Released: November 9, 2012

Songwriter: Cirkut Dr. Luke Peter Svensson Sam Hollander Kool Kojak

Producer: Cirkut Dr. Luke Kool Kojak

[Intro]

[Verse 1: Harry]
Do you remember summer '09?
Wanna go back there every night
Just can't lie, was the best time of my life
Lying on the beach as the sun blew out
Playing this guitar by the fire too loud
Oh my, my, they could never shut us down

[Pre-Chorus: Louis and Liam]
I used to think that I was better alone
Why did I ever wanna let you go?
Under the moonlight as we stared at the sea
The words you whispered, I will always believe

[Chorus: Niall]
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah
I want you to hit the pedal, heavy metal, show me you care
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah

[Verse 2: Liam]
We were together, summer '09
Wanna roll back like pressing rewind
You were mine and we never said goodbye

[Pre-Chorus: Louis & Liam, Harry]
I used to think that I was better alone (Better alone)
Why did I ever wanna let you go? (Let you go)
Under the moonlight as we stared at the sea (Stared at the sea)
The words you whispered I will always believe

[Chorus: Niall with Zayn]
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah
I want you to hit the pedal, heavy metal, show me you care
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah

[Bridge: All]
R-O-C-K me again, R-O-C-K me again
R-O-C-K me again, yeah
I want you to R-O-C-K me again, R-O-C-K me again
R-O-C-K me again, yeah

[Chorus: All & Zayn]
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah
I want you to hit the pedal, heavy metal, show me you care
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah (Rock me, yeah)

[Chorus: All & Zayn]
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah (Rock me, yeah)
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah
I want you to hit the pedal, heavy metal, show me you care (Show me you care)
I want you to rock me, rock me, rock me, yeah

One Direction

One Direction was an English-Irish pop band based in London, consisting of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously Zayn Malik. They signed with Simon Cowell’s record label Syco Records after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of the British televised singing competition The X Factor in 2010. Check out their journey on the competition here.

Propelled to international success by the power of social media, their two albums Up All Night and Take Me Home, released in 2011 and 2012 respectively, broke several records, topped the charts of most major markets, and generated hit singles, including “What Makes You Beautiful” and “Live While We’re Young.”

Their third album, Midnight Memories, introduced a maturing sound. Singles including “Best Song Ever” and “Story of My Life” became smash hits. The music video for “Best Song Ever” even broke the one-day Vevo record, racking up 10.9 million views in 24 hours.