"One Word" is a song by Australian rock band

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. It was released in January 1992 as their fourth single from their debut

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'' (1991). The song peaked at number 15 on the

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, becoming the band's first top-20 single. At the

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, the song was nominated for Single of the Year and Song of the Year, but lost to "

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" by

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. The song earned Baby Animals a nomination for Best Group, but lost out to "

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" by

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. On 1 October 2019, the Angels released a version of "One Word" to promote their co-headlines tour with the Baby Animals.

Track listings

Australian CD single (25007) # "One Word" – 4:00 # "One Word" (live) – 3:41 # "Waste of Time" (live) – 3:54 US CD single (IM 28023) # "One Word" (album version) – 3:59 # "One Word" (edit) – 3:33 # "One Word" (top 40 edit) – 3:14

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References

1991 songs 1992 singles 2019 singles Baby Animals songs The Angels (Australian band) songs Song recordings produced by Mike Chapman {{1990s-song-stub