One Love (Blue song)

"One Love"
Single by Blue
from the album One Love
B-side"Get Ready"
Released21 October 2002 (2002-10-21)
StudioStarGate (Norway)
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)StarGate
Blue singles chronology
"Best in Me"
(2002) 		"One Love"
(2002) 		"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
(2002)
Music video
"One Love" on YouTube

"One Love" is a song by English boy band Blue. Co-written by the band and StarGate, who also produced the track, it was released in the United Kingdom on 21 October 2002 as the lead single from their second studio album, One Love (2002). It reached number three on the UK Singles Chart and entered the top 10 in Denmark, Ireland, Italy, and New Zealand. "One Love" has received a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), representing sales and streams of at least 400,000 units in the UK. The song's music video was directed by Cameron Casey.[2]

Chart performance

The song was a hit in the UK, peaking at number three.[3] The song also made the top 5 in Ireland[4] and New Zealand (number five).[5] It reached number 36 in Australia,[6] number 7 in Denmark,[7] number 24 in Belgium[8] and number nine in Italy.[9]

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes[2]

Studios

  • Recorded and mixed at StarGate Studios (Norway)
  • Vocals recorded at Metropolis Studios (London, England)
  • Additional vocals recorded at Sony Music Studios (London, England)

Personnel

  • StarGate – production
    • Mikkel SE – writing, all instruments
    • Hallgeir Rustan – writing, all instruments
    • Tor Erik Hermansen – writing, all instruments
  • Neil Tucker – vocal engineering
  • Max Dodson – photography
  • Blue – all vocals

Charts

Certifications and sales

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Gold 400,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 21 October 2002
  • CD
  • cassette
[35]
Australia 28 October 2002 CD [36]
Japan 30 October 2002 Virgin [37]

References

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