One Direction announce new album 'FOUR'

LONDON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- One Direction announced new album FOUR on Monday.

The record is the boy band's fourth studio album, and a followup to 2013's Midnight Memories. In celebration of the announcement, One Direction has made new single "Fireproof" available to download for free for 24 hours.

"We're so excited to announce our fourth album, FOUR!" the band wrote on their website. "We've worked incredibly hard writing and recording it whilst we've been on the road and we couldn't have done it without your support."

"As a special thank you for everything you guys have done for us, we wanted to give you 'Fireproof,'" they continued. "We hope you enjoy it and we can't wait for you to listen to the album in full. Thank you, you guys mean the world to us."

One Direction formed in 2010, and consists of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson. All three of the band's previous albums have debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200.

FOUR will be released November 17.