World of Our Own

The band spent four months making this album and wrote seven songs on it. The album cover was shot in Dublin. "Uptown Girl" was recorded by the band as a part of the 2001 Comic Relief charity single. It was released on 5 March 2001. "Queen of My Heart" was released on 5 November 2001 as the first single from this album. In an interview, Kian said that the song was about a person who wants to go back to their soulmate whom they have been away from each other for a long time. "World of Our Own" was released on 18 February 2002 as the second single from this album. The band described it as a 'poppy' song. "Bop Bop Baby" was released on 20 May 2002 as the third single from this album. Bonus track "Bad Girls" was originally intended to be recorded by Luis Fonsi. ==World of Our Own Tour==

The World of Our Own Tour saw Westlife touring the UK and Europe in 2002. The tour centered on a space theme with giant globes for the band's entrance. ==Track listing==

• Acoustic Guitar, Guitar [Electric] - Esbjörn Öhrwall (tracks: 5, 8, 16) • Arranged By [Strings] - Dave Arch (tracks: 6, 10, 19) • Arranged By [Strings], Conductor [Strings] - Henrik Janson (tracks: 3, 5, 16), Ulf Janson (tracks: 3, 5, 16) • Artwork By [Design & Art Direction] - root • Backing Vocals [Additional] - Anders von Hofsten (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 14, 16, 17), Wayne Hector (tracks: 1, 5, 7 to 9) • Bass - Steve Pearce (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19), Tomas Lindberg (tracks: 4, 12, 14, 15) • Drums - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9, 11) • Engineer - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19) • Engineer [Assistant] - Daniel Pursey (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11, 19), Phillipe Rose (tracks: 6, 9 to 11, 19), Quentin Guiné (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 8 to 11, 19) • Engineer [Mix] - Matt Howe (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 11) • Engineer [Protool] - Chris Laws (tracks: 1, 2, 19), Lee McCutcheon (tracks: 1, 2, 19) • Executive Producer - Simon Cowell • Guitar - Fredrick "Frizzy" Karlsson (tracks: 1, 5, 9 to 11), Paul Gendler (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9) • Keyboards - Per Magnusson (tracks: 3, 5, 8, 16) • Mastered By - Björn Engelmann Cutting Room Studios (tracks: 3, 4, 8, 14, 16 to 18), Dick Beetham (tracks: 1, 2, 6, 9 to 13, 15, 19) • Mixed By - Bernard Löhr (tracks: 3, 6, 10, 18) • Photography - Sandrine Dulermo • Recorded By [Strings] - Fredrik Andersson (tracks: 3, 6, 18) • Strings - Stockholm Session Strings (tracks: 3, 5, 14, 16) ==Charts==

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