I Wanna Be the Only One - wikipedia I Wanna Be the Only One `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' Single by Eternal featuring BeBe Winans from the album Before the Rain Released 19 May 1997 Recorded Genre R&B, gospel Length 4 : 18 ( album version ) 3 : 36 ( radio edit ) Label EMI Songwriter ( s ) BeBe Winans and James `` Rhett '' Lawrence Producer ( s ) Nigel Lowis Eternal featuring BeBe Winans singles chronology `` Do n't You Love Me '' ( 1997 ) `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( 1997 ) `` Angel of Mine '' ( 1997 ) `` Do n't You Love Me '' ( 1997 ) `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( 1997 ) `` Angel of Mine '' ( 1997 ) Alternative Cover UK CD2 `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' is a song by British R&B girl group Eternal. It was the third single released from their album Before the Rain. Topping the UK Singles Chart, the release became the group 's third collaboration with BeBe Winans, who produced 1994 's `` Crazy '' ( from Always & Forever ) and 1995 's `` It Will Never End '' ( from Power of a Woman ). `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' became Eternal 's biggest hit to date : it was the third most played song on British radio and the most played song on European radio by a UK act in 1997. It earned Eternal a MOBO Award and Capital FM Award for Best Single. It was also nominated for Best Single at the BRIT Awards. As of May 2017, the song has sold 650,000 copies in the UK. Contents 1 Track listing 2 Charts 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 Certifications 4 References 5 External links Track listing CD1 `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( Radio Edit ) 3 : 36 ( Horns by Gary Barnacle, Stuart Brooks and Andy Rogers ) `` A Friend Is a Friend '' 4 : 10 `` Show Me '' 4 : 28 `` Do n't You Love Me '' ( French Remix ) 3 : 37 CD2 `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( Black Box Lelewel ' Til The End Mix ) `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( Paul Gotel Dark Skies Mix ) `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( SPS Cained Mix ) `` I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( Blacksmith `` Eternal 's Mix Tape '' ) Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1997 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 10 Austria ( Ö3 Austria Top 40 ) 6 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 7 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 16 France ( SNEP ) 6 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 14 Iceland ( Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 ) 27 Ireland ( IRMA ) Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) Norway ( VG - lista ) Scotland ( Official Charts Company ) Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 6 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 7 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) Year - end charts Chart ( 1997 ) Position Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 34 Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Wallonia ) 58 France ( SNEP ) 32 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 61 Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) 12 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 14 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 11 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 8 Chart ( 1998 ) Position Australia ( ARIA ) 66 Preceded by `` You 're Not Alone '' by Olive UK Singles Chart number - one single 25 May 1997 - 31 May 1997 Succeeded by `` MMMBop '' by Hanson - Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Gold 35,000 Belgium ( BEA ) Gold 25,000 New Zealand ( RMNZ ) Gold 5,000 Norway ( IFPI Norway ) Platinum 10,000 Sweden ( GLF ) Gold 15,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Platinum 600,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References Jump up ^ Copsey, Rob ( 25 May 2017 ). `` Official Chart Flashback 1997 : Eternal score their long - awaited Number 1 ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 May 2017. Jump up ^ Myers, Justin ( 28 May 2015 ). `` Number 1 today in 1997 : Eternal -- I Wanna Be The Only One ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Australian-charts.com -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be The Only One ''. ARIA Top 50 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Austriancharts.at -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be The Only One '' ( in German ). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be The Only One '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be The Only One '' ( in French ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Lescharts.com -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be The Only One '' ( in French ). Les classement single. Jump up ^ `` Musicline.de -- Eternal Single - Chartverfolgung '' ( in German ). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Jump up ^ `` Íslenski Listinn NR. 230 Vikuna 17.7. ' 97 - 23.7. ' 97 '' ( PDF ). Dagblaðið Vísir. 18 July 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` The Irish Charts ( Search by artist : Eternal ) ''. Irish Singles Chart. Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 8 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans '' ( in Dutch ). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 8 April 2018. Jump up ^ `` Dutchcharts.nl -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Retrieved 2017 - 12 - 14. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be the Only One ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Norwegiancharts.com -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be the Only One ''. VG - lista. Jump up ^ `` Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100 ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be the Only One ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- Eternal feat. Bebe Winans -- I Wanna Be the Only One ''. Swiss Singles Chart. Jump up ^ `` Eternal : Artist Chart History ''. Official Charts Company. Jump up ^ `` ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS : jaaroverzichten 1997 ''. Ultratop. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS : rapports annuels 1997 ''. Ultratop. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Classement Singles - année 1997 '' ( in French ). SNEP. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved December 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` TOP 100 SINGLE - JAHRESCHARTS ( 1997 ) ''. Official German Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` JAAROVERZICHTEN - SINGLE 1997 ''. Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` End of Year Charts 1997 ''. Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 4 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` Swiss Year End Charts 1997 ''. Swiss Music Charts. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on February 4, 2004. Retrieved December 15, 2017. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1997 - UK Music Charts ''. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts - End of Year Charts - Top 100 Singles 1998 ''. ARIA Charts. Retrieved 15 December 2017. Jump up ^ `` ARIA Charts -- Accreditations -- 1998 Singles ''. Australian Recording Industry Association. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop − Goud en Platina -- 1997 ''. Ultratop. Hung Medien. Jump up ^ `` New Zealand single certifications -- Eternal -- I Wanna Be the Only One ''. Recorded Music NZ. Jump up ^ `` Norwegian single certifications -- Eternal -- I Wanna Be the Only One '' ( in Norwegian ). IFPI Norway. Jump up ^ `` Guld - och Platinacertifikat − År 1987 − 1998 '' ( PDF ) ( in Swedish ). IFPI Sweden. Jump up ^ `` British single certifications -- Eternal -- I Wanna Be the Only One ''. British Phonographic Industry. Enter I Wanna Be the Only One in the search field and then press Enter. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Wanna_Be_the_Only_One&oldid=835440257 '' Categories : 1997 singles Eternal ( band ) songs Number - one singles in Scotland UK Singles Chart number - one singles Songs written by Rhett Lawrence Hidden categories : CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) CS1 Norwegian - language sources ( no ) CS1 Swedish - language sources ( sv ) Use dmy dates from April 2011 Articles which use infobox templates with no data rows Music infoboxes with deprecated parameters Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Australia Singlechart usages for Austria Singlechart usages for Belgium ( Flanders ) Singlechart usages for Belgium ( Wallonia ) Singlechart usages for France Singlechart usages for Germany Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for Dutch100 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Singlechart usages for Norway Singlechart usages for Scotland Singlechart usages for Sweden Singlechart usages for Switzerland Singlechart usages for UKchartstats Certification Table Entry usages for Australia Certification Table Entry usages for Belgium Certification Table Entry usages for New Zealand Certification Table Entry usages for Norway Certification Table Entry usages for Sweden Certification Table Entry usages for United Kingdom Talk Contents About Wikipedia Kiswahili Polski Edit links This page was last edited on 8 April 2018, at 18 : 40. 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Question: who sang with eternal on i wanna be the only one
Answer: BeBe Winans; BeBe Winans; BeBe Winans; BeBe Winans