One Shot (JLS song)

"One Shot"
Single by JLS
from the album JLS
B-side	"Mary"
Released	21 February 2010
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2009
Genre	Pop, R&B, dance
Length	3:47
Label	Epic
Writer(s)	Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Michael Warren, Brandon White, Sean Hurley
Producer	Soulshock & Karlin
JLS singles chronology
"Everybody in Love" (2009) "One Shot" (2010) "The Club Is Alive" (2010)
Alternative cover CD2 Cover

"One Shot" is an R&B song by English boyband JLS, written by Soulshock & Karlin, Michael Warren, Brandon White, and Sean Hurley. It was released as their third and final single from their self-titled debut album on February 21, 2010. The song reached the A-List on BBC Radio 1's playlist, and reached number six in the United Kingdom, where it has so far sold 302,493 copies.^[1]

Critical reception

Digital Spy awarded the song 3 stars and said: "It's essentially a classic boyband ballad given some trendy, rave-tinged production - lyrics to please Louis Walsh, synth sounds to satisfy the Kiss FM playlist team. Decent enough then, but as with most of their album, it does make you wonder how far JLS might go with some really good tunes?"^[2] Fraser McAlpine of BBC Chart blog gave the song a positive review stating "You've got to love a song with two tempos. I mean most songs have just the one. They begin, tick away the minutes, sometimes stopping, sometimes starting up again, but they really don't ever tend to deviate from their one central pulse. But this has got TWO. TWO! The opening verse is wafty and slow, Aston calmly explaining that he's got his eye on a special someone and he's trying to screw his courage up into a little ball so that he can go and ask her out. Then there's some ravey synth action, which is whizzy and fast and we're into the chorus, which is - and this is where the genius lies - BOTH OF THESE THINGS AT THE SAME TIME!^[3]". .

Promotion

On the 17th December 2009 the song was performed the song on Alan Carr: Chatty Man and the band also gave a performance of One Shot on So You Think You Can Dance on the 23rd January 2010. They performed the track on February 10, on GMTV with Lorraine Kelly, before giving an interview. The single was also performed at Let's Dance For Sport Relief, The Album Chart Show, and the National Lottery Midweek Draws.

Music video

At first JLS are standing in a room with a dim spotlight shining down on them then Aston Merrygold sings his verse. They step back and the drop to the floor and start conjouring up their microphones. Then they sing their chorus and lights come out of the back wall then the lights go off only to come back approximately 1 second later. Then they drop to the floor again to make sweeping motions with lights following their hands. Their microphones disappear. The video premiered on 16 January 2010.

Track listing

CD1 (88697634512)

1. "One Shot" (Radio Version #1) – 3:38
2. "Mary" – 3:05

CD2 (88697658892)

1. "One Shot" (Radio Version #2) – 3:18
2. "One Shot" (Kardinal Beats Radio Edit) – 3.42
3. "One Shot" (Kardinal Beats Remix feat. Mr Damz) – 3.55
4. "One Shot" (Bimbo Jones Remix) – 6.49
5. "One Shot" (Nu Addiction Remix) – 7:17

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
European Hot 100 Singles[4]	21
Ireland (IRMA)[5]	11
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[6]	7
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[7]	6

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Catalogue
United Kingdom	21 February 2010	Digital download	Epic Records
	22 February 2010	CD1[8]		88697634512
		CD2[9]		88697658892

References

1. ^ http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=1&storycode=1041812&c=1
2. ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlesreviews/a198698/jls-one-shot.html
3. ^ Fraser McAlpine. "JLS - 'One Shot'". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/chartblog/2010/01/jls_one_shot.shtml. 
4. ^ "JLS Album & Song Chart History" European Hot 100 for JLS. Prometheus Global Media.
5. ^ "Chart Track". Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association.
6. ^ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
7. ^ "Chart Stats – JLS – One Shot" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
8. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=306326
9. ^ http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=312713

External links

• Official music video on YouTube