One Love (Blue song) explained

One Love
Cover:	Blue - One Love single cover.jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	Blue
Album:	One Love
B-Side:	Get Ready
Studio:	StarGate (Norway)
Genre:	R&B^[1]
Length:	3:25
Label:	Innocent Virgin
Producer:	StarGate
Prev Title:	Best in Me
Prev Year:	2002
Next Title:	Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
Next Year:	2002

"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.

Chart performance

The song was a hit in the UK, peaking at number three. The song also made the top 5 in Ireland (number four) and New Zealand (number five). It reached number 36 in Australia, number seven in Denmark, number 24 in Belgium and number nine in Italy.

Track listings

UK and Japanese CD single^{[2] [3]}

1. "One Love" – 3:25
2. "Get Ready" – 3:23
3. "One Love" (Octave remix) – 3:38
4. "One Love" (video) – 3:25

UK cassette single and European CD single^{[4] [5]}

1. "One Love" – 3:25
2. "Get Ready" – 3:23

Australian CD single^[6]

1. "One Love"
2. "Get Ready"
3. "One Love" (Octave remix)

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
  • Antony Costa – writing
  • Duncan James – writing
  • Lee Ryan – writing
  • Simon Webbe – writing

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2002–2003)	Peak position
Czech Republic (IFPI)^[7]	23
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[8]	13
Romania (Romanian Top 100)^[9]	19

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)^[11]	44
UK Singles (OCC)^[12]	45
UK Airplay (Music Week)^[13]	25

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	21 October 2002			^[15]
Australia	28 October 2002	CD		^[16]
Japan	30 October 2002		Virgin	^[17]

Notes and References

1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/one-love-mw0000458784
2. One Love. Blue. 2002. UK CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINCD41, 07243 5 46849 0 6.
3. One Love. Blue. 2002. Japanese CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. VJCP-12162.
4. One Love. Blue. 2002. UK cassette single sleeve. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINC41, 7243 5 46849 4 4.
5. One Love. Blue. 2002. European CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. SINCDE41, 7243 5 46849 2 0.
6. One Love. Blue. 2002. Australian CD single liner notes. Innocent Records, Virgin Records. 7243 5 46867 2 6.
7. Web site: Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden 4/2003. IFPI ČR. cs. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20030201133447/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm. 1 February 2003. 16 January 2020.
8. Hits of the World – Eurochart Hot 100. Billboard. 114. 45. 53. 9 November 2002. 21 July 2012.
9. Web site: Editia 49, saptamina 9.12–15.12, 2002. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20050217145527/http://www.rt100.ro/editie-top-100_x10051.html. 17 February 2005. 15 July 2013.
10. Web site: IMI International Top 20 Singles for week ending 29th April 2024 Week 17 of 52. IMIcharts. April 29, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240429151846/https://imicharts.com/.
11. Web site: Top 100 Songs of 2002. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 2002. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20040602113021/http://www.rte.ie/2fm/charts/top100_2002.html. 2 June 2004. 16 March 2022.
12. Web site: The Official UK Singles Chart 2002. UKChartsPlus. 11 May 2020.
13. Most Broadcast of 2002 — Airplay Top 50. Music Week. 31. 18 January 2003. 4 August 2023.
14. Web site: Top of the Music – Mix e Singoli. FIMI. it. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060510010334/http://www.fimi.it/documenti/artisti2003.pdf. 10 May 2006. 14 December 2020.
15. New Releases – For Week Starting 21 October 2002: Singles. Music Week. 27. 19 October 2002. 30 August 2021.
16. Web site: The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 28th October 2002. ARIA. 26. 28 October 2002. dead. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20021106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20021107-0000/Issue661.pdf. 6 November 2002. 2 July 2021.
17. Web site: One Love. Toshiba-EMI. ja. https://web.archive.org/web/20021205093330/http://www.toshiba-emi.co.jp/international/release/200210/vjcp12162.htm. 5 December 2002. 26 August 2023.