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One Love, One Life consists of 20 songs and Hammond himself produced 19 out of 20 songs with various co-producers including Donovan Germain on 'No Candle Light', Collin 'Bulby' York on 'In My Arms', and Michael Fletcher on 'More Time'.

. Music video on ' One' is a song by Irish band. It is the third track from their 1991 album, and it was released as the record's third single in February 1992.

During the album's recording sessions at in Berlin, conflict arose between the band members over the direction of U2's sound and the quality of their material. Tensions almost prompted the band to break up until they achieved a breakthrough with the improvisation of 'One'; the song was written after the band members were inspired by a chord progression that guitarist was playing in the studio. The lyrics, written by lead singer, were inspired by the band members' fractured relationships and the. Although the lyrics ostensibly describe 'disunity', they have been interpreted in other ways. 'One' was released as a, with proceeds going towards. The song topped the and US Billboard and charts, and it peaked at number seven on the and number ten on the.

In promotion of the song, the band filmed several music videos, although they were not pleased until a third was created. The song was acclaimed by critics upon its release, and it has since been featured in polls of the greatest songs of all time. U2 has performed 'One' at most of their tour concerts since the song's live debut in 1992, and it has appeared in many of the band's. In a live setting, 'One' is often used by the group to promote human rights or causes, and the song lends its namesake to Bono's charitable organisation, the.

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In 2005, U2 re-recorded the song as part of a duet with recording artist on her album. Contents. Writing and recording In October 1990, U2 arrived in Berlin on the eve of to begin the recording sessions for Achtung Baby at.

Expecting to be inspired by a ' and the reuniting city, the band instead found the mood to be bleak and soon conflict arose over their musical direction and the quality of their material. While bassist and drummer preferred a sound similar to U2's previous work, vocalist and guitarist were inspired by European and of the time and were advocating a change. The band also had difficulty developing demos and musical ideas into completed songs. Bono and the Edge believed the lack of progress was the fault of the band, while Clayton and Mullen Jr. Believed the problem was the quality of the songs. Mullen said he 'thought this might be the end' of the band.

'At the instant we were recording it, I got a very strong sense of its power. We were all playing together in the big recording room, a huge, eerie ballroom full of ghosts of the war, and everything fell into place. It was a reassuring moment, when everyone finally went, 'oh great, this album has started.' It's the reason you're in a band – when the spirit descends upon you and you create something truly affecting.

'One' is an incredibly moving piece. It hits straight into the heart.' —, on the recording of 'One' Ultimately, a breakthrough in the sessions was achieved. While on a song called 'Sick Puppy'—an early version of '—the band tried different for the. The jam stopped and the Edge tried playing them alone on an acoustic guitar, as 'everyone was trying to decide if they were any good.'

At the suggestion of producer, the Edge played two separate sections sequentially. The band liked the way it flowed and decided to try and play it together. Speaking of the improvisation, the Edge said, 'suddenly something very powerful was happening in the room.'

He added, 'Everyone recognized it was a special piece. It was like we'd caught a glimpse of what the song could be.' Soon afterwards, the band had developed the piece of music into 'One'.

Bono recalls that 'the melody, the structure—the whole thing was done in 15 minutes'. He also stated that the lyrics 'just fell out of the sky, a gift'; the concept was inspired by the band members' fracturing relationships, the German reunification, and Bono's scepticism of the idea of 'oneness'. Bono later sent a note to the declining an invitation to a festival called Oneness, incorporating a line from the song: 'One—but not the same'.

The song's writing inspired the band and changed their outlook on the recording sessions. Said the song reaffirmed the band's 'blank page approach' to recording and reassured the band that all was not lost. 'There was melancholy about it but there was also strength. One is not about oneness, it's about difference.

It's not the old hippie idea of 'let's all live together.' It is a much more concept. It's anti-romantic: 'we are one but not the same. We get to carry each other.' It's a reminder that we have no choice. I'm still disappointed when people hear the chorus line as 'got to' rather than 'we get to carry each other.'

Like it or not, the only way out of here is if I give you a leg up the wall and you pull me after you. There's something very unromantic about that. —, on the recording of 'One' Following the song's initial improvisation, tapes of the recording sessions were delivered to assisting producer to gather his input; Eno spent extended periods of time away from the sessions before visiting to review songs, and he believed that distancing himself from the work allowed him to provide the band with a fresh perspective on their material each time he rejoined them.

