''One Love'' is the second studio album by English boy band

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, released on 4 November 2002 in the United Kingdom and on 21 October 2003 in the United States. The album peaked at number one on the

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, where it stayed for one week. On 20 December 2003 it was certified 4× Platinum in the UK. Three singles were released from the album: "

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", which peaked at number three, "

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", featuring

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, which peaked at number one, and " U Make Me Wanna", which peaked at number four.

Singles

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" — The debut single, released in October 2002. The single peaked at No. 3 on the

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, No. 36 on the Australian Top 40, at No. 5 in New Zealand and No. 4 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK. * "

" — The second single, released in December 2002, featuring guest vocals from

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, No. 43 on the Australian Top 100, No. 5 in New Zealand and No. 3 in Ireland. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK. * " U Make Me Wanna" — The third single, released in March 2003. The single peaked at No. 4 on the

. The song was produced by multi-platinum producers StarGate & co-written by Steve Robson, John McLaughlin and Tom Wilkins. The song has sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK. * "Supersexual" — Released as a single exclusively in Spain and South America in May 2003. The single peaked at No. 3 on the Spanish Singles Chart, becoming one of Blue's most successful singles in the region. A music video was recorded, featuring footage from the group's ''One Love'' tour.

Critical reception

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'' critic Caroline Sullivan called the album "a decent showing from one of the less idiotic boy bands. She found that Blue's previous album ''All Rise'' "was such a sterling example of what thoughtful production can achieve in the boy-band genre that they can be excused for duplicating it across this album. The strategy essentially pays off, though half a dozen of the 15 tracks ..could have been left on the cutting-room floor. Things amble along in a satisfyingly low-key way, with as much attention lavished on strong, soulful harmonies as laid-back R&B trimmings." Sharon Mawer from

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rated the album three stars out of five.

Track listing

Notes * The Japanese Deluxe Edition comes with a bonus DVD of the ''One Love Live Tour''. * signifies a co-producer * signifies an additional producer

Tour

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Decade-end charts

Certifications and sales

Trivia

*In 2004, the "Invitation" song was used as a TV commercial theme song for the Aqua drinking product ''Aqua Splash of Fruit'', produced by Aqua

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References

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