One (Busta Rhymes song)

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"One"
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Single by Busta Rhymes featuring Erykah Badu
from the album When Disaster Strikes...
B-side
  • "Rhymes Galore"
ReleasedJuly 7, 1998
Studio
Genre
Length4:24
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Busta Rhymes singles chronology
"Everybody on the Line Outside"
(1998)
"One"
(1998)
"Cha Cha Cha"
(1998)
Erykah Badu singles chronology
"All Night Long"
(1998)
"One"
(1998)
"You Got Me"
(1999)

"One" is a song by American rapper Busta Rhymes featuring American singer Erykah Badu. It was released as the third single from Rhymes' second studio album When Disaster Strikes... on July 7, 1998, by Flipmode Entertainment and Elektra Records. The song was written by Rhymes, Badu and its producer Rockwilder. Since the song contains a sample of Stevie Wonder's 1976 song "Love's in Need of Love Today", he is also credited as a songwriter on "One". The song also contains an interpolation of American rock band Tom Tom Club's 1981 song "Genius of Love".

Contents

Peaking at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart and at number 17 on the official New Zealand Chart, the song proved to be a moderate success. But ultimately, no music video was shot.

Composition

"One" was composed in 4
4
time
and the key of F♯ major, with a tempo of 88 beats per minute. It has a duration time of four minutes and twenty-four seconds. [1]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."One" (featuring Erykah Badu)4:23
2."Rhymes Galore"2:33
3."Rhymes Galore" (instrumental) 2:33

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [2] 17
UK Singles (OCC) [3] 23

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