Zayn Malik on One Direction's 'Drag Me Down': 'The new single is sick'
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."
Proud of my boys the new single is sick.
Big love. :) x— zayn (@zaynmalik) August 1, 2015
"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.
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Malik, meanwhile, recently shared the news that he's signed a solo deal with RCA.
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