WATCH: One Direction’s ‘Drag Me Down’ music video

MANILA, Philippines – One Direction released a new music video for their single “Drag Me Down” on August 21.

The video features the boys running around a plane hangar and gearing up for their trip before blasting off into space. Band member Liam Payne tweeted that the video was shot at NASA. 

We shot our new video at @NASA! http://t.co/fIRP0m4VnP

— Liam (@Real_Liam_Payne) August 21, 2015

Louis Tomlinson thanked the fans when he announced the video on Twitter. It was recently reported that Louis would be the first dad in One Direction. He is set to have a baby with stylist Briana Jungwirth. 

Here’s the Drag Me Down video. Thank you for all your amazing support on this single http://t.co/22ZXAHqLYz

— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) August 21, 2015

Niall Horan and Harry Styles also took the time to announce the release of the video on social media.

here’s our new video for Drag Me Down ! Hope you love it ! http://t.co/ZWXNllbayn

— Niall Horan (@NiallOfficial) August 21, 2015

http://t.co/7bAdnr3uqI

— Harry Styles. (@Harry_Styles) August 21, 2015

“Drag Me Down” is One Direction’s first single and music video without former band member Zayn Malik, who left in March to pursue his own career. Zayn recently signed with RCA Records amidst the news that he and former fiance Perrie Edwards broke up. – Rappler.com

More One Direction on Rappler here:

Zayn Malik:

• CONFIRMED: Zayn Malik leaves One Direction
• In tweets: Fans react to news that Zayn Malik is leaving One Direction
• PH fans react to news that Zayn Malik won’t come to Manila
• Zayn Malik of One Direction will not perform in Manila concert
• Zayn Malik in One Direction: 5 unforgettable moments
• One Direction members speak up about Zayn Malik’s departure
• WATCH: One Direction on Zayn’s exit: ‘We were angry at first’
• One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson in Twitter fight with Zayn Malik
• Zayn Malik and Perrie Edwards end engagement – report
• WATCH: Perrie Edwards addresses Zayn Malik breakup

One Direction in Jakarta:

• IN PHOTOS: One Direction in Jakarta

One Direction in Manila:

Day 2

• IN PHOTOS: One Direction’s last night in Manila
• Highlights: Day 2, One Direction in Manila concert

Day 1

• IN PHOTOS: One Direction in Manila concert, day 1
• Watch clips from One Direction live in Manila, day 1

Arrival

• One Direction arrives in Manila

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• One Direction concert organizers must pay cash bond for 1D to perform
• Two members of One Direction caught smoking on video
• One Direction to perform in Manila in 2015
• One Direction releases first single without Zayn Malik
• One Direction’s Louis Tomlinson to be a father – reports
• One Direction squashes rumors they’re breaking up
  
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