"One Night Without You" is a pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 song written by Diane Warren

Diane Warren

Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...

. Cosima

Cosima De Vito

Cosima De Vito , also known simply as Cosima, is an Australian singer-songwriter. She rose to fame as a contestant of the original Australian Idol series in 2003...

 recorded the song for her debut album Cosima

Cosima (album)

Cosima is the self-titled debut album by Australian Idol finalist and Australian singer Cosima De Vito, released in 2004 . The album features the Cold Chisel-cover and power ballad hit single "When the War Is Over" and songs penned by American songwriter Diane Warren...

 and a double A-side to the Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel

Cold Chisel is a rock band that originated in Adelaide, Australia. It is one of the most acclaimed Australian rock bands of all time, with a string of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s and huge sales that continue to this day, although its success and acclaim was almost completely restricted to...

 song "When the War Is Over

When the War Is Over

"When the War Is Over" is a power ballad originally performed by Australian band Cold Chisel on their 1982 album Circus Animals. The song was written by drummer Steve Prestwich and issued as the third single from the album, peaking at #25 on the national singles chart.-Cold Chisel version:Like many...

".

The song was a Latin-themed track and was fairly uptempo with its beats, it remained very much adult contemporary. As a result, it was not added to many radio playlists at the time, though featured prominently in the promotion for Cosima's debut album.

It was the first independent artist to debut at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts

ARIA Charts

The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

(Record holder). Best selling independent Australian single for 2004. Fourth consecutive Australian Idol

Australian Idol

Australian Idol is a Logie Award-winning Australian singing competition, which began its first season on July 2003 and ended its run in November 2009. As part of the Idol franchise, Australian Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was created by British entertainment executive...

 finalist to debut at number one (after Guy Sebastian

Guy Sebastian

Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and...

, Shannon Noll

Shannon Noll

Shannon Noll first came to prominence as runner-up of the first series of Australian Idol which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. Since then he has released five Top 10 albums and ten Top 10 singles. His first two albums That's What I'm Talking About in 2004 and Lift in 2005 debuted at No...

 and Paulini

Paulini Curuenavuli

Paulini Curuenavuli , commonly known as Paulini, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter and actress who rose to fame as a contestant of the first season of the television series, Australian Idol in 2003....

) . Re-entered the Australian Independent Charts at Number eleven two years after it debuted at number one on the ARIA Charts. The single debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Singles Charts and remained there for two weeks. The release stayed in the Top five for over a month and was certified Platinum for shipments of over 70,000 units within weeks. There was fierce competition at the time from other strong-sellers such as Missy Higgins

Missy Higgins

Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in...

, who was prevented from reaching the pole position because of the single.

Track listing

CD single

1. "When the War Is Over"
2. "One Night Without You"
3. "When the War Is Over" (acoustic version)
4. "One Night Without You" (extended mix)

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Australian ARIA ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...  Singles Chart	1