One Love (The Stone Roses song)

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"One Love"
Single by The Stone Roses
from the album Turns Into Stone
Released	July 2, 1990 (UK)
Format	CD, cassette, vinyl record 7" and 12"
Genre	Baggy, Madchester
Length	7 min 45 s (12") 3 min 35 s (7")
Label	Silvertone
Producer(s)	John Leckie
Chart positions
#4 (UK)
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"Fools Gold/What The World Is Waiting For" (1989)	"One Love" (1990)	"I Wanna Be Adored" (1990)

One Love is a non-album single by The Stone Roses. The single was released in the UK, U.S., Australia, Germany, Japan, Spain, and France, peaking at #4 in the Roses' home country of the UK, their highest charting single up until that time. "One Love" is also available on the 1992 compilation Turns Into Stone, and the 2002 release The Very Best of The Stone Roses.

The song has a decidedly mixed reputation among Roses fans, with some denouncing it for borrowing too much from the success of Fools Gold. Nevertheless, the song contains vivid biblical references prevalent throughout their catalogue.

Contents 1 Music video 2 Quotes 3 Track Listing 4 External links

[edit] Music video

The music video featured The Stone Roses performing outdoors, with fires blazing in the background.

[edit] Quotes

Ian Brown on "One Love": "The chorus wasn't strong enough. We tried for an anthem. We wanted to cover all bases and ended up covering none."[1]

[edit] Track Listing

7": [Silvertone ORE 17]

1. "One Love [Edit]" (3:35)
2. "Something's Burning [Edit]" (3:37)

12": [Silvertone ORE T 17]

1. "One Love" (7:45)
2. "Something's Burning" (7:50)

CD: [Silvertone ORE CD 17]

1. "One Love" (7:45)
2. "Something's Burning" (7:50)

CS: [Silvertone OREC 17]

1. "One Love" (7:45)
2. "Something's Burning" (7:50)

[edit] External links

• The Definitive Stone Roses Discography