One Word

This article is about the single by Kelly Osbourne. For the defunct British radio station, see Oneword. For the Elliott Yamin song, see One Word (Elliott Yamin song). For the Anya Major song, see Anya Major.

"One Word"
Single by Kelly Osbourne
from the album Sleeping in the Nothing
Released	April 19, 2005
Format	CD single, digital download
Recorded	2004
Genre	Synthpop
Length	4:03
Label	Sanctuary Records
Writer(s)	Linda Perry
Producer(s)	Linda Perry
Kelly Osbourne singles chronology
"Changes" (2004) "One Word" (2005)

"One Word" is the first and only single from Kelly Osbourne's second album Sleeping in the Nothing. Unlike the pop/punk sound Osbourne sported in the past, "One Word" was a synthpop song that showed Osbourne embracing dance music. The single sounded very reminiscent of the 1980s Visage song "Fade to Grey", which caused some controversy over copyright issues, which was finally settled out of court when Osbourne's writing team agreed to give Visage a share of the royalties.

Reception

The song received a positive reaction from music fans and even some of Osbourne's harshest critics. On the track, Billboard said "she glides through the space-age number like she's the princess of the new wave dancefloor." Similarly, Malinda Lo said the track "eases you in with a spacey, synthesized intro" and "makes use of computer assistance in the best possible way". Brian Hiatt with Rolling Stone remarked, "Turns out her affectless vocals are better suited to...Eurythmics-biting synth-pop." While the single was not a hit on the US Hot 100, it was extremely successful in the US dance charts and was consistently played at nightclubs across the nation thanks in part to a remix by acclaimed DJ Chris Cox. In the UK, the original track reached number 9.

Music video

The music video to the song, directed by Chris Applebaum, is shot in black and white and is based on several themes and scenes from the 1965 French cult sci-fi movie Alphaville, une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution (Alphaville: Strange Adventure of Lemmy Caution, mostly known simply as Alphaville) by Jean-Luc Godard.

Track listing

• iTunes EP

1. "One Word" (Chris Cox Remix) – 7:56
2. "One Word" – 4:03
3. "One Word" (Favela Funk Remix) – 4:16
4. "One Word" (Instrumental) – 4:05
5. "Sound of the Crowd" (Human League cover) – 3:55

• CD single

1. "One Word" (Chris Cox Club Remix) – 7:57
2. "One Word" (album version) – 4:03
3. "One Word" (Favela Funk Remix) – 4:16
4. "One Word" (album instrumental) – 4:05
5. "Sound of the Crowd" (Human League cover) – 3:55

• One Word Pt. 1

1. "One Word" (radio edit)
2. "One Word" (Chris Cox's Radio Edit)

• One Word Pt. 2

1. "One Word" (album version) – 4:03
2. "Sound of the Crowd" – 3:55
3. "One Word" (Chris Cox's Club Remix) – 7:57
4. "One Word" (music video)

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	38
Canadian Singles Chart	17
Dutch Singles Chart	83
German Singles Chart	60
Irish Singles Chart	19
Portuguese Singles Chart	12
Spanish Singles Chart	9
Swedish Singles Chart	48
UK Singles Chart	9
US Billboard Hot Dance Airplay	1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play	1
US Billboard Hot Dance Singles Sales	1
US Billboard Pop 100	82

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "Lift It Up" by Inaya Day

Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single June 18, 2005

Succeeded by "Lonely No More" by Rob Thomas