One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks) is a cover recorded by English-Irish boy band One Direction, released as the 2013 Comic Relief charity single on February 17, 2013. It is a medley of Blondie's "One Way or Another" (1979) and The Undertones' "Teenage Kicks" (1978). The song was produced by Julian Bunetta and John Ryan.
The song was later included in the Japanese edition of the band's third studio album, Midnight Memories.
Background
Ahead of its release, an early version of the song leaked online to the dismay of One Direction and Syco Music. A spokesperson told The Daily Mirror, "It is very disappointing that the song has been leaked and we are currently investigating the matter."[1]