We Could Be the One

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"We Could Be the One"
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Single by Dannii Minogue
Released2 June 2023 (2023-06-02)
Genre Electro-pop [1]
Length3:24
Label ITV Studios
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Dannii Minogue singles chronology
"All I Wanna Do 2020"
(2020)
"We Could Be the One"
(2023)

"We Could Be the One" is a song by Australian singer Dannii Minogue, released as a single on 2 June 2023. It was written by Ian Masterson and Hayley Sanderson, and produced by Masterson and Minogue's boyfriend, Adrian Newman. [2] "We Could Be the One" is Minogue's first original song since 2017's "Galaxy" and serves as the theme song of the British BBC gay dating series I Kissed a Boy . [3] All profits from the single will be donated to the British helpline Switchboard LGBT+. [4]

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Reception

Official Charts described the track as an "anthemic banger", [4] and Retropop Magazine called it "euphoric". [3] Essentially Pop noted it as an "80's inspired electro-pop track", [1] while PinkNews felt it was "one more glittering entry" to Minogue's "extensive catalogue of bangers". [5]

Chart performance

"We Could Be the One" reached number 1 on the UK itunes charts (While sister Kylie's single 'Padam Padam' was number 2) & debuted at number five on the UK Singles Downloads Chart on 9 June 2023. [6]

Charts

Chart performance for "We Could Be the One"
Chart (2023)Peak
position
UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [6] 5

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