I Wanna Be the Only One
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| "I Wanna Be The Only One" | ||
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| Single by Eternal featuring BeBe Winans | ||
| from the album Before the Rain | ||
| Released | May 19, 1997 | |
| Genre | R&B | |
| Length | 3:36 | |
| Label | EMI | |
| Writer(s) | BeBe Winans and James "Rhett" Lawrence | |
| Producer(s) | Nigel Lowis | |
| Chart positions | ||
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| Eternal featuring BeBe Winans singles chronology | ||
| "Don't You Love Me" (1997) |
I Wanna Be The Only One | "Angel of Mine" (1997) |
"I Wanna Be the Only One" was the third single released from Before the Rain. In May 1997, the group joined forces with US singer BeBe Winans and scored their first - and only - UK chart-topper with this song. The girl group had previously scored #1 hits in Japan with "Stay", "Power Of A Woman", "Who Are You" and "Finally".
"I Wanna Be the Only One" became Eternal's biggest hit to date: it was the third most played song on British radio and the most played song on European radio by a UK act in 1997. It earned Eternal a MOBO Award and Capital FM Award for Best Single. It was also nominated for Best Single at the BRIT Awards; although the gong went to All Saints, unofficial reports suggest that winner Never Ever was closely challenged by two both Eternal and the Spice Girls.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wanna Be the Only One" | 3:36 |
| 2. | "A Friend Is a Friend" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Show Me" | 4:28 |
| 4. | "Don't You Love Me" (French Remix) | 3:37 |
[edit] Charts
| Country | Date | Position | Certification |
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| United Kingdom | May 1997 | #1 | Gold [1] |
| Norway | August 1997 | #2 [2] | Platinum |
| The Netherlands | July 1997 | #3 [3] | Platinum [4] |
| Ireland | May 22, 1997 | #3 [5] | |
| Austria | July 27, 1997 | #6 [6] | |
| Sweden | August 29, 1997 | #6 [7] | |
| France | November 22, 1997 | #6 [8] | |
| Switzerland | August 10, 1997 | #7 [9] | Gold |
| Australia | March 29, 1998 | #10 [10] | Gold [11] |
| Germany | September 1997 | #14 [12] |
[edit] References
- ^ BPI.co.uk Certification "I Wanna Be The Only One" Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ NorwegianCharts.com "I Wanna Be The Only One" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ Top4000.nl Week 30, 1997. Accessed: October 28, 2006
- ^ NVPI.nl Dutch certification database Accessed November 4, 2006
- ^ IrishCharts.ie Irish chart search (Accessed: November 2, 2006)
- ^ AustrianCharts.at "I Wanna Be The Only One" page. Accessed: October 28, 2006
- ^ SwedishCharts.com "I Wanna Be The Only One" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ LesCharts.com "I Wanna Be The Only One" page. Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ Swisscharts.com "I Wanna Be The Only One" page. Accessed: October 28, 2006
- ^ Australian-Charts.com "I Wanne Be The Only One" page. Accessed: November 24, 2006
- ^ Aria.com.au Certifications 1998 Accessed: October 29, 2006
- ^ Infinity charts German Top 20 - The Chart Of September 1997 Accessed: November 2, 2006
| Preceded by "You're Not Alone" by Olive |
UK Singles Chart Number 1 single May 25, 1997 for 1 week |
Succeeded by "MMMBop" by Hanson |
