Let Me Be the One (Sasha song)

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"Let Me Be the One"
Let Me Be the One.jpg
Single by Sasha
from the album ...You
Released20 March 2000 (2000-03-20)
Genre
Length4:15
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Pomez di Lorenzo
  • Grant Michael B.
Sasha singles chronology
"I Feel Lonely"
(1999)
"Let Me Be the One"
(2000)
"Chemical Reaction"
(2000)

"Let Me Be the One'" is a song by German recording artist Sasha. It was written by Sasha, Pete Boyd Smith, Michael Kersting, and Stephan Baader for his second studio album ...You (2000), while production was overseen by the latter two under their production moniker Grant Michael B. and Pomez di Lorenzo. Released as the album's lead single, it reached the top in the Flemish portion of Belgium and the top twenty in Germany and Switzerland.

Contents

Formats and track listings

CD maxi single
No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Be the One" (Radio Version)3:36
2."Let Me Be the One" (Album Version)4:14
3."Let Me Be the One" (Extended Version)5:34
4."Let Me Be the One" (Instrumental Version)3:36

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of ...You. [1]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 7
Germany (Official German Charts) [4] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [5] 90
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 16

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References

  1. ...You (Media notes). Sasha. WEA. 2000.CS1 maint: others (link)
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