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. The album was one of the best selling international albums in Hong Kong in 2002. In January 2005, the album was re-released in a 2-in-1 box set with the group's previous album, Coast to Coast.
The album sold over 5.5 million copies worldwide.
Background The band spent four months making this album and wrote seven songs on it. The album cover was shot in Dublin.
"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. 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.Westlife Interview Voxpop 2001 "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. "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.
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
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 Chart (2001–2002)Peak positionAustralian Albums (ARIA)80European Albums Chart5Greek Albums (IFPI)8 Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)1Japanese Albums (Oricon)18Malaysian Albums (IFPI)3 Singaporean Albums (RIAS) 1South African Albums (RISA)19 Chart (2022) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2001)PositionDutch Albums (Album Top 100)92Irish Albums (IRMA) 3Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)7UK Albums (OCC)12 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)35 Chart (2002)PositionAustrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)40Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)92European Albums (Eurochart Hot 100)25German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)33New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)10Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)54UK Albums (OCC)53
Certifications
Release history + World of Our Own release history Region Date Taiwan1 November 2001 Europe12 November 2001 Australia3 December 2001 References
External links
Official Westlife Website