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Zayn's Gorgeous Adult Face Tragically Missing from Zayn's Album Cover

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If you're currently on the zillionth repeat of "Pillowtalk," you'd be forgiven for forgetting that Zayn Malik will soon release an entire album. But come March 25th, the former One Directioner will debut "Mind of Mine," and last night on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, he finally showed the world the cover artwork.

Tragically, however, it misses a huge opportunity to feature the artist's gorgeous adult face, and instead is a photo of Zayn as a child, albeit an adorable one, covered in tattoos.

Though the actual cover will be in full-color, he shared the below black-and-white version on Instagram (remind you of anyone else's?):

Watch his performance of a new single from the album, "It's You" below.