One Step Too Far

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"One Step Too Far"
Faithless One Step Too Far.jpg
Single by Faithless featuring Dido
from the album Outrospective
Released8 April 2002 (2002-04-08)
Studio Swanyard (London, England)
Length
  • 5:19 (album version)
  • 3:24 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Rollo
  • Sister Bliss
Faithless singles chronology
"Crazy English Summer" / "Tarantula"
(2001)
"One Step Too Far"
(2002)
"Mass Destruction"
(2004)
Dido singles chronology
"All You Want"
(2001)
"One Step Too Far"
(2002)
"Feels Like Fire"
(2003)

"One Step Too Far" is a song by British electronic music group Faithless. The track features member Rollo Armstrong's sister Dido on vocals and was remixed for single release. "One Step Too Far" was released on 8 April 2002 as the fourth and final single from their third studio album, Outrospective (2001). The song peaked at number six on the UK Singles Chart, number four on the US Dance Club Play chart, and number 21 on the Australian Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listings

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the Outrospective album booklet. [7]

Studios

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2002)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [8] 21
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders) [9] 6
Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia) [10] 4
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100) [11] 35
Germany (Official German Charts) [12] 48
Greece (IFPI) [13] 16
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [14] 17
Hungary (Single Top 40) [15] 4
Ireland (IRMA) [16] 8
Ireland Dance (IRMA) [17] 1
Italy (FIMI) [18] 13
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [19] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [20] 47
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [21] 17
Scotland (OCC) [22] 11
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 51
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 6
UK Dance (OCC) [25] 4
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [26] 4
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [27] 14

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
United Kingdom8 April 2002
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
[28]
Denmark15 April 2002CD [29]
Sweden [30]
Australia29 April 2002 [31]

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