One Love (Aiden song)
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"One Love" is the first single from Aiden
's third album, Conviction. As a single it was released in early September of 2007. The song was first played on the Lostprophets
and Taking Back Sunday
tour in early April and went on to be played at Wembley Arena on the final night of the Lostprophets and Taking Back Sunday tour. The Song has also been played at the Download Festival leaving fans with speculation about it becoming the first single before it was announced.
Aiden updated their myspace and added "One Love" shortly followed by "Teenage Queen" . The song then became available on iTunes
. There is also a video promo posted on Victory Records' YouTube
account.
The full video can be seen on AOL Music.
A remix of the song was made in collaboration with The Legion of Doom
for the movie Resident Evil: Extinction
.
In a recent interview vocalist wiL Francis
explained the meaning of the song by quoting: "It's a love story, it's about being in love with something that'll destroy you. It's about a friend of mine over doing some heroin, and witnessing the progression from normalcy to death, through a series of horrible things that happen as a result of using drugs and it's about being in love with that substance, it could be anything, not just drugs, just the thing that would totally destroy your fucking life. Even though you're so in love with it."
between June 13 and 15, and debuted on September 13, 2007. Directed by Nathan Cox, it features MySpace
celebrity Jeffree Star
. The video supposedly represents singer wiL Francis' love for a girl that drove him to near suicide.
Aiden
Aiden is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington that formed in the spring of 2003. The members are WiL Francis , Nick Wiggins , and Angel Ibarra . wiL originally played bass but took over lead vocals when the original singer left...
's third album, Conviction. As a single it was released in early September of 2007. The song was first played on the Lostprophets
Lostprophets
Lostprophets is a Welsh rock band from Pontypridd, formed in 1997. Founded by vocalist Ian Watkins, bassist Mike Lewis, drummer Mike Chiplin and guitarist Lee Gaze, they were originally a side-project to hardcore punk band Public Disturbance. To date, Lostprophets have released four studio...
and Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday
Taking Back Sunday is a rock band from Long Island, NY, formed in 1999 by guitarist Eddie Reyes. Current members of the band are Adam Lazzara , John Nolan , Eddie Reyes , Shaun Cooper and Mark O'Connell ....
tour in early April and went on to be played at Wembley Arena on the final night of the Lostprophets and Taking Back Sunday tour. The Song has also been played at the Download Festival leaving fans with speculation about it becoming the first single before it was announced.
Aiden updated their myspace and added "One Love" shortly followed by "Teenage Queen" . The song then became available on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. There is also a video promo posted on Victory Records' YouTube
YouTube
YouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
account.
The full video can be seen on AOL Music.
A remix of the song was made in collaboration with The Legion of Doom
Legion of Doom (mash up group)
The Legion of Doom is an electronica group, famous for their download-only mash up album, Incorporated, and original scores for horror soundtracks.-History:...
for the movie Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction
Resident Evil: Extinction is a Canadian-British 2007 science fiction action horror film also categorized as a doomsday and zombie film, and is the third installment in the Resident Evil film series, which is based on the Capcom survival horror series Resident Evil...
.
In a recent interview vocalist wiL Francis
WiL Francis
William Roy "Wil" Francis is the lead vocalist of the band Aiden as well as his electronic project William Control. Francis also acts as producer to the band A Midnight Tragedy....
explained the meaning of the song by quoting: "It's a love story, it's about being in love with something that'll destroy you. It's about a friend of mine over doing some heroin, and witnessing the progression from normalcy to death, through a series of horrible things that happen as a result of using drugs and it's about being in love with that substance, it could be anything, not just drugs, just the thing that would totally destroy your fucking life. Even though you're so in love with it."
Music video
The music video was recorded in Los Angeles, CaliforniaLos Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
between June 13 and 15, and debuted on September 13, 2007. Directed by Nathan Cox, it features MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
celebrity Jeffree Star
Jeffree Star
Jeffree Star is an American model, fashion designer, make-up artist, DJ, and singer-songwriter residing in the Beverly Hills area...
. The video supposedly represents singer wiL Francis' love for a girl that drove him to near suicide.