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One Direction believe their chart battle with Justin Bieber will be "good for pop culture".
The four-piece boyband featuring Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne and Niall Horan will release their fifth studio album 'Made In The A.M.' on November 13, which is the same day as Justin's fourth record 'Purpose', but teased it will be a "good little battle" to see whose album does best.
Niall said: "It's gonna be a good little battle. It's good for pop culture."
The Canadian singer, 21, previously joked about the album release dates clashing on Snapchat when he suggested they should be worried about being beaten to the top of the charts.
With a terrified expression, he said: "The face you make when you come out with an album the same day as Justin Bieber."
But Louis later posted his own subtle Snapchat message as a comeback, shortly before taking to the stage at London's The O2 where they played a string of six shows.
In the Snapchat, he made the same face and said: "That face you pull when you're playing the last night at The O2."
The 23-year-old star insisted it was all in jest though and they're not taking it seriously.
Louis told Clyde 1 Radio: "We mocked him back. It's all just a bit of a laugh and a joke.
"Let's have it."
Meanwhile Justin previously said he thinks the band decided to release the record on the same day as his because they need extra publicity.
He said: "They're not really going on the road much, but we're talking about them right now, so it gives them some promo, right?
"So, that's probably why they did it ... I think it was strategy on their part because my release date was first.
"But whatever. It's whatever. It's going to be fun. I'm excited to see what happens."

Tori Kelly, James Bay and Jess Glynne will sing at the 2015 MTV EMAs.
The trio of stars join a packed line up of internationally recognised stars that are set to perform at the European Music Awards - held in the Mediolanum Forum in Milan, Italy, on October 25 - including Pharrell Williams, Ed Sheeran, Rudimental, Ellie Goulding and Jason Derulo.
American songstress Tori - who found fame on 'American Idol' - has been nominated for Best New Artist and Best Push and revealed the event will be the "highlight" of her year.
The 'Should've Been Us' singer shared: "Performing on the MTV EMAs will definitely be a big highlight of my year. I'm so excited to be a part of such an incredible show and thrilled to have a couple surprises."
However it's Taylor Swift who's tipped to be the big winner on the evening having been nominated for a whopping nine awards including Best Pop, Best Live Act, Best Female and Best Song for 'Bad Blood'.
And Justin Bieber will also be hoping to win big as he's shortlisted for Best Male and Best Pop as well as four others, while 'Thinking Out Loud' singer Ed and 'Orange is the New Black' actress Ruby Rose will take on hosting duties.
Voting for all award categories is open on mtvema.com until October 24.

Jamie Hewlett has promised "2016 is going to be Gorillaz all year".
The comic creator has revealed he's once again teamed up with his collaborator Damon Albarn to revive the virtual band with the intention of releasing new music next year.
He confirmed: "We're doing Gorillaz next year.
"Damon has started making some music around all his other projects. I'm working on it at the moment and 2016 is going to be Gorillaz all year.
"He's quite prolific, Damon - I don't think it will be long!"
Jamie - who is co-creator of the comic 'Tank Girl' - originally teamed up with the Blur frontman for the eponymous 2001 album but they haven't released anything together since their fourth album 'The Fall' in 2011.
The band is well known for the four animated characters 2D, Murdoc Niccals, Noodle and Russel Hobbs, and Jamie hinted they could look drastically different when they make their comeback in 2016.
Speaking about the visual aspect, he told NME.com: "It's going to change - I can't tell you how.
"But of course it's going to be different, I can't do what I've already done, that's not interesting to me. In the same way Damon changes with his music and moves forward, I do the same. It's going to be a different look."

Dame Shirley Bassey is going for Christmas number one.
The 78-year-old star has joined forces with Brit Award-winning classical group Blake and will release a rendition of King Cole's classic 'The Christmas Song' for charity.
Teasing the single, she said: "I would love to have a Christmas No1.
"Blake sang 'Moon River' at my 70th birthday party, and then we met again at the reception of the charity Variety's 70th anniversary six months ago. Ollie mentioned singing a Christmas song together, and I said I've never done a Christmas song before."
The 'Goldfinger' hitmaker and the boyband - comprising of Ollie Baines, Humphrey Berney and Stephen Bowman - plan to donate the proceeds to London based charity Variety as well as the The Noah's Ark Children's Hospital in Cardiff.
The iconic singer had her first hit in 1958 with 'The Banana Boat Song' while her last chart topper was 'Reach For The Stars' in 1961.
William Hill have already slashed odds on the 'Big Spender' singer fulfilling her dream from 25/1 to 10/1 and she's confident the Christmas cover - first recorded in 1946 - will wow fans old and new.
She added: "I was quite overwhelmed because it just fits my voice so well. I was amazed how well our voices blended."

Sir Elton John is making music with Clean Bandit.
The 'Candle in the Wind' hitmaker has taken to Instagram to praise "lovely" Jack Patterson from the Grammy Award-winning group, revealing he's been working with the musician in the studio alongside songwriter Jimmy Napes who co-wrote Sam Smith's worldwide hits 'Stay With Me', 'Lay Me Down' and 'I'm Not the Only One'.
Alongside a photo of himself with Jack, he wrote on Instagram: "I love it when friendship springs from artistic collaboration. Jack Patterson with Clean Bandit and I have just been writing in the studio with Jimmy Napes. Jack is a lovely guy and we had fun catching up over lunch."
The group originally met the iconic musician at the Ivor Novello awards in London earlier this year and were excited at the time as they were surprised he even knew who they were, despite the fact they topped charts around the world with their Jess Glynne collaboration 'Rather Be'.
Band member Grace Chatto told BANG Showbiz: "Elton John sang some of 'Rather Be' to me which was amazing! I wouldn't say he's an obsessive fan, but he said he really likes the music and yeah, that was really exciting."
And it's not the only superstar Jack has been hitting the studio with as he's also been making music with 'Crazy In Love' hitmaker Beyonce.
Speaking about being in the studio with the star, he gushed: "It was insane. Nothing happened in terms of I don't know if there is going to be anything concrete in terms of music, unfortunately. But yeah, it freaked me out."

