"Power of One" is a

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written by Merril Bainbridge and produced by Siew for Bainbridge's debut album '' The Garden'' (1995). It was released as the album's third single in October 1995 (see

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. The song is about how we underestimate the power of love. The song made its debut in the Australian

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Singles Chart at number forty-three, making it Bainbridge's third song to reach the top fifty. It peaked at twenty-one, spending seven weeks in the top fifty.

Track listing

#"Power of One" (single mix) – 4:14 #"Power of One" (album mix) – 4:06 #"Reasons Why" (demo) – 2:58

Charts

References

1995 singles Merril Bainbridge songs 1995 songs Songs written by Merril Bainbridge {{1990s-pop-song-stub