"We Could Be the One" | ||||
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Single by Dannii Minogue | ||||
Released | 2 June 2023 | |||
Genre | Electro-pop [1] | |||
Length | 3:24 | |||
Label | ITV Studios | |||
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Dannii Minogue singles chronology | ||||
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"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 LGBT dating shows I Kissed a Boy and I Kissed a Girl . [3] All profits from the single will be donated to the British helpline Switchboard LGBT+. [4]
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]
"We Could Be the One" debuted at number five on the UK Singles Downloads Chart on 9 June 2023. [6]
Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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UK Singles Downloads (OCC) [6] | 5 |
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