"One Voice" is a song written by David Malloy and

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, and recorded by American

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singer Billy Gilman. It was released in May 2000 as the lead-off single and title track from Gilman's debut studio album '' One Voice''. The song became Gilman's first and only top 20 single on the ''Billboard''

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(now

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) chart as well as his only top 40 single on the all-genre ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Gilman was only 12 years old at the time of the song's release, making him the youngest male artist in history to have a solo top 40 hit on the country charts. "One Voice" was nominated at the

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for Best Male Country Vocal Performance and

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for the songwriters, Don Cook and David Malloy.

Content

The song is about violence from the viewpoint of a child.

Music video

Directed by

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, the video shows Billy Gilman on the bus home from school and watches everything that goes on around him. At one point in the video, a boy holding a gun (shown earlier in the video) throws it in the river below the bridge, is a similar take on the line of the song.

Track listing

US CD single #"One Voice" #"'Til I Can Make It on My Own" UK CD single #"One Voice" #"Warm & Fuzzy" #"'Til I Can Make It on My Own" #"One Voice"

Chart performance

"One Voice" debuted at number 71 on ''Billboard''s Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the chart week of May 27, 2000. When the song became a top 40 hit, Gilman became the youngest artist to chart a top 40 country hit, edging out

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to become the youngest person to ever have a song on the country singles chart. The song also became a top 40 hit on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, reaching number 38.

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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