Take Me Home

Take Me Home
Take Me Home
Studio album by One Direction
Released	9 November 2012
Genre	Pop; teen pop; pop rock;
Length	42:19
Label	Columbia; Syco;
Producer	Julian Bunetta; Cirkut; Dr. Luke; Carl Falk; Kristoffer Fogelmark; Jake Gosling; Steve Robson; Shellback; Rami Yacoub;
One Direction chronology
Singles from Take Me Home
	"Live While We're Young"; Released: 28 September 2012; "Little Things"; Released: 12 November 2012; "Kiss You"; Released: 7 January 2013;

Take Me Home is the second studio album by British-Irish boy band One Direction. It was released on November 9, 2012, by Syco Music and Columbia Records.^[1] Following the success of their debut album Up All Night (2011), the band worked with teams of songwriters, with nearly five writers per track on average. Most of the album was written and recorded in Sweden, where producers Savan Kotecha, Rami Yacoub, and Carl Falk spent six months creating songs that suited each member’s voice.

The album features catchy pop sounds, vocal harmonies, hand claps, electric guitar riffs, and bright synthesizers. Each member has solo moments, and the lyrics focus on love, heartbreak, jealousy, and confidence. Take Me Home received mostly positive reviews, with critics praising its production but noting it felt somewhat generic and rushed.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Live While We're Young"	Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, Savan Kotecha	Yacoub, Falk	3:18
2.	"Kiss You"	Cagaanan, Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Shellback, Kristian Lundin, Albin Nedler, Kristoffer Fogelmark	Yacoub, Falk	3:03
3.	"Little Things"	Ed Sheeran, Fiona Bevan	Jake Gosling	3:39
4.	"C'mon, C'mon"	Jamie Scott, John Ryan, Julian C. Bunetta	Bunetta, Ryan	2:45
5.	"Last First Kiss"	Nedler, Fogelmark, Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Payne, Malik, Tomlinson	Yacoub, Falk, Fogelmark, Nedler	3:23
6.	"Heart Attack"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Shellback, Lundin	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	2:56
7.	"Rock Me"	Lukasz Gottwald, Henry Walter, Peter Svensson, Allan Grigg, Sam Hollander	Dr. Luke, Kool Kojak	3:20
8.	"Change My Mind"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Yacoub, Falk	3:32
9.	"I Would"	Tom Fletcher, Danny Jones, Dougie Poynter	Bunetta, Sam Waters, Ryan	3:21
10.	"Over Again"	Sheeran, Robert Conlon, Alexander Gowers	Gosling	3:02
11.	"Back For You"	Fogelmark, Kotecha, Nedler, Yacoub, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson, Horan	Yacoub, Falk, Nedler, Fogelmark	2:58
12.	"They Don't Know About Us"	Tebey Ottoh, Tommy Lee James, Peter Wallevik, Tommy P Gregersen	Ottoh, Bunetta, Ryan, Tomlinson, Styles	3:20
13.	"Summer Love"	Steve Robson, Wayne Hector, Lindy Robbins, Payne, Styles, Malik, Tomlinson, Horan	Robson	3:28

Limited yearbook edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"She's Not Afraid"	Scott, Ryan, Bunetta	Bunetta, Ryan	3:11
15.	"Loved You First"	Ottoh, Bunetta, Ryan, James	Bunetta, Ryan	3:05
16.	"Nobody Compares"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Shellback	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:31
17.	"Still The One"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Payne, Tomlinson, Styles	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:03

Japanese limited yearbook edition bonus tracks ^[2]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"She's Not Afraid"	Scott, Ryan, Bunetta	Bunetta	3:11
15.	"Loved You First"	Ottoh, Bunetta, Ryan, James	Bunetta	3:05
16.	"Nobody Compares"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Shellback	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:31
17.	"Still The One"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Payne, Tomlinson, Styles	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:03
18.	"Truly Madly Deeply"	Trevor Dahl, Toby Gad, Robbins	Gad	3:01
19.	"Magic"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:05
20.	"Irresistible"	Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson	Bunetta, Waters	3:59

