

However, Harry Styles, who has been the most successful solo artist since the band went on an indefinite hiatus, also received writing credits on many One Direction songs. Out of the five band members, the most prolific songwriters were Liam Payne and Louis Tomlinson, who contributed to dozens of songs the group performed.

Related: Which Members Of One Direction Are Still In Regular Contact? Their first single, “ What Makes You Beautiful,” was written by Rami Yacoub, Carl Falk, and Savan Kotecha, who have all written songs for many other famous musicians, such as Ariana Grande and Demi Lovato. However, once One Direction had established themselves as one of the most successful bands in the world, the boys from the band began to write or co-write more and more of their songs themselves. When One Direction first started out, most of their songs were written for them by professional songwriters.
