With their third album Midnight Memories not even instores until next month, One Direction fans may be pleased to know that the group have already started writing for the follow-up.

According to The Daily Star, the group’s A&R team have already been instructed to find hits for album number four, which already has a tentative release of November 2014.

Daily Star sources have revealed “Simon and the boys know they have to ride the wave for as long as possible….Some of the world’s best songwriters have been asked to submit songs for the next album [whilst] the boys themselves are also putting pen to paper in their spare time, although they won’t get heavily involved until next year when they will have organised writing sessions.”

The album is expected to be recorded whilst the five-piece pop band head out for their Where We Are global stadium tour.

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