One Direction Perform 'Little Things' As They Return To The X Factor UK - Video

11 November 2012, 10:26 | Updated: 11 November 2012, 10:29

The 'Live While We're Young' singers gave an acoustic performance of their new single from 'Take Me Home'.

One Direction made their return to The X Factor UK last night with a performance of their brand new single 'Little Things'.

The 'What Makes You Beautiful' five-piece, who rose to fame on the ITV1 show back in 2010, took to the stage on Saturday evening (10th November) to promote their latest song, after releasing the music video for 'Little Things' just over one week ago.

Harry Styles, Zayn Malik, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Zayn Malik wore black and gold outfits for the performance, which saw them performing from stools at the front of the stage to raucous applause from the studio audience.

The band's performance on The X Factor UK follows their similar performance on sister show The X Factor USA earlier this week, where they performing both 'Little Things' and previous single 'Live While We're Young' to a huge reception from the US fans in attendance.

Last week One Direction became the first all-male cover stars of Cosmopolitan UK magazine in the publication's 40 year history.

One Direction return with their brand new album 'Take Me Home' on 12th November and are set to play the Capital FM Jingle Bell Ball 2012 on 8th December.

Watch One Direction's performance of 'Little Things' on The X Factor UK below: