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2001 studio album by Westlife
World of Our Own Released 12 November 2001 Recorded 2000–2001; Rokstone Studios, London Windmill Lane Studios , IrelandOlympic Studios , London C&N Studios, Stockholm , SwedenCheiron Studios , Stockholm , Sweden Genre Pop , Dance rock Length 76 :35 Label RCA , BMG Producer Simon Cowell (exec. ), Cutfather & Joe, Andrew Frampton, Julian Gallagher, Steve Kipner , David Kreuger , Josef Larossi , Steve Mac , Per Magnusson , Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane , Richard Stannard
European cover
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Swisely B[ 1]
World of Our Own is the third studio album recorded by Irish boy band Westlife . It was released through RCA Records on 12 November 2001. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and includes the singles "Queen of My Heart " (which was a double A-side with "When You're Looking Like That "), "World of Our Own " (which was a double A-side with "Angel "), "Bop Bop Baby ", and the final single from the group's last album, "Uptown Girl ". "Evergreen " was later covered by Will Young as his winner's single for the 2002 Pop Idol competition.
The album went 4× Platinum in the UK and is the fourteenth biggest selling boy band album ever in the UK.[ 2] The album was one of the best selling international albums in Hong Kong in 2002.[ 3] In January 2005, the album was re-released in a 2-in-1 box set with the group's previous album, Coast to Coast .[ 4]
The album sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.[ 5]
The band spent four months making this album and wrote seven songs on it.[ 6] The album cover was shot in Dublin.[ 7]
"Uptown Girl " was recorded by the band as a part of the 2001 Comic Relief charity single. It was released on 5 March 2001. "Queen of My Heart " was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from this album.[ 8] In an interview, Kian said that the song was about a person who wants to go back to their soulmate whom they have been away from each other for a long time.[ 9] "World of Our Own " was released on 18 February 2002 as the second single from this album. The band described it as a 'poppy' song.[ 10] "Bop Bop Baby " was released on 20 May 2002 as the third single from this album.
Bonus track "Bad Girls" was originally intended to be recorded by Luis Fonsi .[ 11]
World of Our Own Tour [ edit ]
The World of Our Own Tour saw Westlife touring the UK and Europe in 2002. The tour centered on a space theme with giant globes for the band's entrance.
World of Our Own — UK/Europe Standard version Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Queen of My Heart (Radio Edit)" Steve Mac , Wayne Hector , John McLaughlin, Steve Robson Mac 4:20 2. "Bop Bop Baby " Brian McFadden , Shane Filan , Graham Murphy, Christopher O'BrienMac 4:23 3. "I Cry" Jörgen Elofsson , Per Magnusson , David Kreuger Kreuger, Magnusson 4:12 4. "Why Do I Love You" Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger Kreuger, Magnusson 3:40 5. "I Wanna Grow Old with You" Nicky Byrne , Kian Egan , Markus Feehily , Filan, McFaddenMac 4:09 6. "Evergreen " Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger Kreuger, Magnusson 4:05 7. "World of Our Own " Mac, Hector, Dennis Morgan , Simon Climie Mac 3:33 8. "To Be Loved" Mac, Hector Mac 3:21 9. "Drive (for All Time)" Mac, Hector Mac 3:28 10. "If Your Heart's Not in It" Steve Kipner , Andrew FramptonKipner, Frampton 4:21 11. "When You Come Around" Byrne, Egan, Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington Stannard, Gallagher 3:42 12. "Don't Say It's Too Late" McFadden, Filan, Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane , Josef Larossi Romdhane, Larossi 4:13 13. "Don't Let Me Go" Byrne, Egan, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Stannard, Sharon Murphy, Dave Morgan Stannard, Gallagher 3:30 14. "Walk Away" Krueger, Magnusson, Carlsson, Pelle Nylén Krueger, Magnusson 4:00 15. "Love Crime" McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi Romdhane, Larossi 3:18 16. "Imaginary Diva" Egan, Byrne, Mark Feehily Cutfather & Joe3:41 17. "Angel " Sarah McLachlan Mac 4:24
World of Our Own — Japanese edition bonus track Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 18. "Bad Girls" Romdhane, Larossi, Clyde Lieberman, Savan Kotecha Romdhane, Larossi 3:22 19. "I Promise You That" Nick Jarl , Patric Jonsson, Lilli SjöbergJarl, Jonsson, Pär Åström 3:35
