The video ends as the band walk off in separate directions it was later confirmed that the band were originally supposed to run back together. It features clips of the band throughout the years, highlighting their tours and personal anecdotes and including clips of former member Zayn Malik). The music video, directed by Ben Winston, was released on the band's Vevo channel, via YouTube, on 26 January 2016. The song was released by Syco Music on 6 November 2015 and served as the band's last single before their hiatus.
after the commercial success that followed the band's performance on the finale of British The X Factor. The song was chosen as the third and final single from Made in the A.M. It is a jaunty acoustic singalong that closes the album's standard edition and was composed in G-flat major with a tempo of 88 beats per minute and a time signature of 12 “History” was written by members Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, along with Wayne Hector, Ed Drewett and the band's regular collaborators Julian Bunetta and John Ryan.
