World of Our Own (song)

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"World of Our Own"
Westlife-World of Our Own Single.jpeg
Single by Westlife
from the album World of Our Own
Released18 February 2002 (2002-02-18)
Studio Rokstone (London, UK)
Genre
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Steve Mac
Westlife singles chronology
"Queen of My Heart"
(2001)
"World of Our Own"
(2002)
"Bop Bop Baby"
(2002)
"World of Our Own CD2"
Westlife-WorldofOurOwnCD2.jpg

Credits and personnel

Recording [14]

Personnel [14]

Charts

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [42] Gold45,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [43] Platinum600,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
Sweden18 February 2002CD [44]
United Kingdom
  • RCA
  • BMG
  • S
[45] [46]
Japan20 March 2002
  • RCA
  • BMG
[47]
Australia1 April 2002RCA [48]
United States5 August 2002 Contemporary hit radio [49]
23 September 2002 Rhythmic contemporary radio [50]

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