World of Our Own — International Standard Version Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Queen of My Heart " (Radio Edit) Steve Mac , Wayne Hector , John McLaughlin, Steve Robson Mac 4:20 2. "Bop Bop Baby " Brian McFadden , Shane Filan , Graham Murphy, Christopher O'BrienMac 4:23 3. "I Cry" Jörgen Elofsson , Per Magnusson , David Kreuger Kreuger, Magnusson 4:12 4. "Uptown Girl " (Radio Edit) Billy Joel Mac 3:08 5. "Why Do I Love You" Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger Kreuger, Magnusson 3:40 6. "I Wanna Grow Old with You" McFadden, Filan, Kian Egan Mac 4:09 7. "When You're Looking Like That " (Single Remix) Rami , Andreas Carlsson , Max Martin Rami 3:54 8. "Evergreen " Elofsson, Magnusson, Kreuger Kreuger, Magnusson 4:05 9. "World of Our Own " Mac, Hector, Dennis Morgan , Simon Climie Mac 3:33 10. "To Be Loved" Mac, Hector Mac 3:21 11. "Drive (for All Time)" Mac, Hector Mac 3:28 12. "If Your Heart's Not in It" Steve Kipner , Andrew FramptonKipner, Frampton 4:21 13. "When You Come Around" Egan, Nicky Byrne , Richard Stannard , Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington Stannard, Gallagher 3:42 14. "Don't Say It's Too Late" McFadden, Filan, Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane , Josef Larossi Romdhane, Larossi 4:13 15. "Don't Let Me Go" Egan, Byrne, Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Sharon Murphy, Dave Morgan Stannard, Gallagher 3:30 16. "Walk Away" Krueger, Magnusson, Carlsson, Pelle Nylén Krueger, Magnusson 4:00 17. "Love Crime" McFadden, Filan, Romdhane, Larossi Romdhane, Larossi 3:18 18. "Imaginary Diva" Egan, Byrne, Mark Feehily Cutfather & Joe3:41 19. "Angel " Sarah McLachlan Mac 4:24 20. "Bad Girls" Romdhane, Larossi, Clyde Lieberman, Savan Kotecha Romdhane, Larossi 3:22
World of Our Own — Asian deluxe edition bonus disc Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Bop Bop Baby (Almighty Radio Edit)" McFadden, Filan, Murphy, O'Brien Mac, Almighty 3:55 2. "Bad Girls" Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Lieberman, Kotecha Romdhane, Larossi 3:22 3. "I Promise You That" Nick Jarl , Patric Jonsson, Lilli SjöbergJarl, Jonsson, Pär Åström 3:35 4. "My Private Movie" Kipner, David Kopatz, Jack Kugell Cutfather & Joe 4:05 5. "Don't Get Me Wrong" Jake, Mike Hofsten Steve Mac 3:45 6. "Crying Girl" McFadden, Robson Steve Robson 3:42 7. "You Don't Know" (McFadden and Feehily only) McFadden, Filan, Egan, Byrne, Feehily Christopher O'Brien, Graham Murphy 4:15 8. "Reason for Living" McFadden, Filan, Egan, Byrne, Feehily Steve Mac 3:50
Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] - Esbjörn Öhrwall (tracks: 5, 8, 16)
Arranged By [Strings] - Dave Arch (tracks: 6, 10, 19)
Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] - Henrik Janson (tracks: 3, 5, 16), Ulf Janson (tracks: 3, 5, 16)
Artwork By [Design & Art Direction] - root
Backing Vocals [Additional] - Anders von Hofsten (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 14, 16, 17), Wayne Hector (tracks: 1, 5, 7 to 9)
Bass - Steve Pearce (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19), Tomas Lindberg (tracks: 4, 12, 14, 15)
Drums - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11)
Engineer - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19)
Engineer [Assistant] - Daniel Pursey (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19), Phillipe Rose (tracks: 6, 9 to 11, 19), Quentin Guiné (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8 to 11, 19)
Engineer [Mix] - Matt Howe (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11)
Engineer [Protool] - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 19), Lee McCutcheon (tracks: 1, 2, 19)
Executive Producer - Simon Cowell
Guitar - Fredrick "Frizzy" Karlsson (tracks: 1, 5, 9 to 11), Paul Gendler (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9)
Keyboards - Per Magnusson (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 16)
Mastered By - Björn Engelmann Cutting Room Studios (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 14, 16 to 18), Dick Beetham (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 13, 15, 19)
Mixed By - Bernard Löhr (tracks: 3, 6, 10, 18)
Photography - Sandrine Dulermo
Recorded By [Strings] - Fredrik Andersson (tracks: 3, 6, 18)
Strings - Stockholm Session Strings (tracks: 3, 5, 14, 16)
Country
Release Date
Taiwan
1 November 2001
Europe
12 November 2001
Australia
3 December 2001
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