Bruce Shand was awarded the Military Cross.
`` Little Things '' is a song by English-Irish boy band One Direction from their second studio album , Take Me Home -LRB- 2012 -RRB- .. One Direction. One Direction. Take Me Home. Take Me Home ( One Direction album ). boy band. boy band. It was released by Syco Music on 3 December 2012 , as the record 's second single .. Syco. Syco Music. Syco Music. Syco Music. The song was written by Fiona Bevan and Ed Sheeran , and produced by Jake Gosling .. Ed Sheeran. Ed Sheeran. Fiona Bevan. Fiona Bevan. Jake Gosling. Jake Gosling. Bevan brought the song to Sheeran 's attention while he was in studio with the group in 2012 , resulting in the band recording it .. `` Little Things '' is a mid-tempo pop and folk ballad about the insistence that flaws are what make a person unique .. folk. folk music. tempo. tempo. pop. pop music. ballad. ballad. The track received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics , many of whom felt that the song is not tailored to them .. music critics. Music journalism. The song became the group 's second number-one hit in the United Kingdom , while reaching the top ten in Australia , Ireland , and New Zealand .. In addition , it attained top forty positions in Belgium -LRB- Wallonia -RRB- , Canada , Denmark , Sweden , Switzerland , and the United States .. The single has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America -LRB- RIAA -RRB- for shipments of 1,000,000 copies .. certified platinum. RIAA certification. Recording Industry Association of America. Recording Industry Association of America. Directed by Vaughan Arnell , the accompanying music video was shot in black-and-white and consists of a simplistic concept -- One Direction recording the song .. One Direction. One Direction. Vaughan Arnell. Vaughan Arnell. music video. music video. black-and-white. black-and-white. Upon release , it received positive reviews from reviewers , who noted that it was a perfect accompaniment for the song .. The band performed the track on both the UK and US versions of The X Factor and during their 3 major concert tours  : Take Me Home Tour -LRB- 2013 -RRB- , Where We Are Tour -LRB- 2014 -RRB- and On the Road Again Tour -LRB- 2015 -RRB- .. Take Me Home. Take Me Home ( One Direction album ). The X Factor. The X Factor ( TV series ). Take Me Home Tour. Take Me Home Tour ( One Direction ). Where We Are Tour. Where We Are Tour ( One Direction ). On the Road Again Tour. On the Road Again Tour