The band were rather anxious about the quality of their material, but when Eno arrived in Berlin, they were surprised to hear that he liked most of the tapes. However, as Bono recalls, Eno said, 'There's just one song I really despise, and that's 'One'.' Eno felt that they needed to deconstruct the song. The band returned to in 1991 to record at the 'Elsinore' mansion on the coastline. The band continued to work on the song there, adding various, but not finding a they were satisfied with. The Edge thought that they had the foundation for the song, but that it needed 'foreground'.

Eno interceded, explaining to the group that 'One' was among the sessions' tracks in which 'The song has gone, whatever it is you liked about this song is not there anymore', and that the track had 'disappeared under layers of overdubs'. He created his own mix, which gave the band a better idea of an arrangement they liked. Eno wanted the band to remove the melancholy elements of the song and persuaded them to remove the acoustic guitar from the song. He also worked with Lanois and the Edge to 'undermine the 'too beautiful' feeling', which is why they added the 'crying guitar parts that have an aggression to them'., the sessions', was unconvinced by the song's mix, saying he 'was the nagging doubter. I always felt it was a bit straight, until we did the final mix.' The final mix was completed at in September 1991 on the last night of the album's recording sessions, when some last minute additions were made. Bono did not like a line in the vocals and spent most of the day re-recording it.

Later, after the song's mix had just been completed by the production team, the Edge came up with a guitar part he wanted to add to the song's end near the lyric 'Love is a temple'. After convincing the production team to allow the addition, the Edge played the part once and had it mixed in ten minutes later. Composition 'One' is a rock played in a 4/4 at a of 91 beats per minute. The verse follows a of Am–D–F–G while the chorus follows C–Am–Fmaj 7–C. Bono described the song's theme as such: 'It is a song about coming together, but it's not the old hippie idea of 'Let's all live together.' It is, in fact, the opposite. It's saying, We are one, but we're not the same.

It's not saying we even want to get along, but that we have to get along together in this world if it is to survive. It's a reminder that we have no choice'.

The Edge described it on one level as a 'bitter, twisted, vitriolic conversation between two people who've been through some nasty, heavy stuff'. On another level, he suggested that the line 'we get to carry each other' introduces 'grace' to the song and that the wording 'get to' (instead of 'got to') is essential, as it suggests that it is a privilege to help one another, not an obligation. The band have been told by many fans that they played the song at their weddings, prompting Bono to respond, 'Are you mad? It's about splitting up!' There was some speculation that the song described a conversation between a father and his HIV-positive gay son, based on the connection of the song to, a gay artist who died of. Release 'One' was released as the album's third single in February 1992 as a, with all of the band's royalties being donated to different organisations for each country in which the single was released. The group's manager commented on their decision: 'The band feels that AIDS is the most pressing issue of the day, and we really have to focus people's attention to the AIDS plague that has been with us for 10 years.'

To promote, U2 sold bearing the album title Achtung Baby at their concerts. The cover of the single release is a photograph by David Wojnarowicz. The photograph depicts falling off a cliff after being chased by Native American hunters. The single's liner notes explain that Wojnarowicz 'identifies himself and ourselves with the buffalo, pushed into the unknown by forces we cannot control or even understand'. The single reached number seven in the, number ten in the US, and number one on the US and charts. Music videos Three music videos were created for 'One'.

The first, directed by, was filmed in Berlin and features the band members performing at Hansa Studios interspersed with footage of (an East German automobile they became fond of as a symbol for a changing Europe) and shots of them dressed in. Bono explained that the idea to crossdress 'had been based on the idea that if U2 can't do this, we've got to do it!'

, and it was fostered by the group's experiences dressing in drag for the. However, the band pulled the video, fearing the single's status as an AIDS benefit would result in critics finding AIDS-related interpretations of the video. The Edge explained, 'We didn't want to be involved in putting back the AIDS issue into the realm of sexuality.

It wasn't worth the risk of people imagining we were saying something about the AIDS issue through the drag footage, which was totally not what we were trying to say.' The second video was directed. It comprises images of blooming flowers, the title word in several languages, and slow-motion footage of running, leading up to Wojnarowicz's 'Falling Buffalo' photograph. Much like for the first video, the band did not believe Pellington's video would be good for promoting the single.

