“Story of My Life” allows them to connect with each of the members on a more personal and intimate level by looking back at their childhood memories. The fans are used to seeing them in the public eye. This music video allows the Directioners (i.e., super fans of this boy band) to dive a little bit deeper into the lives of the members. The director of the music video Ben Winston and his crew hung up a combination of 6000 to 7000 pictures that show an evolution of each of the members of One Direction over the years. The set for the “Story of My Life” music video took five entire days to build. Zayn Malik and Liam Payne also posted a picture from the video with Malik posting a picture with his sister. Three days before the music video was uploaded, three teasers were posted, once each day. It has sold 2.8 million digital copies in the U.S. The song also reached number one on the Adult Pop Songs chart, becoming One Direction's first number one on a U.S. after their debut single " What Makes You Beautiful" (2011). It has charted in the top 15 for 19 weeks, seven of those in the top 10, and has become the band's second-highest selling single in the U.S. In the United States, it charted at number six, giving the band their fourth U.S. In Australia, the song debuted at number three on the ARIA Charts and has since been certified Gold. The single has been unsuccessful in reaching number one in the UK on three occasions, firstly by debuting at number four, then climbing to three, and finally by stalling at two-although it was at number one on the iTunes for the entirety of that week and it peaked at number one on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. The song also debuted at number one in New Zealand, becoming both their second number-one debut and single on the New Zealand Singles Chart. On 31 October 2013, the song debuted at number one on the Irish Singles Chart, becoming One Direction's fourth number-one single in Ireland. Lauren Wheeler of TheCelebrit圜afe.com gave the song 5 out of 5 stars noting that the lyrics were "reflective" and "much deeper than some of their bigger hits." Wheeler added that the song showed that One Direction "not only have range, but also have matured through their music." Chart performance Sciarretto noted that the song would resonate with listeners of many different ages and showed that One Direction "isn't just a boy band" although noted the song was not as "crazy catchy" as their previous songs. Amy Sciarretto of PopCrush gave the song 4 out of 5 stars, calling it a "contemplative, acoustic guitar-driven song" and complimenting it for being "more memorable" than any of the group's previous works. Lanksy additionally called the song "merciful" and complimented it for using alternative-folk influences without "smell like spilled beer". Sam Lanksy of Idolator called the song "surprisingly great" and noted it was a "mature midpoint" between the group's signature "rollicking pop-rock confection" and "dreary ballads". According to, the song runs at 120 beats per minute. The song is written and recorded in E-flat major. Idolator compared the song to the works of Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, and Mumford & Sons. It runs for a total of four minutes and five seconds. "Story of My Life" is an acoustic folktronica song with indie folk elements.
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