One Direction Releases "Drag Me Down," Its First Single Since Zayn Malik Quit the Boy Band—Listen Now!

Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson surprised fans by unveiling a new track overnight

One Direction surprised fans by releasing a new single overnight!

"Drag Me Down" is the first song that the fuor remaining boy band members—Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson—have released since Zayn Malik abruptly quit pop quintet in March. Julian Bunetta, John Ryan and Jamie Scott wrote the song; Ryan and Bunetta produced the track.

The single is available to buy on iTunes and to stream on Spotify.

The release of "Drag Me Down" comes days after Malik signed a solo contract.

The band dished on its new single via Twitter:

One Direction is currently on tour in the United States, and the multiplatinum pop group will return to the U.K. in September. The X Factor U.K.-created band's fifth studio album will be released in November.

The lyrics to "Drag Me Down" are below:

[Verse 1]

I've got fire for a heart, I'm not scared of the dark

You've never seen it look so easy

I got a river for a soul and baby you're a boat

Baby, you're my only reason

[Verse 2]

If I didn't have you there would be nothing left

A shell of a man that could never be his best

If I didn't have you I'd never see the sun

You taught me how to be someone, yeah

[Chorus]

All my life you stood by me when no one else was ever behind me

All these lights that can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

All my life you stood by me when no one else was ever behind me

All these lights that can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

Nobody, nobody

Can drag me down

Nobody, nobody

Can drag me down

[Verse 3]

I've got fire for a heart, I'm not scared of the dark

You've never seen it look so easy

I got a river for a soul and baby you're a bow

And baby you're my only reason

If I didn't have you there would be nothing left

A shell of a man who could never be his best

If I didn't have you I'd never see the sun

You taught me how to be someone, yeah

[Chorus]

All my life you stood by me when no one else was ever behind me

All these lights that can't blind me

With your love, nobody can drag me down

But you're love, nobody can drag me down

[Chorus 2x]