World of Our Own
2001 studio album by Westlife
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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.
Released12 November 2001
Recorded2000–2001;
Rokstone Studios, London
Windmill Lane Studios, Ireland
Olympic Studios, London
C&N Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Rokstone Studios, London
Windmill Lane Studios, Ireland
Olympic Studios, London
C&N Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Cheiron Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
Length76:35
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| Released | 12 November 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000–2001; Rokstone Studios, London Windmill Lane Studios, Ireland Olympic Studios, London C&N Studios, Stockholm, Sweden Cheiron 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 | |||
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The album went 4× Platinum in the UK and is the fourteenth biggest selling boy band album ever in the UK.[3] The album was one of the best selling international albums in Hong Kong in 2002.[4] In January 2005, the album was re-released in a 2-in-1 box set with the group's previous album, Coast to Coast.[5]
The album sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.[6]
Background
The band spent four months making this album and wrote seven songs on it.[7] The album cover was shot in Dublin.[8]
"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.[9] 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.[10] "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.[11] "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.[12]
World of Our Own Tour
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.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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'Brien | Mac | 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" | Mac, Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Markus Feehily, Filan, McFadden, Elofsson, Richard Marx | Mac | 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, Willy Russell | Mac | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Drive (for All Time)" | Mac, Hector, Elofsson | Mac | 3:28 |
| 10. | "If Your Heart's Not in It" | Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton | Kipner, 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 & Joe | 3:41 |
| 17. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | Mac | 4:24 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 18. | "When You're Looking Like That (Single Remix)" | Rami, Andreas Carlsson, Max Martin | Rami | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 18. | "Bad Girls" | Romdhane, Larossi, Clyde Lieberman, Savan Kotecha | Romdhane, Larossi | 3:22 |
| 19. | "I Promise You That" | Nick Jarl, Patric Jonsson, Lilli Sjöberg | Jarl, Jonsson, Pär Åström | 3:35 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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'Brien | Mac | 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" | Mac, Byrne, Feehily, McFadden, Filan, Kian Egan, Elofsson, Richard Marx | 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, Willy Russell | Mac | 3:21 |
| 11. | "Drive (for All Time)" | Mac, Hector, Elofsson | Mac | 3:28 |
| 12. | "If Your Heart's Not in It" | Steve Kipner, Andrew Frampton | Kipner, 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 & Joe | 3:41 |
| 19. | "Angel" | Sarah McLachlan | Mac | 4:24 |
| 20. | "Bad Girls" | Romdhane, Larossi, Clyde Lieberman, Savan Kotecha | Romdhane, Larossi | 3:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 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 Sjöberg | Jarl, 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, Hector, McLaughlin, 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 |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "My Love" | 3:55 |
| 2. | "Uptown Girl" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "What Makes a Man" | 4:02 |
| 4. | "I Lay My Love on You" | 3:35 |
| 5. | "Queen of My Heart" | 4:25 |
| 6. | "World of Our Own" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Angel" | 4:32 |
| 8. | "Bop Bop Baby" | 4:57 |
Personnel
- 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)
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| Austria (IFPI Austria)[48] | Gold | 20,000* |
| Chile[6] | Gold | 10,000[6] |
| Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[49] | Platinum | 50,000^ |
| Germany (BVMI)[50] | Gold | 150,000^ |
| Netherlands (NVPI)[51] | Gold | 40,000^ |
| New Zealand (RMNZ)[52] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
| Norway (IFPI Norway)[53] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| South Africa (RISA)[54] | Platinum | 50,000* |
| Sweden (GLF)[55] | Platinum | 80,000^ |
| Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[56] | Gold | 20,000^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[57] | 4× Platinum | 1,200,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[58] | 2× Platinum | 2,000,000* |
| Worldwide | — | 5,500,000[6] |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||
Release history
| Region | Date |
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| Taiwan | 1 November 2001 |
| Europe | 12 November 2001 |
| Australia | 3 December 2001 |