One by One (song)

This article is about the Cher song. For other songs with the same title, see One by One (disambiguation).

"One by One"
Single by Cher
from the album It's a Man's World
Released	January 5, 1996 (Europe) June 4, 1996 (U.S.)
Recorded	1995
Genre	Pop/Rock (Europe) Pop/R&B (U.S.)
Length	5:06 (Europe) 4:06 (U.S.)
Label	Reprise WEA
Writer(s)	Anthony Griffiths
Producer	Stephen Lipson
Cher North American singles chronology "I Got You Babe" (1993) "One by One" (1996) "Paradise Is Here" (1996) Cher European singles chronology "Walking in Memphis" (1995) "One by One" (1996) "Not Enough Love in the World" (1996) Audio sample file info · help

"One by One" is the first American and second European single by American singer-actress Cher from her twenty-second studio album, It's a Man's World. It was released on January 5, 1996 by Reprise Records and WEA. It was written by Anthony Griffiths of The Real People and had been released by Irish singer Johnny Logan in 1990.

Song information

In 1987, Liverpool-based musician Anthony Griffiths penned the song for his band, "Jo Jo & The Real People". It was not intended to be released as a single. The band later shortened their name to The Real People and it was not included among the 12 tracks of their eponymous debut album The Real People in 1991 on CBS Records.

Irish singer Johnny Logan recorded the song in 1990. It was released as a double A-sided single and reached the Irish top 20.

In 1995, Cher recorded the song and released it in 1996 as the first U.S. and second European official single for her twenty-second album It's a Man's World. The song was virtually unknown prior to the release of Cher's version.

For Cher, although Walking in Memphis was chosen as the first single, One by One proved to be more successful in the United Kingdom when it charted at number seven. In the United States the single performed fairly on the Billboard's Hot 100, but was a big hit on Billboard's Adult Contemporary, Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Dance Singles Sales charts.

Music video

The original video was released in the United Kingdom, which follows the story of an unhappy couple who struggle with problems, but later make up when they realize how much they actually love each other. When the video was released in the United States it followed the same concept, but some scenes were added and some were taken off, the beginning was also much different including animations which followed the beat of the song. Finally a third video was released due to the popularity of the single's club remix. Dan Rucks or most famously known as Dan-O-Rama remixed the video by using a combination of both original videos. The remix used for the video was the Junior Vasquez vocal edit.

Notable live performances

• Cher performed the song on the fifth leg of her The Farewell Tour. The Junior Vasquez Club Vocal Mix was sung as part of the "Love Medley".
• The song was performed the in U.S. on Late Night with David Letterman in 1996.^[1]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of all single releases of "One by One". Europe CD Maxi-Single (WEA 032 CD)[2] [3] "One By One" "One By One" (Junior Vasquez Mix) "If I Could Turn Back Time" "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" Germany CD Single (WEA 032 CD)[4] [5] Same tracklist of the European CD Single but, without the "Junior Vasquez Mix". [6] US 12" Vinyl (PRO-A-8015)[7] [8] A1. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez Club Vocal Mix) A2. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez Club Dub) B1. "One By One" (X Beat Mix) B2. "One By One" (X Beat Dub) B3. "One By One" (Junior Vasquez Vocal Edit) US CD Maxi-Single (9 43643-2)[9] [10] "One By One" (with Melle Mel) "I Wouldn't Treat A Dog (The Way You Treated Me)" (Non-album Track) "One By One" (Junior Vasquez Club Vocal Mix) "One By One" (Junior Vasquez Club Dub) "One By One" (X Beat Mix) "One By One" (X Beat Dub) US 12" Vinyl (0-43643)[11] [12] Same tracklist of the US CD Maxi-Single' but, without the "X Beat Dub". [13] UK 12" Vinyl (SAM 1785)[14] [15] A1. "One By One" (Junior's Club Vocal) A2. "One By One" (Club Dub 2) B1. "One By One" (Long Version) B2. "One By One" (Tribal Beats) B3. "One By One"

UK 12" Vinyl (WEA032T)[16] [17] A1. "One By One" (Junior's Club Vocal) B1. "Walking In Memphis" (Shut Up And Dance Vocal Mix) B2. "Walking In Memphis" (Baby Doc Mix) US CD Single (9 17695-2)[18] [19] "One By One" (Album Version) "I Wouldn't Treat A Dog" (The Way You Treated Me) (Non-album Track) "One By One" (Original UK Album Version) UK 12" Vinyl (SAM 1763)[20] [21] A1. "One By One (Junior's Club Vocal) A2. "One By One (Tribal Beats) B1. "One By One (Junior's Club Dub 1) B2. "One By One (Junior's Club Dub 2) US 12" Vinyl Promo (PRO-A-8428)[22] [23] A1. "One By One" (Junior's Pride Mix) A2. "One By One" (Bonus Beats) A3. "One By One" (Piano Dub) B1. "Walking In Memphis" (Shut Up And Dance Mix) B2. "Walking In Memphis" (Rated PG Mix)

Official versions

• Main UK Version (5:06)
• Main US Version (4:06)
• Long Version (4:59)
• with Melle Mel (4:06)
• Junior's Club Dub (7:22)
• Junior's Club Dub Edit (4:00)
• Junior's Club Vocal (8:45)
• Junior's Club Vocal Edit (4:21)
• Junior's Gay Pride Mix (9:08)
• Junior's Gay Pride Mix (12:40) (Unreleased)
• X Beat Mix (7:36)
• X Beat Dub (7:36)
• Tribal Beats (2:52)
• Bonus Beats (3:58)
• Piano Short (4:40)
• Piano Dub (5:26)

Charts

Chart (1996) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 52 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Singles Sales 52 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 7 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales 6 U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 9 Argentinian Singles Chart 93 European Singles Chart 34 Italian Singles Chart 16 Irish Singles Chart 13 UK Singles Chart[24] 7

References

1. ^ www.youtube.com/watch?v=8OxNG_K83ks
2. ^ Cher - One by One
3. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
4. ^ Cher - One by One
5. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
6. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
7. ^ Cher - One By One (The Junior Vasquez Mixes)
8. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
9. ^ Cher - One By One
10. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
11. ^ Cher - One by One
12. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
13. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
14. ^ Cher - One By One
15. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
16. ^ Cher - One By One
17. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
18. ^ Cher - One By One
19. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
20. ^ Cher - One By One
21. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
22. ^ Cher - One By One/Walking In Memphis
23. ^ "One By One Single". https://sites.google.com/site/cherjukebox/discography/it-s-a-man-s-world/one-by-one. 
24. ^ UK Singles Chart [1] . Retrieved October 31, 2010.

External links

• Official Cher site
• Warner official site
• Cher at the Internet Movie Database