"I Wanna Be the Only One" | ||||
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Single by Eternal featuring BeBe Winans | ||||
from the album Before the Rain | ||||
Released | 19 May 1997 | |||
Genre | R&B | |||
Length | 3:36 | |||
Label | EMI | |||
Writer(s) | BeBe Winans and James "Rhett" Lawrence | |||
Producer | Nigel Lowis | |||
Eternal featuring BeBe Winans singles chronology | ||||
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"I Wanna Be the Only One" is a single by Eternal. It was the third single released from their album 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 both Eternal and the Spice Girls.
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Country | Date | Position | Certification |
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United Kingdom | May 1997 | #1 | Platinum [1] |
Norway | August 1997 | #2 [2] | Platinum |
The Netherlands | July 1997 | #3 [3] | Platinum [4] |
Ireland | 22 May 1997 | #3 [5] | |
Austria | 27 July 1997 | #6 [6] | |
Sweden | 29 August 1997 | #6 [7] | |
France | 22 November 1997 | #6 [8] | |
Switzerland | 10 August 1997 | #7 [9] | Gold |
Australia | 29 March 1998 | #10 [10] | Gold [11] |
Germany | September 1997 | #14 [12] |
Preceded by "You're Not Alone" by Olive |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 25 May 1997 (1 week) |
Succeeded by "MMMBop" by Hanson |