ĭue to the band's musical direction, Malik was unable to sing or write the kind of R&B music he had originally pursued before joining the band. Furthermore, he explained his reasons for leaving One Direction: "there was never any room for me to experiment creatively in the band." Malik originally auditioned to be a solo R&B singer with Mario's " Let Me Love You" in 2010 before becoming part of One Direction, but with the band headed in a pop rock direction. He stated "life experiences have been the influences for the album and just stuff that I've been through, especially in the last five years". Throughout the rest of 2015, Malik gave interviews with several music magazines, during which he spoke about his debut solo studio album and revealed part of the track list. On 29 July 2015, Malik shared a photo on social media of his official signing with RCA Records. After sessions with various producers, Malik eventually went on to meet James "Malay" Ho, who would become his debut album's main collaborator. Shortly after, Malik began working on solo material. Mind of Mine debuted at number one in several countries including the United Kingdom, United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden, with Malik becoming the first British male artist to debut at number one in both the UK and US with a debut single and debut studio album.įollowing Zayn Malik's five-year stint with English-Irish band One Direction, he quit the band after signing off from the band's On the Road Again Tour for an indefinite period six days prior due to stress. Mind of Mine has received generally positive reviews, with praise for Malik's new musical direction and his vocal performance. The release date of the album marks the one year anniversary of Zayn leaving the boy band One Direction. Kehlani is the only feature on the album. " Wrong", featuring Kehlani, was also subsequently released as the third single. The album was preceded by the release of two singles: " Pillowtalk" (which debuted at number one in a number of international charts, including the UK Singles Chart and the US Billboard Hot 100), and " Like I Would". Primarily an R&B and alternative R&B, the album blends elements from a number of genres, including pop, folk, dub, soul, funk, electronic, Qawwali, hip hop, reggae, classical and soft rock, among others. Mind of Mine is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Zayn, released on 25 March 2016 by RCA Records.
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