One (Bee Gees song)

"One"
Single by Bee Gees
from the album One
B-side
  • "Flesh and Blood" (UK)
  • "Wing and a Prayer" (US)
ReleasedJune 1989 (UK)
July 1989 (US)
RecordedNovember to December 1988
StudioMayfair Studios, London
GenreSynth-pop[1]
Length4:55 (album)
4:15 (single edit)
3:50 (remix/edit-Promo)
LabelWarner Bros. Records, Warner Music
Songwriter(s)Barry, Robin & Maurice Gibb
Producer(s)The Bee Gees, Brian Tench
Bee Gees singles chronology
"Ordinary Lives"
(1989) 		"One"
(1989) 		"Bodyguard"
(1989)

"One" is a 1989 song by the Bee Gees and the title track from the album of the same name, released as its second international single and lead single in the United States. The song returned the Bee Gees to American radio and would turn out to be their biggest US hit in the 1980s, and their last hit single to reach the US top ten. It was their first Top 10 hit since "Love You Inside Out" was #1 in June 1979. It peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in September 1989, and it stayed in the Top 40 for ten weeks.

It also topped the American adult contemporary chart that same month, remaining at number one for two weeks.[2] The track reached No. 71 in the UK Singles Chart.[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1989) Peak
position
Argentina 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 38
Brazil 8
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 11
Germany (GfK)[6] 37
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 46
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 71
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 7

Year-end charts

Chart (1989) Position
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[10] 88

References

  1. ^ Molanphy, Chris (September 28, 2018). "The Nights on Broadway Edition". Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia (Podcast). Slate. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 30.
  3. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 51. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. ^ "Bee Gees – One" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 6585." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. October 2, 1989. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
  6. ^ "Bee Gees – One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
  7. ^ "Bee Gees – One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Bee Gees: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "Bee Gees Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 51, No. 8, December 23, 1989". RPM. December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on September 7, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.