One for Sorrow (song)

"One for Sorrow"
Single by Steps
from the album Step One
B-side	"Too Weak to Resist"
Released	21 August 1998 (UK & Netherlands) 1998 (Australia) 28 September 1998 (Germany) 3 August 1999 (U.S.)
Format	Single
Recorded	???
Genre	Pop
Length	4:20
Label	Jive Records Zomba Records (Netherlands)
Writer(s)	Mark Topham, Karl Twigg & Lance Ellington[1]
Producer	Mark Topham, Karl Twigg & Pete Waterman
Certification	Gold
Steps singles chronology
"Last Thing on My Mind" (1998) "One for Sorrow" (1998) "Heartbeat / Tragedy" (1998)

"One for Sorrow" is a song by Steps, which became the group's first single to make it to the Top 5 on the UK charts. Debuting at #2 and spending 11 weeks on the British charts, this song firmly established Steps's intention to revive the ABBA sound; in fact its chord progression in the chorus is almost identical to that of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All". A remixed version of this song is also featured on the Drive Me Crazy movie soundtrack and released in the U.S. during the summer of 1999 when Steps opened for Britney Spears.

Unlike Steps' previous single, Last Thing on My Mind, which featured solo vocals by all three girls, Claire performs lead vocals of all of the verses, before the entire band join for the chorus. It has since surfaced following the groups reformation in 2011 that after the single tensions arose in the band due to Richards singing lead vocals on the single making the other four members pushed aside.

South Korean girl group CLEO covered the song in Korean, and it was renamed "Ready for Love". It can be found on their second studio album of the same name.

Track listings

CD1

1. One For Sorrow [Radio Edit] - 4:20
2. One For Sorrow [Instrumental] - 4:20
3. Too Weak To Resist - 3:50

CD2

1. One For Sorrow [Radio Edit] - 4:20
2. One For Sorrow [W.I.P. Remix] - 6:53
3. One For Sorrow [Acapella Mix] - 4:16

Cassette

1. One For Sorrow [Radio Edit] - 4:20
2. One For Sorrow [W.I.P. Remix] - 6:53

Australian CD single

LIBERATION/JIVE (MUSH01806.5)

1. One For Sorrow 4:20
2. One For Sorrow (W.I.P. Remix) 6:53
3. One For Sorrow (Acappella Mix) 4:16

US Promo

US JIVE JDJ-42590-2, 1999

a1. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Club) 8:37

a2. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran 7") 3:30

b1. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran's Extended Club) 8:12

b2. One For Sorrow (Original Version) 4:20

c1. One For Sorrow (Pimp Juice's Summer Fung 12") 6:28

c2. One For Sorrow (Pimp Juice's Acid Disco Dub) 6:51

d1. One For Sorrow (Soul Solution Extended Vocal Mix) 5:06

c2. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Instrumental) 8:37

Other Remixes

• One For Sorrow (Pimp Juices Acid Disco Dub)
• One For Sorrow (Pimp Juices Summer Fung Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Sleazesisters Anthem Edit)
• One For Sorrow (Soul Solution Extended Vocal Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Extended Club Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran 7" US Remix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Club Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Club Instrumental)
• One For Sorrow/Deeper Shade Of Blue (Sleazesisters Anthem Edit Gold Tour Medley)
• One For Sorrow/Deeper Shade Of Blue (Shamelly Tack Tack Mix)

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	34
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)	1
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia)	40
Dutch Singles Chart	28
Irish Singles Chart	4
New Zealand Singles Chart	13
Swedish Singles Chart	34
UK Singles Chart	2

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1998)	Position
UK Singles Chart[2]	32

Preceded by "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" by Pras Michel featuring Mýa & Ol' Dirty Bastard

Belgian Singles Chart (Flanders) number one single 5 September 1998 – 12 September 1998 (1 week)

Succeeded by "We Like to Party" by Vengaboys

References

1. ^ All Media Guide (2006). "Steptacular". Answers.com. http://www.answers.com/topic/steptacular?cat=entertainment. Retrieved 2007-10-21. 
2. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_in_British_music#Top_40_Singles