The Rose (Westlife song)
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| Single by Westlife from the album The Love Album |
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| Released | 6 November 2006 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Pop ballad, adult contemporary | ||||
| Length | 3:39 | ||||
| Label | SonyBMG | ||||
| Writer(s) | Amanda McBroom | ||||
| Producer | Quiz & Larossi | ||||
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"The Rose" is a pop song written by Amanda McBroom.
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[edit] Original Version
"The Rose" is featured in the 1979 movie The Rose, in which it was performed by Bette Midler. Midler hit #3 on the U.S. pop charts with her version, which was certified as a gold single. Since then it has been covered by a variety of artists.
[edit] Westlife Version
"The Rose" was covered by Irish boyband Westlife and was released as the first and only single from their 2006 concept album, The Love Album. It reached #1 in the UK Singles Chart for one week in November.
The band gave their first exclusive live performance of this song on Miss World 2006.
[edit] Track listing
[edit] CD1
- The Rose
- Solitaire
[edit] CD2
- The Rose
- Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You
- If
- Making Of The Photoshoot (Enhancement)
[edit] Music Video
The video for this single was presented in black and white and shows the emotions and events leading up to a couple's wedding procession. The band members are clad in suits and are shown in a checkered-floor room.
During the initial period of the video's release, fans were given the opportunity to customise the music video by digitally adding their names to various elements such as the wedding invitation card.
A coloured version of the music video was later made available.
[edit] Chart performance
| Chart | Peak position |
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| European Airplay Chart | 37 |
| UK Singles Chart | 1 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 1 |
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| Preceded by "Put Your Hands Up For Detroit" by Fredde Le Grand |
UK Singles Chart number one single November 12, 2006 (Westlife version) |
Succeeded by "Smack That" by Akon |
| Preceded by "The Saints Are Coming" by U2 & Green Day |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single November 16, 2006 (Westlife version) |
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| Preceded by "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" by Paul McCartney and Wings (first run) |
ARC Weekly Top 40 number one single June 28, 1980 by Bette Midler |
Succeeded by "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" by Paul McCartney and Wings (second run) |
| Preceded by "If Hollywood Don't Need You (Honey I Still Do)" by Don Williams |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number one single March 12, 1983 by Conway Twitty |
Succeeded by "I Wouldn't Change You If I Could" by Ricky Skaggs |
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