One (Creed song)
| "One" | ||||
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| Single by Creed | ||||
| from the album My Own Prison | ||||
| Released | December 1, 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1995, The Kitchen Studio, Tallahassee, Florida and Criteria Studios, Miami, Florida | |||
| Genre | Post-grunge, alternative rock | |||
| Length | 5:02 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Scott Stapp, Mark Tremonti | |||
| Producer(s) | John Kurzweg | |||
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"One" is a song by American rock band Creed. It is the fourth single as well as the tenth and final track from the band's 1997 album My Own Prison. It was also included as a B-side on the maxi-single for "With Arms Wide Open" in 2000.
The song decries racial tensions in modern society and "discrimination now on both sides" which cause "seeds of hate [to] blossom further." The song specifically denounces calls that affirmative action "may be justified" as causing a "sliding further into regression." Instead, the song suggests that "the goal is to be unified" and therefore "why hold down one to raise another." To move on, we must realize that "the only way is one" because "all we want is unity" and "in the end we meet our fate together."
"One" was released as the last single from the band's debut album, peaking at #49 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart. "One" was also the only song off Creed's first album that charted on the Billboard Hot 100, charting at number 70. It is one of Creed's highest charting rock singles, peaking at number two on both the Mainstream Rock Tracks and the Modern Rock Tracks. On the former chart, it was ranked the number one track of 1999, despite its #2 peak position. This song was used as wrestler Ricky Steamboat's entrance theme in 2006 and 2007 Raw Live Events.
Chart performance
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Rock/Alternative (RPM)[1] | 9 |
| Canada Top Singles (RPM)[2] | 39 |
| US Alternative Airplay (Billboard)[3] | 2 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 70 |
| US Mainstream Rock (Billboard)[5] | 2 |
References
- ^ "Top RPM Rock/Alternative Tracks: Issue 7450." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7445." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Creed Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Creed Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
- ^ "Creed Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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