Be the One (Dua Lipa song)

"Be the One"
Single by Dua Lipa
from the album Dua Lipa
B-side
  • "New Love"
  • "Last Dance"
Released 30 October 2015 (2015-10-30)
Format
Studio
  • TaP Studio / Strongroom 7
    (London)
  • Sony/ATV Recording Studios
Genre Synth-pop
Length 3:22
Label Dua Lipa Limited
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Digital Farm Animals
  • Jack Tarrant
Dua Lipa singles chronology
"New Love"
(2015)		 "Be the One"
(2015)		 "Last Dance"
(2016)

"New Love"
(2015)		 "Be the One"
(2015)		 "Last Dance"
(2016)

"Be the One" is a song by English singer Dua Lipa from her eponymous debut studio album (2017). It was written by Lucy Taylor, Digital Farm Animals and Jack Tarrant, and produced by Digital Farm Animals. The song was released on 30 October 2015 as the album's second single.

The single attained chart success throughout continental Europe and Australia. After being sent to contemporary hit radio stations in the United Kingdom on 30 December 2016, "Be the One" entered the UK Singles Chart for the first time, peaking at number nine. It also became Lipa's second number one on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart in the United States.

Background and composition

"Be the One" is a synth-pop song.[1] In an interview with Nylon magazine, Lipa stated that the song is about "self belief, perseverance, and fighting for what you want [...] In this instance, it's about a relationship but really, this is an attitude I try to bring into everything in my life."[2]

Music videos

The first music video for "Be the One" was directed by Nicole Nodland and filmed in the streets of Soho, London.[3] It premiered on 29 October 2015.[2]

A second music video was released on 5 December 2016 on Vevo. It was directed by Daniel Kaufman and features American actor Ansel Elgort.[4][5]

Track listings

Digital download[6]
No.TitleLength
1."Be the One"3:22
Austrian, German and Swiss digital download – EP[7][8][9]
No.TitleLength
1."Be the One"3:23
2."New Love"3:59
3."Last Dance"3:49
4."Be the One" (With You Remix)5:45
5."Be the One" (Max + Johann Remix)4:06
6."Be the One" (music video)3:25
7."Last Dance" (music video)3:48
Digital download – remixes EP[10]
No.TitleLength
1."Be the One" (Shy Luv Remix)3:28
2."Be the One" (Dillistone Remix)3:47
3."Be the One" (Paul Woolford Remix)6:21
4."Be the One" (Take a Daytrip Remix)4:08
5."Be the One" (Ten Ven Remix)5:24
6."Be the One" (With You Remix)5:45
German CD single[11]
No.TitleLength
1."Be the One"3:23
2."Last Dance"3:49

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dua Lipa.[12]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Argentina (Monitor Latino)[13] 5
Australia (ARIA)[14] 6
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[15] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[16] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[17] 42
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[18] 12
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[19] 50
Finnish Airplay (Radiosoittolista)[20] 55
France (SNEP)[21] 42
Germany (Official German Charts)[22] 11
Greece Digital Songs (Billboard)[23] 9
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[24] 5
Hungary (Single Top 40)[25] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[26] 25
Italy (FIMI)[27] 28
Luxembourg Digital Songs (Billboard)[28] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[29] 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[30] 11
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[31] 20
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[32] 1
Poland (Polish TV Airplay Chart)[33] 1
Portugal (AFP)[34] 70
Romania (Airplay 100)[35] 13
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[36] 4
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[37] 1
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[38] 35
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[39] 20
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[40] 100
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[41] 11
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[42] 9
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[43] 1
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[44] 40

Year-end charts

Chart (2016) Position
Australia (ARIA)[45] 52
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[46] 53
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[47] 10
Germany (Official German Charts)[48] 72
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[49] 12
Hungary (Single Top 40)[50] 18
Italy (FIMI)[51] 80
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[52] 27
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[53] 50
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100)[54] 3
Slovenia (SloTop50)[55] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[56] 51

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[57] 2× Platinum 140,000^
Belgium (BEA)[58] Platinum 30,000*
Germany (BVMI)[59] Gold 200,000^
Italy (FIMI)[60] Platinum 50,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[61] Gold 7,500*
Sweden (GLF)[62] Gold 20,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[63] 2× Platinum 40,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[64] Gold 400,000double-dagger

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
double-daggersales+streaming figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various 30 October 2015 Digital download Dua Lipa Limited [6]
29 January 2016 Digital download – remixes EP [10]
Austria 19 February 2016 Digital download – EP [7]
Germany [8]
Switzerland [9]
Germany 11 March 2016 CD single Vertigo [11]
United Kingdom 30 December 2016 Contemporary hit radio Dua Lipa Limited [65]
United States 21 March 2017 Warner Bros. [66]

See also

References

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