World of Our Own (song)
"World of Our Own" | ||||
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Single by Westlife | ||||
from the album World of Our Own | ||||
Released | 18 February 2002 | |||
Recorded | Rokstone Studios, London 2001 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 3:30 | |||
Label | Sony BMG | |||
Songwriter(s) | Steve Mac, Wayne Hector, Dennis Morgan, Simon Climie | |||
Producer(s) | Steve Mac | |||
Westlife singles chronology | ||||
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"World of Our Own CD2" | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"World of Our Own" on YouTube | ||||
Music video | ||||
"World of Our Own (US Version)" on YouTube |
"World of Our Own" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 18 February 2002 as the second single from their third studio album of the same name (2001). The song peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart,[1] becoming their 10th number one single - making them a part of a small group of artists in British chart history to achieve this feat. Also, they made history by being the shortest music act or band to have ten or double-figures number ones in the UK Singles Chart (2 years and 10 months or 149 weeks) – more than 3 months quicker than the Beatles (165 weeks). The song's popularity peaked when it was featured in the children's feature film, You Wish!.[2]
"World of Our Own" was the 40th best selling single of 2002 in the UK, and received a Silver sales certification in the UK for over 200,000 copies sold.[3] It is the band's fourth most streamed song, and twelfth best selling single of all-time on both paid-for and combined sales categories in the United Kingdom as of January 2019.[4][5] While it is their second most streamed song of all time from their home country, the Republic of Ireland, with 579 thousand streams as of 2 April 2019.
On 12 May 2018, the song was performed on South Korean music programme 'Immortal Songs 2' by V.O.S. Band member Shane Filan was the featured 'Legend' and judged the participants.[6]
Critical reception
Chuck Taylor from Billboard called it "a definitive pop song", praising its "joyfully catchy chorus, itchy train-track-clacking beat, velvet harmonies" and Shane Filan's "glossy, emotive vocals", concluding that "Westlife deserves it shot in America, and this is the perfect song with which to take aim."[7]
Music video
The video of this song was directed by Cameron Casey[8] and it was Rat Pack styled. The band members are dressed up as gangsters and they enter in an American Hummer. Until the first chorus, the band members sing beneath a bridge. Then, they go to the balcony of a futuristic building then on a deserted bridge. As they sing, the darkness lifts and the sun shines making everybody (the people) happy. The song ends with the scene shifting from the top of the roof of yet another futuristic building to back under the bridge from where the song initiated.[9]
There is a video for the U.S. version as well, which is a bit mature from the band's earlier innocent-type videos and it was directed by Antti Jokinen. The video features the band singing in an abandoned building with broken walls and surrounded by shrubbery. The video occasionally cuts to various couples kissing and necking each other while the band continue to sing in the building equipped with mics and seating on sofas. The video also shows the boys having fun at a party lit by candles, drinking beer and flirting with girls. The video ends in the same fashion it begins: by zooming out of the building.[10]
Another video features the group members recording the song in a studio.[11]
Tours performed at
- World of Our Own Tour (2002)
- Unbreakable Tour (2003)
- Turnaround Tour (2004)
- The Number Ones Tour (2005)
- Face to Face Tour (2006)
- The Love Tour (2007)
- Back Home Tour (2008)
- Where We Are Tour (2010)
- Gravity Tour (2011)
- Greatest Hits Tour (2012)
- The Twenty Tour (2019)
Track listing
- UK CD1
- "World of Our Own" (Single Remix) - 3:28
- "Crying Girl" - 3:39
- "Angel" (Single Remix) - 4:22
- "World of Our Own" (Video) - 3:28
- UK CD2
- "World of Our Own" (Single Remix) - 3:28
- "I Promise You That" - 3:35
- "Angel" (Video) - 4:22
- UK VHS Video Single
- "World of Our Own" (Video) - 3:28
- "Angel" (Video) - 4:22
- "Behind the Scenes Footage"
- "Band Messages"
- Japanese E.P.
- "World of Our Own" (Single Remix) - 3:28
- "Queen of My Heart" (Radio Edit) - 4:20
- "Crying Girl" - 3:39
- "I Promise You That" - 3:35
- "Uptown Girl" (Radio Edit) - 3:06
- "My Love" (Radio Edit) - 3:52
- "Against All Odds" (featuring Mariah Carey) - 3:21
- "En Ti Deje Mi Amor" (Single Remix) - 3:29
- "Con Lo Bien Que Te Ves" (Single Remix) - 3:52
- "World of Our Own" (U.S. Remix) - 3:29
Credits and personnel
- Recording[12]
- Recorded at Rokstone Studios, London
- Personnel[12]
- Steve Mac – songwriter, producer, arranger, mixing, piano, keyboards
- Wayne Hector – songwriter, additional backing vocals
- Chris Laws – engineer, drums
- Matt Howe – engineer
- Daniel Pursey – assistant engineer
- Quentin Guine – assistant engineer
- Philipe Rose – assistant engineer
Charts
Weekly chartsVideo album
Single
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Year-end charts
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Certifications and sales
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI)[34] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Release date |
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United Kingdom | 18 February 2002 |
United States | May 14, 2002 |
References
- ^ "Official Singles Chart: World of Our Own". Official Charts. Retrieved November 20, 2018.
- ^ "You Wish! (2003 TV Movie) - Soundtracks". IMDb. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
- ^ "Westlife | Official Top 20 | MTV UK". Mtv.co.uk. 2009-10-28. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ "Westlife | Official Top 20". MTV. Retrieved 2012-08-15.
- ^ Copsey, Rob (January 12, 2019). "Westlife's Top 20 biggest songs on the Official Charts". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ KBSKpop (2018-05-12), 불후의명곡 Immortal Songs 2 - V.O.S - World of Our Own 20180512, retrieved 2018-12-28
- ^ Billboard (10 August 2002). Billboard Picks - Singles: Spotlights. Vol. 114. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 21. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ^ MickeyCutie (2009-10-18), The Making Of World Of Our Own - Westlife (HD), retrieved 2018-05-11
- ^ westlifeVEVO (2009-10-03), Westlife - "World of Our Own", retrieved 2017-08-30
- ^ westlifeVEVO (2011-01-15), Westlife - "World of Our Own" (US Version), retrieved 2017-08-30
- ^ westlifeVEVO (2016-03-02), Westlife - World of Our Own (Where Dreams Come True - Featurette Part 2), retrieved 2018-05-11
- ^ a b World of Our Own (liner notes). Westlife. BMG. 2002. 74321826262.
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- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own" (in French). Ultratip. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own". Tracklisten. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – World of Our Own". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own". Top Digital Download. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 2002" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ http://www.musicchartheaven.com/westlife/westlifehits.htm
- ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife – World of Our Own". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Westlife: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ "Jahreshitparade Singles 2002". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- ^ "End of Year Charts 2002". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
- ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart 2002" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "British single certifications – Westlife – World of Our Own". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 21 June 2019. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type World of Our Own in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- 2001 songs
- 2002 singles
- Westlife songs
- Song recordings produced by Steve Mac
- Songs written by Dennis Morgan (songwriter)
- Songs written by Simon Climie
- Songs written by Steve Mac
- Songs written by Wayne Hector
- Number-one singles in Scotland
- UK Singles Chart number-one singles
- Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
- Sony BMG singles