"One" | ||||
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Single by Bee Gees | ||||
from the album One | ||||
B-side |
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Released | June 1989 (UK) July 1989 (US) | |||
Recorded | November to December 1988 | |||
Studio | Mayfair Studios, London | |||
Genre | Synth-pop [1] | |||
Length | 4:55 (album) 4:15 (single edit) 3:50 (remix/edit-Promo) | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records, Warner Music | |||
Songwriter(s) | Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb | |||
Producer(s) | The Bee Gees, Brian Tench | |||
Bee Gees singles chronology | ||||
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"One" is the second international single (and lead single in the U.S.) from the Bee Gees' album, One . This was the song that returned the Bee Gees to American radio and would turn out to be their biggest US hit in the 1980s, and their last hit single to reach the US top ten. It was their first Top 10 hit since "Love You Inside Out" was #1 in June 1979. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1989, and it stayed in the Top 40 for ten weeks. It also topped the American adult contemporary chart that same month, remaining at number one for two weeks. [2]
The track reached No. 71 in the UK Singles Chart. [3]
Chart (1989) | Peak position |
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Argentina | 7 |
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [4] | 38 |
Brazil | 8 |
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [5] | 11 |
Germany (Official German Charts) [6] | 37 |
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [7] | 46 |
UK Singles (OCC) [8] | 71 |
US Billboard Hot 100 [9] | 7 |
Chart (1989) | Position |
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Canada Top Singles (RPM) [10] | 88 |
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