The group filmed a third video in an attempt to appeal to a broader audience. It was directed by director and was primarily filmed in early March 1992 at Nell's, a nightclub. The video depicts Bono sitting at a table smoking a and drinking beer, interspersed with footage of the band performing in concert. While Bono was filmed, the rest of the band, along with models and, attended a party in the basement, awaiting their turns to be filmed. However, they were never called to the set and by 3 a.m., they realised that the video was to focus on Bono.

Reception. In 1994, a fan wrote the song's lyrics on the sidewalk leading up to in blue chalk. After the release of Achtung Baby, critics praised 'One'.

In its review of the album, called the song 'biting and unprecedentedly emotional' and opined that its 'extravagant stylings and wild emotings. put it among Bono's most dramatic moments on record'. In its review of the album, called the song a 'radiant ballad', noting that 'Few bands can marshal such sublime power, but it's just one of the many moments on Achtung Baby when we're reminded why, before these guys were the butt of cynical jokes, they were rock & roll heroes—as they still are.' Of gave an enthusiastic review of the song, calling it one of the album's tracks 'whose potency defies equivocations'.

Stokes said the song, both upon initial and repeated listens, 'seems transcendent, a magnificent synthesis of elements, words and music, rhythm, instrumentation arrangement and intonation combine to create something that speaks a language beyond logic, the definitive language of emotional truth'. He said the melody was reminiscent of and the vocals evoked memories of and circa '. Stokes could not single out what made the song so 'utterly inspirational', but said it was 'soul music that avoids the obvious cliches of the genre and cuts to the core'. Called Bono's singing on the song a 'quieter moment' that has 'never been so persuasively tender'.

The wrote that the song 'builds with the stately grandeur of a ballad' and that Bono's lyric 'We're one / But we're not the same' is one of 'pithiest insights yet about the contradiction of marriage'. The called the track 'sorrowful' and compared it to music by the Rolling Stones. Of the called the 'disillusioned' track one of the album's high points.

Of wrote that the song was 'among U2's finest recordings', and she praised its 'lyrical simplicity, heart-rending vocal delivery, and evocative instrumentation'. She called the Edge's guitar playing 'unusually warm and soulful'. In the 1992 critics' poll in, 'One' placed at number eight on the 'Best Single' list.

In 1992, told: 'I think their song 'One' is one of the greatest songs ever written. Now I can see and understand why people were into U2 years ago.' 'One'. is certainly a breakup song. But it's also very much about the duty to stay together, about finding some kind of connection in times of war, fragmentation, plague, poverty and cultural difference. About being too cynical to believe in the hippie version of global oneness, but too much of a believer to reject it.' — 'One' has frequently appeared on lists of the greatest songs.

In 2010, Rolling Stone placed the song at number 36 on its list of ', making it the highest-ranked U2 song. In 2003, a special edition issue of Q, titled '1001 Best Songs Ever', named 'One' the greatest song of all-time.

Ranked the song second on its list of 'Greatest Songs of the 90s', and voters in an April 2006 poll on VH1 named the song as having the UK's number-one lyric: 'One life, with each other, sisters, brothers'. In 2005, ranked the song at number four on its list of 'The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born'.

The following year, readers of Q voted 'One' the fifth-greatest song in history. The song subsequently appeared as one of seven U2 songs in the 2006 music reference book: The Great Songs of All Time and the Artists, Stories, and Secrets. It is included in. On 31 December 2006, 'One' was announced by to be the thirty-fifth highest-selling single of 2006 in the UK. The collaboration was also nominated for the in December 2006. In late 2006, a employee sang 'One' with lyrics modified to refer to the Bank of America and merger.

The video subsequently became an., the copyright owner of the song, posted a cease and desist letter directed at Bank of America in the comments section of, one of the blogs that posted the video. Live performances. Cellphones open as 'One' is performed on the, 14 October 2005. 'One' made its live debut on 29 February 1992 in on the opening night of the, and it was played at every subsequent show on U2's concert tours until the first show of the in Vancouver, where it was not played for the first time in its history. However, the song returned for the following concert, when it was used as the show closer.

Zoo TV performances were accompanied by footage from the second music video being displayed on the stage's video screens, with 's 'Falling Buffalo' photograph appearing at the end of the song. The song took on an even more emotional meaning at a show at Mexico City in 1997, as featured on, where the tearful rendition was dedicated to of. Until the second leg of the, 'One' was played live in the key of A ♭ minor, while the recorded version is played a higher.

