Me Down").The Late Late Show With James Corden interview.Awards: Best Video (Drag Me Down), Best Boyband, Artist Of The Year). (Performance: " Drag Me Down", " Perfect", " Little Things", " A.M.", " Infinity", " Story of My Life". Press conference upon arrival to Mexico.American Music Awards (Performance: " Perfect".(Performance: " Drag Me Down", " Perfect") Jimmy Kimmel Live interview and outdoor concert.Ryan Seacrest interview (Niall and Liam only, Harry and Louis did not attend).The Ellen DeGeneres Show interview and outdoor concert.Good Morning America livestream concert.
On August 4, 2015, One Direction performed " Drag Me Down" for the first time at Good Morning America. It’s all over the map." Track-by-Track Review We’ve branched out and worked with different writers, and we’ve got some great songs!” Songwriter Julian Bunetta discussed what types of songs feature on the album, stating "there are songs about love, there’s a song that is a little more sexually charged. Harry said of the album “It carries a slightly new identity, but I think it’s an obvious change from in a positive way. In various interviews, Liam stated the album would sound similar to the works of Ed Sheeran and Oasis, while Niall compared it to Fleetwood Mac. Writing continued as the tour did, with the band giving occasional updates and previews of new songs during concerts. The members of One Direction began officially writing for the album in April 2015 while on a two month break from their On the Road Again Tour. Production on the album began in late 2014 and was completed by July 2015.