She's the One (World Party song)

"She's the One"
Song by World Party from the album Egyptology
Released 1997
Recorded 1996/97
Genre Alternative rock, Britpop
Length 4:56
Label The Enclave
Writer Karl Wallinger
Producer Karl Wallinger
Egyptology track listing

"Vanity Fair"
(4)		 "She's the One"
(5)		 "Vocal Interlude"
(6)

"She's the One" is a song by British rock band World Party. It was written and produced by Karl Wallinger for World Party's fourth studio album, Egyptology (1997).

The song won an Ivor Novello Award in 1997.[1] World Party performed the song live on Later... with Jools Holland in 1998, before it was covered by Robbie Williams the following year.

Robbie Williams version

"She's the One/It's Only Us"
Single by Robbie Williams
from the album I've Been Expecting You and The Ego Has Landed
Released 8 November 1999
Format CD single, cassette
Recorded 1999
Genre Pop
Length 4:18 ("She's the One")
2:51 ("It's Only Us")
Label Chrysalis
Producer(s) Guy Chambers, Steve Power
Robbie Williams singles chronology
"Strong"
(1999)		 "She's the One"/"It's Only Us"
(1999)		 "Win Some Lose Some"
(1999)

In 1999, "She's the One" was covered by Robbie Williams and released as a double A-side single with "It's Only Us". It was the fourth single from his second studio album, I've Been Expecting You (1998) and was also included on his first compilation album, The Ego Has Landed (1999). The song became Williams' second number-one single in the United Kingdom.

Music video

In the video Williams is coach to ice skating couple but when the male skater gets injured during practice Williams takes his place for the final and gets the highest scores. In the video he performs a backflip, which is actually illegal in competitive figure skating.

Philip Woods, a 10-year-old figure skater from Chelmsford, was chosen to play the young Williams in a flashback, although he never met the singer during filming.

The song went on to win a number of awards around the world, including a BRIT Award for Single of the Year and Best British Video in 2000, and it also won a Capital Radio Award for Best Single.

Chart performance

"She's the One" became Williams' second number-one solo single in the United Kingdom, shipping over 400,000 copies being certified Gold by the BPI.[2] The single also reached the top three in New Zealand.

Track listing

UK CD1

  1. "She's the One" (Wallinger) – 4:18
  2. "It's Only Us" – 2:51
  3. "Millennium" (Live at Slane Castle) – 4:39
  4. "She's the One" (enhanced video)

UK CD2

  1. "It's Only Us" – 2:51
  2. "She's the One" – 4:18
  3. "Coke & Tears" – 4:24
  4. "It's Only Us" (enhanced video)

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1999-2000) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 40
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[5] 21
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[6] 13
France (SNEP)[7] 74
Germany (Media Control Charts)[8] 30
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 4
Italy (FIMI)[10] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 33
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 42
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 20
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[15] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[2] Gold 490,000[16]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Other versions

Andy Williams released a version of "She's the One" on his 2007 album, I Don't Remember Ever Growing Up. The song was also included on Eoghan Quigg's critically vilified 2009 album.

On 10 October 2009, Olly Murs covered the song during the first live show of the sixth series of The X Factor. During the final of the following series, One Direction also performed a duet of the song with Williams. In the tenth series of the show, Nicholas McDonald performed the song as well. On 11 October 2014, Jake Quickenden sang it during the eleventh series.

References

  1. ↑ Cassidy, Andy (7 October 2012). "World Party: Interview with Karl Wallinger". pennymusic.co.uk. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "British single certifications – Robbie Williams – She's The One/It's Only Us". British Phonographic Industry. Enter She's The One/It's Only Us in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Search
  3. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  6. ↑ "Robbie Williams: She's the One" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  7. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Robbie Williams – She's the One" (in French). Les classement single.
  8. ↑ "Chartverfulgong > Robbie Williams > She's the One – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  9. ↑ "Irish Singles Chart - Robbie Williams - She's the One". IRMA. Retrieved 31 October 2013.
  10. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Robbie Williams – She's the One". Top Digital Download.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – Robbie Williams search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Robbie Williams – She's the One". Top 40 Singles.
  13. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Robbie Williams – She's the One". Singles Top 60.
  14. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Robbie Williams – She's the One". Swiss Singles Chart.
  15. ↑ "Archive Chart: 1999-11-20" UK Singles Chart.
  16. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/number-1-today-in-1999-robbie-williams-shes-the-one__7088/

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