"One Step Too Far" is a song by British electronic music group
Faithless
Faithless are an English dance music Band (rock and pop), band that formed in 1995, with its core original members being Rollo Armstrong, Rollo, Sister Bliss and Maxi Jazz. During the band's initial period of success, Sister Bliss and Maxi Ja ...
. The track features member
Rollo Armstrong
Rowland Constantine O'Malley Armstrong (born 8 May 1966), known professionally as both Rollo and R Plus, is an English DJ and music producer. He is one half of the remix/production duo Rollo & Sister Bliss and is a founding, non-touring, membe ...
's sister
Dido
Dido ( ; , ), also known as Elissa ( , ), was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in Tunisia), in 814 BC.
In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (located ...
on vocals and was remixed for single release. "One Step Too Far" was released on 8 April 2002 as the fourth and final single from their third studio album, ''
Outrospective
''Outrospective'' is the third album by Faithless, released on 18 June 2001. It is the follow-up to ''Sunday 8PM'' and the predecessor to '' No Roots''. The single "We Come 1" had the most success, charting at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart ...
'' (2001). The song peaked at number six on the
UK Singles Chart, number four on the US
Dance Club Play
The Dance Club Songs (also known as National Disco Action, Hot Dance/Disco Club Play, and Hot Dance Club Play) was a chart published weekly between 1976 and 2020 by ''Billboard'' magazine. It used club disc jockeys set lists to determine the mos ...
chart, and number 21 on the
Australian Singles Chart
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.
Track listings
UK CD single
# "One Step Too Far" (radio edit) – 3:24
# "One Step Too Far" (Rollo & Sister Bliss mix) – 7:43
# "One Step Too Far" (Alex Neri Club Rah mix edit) – 8:48
UK 12-inch single
:A. "One Step Too Far" (Rollo & Sister Bliss mix)
:B. "One Step Too Far" (Alex Neri club vocal)
European CD single
# "One Step Too Far" (radio edit) – 3:24
# "One Step Too Far" (Alex Neri Club Rah mix edit) – 8:48
Australian maxi-CD single
# "One Step Too Far" (radio edit) – 3:24
# "One Step Too Far" (Rollo & Sister Bliss mix) – 7:43
# "One Step Too Far" (Alex Neri Club Rah mix edit) – 8:48
# "One Step Too Far" (Absolute Beginners mix) – 6:32
US maxi-CD single
# "One Step Too Far" (radio edit) – 3:25
# "One Step Too Far" (Rollo & Sister Bliss remix) – 7:43
# "One Step Too Far" (Alex Neri Club Rah mix edit) – 8:48
# "
We Come 1
"We Come 1" is a song by British electronic band Faithless from their third studio album, '' Outrospective'' (2001). The song was issued as the album's lead single on 4 June 2001, two weeks before ''Outrospective'' was released. The remixes by W ...
" (album version) – 8:02
# "One Step Too Far" (video)
US 12-inch single
:A1. "One Step Too Far" (Absolute Beginners mix) – 6:31
:A2. "One Step Too Far" (Rollo & Sister Bliss funky remix) – 6:46
:B1. "One Step Too Far" (Alex Neri club vocal) – 9:22
Credits and personnel
Credits are adapted from the ''
Outrospective
''Outrospective'' is the third album by Faithless, released on 18 June 2001. It is the follow-up to ''Sunday 8PM'' and the predecessor to '' No Roots''. The single "We Come 1" had the most success, charting at number 3 on the UK Singles Chart ...
'' album booklet.
Studios
* Recorded at Swanyard Studios (London, England)
* Mixed at the Ark
* Mastered at
Metropolis Mastering (London, England)
Personnel
*
Dido
Dido ( ; , ), also known as Elissa ( , ), was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in Tunisia), in 814 BC.
In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (located ...
– writing, vocals
*
Maxi Jazz
Maxwell Alexander Fraser (14 June 1957 – 23 December 2022), better known by his stage name Maxi Jazz, was a British musician, rapper, singer, songwriter and DJ. He was the lead vocalist of British electronic band Faithless from 1995 to 2011 ...
– writing, rap
*
Sister Bliss
Ayalah Deborah Bentovim (born 30 December 1970), better known by her stage name Sister Bliss, is a British keyboardist, record producer, DJ and songwriter. In the studio, she is best known for her work with Rollo Armstrong as one half of the pr ...
– writing, keyboards, production
*
Rollo
Rollo (, ''Rolloun''; ; ; – 933), also known with his epithet, Rollo "the Walker", was a Viking who, as Count of Rouen, became the first ruler of Normandy, a region in today's northern France. He was prominent among the Vikings who Siege o ...
– writing, production, programming
* Grippa – engineering, sonic enhancement
* Peanut – engineering and sonic enhancement assistant
* Miles Showell – mastering
Charts
Release history
References
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2001 songs
2002 singles
Arista Records singles
Bertelsmann Music Group singles
Cheeky Records singles
Dido (singer) songs
Faithless songs
Song recordings produced by Rollo Armstrong
Song recordings produced by Sister Bliss
Songs written by Dido (singer)
Songs written by Maxi Jazz
Songs written by Rollo Armstrong
Songs written by Sister Bliss