Michael Bolton will tour the UK next April with special guest Gabrielle.
The 62-year-old singer has announced he'll perform a 'Music & Movies' tour with the 'If You Ever' hitmaker over 13 dates across the United Kingdom and will sing his greatest hits as well as classic tracks from iconic films.
Michael shared: "I'm thrilled to be coming back to the UK in April. My fans have been so supportive and it's one of my favorite places to tour. ... We have a few surprises this time around, with some music from the new album and special guests that I'm excited to share with everyone."
The tour kicks off on April 6 at the Royal Concert Hall in Nottingham and will conclude at Liverpool's Philharmonic Hall on April 30.
Tickets for for the tour go on sale Friday (16.10.15).
Gabrielle, 45, will accompany the 'Time, Love and Tenderness' crooner, who's sold 60 million records worldwide and penned songs with musicians such as Bob Dylan and Lady Gaga.
Elsewhere, Michael recently released his memoir, 'The Soul of It All: My Music My Life' and also just completed a documentary film entitled 'GOTTA KEEP DREAMIN' about the 21st Century Renaissance of Detroit music's scene.
He also delved into the genre of Motown with a soulful classics album 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough: A Tribute to Hitsville USA', which reached No 3 on the Billboard R&B chart.

Michael Bolton tour dates are as follows:

Wednesday, April 6, Nottingham Royal Concert Hall
Friday, April 8, Birmingham Symphony Hall
Sunday, April 10, Brighton Dome
Tuesday, April 12, Bristol Colston Hall
Thursday, April 14, Cardiff St. David's Hall
Saturday, April 16, Bournemouth International Centre
Monday, April 18, Manchester O2 Apollo
Wednesday, April 20, Newcastle City Hall
Friday, April 22, Glasgow Clyde Auditorium
Sunday, April 24, Sheffield City Hall
Tuesday, April 26, Southend Cliffs Pavilion
Thursday, April 28, London Royal Albert Hall
Saturday, April 30, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Andy Bell's life changed the first time he heard Oasis.
The 45-year-old musician joined the 'Supersonic' band as their bass player in late 1999 as a replacement for original bassist Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan and admits it was a dream come true for him to be part of the now defunct group because their debut album 'Definitely Maybe' had such a huge impact on him when it was released in 1994.
Andy - who played guitar in Liam Gallagher's post-Oasis band Beady Eye and is now back playing in his original group Ride - recalled: "Oasis definitely did change my life when I first heard them! They were like a breath of fresh air. To put it into context, Ride were working on the third album, 'Carnival of Light', and we were taking a bit of a break. We were starting to get a bit frayed at the edges and we were starting to pull in different directions musically, too. We were really shooting for a kind of West Coast Byrdsy California sound mixed with a little bit of Led Zeppelin and a little bit of classic rock.
"I think we were also subconsciously trying to make a cleaner record, because we'd stopped getting played on the radio ... but then along comes Oasis sounding like the Jesus and Mary Chain meets the Sex Pistols and just completely blew everything out of the water!"
Andy also paid tribute to his former Oasis bandmate Noel Gallagher, insisting his skills as a guitarist are underestimated by too many people.
He told website MusicRadar: "I just want to say that I think Noel's really underrated as a lead guitar player. His playing is like a John Squire-y thing, but there's a lot more muscle behind it. He kind of trademarked his own style, which has become something that everyone uses now - that massively overdriven sound with quite a lot of delay on it. [His playing] just sounded epic."

Rudimental are heading out on their 'We The Generation World Tour' across the UK next February. The drum and bass quartet - consisting of Piers Agget, Amir Amor, Kesi Dryden and DJ Locksmith - will hit the road to perform tracks from their second stud...

Shirley Manson insists fans should be excited about the new Garbage album because the band still have important things to say.
The 48-year-old singer and her bandmates - Duke Erikson, Steve Marker and Butch Vig - are getting ready to bring out an LP next spring, their first release since 2012's 'Not Your Kind of People', and she says they've still got a lot to get off their chests.
She said: "I think we feel we still have some stuff left to think about, to write about, to investigate as a creative unit together."
And Manson doesn't want there to be too long a wait between their new album and the next one because she's acutely aware none of the band is getting any younger.
She added: "Of course, time is not our friend, and life is still random. You never know whether we'll be able to enjoy being together as long as we'd hope. For the time being, we're marching forward undaunted."
Garbage have been touring a greatest hits set in recent years and Manson has no problem with fans coming to their concerts wanting to hear their classic tunes, such as 'Stupid Girl', 'Only Happy When It Rains' and 'I Think I'm Paranoid', and is really pleased people love those songs so much.
In an interview with the Las Vegas Sun newspaper, she said: "I love it. To me, that's a sign of success, that we've done something right. To be remembered at all in what is now almost 60 years of pop as we know it, to be remembered in the lexicon of music at all is a real honour and a privilege, and something I do not take for granted.
"I don't think anyone (foresees longevity) unless you're a raging egomaniac. You'd be insane to assume you'd enjoy any longevity whatsoever. It's a delightful surprise to be at this point in my life and still see the world and make music."