Kammala wannan jumla: A watan Satumbar 2011, an saki waƙar farko ta One Direction, "Me Ya Sa Ka Dace". Nasarar duniya da kasuwanci, ta kai lamba ɗaya a ƙasashe da yawa ciki har da Burtaniya. A watan Nuwamba, an fitar da kundin faifan su na farko, "Up All Night" a Burtaniya da Ireland. An sake shi a duniya a cikin 2012, One Direction ya zama rukunin Burtaniya na farko da kundin farko ya kai lamba ɗaya a Amurka. Bayan fitowar faifan, sun yi taken Up All Night Tour. Da farko, za a yi rangadin ne kawai a Burtaniya da Ireland, amma an ƙara nunawa a Ostiraliya da Arewacin Amurka saboda buƙata. Yawon shakatawa ya kasance nasarar kasuwanci tare da tikiti da aka sayar a cikin mintuna kaɗan kuma masu sukar sun yi farin ciki game da ƙwarewar mawaƙa da rukunin. An fitar da kundin bidiyo na yawon shakatawa, ', a watan Mayu 2012. A wannan watan, littafin farko na One Direction da za a ba da izini a Amurka, "Dare to Dream: Life as One Direction", an buga shi kuma ya kasance a saman "The New York Times" Mafi kyawun jerin masu sayarwa. A watan Satumbar 2012, ƙungiyar ta fitar da waƙar "Live While We're Young", babbar waƙa daga kundin su na biyu. Wani ɗayan, "Little Things", ya haifar da ƙungiyar ta biyu ta ɗaya a cikin UK. Watanni biyu bayan haka, an saki kundi na biyu na One Direction, "Take Me Home", wanda ya kai lamba ɗaya a cikin ƙasashe sama da 35. Samun lamba ɗaya a kan "Billboard 200", ƙungiyar ta zama ƙungiyar yara ta farko a cikin tarihin jadawalin Amurka don yin rikodin kundin kundi guda biyu a cikin shekarar kalanda ɗaya tare da zama rukuni na farko tun 2008 don yin rikodin kundin kundi guda biyu a cikin shekara guda. Bayan fitowar album din, kungiyar ta shiga cikin
Ka kai ni gida. Yawon shakatawa ya faru ne a Arewacin Amurka, Turai, Oceania, da Asiya, ya tara dala miliyan 114 daga wasanni 123. A watan Agusta 2013, ', an saki fim na wasan kwaikwayo na 3-D, wanda ya tara dala miliyan 68.5. Littafin One Direction na uku, "One Direction: Inda Muke: Bandungiyarmu, Labarinmu: 100% Na hukuma", an sake shi a wannan watan.