"One for Sorrow" is a song by Steps, which became the group's first single to make it to the Top 5 on the UK charts. Debuting at #2 and spending 11 weeks on the British charts, this song firmly established Steps's intention to revive the ABBA

ABBA

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 sound; in fact its chord progression in the chorus is almost identical to that of ABBA's "The Winner Takes It All

The Winner Takes It All

"The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group's Super Trouper album on July 21, 1980, it is a ballad in the key of F-sharp major, reflecting the end of a romance...

". A remixed version of this song is also featured on the Drive Me Crazy

Drive Me Crazy

-Tracklisting:# " Crazy " - Britney Spears# "Unforgetful You" - Jars of Clay# "I Want It That Way " - Backstreet Boys# "It's All Been Done" - Barenaked Ladies# "Stranded" - Plumb...

 movie soundtrack

Soundtrack

A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

 and released in the U.S.

United States

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 during the summer of 1999

...Baby One More Time Tour

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 when Steps opened for Britney Spears

Britney Spears

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.

Unlike Steps' previous single, Last Thing on My Mind, which featured solo vocals by all three girls, Claire performs lead vocals of all of the verses, before the entire band join for the chorus. It has since surfaced following the groups reformation in 2011 that after the single tensions arose in the band due to Richards singing lead vocals on the single making the other four members pushed aside.

South Korean girl group CLEO covered the song in Korean, and it was renamed "Ready for Love". It can be found on their second studio album of the same name.

CD1

1. One For Sorrow [Radio Edit] - 4:20
2. One For Sorrow [Instrumental] - 4:20
3. Too Weak To Resist - 3:50

CD2

1. One For Sorrow [Radio Edit] - 4:20
2. One For Sorrow [W.I.P. Remix] - 6:53
3. One For Sorrow [Acapella Mix] - 4:16

Australian CD single

LIBERATION/JIVE (MUSH01806.5)

1. One For Sorrow 4:20
2. One For Sorrow (W.I.P. Remix) 6:53
3. One For Sorrow (Acappella Mix) 4:16

US Promo

US JIVE JDJ-42590-2, 1999

a1. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Club) 8:37

a2. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran 7") 3:30

b1. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran's Extended Club) 8:12

b2. One For Sorrow (Original Version) 4:20

c1. One For Sorrow (Pimp Juice's Summer Fung 12") 6:28

c2. One For Sorrow (Pimp Juice's Acid Disco Dub) 6:51

d1. One For Sorrow (Soul Solution Extended Vocal Mix) 5:06

c2. One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Instrumental) 8:37

Other Remixes

• One For Sorrow (Pimp Juices Acid Disco Dub)
• One For Sorrow (Pimp Juices Summer Fung Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Sleazesisters Anthem Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Sleazesisters Anthem Edit)
• One For Sorrow (Soul Solution Extended Vocal Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Extended Club Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran 7" US Remix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Club Mix)
• One For Sorrow (Tony Moran Underground Club Instrumental)
• One For Sorrow/Deeper Shade Of Blue
  Deeper Shade of Blue
  "Deeper Shade of Blue" is a song by British group Steps, released as the band's ninth single. The song is an uptempo pop song about the darker side of life and an attempt to break free. It was the fifth song to be released from the group's second album Steptacular...
  
   (Sleazesisters Anthem Edit Gold Tour Medley)
• One For Sorrow/Deeper Shade Of Blue
  Deeper Shade of Blue
  "Deeper Shade of Blue" is a song by British group Steps, released as the band's ninth single. The song is an uptempo pop song about the darker side of life and an attempt to break free. It was the fifth song to be released from the group's second album Steptacular...
  
   (Shamelly Tack Tack Mix)

Charts

Chart (1998)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart	34
Belgium Singles Chart (Flanders)	1
Belgium Singles Chart (Wallonia)	40
Dutch Singles Chart	28
Irish Singles Chart Irish Singles Chart The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...	4
New Zealand Singles Chart	13
Swedish Singles Chart	34
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	2

End-of-year charts

End of year chart (1998)	Position
UK Singles Chart UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	32