A World of Our Own

{{Short description|1965 single}}

{{about|the 1965 song by the Seekers|the album|A World of Our Own (album)|the 2002 song by Westlife|World of Our Own|the Littlest Pet Shop show|Littlest Pet Shop: A World of Our Own}}

{{Infobox song

| name = A World of Our Own

| cover = A_World_of_Our_Own_-_Seekers.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = the Seekers

| album = A World of Our Own

| B-side = Sinner Man

| released =

• {{Start date|1965|04|09|df=yes}} (UK)
• {{Start date|1965|05|24|df=yes}} (US) {{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/45_search.php?sq=a+world+of+our+own%2C+seekers&sm=se|title=The Seekers - A World Of Our Own|access-date = April 9, 2019}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=39}}

| label = W&G Records

| writer = Tom Springfield

| producer =

| prev_title = What Have They Done to the Rain

| prev_year = 1965

| next_title = Chilly Winds

| next_year = 1965

}}

{{Infobox song

| name = A World of Our Own

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Sonny James

| album = A World of Our Own

| B-side = An Old Sweetheart of Mine

| released = January 1968

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = Country

| length =

| label = Capitol

| writer = Tom Springfield

| producer =

| prev_title = It's the Little Things

| prev_year = 1967

| next_title = Heaven Says Hello

| next_year = 1968

}}

"A World of Our Own" is a 1965 single written by Tom Springfield and was an international hit for the Australian pop group the Seekers. The single peaked at number 19 on the American Hot 100 and number 2 on the Easy Listening charts. It reached number 3 in the U.K. and number 2 in Australia.

Three years later, "A World of Our Own" was recorded by Sonny James. It was his sixth number one in a row, and 26th hit on the U.S. country music chart. The single spent three weeks at number one and a total of 17 weeks on the chart.{{cite book |title= The Billboard Book of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |author-link=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=172}}

In 1994 the Seekers single was re-released in the UK. The four-track CD contained the original recording, a new recording of the song, and two B-sides - When the Stars begin to fall (originally the B-side of Morningtown Ride and the newly-recorded Keep a dream in your pocket.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/294184886037?hash=item447ec91f15:g:oBcAAOSwn3xgpiak|title=The Seekers - A World of Our Own. 1994 4 Track Cd Single}}