Target deluxe edition bonus tracks^[3]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Truly Madly Deeply"	Trevor Dahl, Toby Gad, Robbins	Yacoub, Falk	3:01
15.	"Magic"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:05
16.	"Irresistible"	Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson	Bunetta, Waters	3:59
17.	"One Thing" (Live)	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Yacoub, Kotecha	3:26
18.	"I Wish" (Live)	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Yacoub, Falk	3:48

iTunes Store deluxe edition bonus tracks^[4]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"She's Not Afraid"	Scott, Ryan, Bunetta	Bunetta	3:11
15.	"Loved You First"	Ottoh, Bunetta, Ryan, James	Bunetta	3:05
16.	"Nobody Compares"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Shellback	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:31
17.	"Still The One"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Payne, Tomlinson, Styles	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:03
18.	"One Thing" (Live)	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Kotecha, Yacoub	4:01
19.	"What Makes You Beautiful" (Live)	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Yacoub, Falk	3:50
20.	"Moments" (Live)	Sheeran, Hulbert	Hulbert	5:10
21.	"One Direction backstage at the 2012 iTunes Festival" (Video)			4:26

iTunes Japanese special deluxe edition^[5]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"She's Not Afraid"	Scott, Ryan, Bunetta	Bunetta	3:11
15.	"Loved You First"	Ottoh, Bunetta, Ryan, James	Bunetta	3:05
16.	"Nobody Compares"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Shellback	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:31
17.	"Still The One"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha, Payne, Tomlinson, Styles	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:03
18.	"Truly Madly Deeply"	Trevor Dahl, Toby Gad, Robbins	Gad	3:01
19.	"Magic"	Yacoub, Falk, Kotecha	Yacoub, Falk, Shellback	3:05
20.	"Irresistible"	Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson	Bunetta, Waters	3:59
21.	"Live While We're Young (Dave Audé remix)"	Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson	Yacoub, Falk, Audé	3:16
22.	"Kiss You (Sharoque remix)"	Fletcher, Jones, Poynter, Horan, Malik, Payne, Styles, Tomlinson	Yacoub, Falk, Sharoque	4:23

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.^[6]

Karl Brazil – drums
David Bukovinszky – cello
Julian Bunetta – engineer, musician, producer, vocal producer
Mattias Bylund – editing, string arrangements, string engineer
Cirkut – musician, producer, programming
Rupert Coulson – engineer
Tom Coyne – mastering
Tommy Culm – background vocals
Dr. Luke – musician, producer, programming
Chris Elliot – string engineer
Levon Eriksson – assistant
Carl Falk – guitar, musician, producer, programming, vocal editing, vocal engineer, background vocals
Rachael Findlen – assistant
Kristoffer Fogelmark – guitar, musician, producer, programming, vocal editing, vocal engineer, background vocals
Ian Franzino – assistant engineer
Serban Ghenea – mixing
Clint Gibbs – assistant, vocals
Jake Gosling – drums, mixing, percussion, piano, producer, programming, strings
Lukasz Gottwald – vocals
Stephen P. Grigg – assistant
John Hanes – mixing engineer
Sam Hollander – musician, programming
Niall Horan – guitar
Ash Howes – mixing, programming
Andy Hughes – assistant
Ava James – vocals
Matthias Johansson – violin
Koool Kojak – engineer, musician, producer, programming, vocals
Savan Kotecha – background vocals
Chris Leonard – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar
Zayn Malik – illustrations
Sam Miller – engineer
Katie Mitzell – production coordination
Malcolm Moore – bass
Adam Nedler – background vocals
Albin Nedler – musician, producer, programming, vocal editing, vocal engineer
One Direction – primary artist
Alex Oriet – vocal engineer
Tebey Ottoh – vocal producer
Joel Peters – assistant
Luke Potashnik – guitar
Irene Richter – production coordination
Steve Robson – guitar, keyboards, mixing, producer
Shellback – bass, musician, producer, programming, background vocals
Peter Svensson – musician, programming, vocals
John Urbano – photography
Henry Walter – vocals
Sam Waters – vocal engineer, vocal producer
Caroline Watson – stylist
Emily Wright – engineer, vocal producer, vocals

References

↑ Vena, Jocelyn. "One Direction Reveal Album Release Date". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.
↑ "テイク・ミー・ホーム – リミテッド・イヤーブック・エディション【完全生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
↑ "One Direction – Take Me Home". Target Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
↑ "Take Me Home (yearbook edition)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 8 November 2012.
↑ "Take Me Home (Special Deluxe Edition)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 22 May 2013.
↑ "Take Me Home – One Direction | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

[1] Vena, Jocelyn. "One Direction Reveal Album Release Date". MTV News. Archived from the original on 2018-09-15. Retrieved 2019-02-15.

[2] "テイク・ミー・ホーム – リミテッド・イヤーブック・エディション【完全生産限定盤】" (in Japanese). Sony Music Entertainment Japan. Retrieved 16 November 2012.

[3] "One Direction – Take Me Home". Target Corporation. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2012.

[4] "Take Me Home (yearbook edition)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 8 November 2012.

[5] "Take Me Home (Special Deluxe Edition)". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 22 May 2013.

[6] "Take Me Home – One Direction | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2017.

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