The One (Backstreet Boys song)
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"The One" was the fourth single from the Backstreet Boys
' hit album Millennium
. This song was also used as the opening song in the shōnen
anime
Hanada Shōnen-shi.
In a 2001 interview on The View, the group stated they never really intended "The One" as their fourth single. The group held a poll which allowed fans to choose what the next single off their album should be, and after Nick Carter
himself called in and voted for "The One", his large fan-base followed. The song the rest of the group really wanted to be a single that the fans were voting for the most was "Don't Want You Back". A.J. McLean stated that "Don't Want You Back" was his favorite song the group had done. A sneak preview of this song was released on the A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys DVD on November 17, 1998.
was directed by Chris Hafner and Kevin Richardson
in April 2000. The video opened with a dedication to the Boys' fans, crew, band, and dancers. The video itself opens with a time-lapse
shot of the Bryce Jordan Center
, an arena at Penn State University, being converted from a basketball court to the band's stage for the Into the Millennium Tour, which is reversed at the end of the video. The remainder of the video is made up of clips of performance footage from the tour, and less notably, a number of panned still images and off-stage clips from being the scenes, or from other promotional appearances done for Millennium. The footage is not specifically related to "The One", though there are a few clips of the band synced to the lyrics. A soundtrack of screaming fans was added to the album version of the song to give a live feeling to the song.
Most of the video is in widescreen format, though the within letterbox
ed black area are pulses of color based on the brightness at the edes of the shots. The choruses mainly feature two different clips side-by-side, further letterboxing the video. During the breakdown
before the final choruses, the normal letterboxed image is split horizontally into four segments and different clips flash between them with camera flash effects on the borderlines.
Backstreet Boys
The Backstreet Boys are an American vocal group, formed in Orlando, Florida in 1993. The band originally consisted of A. J. McLean, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell, Nick Carter and Kevin Richardson. They rose to fame with their debut international album, Backstreet Boys...
' hit album Millennium
Millennium (Backstreet Boys album)
Millennium is the third album by American boyband Backstreet Boys. It was a highly anticipated follow-up to both their United States debut album, and their second internationally released album. It was their first album to be released in both the U.S...
. This song was also used as the opening song in the shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
Hanada Shōnen-shi.
In a 2001 interview on The View, the group stated they never really intended "The One" as their fourth single. The group held a poll which allowed fans to choose what the next single off their album should be, and after Nick Carter
Nick Carter (musician)
Nickolas Gene "Nick" Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, musician, entertainer and actor. He is best known as a member of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. He went on to release a solo album called Now Or Never during their hiatus. He has made occasional television appearances and...
himself called in and voted for "The One", his large fan-base followed. The song the rest of the group really wanted to be a single that the fans were voting for the most was "Don't Want You Back". A.J. McLean stated that "Don't Want You Back" was his favorite song the group had done. A sneak preview of this song was released on the A Night Out with the Backstreet Boys DVD on November 17, 1998.
CD1
- The One (Album Version) - 3:46
- Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Soul SolutionSoul SolutionSoul Solution is a dance/electronica/house production duo from New York City.As artists they made six trips to the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart .Five times under the Soul Solution name:* "Love, Peace & Happiness"...
Mixshow Edit) - 3:40 - Larger Than Life (Jack D. ElliotJack D. ElliotJack D. Elliot is an American record producer and songwriter, perhaps best known for works with artist like Britney Spears, 'N Sync, Backstreet Boys, Brandy, and Christina Milian.-Career:...
Radio Mix) - 3:50
CD2
- The One (Album Version) - 3:46
- The One (Instrumental) - 3:46
- Show Me The Meaning Of Being Lonely (Jason NevinsJason NevinsJason Nevins is an American DJ, producer and remixer, who is most widely known for his pop dance productions.-Career:In the early 1990s, Nevins began releasing singles under various monikers through various dance labels, but achieved global recognition in 1998 with his production of Run-DMC's...
Crossover Remix)
Music video
The music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
was directed by Chris Hafner and Kevin Richardson
Kevin Richardson (musician)
Kevin Scott Richardson is an American singer and a former member of the Backstreet Boys, model, actor, and composer. He was the oldest member of the band during his tenure.- Early years :...
in April 2000. The video opened with a dedication to the Boys' fans, crew, band, and dancers. The video itself opens with a time-lapse
Time-lapse
Time-lapse photography is a cinematography technique whereby the frequency at which film frames are captured is much lower than that which will be used to play the sequence back. When replayed at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing...
shot of the Bryce Jordan Center
Bryce Jordan Center
Bryce Jordan Center is a 15,261-seat multi-purpose arena in University Park, Pennsylvania. The arena opened in 1995 and is the largest such venue between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. It replaced Rec Hall as the home to the Penn State University Nittany Lions men's and women's basketball team, the...
, an arena at Penn State University, being converted from a basketball court to the band's stage for the Into the Millennium Tour, which is reversed at the end of the video. The remainder of the video is made up of clips of performance footage from the tour, and less notably, a number of panned still images and off-stage clips from being the scenes, or from other promotional appearances done for Millennium. The footage is not specifically related to "The One", though there are a few clips of the band synced to the lyrics. A soundtrack of screaming fans was added to the album version of the song to give a live feeling to the song.
Most of the video is in widescreen format, though the within letterbox
Letterbox
Letterboxing is the practice of transferring film shot in a widescreen aspect ratio to standard-width video formats while preserving the film's original aspect ratio. The resulting videographic image has mattes above and below it; these mattes are part of the image...
ed black area are pulses of color based on the brightness at the edes of the shots. The choruses mainly feature two different clips side-by-side, further letterboxing the video. During the breakdown
Break (music)
In popular music, a break is an instrumental or percussion section or interlude during a song derived from or related to stop-time – being a "break" from the main parts of the song or piece....
before the final choruses, the normal letterboxed image is split horizontally into four segments and different clips flash between them with camera flash effects on the borderlines.
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Australian Recording Industry Association The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956... Singles Chart |
41 |
| Austrian Singles Chart | 25 |
| Begium (Flanders Flanders Flanders is the community of the Flemings but also one of the institutions in Belgium, and a geographical region located in parts of present-day Belgium, France and the Netherlands. "Flanders" can also refer to the northern part of Belgium that contains Brussels, Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp... ) Singles chart |
35 |
| Canadian RPM RPM (magazine) RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,... Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart The Canadian Singles Chart is currently compiled by the U.S.-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan . The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canoe on Thursdays.... |
4 |
| Dutch Singles Chart | 21 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 19 |
| German Singles Chart | 15 |
| Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured... |
19 |
| Italian Singles Chart | 10 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart | 15 |
| Swedish Singles Chart | 25 |
| Swiss Singles Chart | 19 |
| UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ... |
8 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 30 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Adult Contemporary chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States... |
15 |
Versions
- The One [Album Version] 3:46
- The One [Instrumental] 3:46
- The One [Jack D. Elliot Radio Mix] 3:35
- The One [Pablo Flores Miami Mixshow Edit]6:29
- The One [Pablo Flores Miami Club Mix] 10:07