The Power of One (song)

"The Power of One" is a song composed by Mervyn Warren and Mark Chait. It was performed by Donna Summer and is the theme song for the movie Pokémon: The Movie 2000. Pokémon: The Movie 2000, subtitled The Power of One, premiered in mid-1999 in Japan and was the second feature-length film based on the Japanese Pokémon video game series. It was also heard in the trailers for all three of the Kids' WB-released films.

Produced by David Foster, the song was released on July 11, 2000, by Atlantic Records as the first single from the Pokémon 2000 soundtrack album. "The Power of One" was included as track one on the soundtrack and was released as two different CD singles plus a cassette single in the United States. A number of dance remixes by Jonathan Peters and Tommy Musto were also issued on a 12-inch vinyl single. "The Power of One" became another dance success for Summer, peaking at number two on the US Billboard Dance Club Play chart.

Track listings
US CD and cassette single
 * 1) Donna Summer: "The Power of One" (album version) – 3:50
 * 2) Ralph Schuckett and John Loeffler: "The Legend Comes to Life from 'The Power of One' Score" (album version) – 4:15

US maxi-CD single
 * 1) "The Power of One" (Jonathan Peters' club mix) – 8:18
 * 2) "The Power of One" (Tommy Musto vocal mix) – 9:16
 * 3) "The Power of One" (Jonathan Peters' Sound Factory club mix) – 10:21
 * 4) "The Power of One" (Tommy Musto Gel dub) – 7:29

US 12-inch single
 * A1. "The Power of One" (Jonathan Peters' club mix) – 8:16
 * A2. "The Power of One" (Jonathan Peters radio mix) – 3:21
 * B1. "The Power of One" (Tommy Musto vocal mix) – 8:12
 * B2. "The Power of One" (Musto Beats) – 2:44

Legacy
Herman Cain, a former Republican candidate for President of the United States, quoted lines from the Donna Summer song multiple times throughout his campaign. He first used them in his official campaign announcement, mis-attributing them to the closing song of the 2000 Olympics. He made the same mistake at the Republican Leadership Conference in New Orleans on June 17, 2011. During an August debate, Cain again quoted the lyrics, this time attributing them to a poet. In a December interview with GQ, Cain acknowledged that the song came from a Pokémon film, but reiterated that he heard it during the close of the 2000 Olympics and stated that he had not previously known that it had originated in this film. However, "The Power of One" was not played during the Olympics' closing ceremony.

During Cain's announcement that he would be suspending his presidential campaign, he again quoted these lyrics, acknowledging that they came from a Pokémon movie.