Classic FM outdid themselves when reporting on the One Direction split

It's a classic, as some might say

Harry Styles, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, and Louis Tomlinson of One Direction perform on ABC's 'Good Morning America' at Rumsey Playfield, Central Park on August 4, 2015 in New York City. (Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)

Classic FM has won the media race for internet traffic following news of One Direction’s year-long split.

While classicfm.com’s take on the news is unlikely to have earned the same number of clicks as the MailOnline’s, it still has over 2k shares - and for a very good reason.

Classic FM's take on news One Direction are to split (Classic FM)

In an article published on the radio station’s website that reads “One Direction split - everything you need to know”, the author, Kyle MacDonald, has instead given fans a one hour seventeen minute video of Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No 7 in E minor.

Other than the subhead, which reads “Really, don’t worry about it. Here’s a magnificent Mahler Symphony,” the article lets the Mahler video speak for itself.

And after news that Louis, Liam, Niall and Harry won't be splitting permanently but taking a year-long hiatus to work on solo projects, fans should take heed of Classic FM's advice not to get too upset.