The stakes are higher than before for One Direction in its new single, "Drag Me Down." This is the boy band's first new material without Zayn Malik, who just signed to RCA. Plus, for once, the boys actually address their enormous fame: "All these lights, they can't blind me / With your love, nobody can drag me down." (Remember: Among other downsides, Directioners regularly issue death threats to their girlfriends.) Last year's Four had One Direction singing as if they were still boys next door. In "Drag Me Down," though the group doesn't even try to front.

Listen to "Drag Me Down" below.