"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 as of July 2023. 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 entered the top five in Ireland (number four) and New Zealand (number five). It reached number 36 in Australia, number seven in Denmark, number 24 in Flanders and number nine in Italy.
Music video A music video for "One Love" was directed by Cameron Casey and filmed over two days on several locations throughout Los Angeles County, California. Some scenes were filmed at the Los Angeles River, between the First and Seventh Street Bridges, where Grease (1978) and many other films have been shot. Webbe brought his brother Duane Bryan to Los Angeles to appear as an extra in the video, but although he shot several scenes, he is only visible for a few seconds. Antony Costa and Duncan James named the video as one of their favorite videos to film.
Track listings UK and Japanese CD single "One Love" – 3:25 "Get Ready" – 3:23 "One Love" (Octave remix) – 3:38 "One Love" (video) – 3:25
UK cassette single and European CD single "One Love" – 3:25 "Get Ready" – 3:23
Australian CD single "One Love" "Get Ready" "One Love" (Octave remix)
Credits and personnel Credits are taken from the UK CD single liner notes
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)PeakpositionCzech Republic (IFPI)23Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)13Europe (European Hit Radio)15 Airplay (Music & Media)12Greece (IFPI)28Italy (Musica e dischi) Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Blue".11Romania (Romanian Top 100)19 Airplay (Music & Media)8UK Airplay (Music Week)1
+Chart (2013)PeakpositionUK Singles Downloads (OCC98
+Chart (2024)PeakpositionIndia (IMI)6
Year-end charts +Chart (2002)PositionIreland (IRMA)44UK Singles (OCC)45UK Airplay (Music Week)25 +Chart (2003)PositionItaly (FIMI)42
Certifications
Release history +RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom21 October 2002Australia28 October 2002CDJapan30 October 2002Virgin
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