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"One Love"
Single by the Stone Roses
B-side	"Something's Burning"
Released	2 July 1990
Genre	Baggy Madchester
Length	7:45 (12" version) 3:35 (7" version)
Label	Silvertone
Songwriter(s)	Ian Brown John Squire
Producer(s)	John Leckie
The Stone Roses singles chronology
"Fools Gold" / "What the World Is Waiting For" (1989) "One Love" (1990) "Waterfall" (1991)

"One Love" is a non-album single by English rock band the Stone Roses. The single was released in July 1990, peaking at number four in the Roses' home country of the UK, becoming their highest-charting single at the time. "One Love" has appeared on the compilation albums Turns into Stone, The Complete Stone Roses and The Very Best of The Stone Roses.

It is believed that John Squire played a Custom Fender Jaguar guitar with a variety of flanging and wahwah effect pedals to create the song's distinctive sound. 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."

Track listings

UK 7-inch vinyl

1. "One Love" – 3:35
2. "Something's Burning" – 7:50

UK 12-inch vinyl, cassette, and CD

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

US 12-inch vinyl, cassette, and CD digipak

1. "One Love" – 7:45
2. "Something's Burning" – 7:50
3. "One Love" (7-inch version) – 3:35

Japanese CD

1. "One Love" – 3:35
2. "One Love" (12-inch version) – 7:45
3. "Something's Burning" – 7:50

(Track 3 incorrectly listed as "Something' Burning")

Charts

References

1. "ASCAP Songview repertory entry for this song". Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 269.
3. "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. 21 July 1990. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
4. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "The STONE ROSES". Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 248. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
5. "The Stone Roses – One Love" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
6. "The Stone Roses – One Love". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 18 June 2022.
7. "The Stone Roses: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
8. "The Stone Roses Chart History (Alternative Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2017.

External links

• The Definitive Stone Roses Discography entry

• 1990 singles
• The Stone Roses songs
• Song recordings produced by John Leckie
• Songs written by John Squire
• 1990 songs
• Songs written by Ian Brown