One Love (Blue album)

One Love is the second studio album by English boy band Blue, released on 4 November 2002 in the United Kingdom and on 21 October 2003 in the United States. The album peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart, where it stayed for one week. On 20 December 2003 it was certified 4× Platinum in the UK. Collectively, the album and singles have sold more than 5 million copies worldwide.[3]

One Love
Studio album by Blue
Released	4 November 2002
Recorded	January–July 2002; Los Angeles, United States London, United Kingdom
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	53:41
Label	Virgin, Innocent
Producer	Stargate, Cutfather & Joe, Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, True North, Supa'Flyas, Mark Hall, Conner Reeves, Copenhaniacs, John Themis, Hugh Goldsmith (exec.)
Blue chronology
All Rise (2001) One Love (2002) Guilty (2003)
Singles from One Love
"One Love" Released: 21 October 2002 "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" Released: 9 December 2002 "U Make Me Wanna" Released: 17 March 2003 "Supersexual" Released: 11 May 2003

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment.ie	[2]

Three singles were released from the album: "One Love", which peaked at number three, "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word", featuring Elton John, which peaked at number one, and "U Make Me Wanna", which peaked at number four.

Singles

• "One Love" — The debut single, released in October 2002. The single peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 36 on the Australian Top 40, at No. 5 in New Zealand and No. 4 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
• "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" — The second single, released in December 2002, featuring guest vocals from Elton John. The song is a cover version of Elton's number one hit. The single peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 43 on the Australian Top 100, No. 5 in New Zealand and No. 3 in Ireland. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK.
• "U Make Me Wanna" — The third single, released in March 2003. The single peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced by multi-platinum producers StarGate & co-written by Steve Robson, John McLaughlin and Tom Wilkins. The song has sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK.
• "Supersexual" — Released as a single exclusively in Spain and South America in May 2003. The single peaked at No. 3 on the Spanish Singles Chart, becoming one of Blue's most successful singles in the region. A music video was recorded, featuring footage from the group's One Love tour.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Love"	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	Stargate	3:25
2.	"Riders"	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	Stargate	3:45
3.	"Flexin'"	David Dawood, Simon Webbe, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen	Cutfather & Joe	4:02
4.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (featuring Elton John)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Stargate	3:41
5.	"She Told Me"	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	Stargate	4:01
6.	"Right Here Waiting"	Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes	Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes	3:33
7.	"U Make Me Wanna"	John McLaughlin, Harry Wilkins, Steve Robson	Stargate	3:47
8.	"Ain't Got You"	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	Stargate	4:33
9.	"Supersexual"	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock	True North	3:40
10.	"Don't Treat Me Like a Fool"	Angie Stone, Terry Britten	Cutfather & Joe	3:53
11.	"Get Down"	Rob Davis, Duncan James	Rob Davis	4:10
12.	"Privacy"	Rasmus Bille Bahncke, René Tromborg, Remee, Ali Tennant, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa	Supa'Flyas	4:00
13.	"Without You"	Lee Ryan, Mark Hall, Conner Reeves	Mark Hall, Conner Reeves	3:27
14.	"Invitation"	Multiman, Jens Lomholt, Philip Dencker, Simon Webbe, Ali Tennant	Copenhaniacs	3:33
15.	"Like a Friend"	John Themis, Antony Costa, Ali Tennant	John Themis	4:15

Japanese Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"If You Come Back"	Nicole Formescu, Lee Brennan, Ruffin, Ian Hope	Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie	3:29
17.	"Sweet Thing"	SUPA'FLYAS, Damon Sharpe, Lindy Robbins, Ali Tennant, Simon Webbe	SUPA'FLYAS	3:38
18.	"Blue in Japan" (Video)

Australian Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
16.	"All Rise" (Blacksmith R'n'B Radio Rub Dub)	Tor Erik Hermansen, Mikkel SE, Hallgeir Rustan, Simon Webbe	Blacksmith	4:14
17.	"Too Close" (Blacksmith R'n'B Club Rub)	Brown, Ford, Gist, Huggar, Lighty	Ray Ruffin, Pete Cragie	5:43

Asian Special Edition Bonus AVCD

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"One Love: The Sequel" (Music Video)	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	StarGate, Ian Widgery	3:46
2.	"One Love: The Sequel" (Making of the Video)	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	StarGate, Ian Widgery	3:46
3.	"One Love" (Music Video)	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	StarGate	3:38
4.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Music Video) (featuring Elton John)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Stargate	3:41
5.	"U Make Me Wanna" (Music Video)	John McLaughlin, Harry Wilkins, Steve Robson	Stargate	3:38
6.	"Don't Treat Me Like a Fool" (Music Video)	Angie Stone, Terry Britten	Cutfather & Joe	3:53
7.	"Live Tour Video Clips"
8.	"One Love: The Sequel"	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	StarGate, Ian Widgery	3:46
9.	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Extended Mix) (featuring Elton John)	Elton John, Bernie Taupin	Stargate	4:04
10.	"One Love" (Octave Remix)	Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Antony Costa, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan	StarGate, Ian Widgery	3:54
11.	"U Make Me Wanna" (Urban North Edit)	John McLaughlin, Harry Wilkins, Steve Robson	Stargate	3:14
12.	"Made for Loving You"	Gary Barlow, Antony Costa, Duncan James, Kennedy, Lee Ryan, Simon Simon Webbe, Woodcock	True North	3:25
13.	"Sweet Thing"	SUPA'FLYAS, Sharpe, Robbins, Ali Tennant, Simon Webbe	SUPA'FLYAS	3:38
14.	"Get Ready"	Smokey Robinson	Ian Levine, Clive Scott	3:23

Taiwan Special Edition Bonus DVD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"One Love" (Video)
2.	"If You Come Back" (Video)
3.	"All Rise" (Video)
4.	"Long Time" (Video)
5.	"Fly By II" (Video)
6.	"One Love" (Making of the Video)
7.	"Interview"

• The Japanese Deluxe Edition comes with a bonus DVD of the One Love Live Tour.

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2002–03) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) 61 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] 19 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] 23 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[6] 24 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] 6 Europe (European Top 100 Albums)[8] 6 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 32 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 15 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[11] 18 Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 5 Italian Albums (FIMI)[13] 10 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 9 Japanese International Albums (Oricon)[15] 1 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 21 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[17] 9 Scottish Albums (OCC)[18] 2 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[19] 75 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 56 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 31 Turkish Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 17 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2002) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA) 5 UK Albums (OCC)[23] 5 Chart (2003) Peak position Italian Albums (IFPI) 52 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) 73 UK Albums (OCC) 68 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position UK Albums (OCC) 76

Certifications

[24]

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[25]	Gold	25,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[26]	Gold	150,000^^
Ireland (IRMA)[27]	3× Platinum	45,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[28]	Gold	50,000^*
Japan (RIAJ)[29]	Platinum	250,000^^
Netherlands (NVPI)[30]	Gold	40,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[31]	Gold	7,500^^
South Korea	—	28,640[32]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[33]	Gold	20,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[34]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[35]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Trivia

• In 2004, the "Invitation" song was used as a TV commercial theme song for the Aqua drinking product Aqua Splash of Fruit, produced by Aqua Danone in Indonesia.

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