One Love (Marianas Trench song) explained

One Love
Cover:Marianas Trench - One Love (Official single cover).jpg
Type:single
Artist:Marianas Trench
Album:Astoria
Genre:Pop
Producer:Josh Ramsay
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"One Love" is a song recorded by Canadian pop rock group Marianas Trench for their fourth studio album, Astoria (2015). It was released to digital retailers through 604 Records, Cherrytree Records, and Interscope Records on September 14, 2015 as the album's lead single, and was later serviced to American hot adult contemporary radio on November 9, 2015 through 604 Records. The song was written, composed, and produced by the band's lead singer, Josh Ramsay.

Composition

"One Love" is a midtempo ballad written by Josh Ramsay with a duration of four minutes and one second (4:01). It has been described primarily as pop, in a departure from the rock and pop punk influences of the band's earlier work.[1] [2] Lyrically, the song discusses the concept of soulmates and addresses a situation in which one meets their supposed "true love" but the relationship does not last, with an overarching theme of love gone wrong.

Commercial performance

"One Love" entered the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 at number 60 on the chart dated October 3, 2015.[3] The same week, the song debuted at number 19 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs component chart.[4] The song reached its peak position of 50 on the former four weeks later, on the chart dated November 28, 2015.[5] In addition, the song has charted within the top 20 on the nation's adult contemporary, mainstream top 40, and hot adult contemporary airplay charts, with a peak position of 14 on the former giving the band their most successful AC single since Billboard began publishing the chart in 2012.

On the chart dated December 12, 2015, "One Love" debuted at number 40 on the Billboard Adult Pop Songs chart, becoming the group's first charting single in the US. It reached a peak position of 35.

Music video

A lyric video for the song was uploaded to the band's Vevo channel on October 14, 2015 wherein the lyrics are depicted on the window of a moving train.[6] [7] The official music video was directed by Kyle Davison  - who has directed all of their videos since "Haven't Had Enough" in 2011  - and premiered November 5, 2015.[8] [9] In the video, the band is trapped in a house rapidly filling with water, and the viewer is left with an ambiguous ending.[10] The video was sponsored by MuchFACT.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2015–16)Peak
position
Canada AC (Billboard)[11] 14
Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[12] 20
Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[13] 16

Certifications

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
CanadaSeptember 14, 2015Digital download604 Records[14]
United States[15]
November 9, 2015Hot adult contemporary[16]

Notes and References

  1. Witherow. Barbara. Marianas Trench releases new single "One Love". 3 October 2015. Substream Magazine. September 14, 2015. 15 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150915090349/http://substreammagazine.com/2015/09/marianas-trench-releases-new-single-one-love/. dead.
  2. News: Sternall. Allison. LISTEN: Marianas Trench Release New Single "One Love". https://web.archive.org/web/20150915211306/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2015/09/listen-marianas-trench-release-new-single-one-love/. usurped. September 15, 2015. 3 October 2015. Confront Magazine. September 15, 2015.
  3. Web site: Canada Singles Top 100 (October 3, 2015) - Music Charts. aCharts . 13 November 2015.
  4. Canadian Digital Songs. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 13 November 2015. The Week Of: October 3, 2015.
  5. Web site: Canada Singles Top 100 (October 31, 2015) - Music Charts. aCharts . 13 November 2015.
  6. Web site: Donnelly. Matthew Scott. Marianas Trench Wonder if 'One Love' Is All We Get in New Lyric Video. PopCrush. Townsquare Media. 13 November 2015. October 14, 2015.
  7. Web site: MarianasTrenchVEVO. Marianas Trench - One Love (Lyric Video). YouTube. 13 November 2015. October 14, 2015.
  8. News: Bowsher. Allison. Watch The Exclusive Premiere Of 'One Love' From Marianas Trench. 13 November 2015. MuchMusic. Bell Media. November 5, 2015.
  9. Web site: MarianasTrenchVEVO. Marianas Trench - One Love. YouTube. 13 November 2015. November 5, 2015.
  10. News: Bowsher. Allison. Marianas Trench Tease 'One Love' Video With Sinking House. 13 November 2015. MuchMusic. Bell Media. November 3, 2015.
  11. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada AC for Marianas Trench. November 12, 2015.
  12. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada CHR/Top 40 for Marianas Trench. November 12, 2015.
  13. Web site: Chart Search. Billboard Canada Hot AC for Marianas Trench. November 12, 2015.
  14. Web site: Marianas Trench: One Love - Music on Google Play. Google Play. 13 November 2015.
  15. Web site: Marianas Trench: One Love - Music on Google Play. Google Play. 13 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151113044551/https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Marianas_Trench_One_Love?id=Byw4sl46htpucvpavzfj5k2qmki&hl=en. November 13, 2015.
  16. R&R :: Going For Adds :: Hot AC. Radio & Records. 10 November 2015. Week Of: November 9, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151110231604/http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=11%2F09%2F2015&Format=10. November 10, 2015. dead.