Lyrics Of The Song One Love One Life

Throughout its history, Bono has often sung the song with an extra verse generally known as 'Hear Us Coming', whose lyrics are usually some variation of. You hear us coming Lord? You hear us call? You hear us knocking, knocking at Your door? You hear us coming, Lord?

You hear us call? You hear us scratching, will You make me crawl? It was a nearly-regular feature on the Zoo TV Tour, PopMart, and Tours, but was sung less often on the Vertigo Tour. The verse made a re-emergence on the 2009 legs of the; although it was not a nightly feature, Bono sang it very often, segueing into ' and from there into ' on most of the second leg.

'One' has also been played at several benefit concerts, including the 1995 and Friends concert in Modena, the 1997 in New York, the 2003 concert, at in 2005, and with Mary J. Live performances of the song are also depicted in the concert films,. Track listings The single was released on various formats including,.

All releases featured 'Lady with the Spinning Head (UV1)' as a B-side track. Some releases also included 'Satellite of Love' or both 'Satellite of Love' and the 'Night and Day' remix. Title Lyrics Music Producer Length 1. 'One' Bono U2. Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak Position 4 Canada Top Singles ( ) 1 12 13 Germany 50 1 3 25 (Official Charts Company) 7 US 10 US ( ) 24 US ( ) 1 US ( ) 1 Chart (2015) Peak position Poland 97 Year-end charts Year-end chart (1992) Position Australian ARIA Singles Chart 91 US Billboard Hot 100 60 Mica Paris version 'One' by Released 27 March 1995 ( 1995-03-27) Format. Length 4: 36.

Ethnic Boyz singles chronology 'Whisper a Prayer' (1993) ' One' (1995) ' (1998) Music video on British singer released a cover of 'One' in 1995. Her version debuted and peaked at number twenty-nine on the on 8 April 1995. It spent a total of four weeks on the chart.

Track listing CD single No. Title Lyrics Producer Length 1. Paul Oakenfold. Steve Osborne 7:48 Credits and personnel Performers. Mica Paris – vocals Managerial. Executive producer – Ken Grunbaum Technical and Production.

Production – Mike Peden (track 2), Paul Oakenfold and Steve Osbourne (tracks 1,3 and 5), Ethic Boyz (track 4). Engineering – Paul 'Max' Bloom. Programming – Ollie Dagois Visuals and Imagery. Photography – Daniela Federici.

and – Jamie Rose Charts Chart (1995) Peak position Australia 104 New Zealand 50 (Official Charts Company) 29 Mary J. Blige and U2 version 'One' by and from the album Released 3 April 2006 ( 2006-04-03) Format Recorded 2005 Length 4: 21. Ron Fair. Tal Herzberg Mary J.

Blige singles chronology ' (2005) ' One' (2006) ' (2006) U2 singles chronology 'Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band' (2005) ' One' (2006) ' (2006) Music video on 'One' is the second international single from 's seventh studio album, featuring U2. After being invited to join the group on stage at their New York gig in 2005, Blige performed the track with U2 and received a standing ovation. The song was then recorded featuring Blige on lead vocals, with Bono supplying additional vocals and the band performing the music. It was released on 3 April 2006, having already been featured heavily on 's playlist, and has been a staple record on Capital FM's playlist since late January. The song was a major commercial success in Europe, reaching number two in Ireland and the United Kingdom and topping the for six weeks. The cover also reached number one in Austria for a week and reached the top 10 in several other European countries.

Live performances In May 2006, Mary performed the song at the finale of with finalist, ahead of its full release to American radio. It was also used by for its end-of-season montage after game five of the.

Track listing CD single CD 01 No. Title Lyrics Length 1. 'One' (radio edit) Bono 4:04 2.

'Can't Hide From Luv' (live) 3:52 CD 02 No. Title Lyrics Length 1. 'One' (radio edit) Bono 4:04 2.

'I'm Goin' Down' (Live at the Cipriani Wall Street Concert Series) 3:24 3. 'My Life '05' 3:24 Credits. Written by,. Produced by Ron Fair. Co-producered by Tal Herzberg.

Lead vocals performed by Mary J Blige. Additional vocals and rhythm guitar performed by Bono. Lead guitar performed by The Edge.

Bass performed by Adam Clayton. Drums and percussion performed by Larry Mullen Jr. Strings arranged and conducted by Ron Fair. Piano and organ performed by Ron Fair. Additional electric and acoustic guitar performed by John Goux.

Mixed by Jack Joseph. Executive producer: Mary J. Blige Charts and certifications.