You won't be able to convince me that 1D didn't plan to release their new song the DAY AFTER former bandmate Zayn Malik announced his solo record deal...no way that was a coincidence.

After releasing "Drag Me Down" on iTunes yesterday, One Direction performed the track for the first time Friday night in Indianapolis.

The song -- the group's first without Zayn -- is already a fixture on our social charts, topping the Billboard + Twitter Trending 140 almost immediately after its release. [Billboard]

Check out the full song here:

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