Zayn Malik on One Direction's 'Drag Me Down': 'The new single is sick'

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Zayn Malik Signs New Record Deal, Wants to Make 'Real Music'
Zayn Malik Signs New Record Deal, Wants to Make 'Real Music'


Former One Direction member Zayn Malik has taken to Twitter to speak highly of the band's new single, "Drag Me Down."

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"Proud of my boys," Malik tweeted, adding that "the new single is sick."

"Drag Me Down" -- written by Jamie Scott, John Ryan and Julian Bunetta, and produced by Ryan and Bunetta -- hit the Internet earlier in the week, to the surprise of fans. The unexpected new track jumped to the top of the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 shortly after its release. On July 31, One Direction performed the song live for the first time, in Indianapolis.

Photos of One Direction from throughout their career:

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Malik, meanwhile, recently shared the news that he's signed a solo deal with RCA.


Related - One Direction releases new single "Drag Me Down" one day after Zayn announces his new record deal:

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One Direction Releases New Single! 'Drag Me Down' Is 1st Without Zayn Malik

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