"Power of One" 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...

 ballad

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 written by Merril Bainbridge

Merril Bainbridge

Merril Bainbridge is an Australian pop music singer and songwriter. Her debut was in 1994 with the single, "Mouth", which peaked at number-one for six consecutive weeks in Australia and became a top five hit in the United States.- Early career :Bainbridge started performing when she was at the...

 and produced by Siew for Bainbridge's debut album The Garden

The Garden (Merril Bainbridge album)

The Garden is the first album by Australian singer Merril Bainbridge, released in Australia on 31 July 1995 by Gotham Records. The album has a main genre of alternative pop songs — some written by Bainbridge herself, Owen Bolwell, Stan Paulzen and Siew...

(1995). It was released as the album's third single in October 1995 (see 1995 in music

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) in Australia

Australia

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 as a CD single

CD single

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. The song is about how we underestimate the power of love.

The song made its debut in the Australian ARIA

ARIA Charts

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 Singles Chart at number forty-three, making it Bainbridge's third song to reach the top fifty. It peaked at twenty-one, spending seven weeks in the top fifty.

Track listing

1. "Power of One" (single mix) – 4:14
2. "Power of One" (album mix) – 4:06
3. "Reasons Why" (demo) – 2:58

Charts

Chart (1995)	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	21