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. It was released through

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on 12 November 2001. This is their third album release under RCA and

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. It was also the band's third album to be released as a five-piece. It reached number one in the United Kingdom and includes the singles "

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", and the final single from the group's last album, "

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as his winner's single for the 2002 ''

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'' competition. It is their first album to have a title track. The album went 4× Platinum in the UK and is currently 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''.

Background

In an interview with Westlife,

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said that the third album is called ''World of Our Own''. The idea for the title came from

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's idea, because it was one of the song the band recorded for the album with the same title. The album has a great variety of songs, from

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to rock. The band spent four months to make this album. They also wrote seven songs on this album. The album cover was shot in Dublin.

Songs

" was recorded by the band as a part of the 2001

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charity single. It was released on 5 March 2001. "

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" was released on 20 May 2002 as the third single from this album. The album also have "I Wanna Grow Old with You" track which was written by the band. It received over 100 million views in

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. It is the band's seventh most streamed song in the

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as of January 2019. Bonus track "Bad Girls" was intended to be recorded by

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but the band loved the song and eventually recorded it. This is also the first track the band and the co-writer

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become connected.

World of Our Own Tour

The World of Our Own Tour saw

touring the UK and Europe in 2002. The tour centered on a space theme with giant globes for the band's entrance.

Track listing

* "Queen of My Heart" is also referred to as "Team of My Heart" according to music repertoires. * "World of Our Own" is also referred to as "A World of Our Own" according to music repertoires. * "To Be Loved" is also referred to as "Release" and "Release Me" according to music repertoires. * "Drive (for All Time)" is also referred to as "Drive", "Drive All Day", "Drive for All Time", "For All Time" according to music repertoires.

Credits

Release history

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

External links

Official Westlife Website
{{Authority control 2001 albums Westlife albums RCA Records albums Sony BMG albums Albums produced by Cutfather Albums produced by Steve Mac Albums produced by David Kreuger Albums produced by Per Magnusson Albums produced by Richard Stannard (songwriter) Albums recorded at Cheiron Studios