One Second | ||||
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Released | 14 July 1997 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
Studio | Battery Studios (London) and Rockfield Studios (Wales) | |||
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Length | 50:00 | |||
Label | Music for Nations | |||
Producer | Ulf "Sank" Sandqvist | |||
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One Second is the sixth studio album by British gothic metal band Paradise Lost. The album marks the group's transition from a gothic metal act to a more electronic direction. It is the bestselling record of their career and enabled the band to sign with the German branch of major label EMI. One Second is Paradise Lost's first album recorded in digital format.
A 20th Anniversary Edition was released on 14 July 2017, which contained the original album remastered by Jaime Gomez Arellano and an additional disc with audio from a Paradise Lost's concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire on 26 January 1998. [4] The concert was part of the tour in support of the One Second album release. [5] The concert was previously released as part of the Evolve DVD, and is released on CD for the first time. [5]
In 2020, it was named one of the 20 best metal albums of 1997 by Metal Hammer magazine. [6]
About the musical style of One Second, Nick Holmes told Decibel:
"After we recorded Draconian Times and toured it non-stop, we just felt like doing something else—something a bit less up-tempo and darker, also Greg bought a keyboard! The result was One Second. It was greeted on the whole very positively, but quite a departure from Draconian Times and pissed off a few people naturally. However, it's very much a part of the band's journey—like every album has been—and we enjoyed making it." [1]
All tracks by Nick Holmes and Gregor Mackintosh except as indicated.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "One Second" | 3:32 |
2. | "Say Just Words" | 4:02 |
3. | "Lydia" | 3:32 |
4. | "Mercy" | 4:24 |
5. | "Soul Courageous" | 3:01 |
6. | "Another Day" | 4:44 |
7. | "The Sufferer" | 4:29 |
8. | "This Cold Life" | 4:21 |
9. | "Blood of Another" | 4:01 |
10. | "Disappear" | 4:29 |
11. | "Sane" | 4:00 |
12. | "Take Me Down" (some editions include an extra minute of silence at the end) | 5:25/6:25 |
Total length: | 50:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "I Despair" | 3:54 |
Total length: | 54:58 |
No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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13. | "How Soon Is Now?" (The Smiths cover) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey | 4:36 |
14. | "Albino Flogged in Black" (Stillborn cover) | Stillborn | 6:30 |
No. | Title | Writer | Length |
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13. | "I Despair" | 3:54 | |
14. | "Cruel One" | 3:22 | |
15. | "How Soon Is Now?" (The Smiths cover) | Johnny Marr, Morrissey | 4:36 |
16. | "Albino Flogged in Black" (Stillborn cover) | Stillborn | 6:30 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Say Just Words" (originally from the album One Second) | 4:00 |
14. | "Hallowed Land" (originally from the album Draconian Times ) | 5:10 |
15. | "Blood of Another" (originally from the album One Second) | 3:49 |
16. | "True Belief" (originally from the album Icon ) | 4:31 |
17. | "Disappear" (originally from the album One Second) | 4:35 |
18. | "Lydia" (originally from the album One Second) | 3:44 |
19. | "Dying Freedom" (originally from the album Icon) | 3:31 |
20. | "Mercy" (originally from the album One Second) | 4:19 |
21. | "Shadowkings" (originally from the album Draconian Times) | 4:41 |
22. | "The Sufferer" (originally from the album One Second) | 4:40 |
23. | "Remembrance" (originally from the album Icon ) | 3:25 |
24. | "Forever Failure" (originally from the album Draconian Times) | 4:32 |
25. | "Soul Courageous" (originally from the album One Second) | 2:58 |
26. | "One Second" (originally from the album One Second) | 3:50 |
27. | "This Cold Life" (originally from the album One Second) | 3:55 |
28. | "Embers Fire" (originally from the album Icon) | 5:44 |
29. | "As I Die" (originally from the album Shades of God ) | 3:51 |
30. | "The Last Time" (originally from the album Draconian Times) | 3:50 |
Total length: | 74:46 |
Chart (1997) | Peak position |
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Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [7] | 10 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [8] | 44 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [9] | 39 |
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [10] | 7 |
French Albums (SNEP) [11] | 21 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 8 |
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [13] | 15 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [14] | 25 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [15] | 5 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [16] | 40 |
UK Albums (OCC) [17] | 31 |
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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United Kingdom | 14 July 1997 | Music for Nations | CD | CDMFN 222 |
United Kingdom | 1997 | Music for Nations | LP, Gatefold | MFN 222 |
United Kingdom | 1997 | Music for Nations | CD | CDMFNX 222 |
United Kingdom & United States | 1997 | Music for Nations | CD | 01241-4616-2 |
Japan | 18 July 1997 | Pony Canyon Inc. | CD | PCCY-01142 |
Poland | 1997 | Metal Mind Productions | Cassette | MASS 0450 |
Europe | 1997 | Music for Nations | CD | 82876 829172 |
United States | 1997 | Jive Records | ? | ? |
Russia | 14 May 2007 | Sony BMG | CD | 88697 10516 2 |
Poland | 28 January 2008 | Metal Mind Productions | CD | MASS CD DG 1098 |
United Kingdom | 2011 | Peaceville Records | CD | VILELP333 |
United States | 28 August 2012 | The End Records | CD | TE231-2 |
Worldwide | 14 July 2017 [4] | Music for Nations | 2CD, 2LP, DD | 88985411092 |
Paradise Lost's decision to delve into synth-pop was met with shock and outrage when it dropped in 1997.