One Step Out of Time
"One Step Out of Time" | ||||
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Single by Michael Ball | ||||
Released | 13 April 1992[1] | |||
Length | 3:00 | |||
Label | Polydor | |||
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Producer(s) | Mike Smith | |||
Michael Ball singles chronology | ||||
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Eurovision Song Contest 1992 entry | ||||
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Language | English | |||
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Finals performance | ||||
Final result | 2nd | |||
Final points | 139 | |||
Entry chronology | ||||
◄ "A Message to Your Heart" (1991) | ||||
"Better the Devil You Know" (1993) ► |
"One Step Out of Time", written and composed by Paul Davies, Tony Ryan, and Victor Stratton, was the United Kingdom's entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed by Michael Ball.
The song was included on Ball's 1992 self-titled debut album as well as the album Past and Present, which was released on 9 March 2009.[3]
Background
Composition
The song is a mid-tempo ballad, relating the singer's comfort with being "one step out of time" in relation to rejecting the reality around him, instead pining after his former lover. Not accepting that his relationship is over, and spurning the disapproval of his friends, he wishes to put "his love on the line" one more time, imploring his former lover to just let him know what he had done wrong.
Selection process
After the disappointing result
At Eurovision
At the contest, held in
Charts
Before Eurovision, the song debuted and peaked at No. 20 on the
Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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20 |
References
- ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 11 April 1992. p. 19.
- ^ "Ronnie Hazlehurst". independent.co.uk. 3 October 2007. Archived from the original on 24 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "MICHAEL'S NEW ALBUM PAST AND PRESENT - THE VERY BEST OF MICHAEL BALL RELEASED 9 MARCH 2009". Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ "Eurovision Song Contest 1992". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 18 May 2009.
- ^ a b "The UK's highest charting Eurovision stars revealed!". Retrieved 10 May 2015.