The One (Elton John song)

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B-side
  • "Suit of Wolves"
  • "Fat Boys and Ugly Girls"
Released25 May 1992 (1992-05-25)
Length
  • 5:53 (album version)
  • 4:31 (single version)
LabelRocket
"The One"
Single by Elton John
from the album The One
B-side
  • "Suit of Wolves"
  • "Fat Boys and Ugly Girls"
Released25 May 1992 (1992-05-25)
Length
  • 5:53 (album version)
  • 4:31 (single version)
LabelRocket
ComposerElton John
LyricistBernie Taupin
ProducerChris Thomas
Elton John singles chronology
"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"
(1991)		 "The One"
(1992)		 "Runaway Train"
(1992)
Music video
"The One" on YouTube

"The One" is a song written by British musician Elton John and lyricist Bernie Taupin, performed by John. It is the title track and first single released in May 1992 by The Rocket Record Company from John's twenty-third album of the same name (1992). On bonus footage for the DVD release of his concert Live in Barcelona, John states that he felt an intense connection to Taupin's lyrics for the song, in light of his personal circumstances around the time of making the album, in particular the line "for each man in his time is Cain until he walks along the beach".

"The One" reached No. 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100, No. 1 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, and No. 10 on the UK singles chart. In Canada, it reached No. 1 on the RPM 100 chart for two weeks and the RPM Adult Contemporary chart for five weeks. In Europe, it topped the Portuguese chart and reached the top 10 in seven other countries. It was nominated for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance at the 1993 Grammy Awards.[1]

Music video

The music video for "The One" was directed by Russell Mulcahy. It features John on a reflector and a mirror while singing it and several flags (similar to the "Healing Hands" video).

Live performances

John performed the song at the 1992 VMAs and the rest of his tours in the 1990s. He put this song permanently in his solo concert tours later on, as of 2000 was the last time the song was performed with the band.[2][3]

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1993"The One"Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male[1]Nominated

Track listings

  • CD maxi
  1. "The One" (edit) – 4:31
  2. "Suit of Wolves" – 5:38
  3. "Fat Boys and Ugly Girls" – 4:12
  • 7-inch single
  1. "The One" (edit)
  2. "Suit of Wolves"

Personnel

  • Elton John: Vocals, acoustic piano
  • Mark Taylor: Keyboards
  • Guy Babylon: Keyboards and programming
  • Adam Seymour, Davey Johnstone: Guitars
  • Pino Palladino: Bass
  • Olle Romo: Drums, percussion, drum programming


Production

Charts

Release history

References

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