One Love (The Prodigy song) explained

One Love
Cover:	One Love(Prodigy single).jpg
Type:	single
Artist:	the Prodigy
Album:	Music for the Jilted Generation
Recorded:	Essex, England
Genre:	Rave^[1]
Length:	5:50 3:53 (edit)
Label:	XL
Producer:	Liam Howlett
Prev Title:	Wind It Up (Rewound)
Prev Year:	1993
Next Title:	No Good (Start the Dance)
Next Year:	1994

"One Love" is a song by British electronic music act the Prodigy, released on 4 October 1993 by XL Recordings as the first single from the act's second album, Music for the Jilted Generation (1994). The song peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart and number five on the UK Dance Singles Chart. It was also a top 30 hit in Sweden and Switzerland.

Inspiration

Liam Howlett first released the songs "One Love" and "One Love" (Jonny L Remix) as two 12-inch white labels, called "Earthbound 1" and "Earthbound 2".

The version that appeared on the Prodigy's second studio album Music for the Jilted Generation was the shorter edit version due to the band having to trim some running time off the album to allow it to fit on the master CD.^[2]

Critical reception

Ian Gittins from Melody Maker felt "One Love" "lacks the maverick, individual quality which distinguished tracks like "Everybody in the Place", and I's guess it's unlikely to repeat the Prodigy's normal routine chart success."^[3] Andy Beevers from Music Week named the song Pick of the Week in the category of Dance and gave it four out of five, calling it a "charging percussion-laden and bass-heavy" track.^[4] James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update described the original mix of "One Love" as "hardcore star's muezzin punctuated surging frantic 148bpm".^[5]

Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was created by Hyperbolic Systems and featured computer generated graphics with occasional images of the band members dancing among tribal figures.

Soundtrack

In 1995, "One Love" (along with "Voodoo People") was included in the soundtrack for the movie Hackers, starring Jonny Lee Miller and Angelina Jolie.^[6]

Track listings

All songs were written by Liam Howlett.

• 12-inch vinyl

1. "One Love" (original mix) (5:50)
2. "Rhythm of Life" (original mix) (5:05)
3. "Full Throttle" (original mix) (5:28)
4. "One Love" (Jonny L remix) (5:10)

• CD single

1. "One Love" (edit) (3:53)
2. "Rhythm of Life" (original mix) (5:05)
3. "Full Throttle" (original mix) (5:28)
4. "One Love" (Jonny L remix) (5:10)

Note: "One Love" (edit) is named "One Love" (Juliana mix) on the Japanese release

Charts

Chart (1993)! scope="col"

Peak position
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[7]	13
Netherlands (Dutch Single Tip)^[8]	2
UK Airplay (ERA)^[9]	78
UK Dance (Music Week)^[10]	5
UK Club Chart (Music Week)^[11]	26

Release history

Region! scope="col"

Date	Format(s)	Label(s)
United Kingdom	4 October 1993		XL	^[12]
Japan	21 February 1994	Mini-CD	Avex Trax	^[13]

External links

• Further information about the single

Notes and References

1. Web site: 25 Early Trance Tracks You Could Hear At A Festival Sometime Soon - Electronic Beats. Telekom. 28 August 2016. 26 August 2017.
2. [Liam Howlett]
3. Ian. Gittins. Singles. Melody Maker. 2 October 1993. 34. 23 June 2023.
4. Andy . Beevers . Market Preview: Dance - Pick of the Week . . 2 October 1993 . 17 . 3 April 2021 .
5. James . Hamilton . Dj directory . Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert) . 9 October 1993 . 7 . 3 April 2021 . James Hamilton (DJ and journalist).
6. Web site: Various - Hackers. Discogs. 26 August 2017.
7. Web site: The Prodigy – One Love. 18 July 2021. top40.nl. Dutch.
8. Web site: THE PRODIGY - ONE LOVE. 18 July 2021. dutchcharts.nl. Dutch.
9. Airplay 100. Hit Music. 30 October 1993. 22. 6 May 2024.
10. Dance Singles . . 16 October 1993 . 30 . 9 April 2021.
11. The RM Club Chart. Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). 2 October 1993. 4. 11 May 2023.
12. Single Releases. Music Week. 25. 2 October 1993. Misprinted as 27 September.
13. Web site: ワン・ラブ プロディジー. One Love Prodigy. Oricon. ja. 30 December 2023.