World of Our Own

This article is about the album. For the song from the album, see World of Our Own (song). For the 1965 album by The Seekers, see A World of Our Own (album). For the Littlest Pet Shop show, see Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own.

World of Our Own
Studio album by Westlife
Released	12 November 2001
Recorded	2000–2001; Rokstone Studios, London Windmill Lane Studios, Ireland Olympic Studios, London C&N Studios, Stockholm, Sweden Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Genre	Pop, Dance rock
Length	76:35
Label	RCA, BMG
Producer	Simon Cowell (exec.), Cutfather & Joe, Andrew Frampton, Julian Gallagher, Steve Kipner, David Kreuger, Josef Larossi, Steve Mac, Per Magnusson, Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Richard Stannard
Westlife chronology
Coast to Coast (2000) World of Our Own (2001) Unbreakable – The Greatest Hits Volume 1 (2002)
Alternative cover
European cover

World of Our Own — UK/Europe Standard version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Queen of My Heart (Radio Edit)"	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, John McLaughlin, Steve Robson	Mac	4:20
2.	"Bop Bop Baby"	Brian McFadden, Shane Filan, Graham Murphy, Christopher O'Brien	Mac	4:23
3.	"I Cry"	Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger	Kreuger, Magnusson	4:12
4.	"Why Do I Love You"	Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:40
5.	"I Wanna Grow Old with You"	Mac, Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Markus Feehily, Filan, McFadden, Elofsson, Richard Marx	Mac	4:09
6.	"Evergreen"	Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger	Kreuger, Magnusson	4:05
7.	"World of Our Own"	Mac, Hector, Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie	Mac	3:33
8.	"To Be Loved"	Mac, Hector, Willy Russell	Mac	3:21
9.	"Drive (for All Time)"	Mac, Hector, Elofsson	Mac	3:28
10.	"If Your Heart's Not in It"	Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton	Kipner, Frampton	4:21
11.	"When You Come Around"	Byrne, Egan, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington	Stannard, Gallagher	3:42
12.	"Don't Say It's Too Late"	McFadden, Filan, Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Josef Larossi	Romdhane, Larossi	4:13
13.	"Don't Let Me Go"	Byrne, Egan, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Stannard, Sharon Murphy, Dave Morgan	Stannard, Gallagher	3:30
14.	"Walk Away"	Krueger, Magnusson, Carlsson, Pelle Nylén	Krueger, Magnusson	4:00
15.	"Love Crime"	McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi	Romdhane, Larossi	3:18
16.	"Imaginary Diva"	Egan, Byrne, Mark Feehily	Cutfather & Joe	3:41
17.	"Angel"	Sarah McLachlan	Mac	4:24

World of Our Own — European second re-issue version (bonus track)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"When You're Looking Like That (Single Remix)"	Rami, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin	Rami	3:52

World of Our Own — Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
18.	"Bad Girls"	Romdhane, Larossi, Clyde Lieberman, Savan Kotecha	Romdhane, Larossi	3:22
19.	"I Promise You That"	Nick Jarl, Patric Jonsson, Lilli Sjöberg	Jarl, Jonsson, Pär Åström	3:35

World of Our Own — International Standard Version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Queen of My Heart" (Radio Edit)	Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, John McLaughlin, Steve Robson	Mac	4:20
2.	"Bop Bop Baby"	Brian McFadden, Shane Filan, Graham Murphy, Christopher O'Brien	Mac	4:23
3.	"I Cry"	Jörgen Elofsson, Per Magnusson, David Kreuger	Kreuger, Magnusson	4:12
4.	"Uptown Girl" (Radio Edit)	Billy Joel	Mac	3:08
5.	"Why Do I Love You"	Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger	Kreuger, Magnusson	3:40
6.	"I Wanna Grow Old with You"	Mac, Byrne, Feehily, McFadden, Filan, Kian Egan, Elofsson, Richard Marx	Mac	4:09
7.	"When You're Looking Like That" (Single Remix)	Rami, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin	Rami	3:54
8.	"Evergreen"	Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger	Kreuger, Magnusson	4:05
9.	"World of Our Own"	Mac, Hector, Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie	Mac	3:33
10.	"To Be Loved"	Mac, Hector, Willy Russell	Mac	3:21
11.	"Drive (for All Time)"	Mac, Hector, Elofsson	Mac	3:28
12.	"If Your Heart's Not in It"	Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton	Kipner, Frampton	4:21
13.	"When You Come Around"	Egan, Nicky Byrne, Richard Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington	Stannard, Gallagher	3:42
14.	"Don't Say It's Too Late"	McFadden, Filan, Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane, Josef Larossi	Romdhane, Larossi	4:13
15.	"Don't Let Me Go"	Egan, Byrne, Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Sharon Murphy, Dave Morgan	Stannard, Gallagher	3:30
16.	"Walk Away"	Krueger, Magnusson, Carlsson, Pelle Nylén	Krueger, Magnusson	4:00
17.	"Love Crime"	McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi	Romdhane, Larossi	3:18
18.	"Imaginary Diva"	Egan, Byrne, Mark Feehily	Cutfather & Joe	3:41
19.	"Angel"	Sarah McLachlan	Mac	4:24
20.	"Bad Girls"	Romdhane, Larossi, Clyde Lieberman, Savan Kotecha	Romdhane, Larossi	3:22

World of Our Own — Asian deluxe edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bop Bop Baby (Almighty Radio Edit)"	McFadden, Filan, Murphy, O'Brien	Mac, Almighty	3:55
2.	"Bad Girls"	Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Lieberman, Kotecha	Romdhane, Larossi	3:22
3.	"I Promise You That"	Nick Jarl, Patric Jonsson, Lilli Sjöberg	Jarl, Jonsson, Pär Åström	3:35
4.	"My Private Movie"	Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack Kugell	Cutfather & Joe	4:05
5.	"Don't Get Me Wrong"	Jake, Mike Hofsten	Steve Mac	3:45
6.	"Crying Girl"	McFadden, Hector, McLaughlin, Robson	Steve Robson	3:42
7.	"You Don't Know" (McFadden and Feehily only)	McFadden, Filan, Egan, Byrne, Feehily	Christopher O'Brien, Graham Murphy	4:15
8.	"Reason for Living"	McFadden, Filan, Egan, Byrne, Feehily	Steve Mac	3:50

World of Our Own — Asian special edition bonus VCD

No.	Title	Length
1.	"My Love"	3:55
2.	"Uptown Girl"	3:40
3.	"What Makes a Man"	4:02
4.	"I Lay My Love on You"	3:35
5.	"Queen of My Heart"	4:25
6.	"World of Our Own"	3:40
7.	"Angel"	4:32
8.	"Bop Bop Baby"	4:57

Credits

• Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] - Esbjörn Öhrwall (tracks: 5, 8, 16)
• Arranged By [Strings] - Dave Arch (tracks: 6, 10, 19)
• Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] - Henrik Janson (tracks: 3, 5, 16), Ulf Janson (tracks: 3, 5, 16)
• Artwork By [Design & Art Direction] - root
• Backing Vocals [Additional] - Anders von Hofsten (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 14, 16, 17), Wayne Hector (tracks: 1, 5, 7 to 9)
• Bass - Steve Pearce (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19), Tomas Lindberg (tracks: 4, 12, 14, 15)
• Drums - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11)
• Engineer - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19)
• Engineer [Assistant] - Daniel Pursey (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19), Phillipe Rose (tracks: 6, 9 to 11, 19), Quentin Guiné (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8 to 11, 19)
• Engineer [Mix] - Matt Howe (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11)
• Engineer [Protool] - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 19), Lee McCutcheon (tracks: 1, 2, 19)
• Executive Producer - Simon Cowell
• Guitar - Fredrick "Frizzy" Karlsson (tracks: 1, 5, 9 to 11), Paul Gendler (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
• Keyboards - Per Magnusson (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 16)
• Mastered By - Björn Engelmann Cutting Room Studios (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 14, 16 to 18), Dick Beetham (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 13, 15, 19)
• Mixed By - Bernard Löhr (tracks: 3, 6, 10, 18)
• Photography - Sandrine Dulermo
• Recorded By [Strings] - Fredrik Andersson (tracks: 3, 6, 18)
• Strings - Stockholm Session Strings (tracks: 3, 5, 14, 16)

Release history

Country	Release Date
Taiwan	1 November 2001
Europe	12 November 2001
Australia	3 December 2001

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–2002) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA) [12] 80 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [13] 9 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [14] 8 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) [15] 3 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [16] 10 European Albums Chart [17] 5 French Albums (SNEP) [18] 141 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 8 Greek Albums (IFPI) [20] 8 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist) [21] 1 Irish Albums (IRMA) [22] 1 Italian Albums (FIMI) [23] 68 Japanese Albums (Oricon) [24] 18 Malaysian Albums (IFPI) [25] 3 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [26] 3 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [27] 7 Scottish Albums (OCC) [28] 1 Singaporean Albums (RIAS) [29] 1 South African Albums (RISA) [30] 19 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [31] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [32] 19 UK Albums (OCC) [33] 1 Chart (2022) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA) [34] 31

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [35] 92 Irish Albums (IRMA) [36] 3 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [37] 7 UK Albums (OCC) [38] 12 Worldwide Albums (IFPI) [39] 35 Chart (2002) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [40] 40 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [41] 92 European Albums (Eurochart Hot 100) [42] 25 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [43] 33 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [44] 10 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [45] 54 UK Albums (OCC) [46] 53

Certifications

Certifications for World Of Our Own

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria) [47]	Gold	20,000*
Chile [5]	Gold	10,000 [5]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [48]	Platinum	50,000^
Germany (BVMI) [49]	Gold	150,000^
Netherlands (NVPI) [50]	Gold	40,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [51]	2× Platinum	30,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway) [52]	Platinum	50,000*
South Africa (RISA) [53]	Platinum	50,000*
Sweden (GLF) [54]	Platinum	80,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [55]	Gold	20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [56]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [57]	2× Platinum	2,000,000*
Worldwide	—	5,500,000 [5]
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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External links

• Official Westlife Website