The One (Elton John song)

"The One" is the first single from Elton John's 1992 album, also called The One. It reached #9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, #1 on the U.S. Adult Contemporary chart and #10 on the UK Singles Chart.^[1] It was also a #1 hit on Canada's RPM 100 national singles chart on 5 September 1992.^[2]

On bonus footage on his Live in Barcelona DVD, John states that he felt an intense connection to Taupin's lyrics for "The One" 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."

Elton John performed the song at the 1992 VMAs.

Track listings

CD maxi

"The One" (edit) — 4:31
"Suit of Wolves" — 5:38
"Fat Boys and Ugly Girls" — 4:12

7" single

"The One" (edit)
"Suit of Wolves"

Personnel

Lyrics by Bernie Taupin
Music by Elton John
Engineered by David Nicholas
Artwork by Gianni Versace
Photography by Patrick Demarchelier
Produced by Chris Thomas

Accolades

Grammy Awards

Year	Nominee/work	Award	Result
1993	"The One"	Best Pop Vocal Performance – Male^[3]	Nominated
1993	"The One"

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1992)	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart^[4]	15
Austrian Singles Chart^[4]	11
Canadian RPM 100 National Top Singles Chart^[5]	1
Dutch Mega Top 100^[4]	14
French SNEP Singles Chart^[4]	3
German Singles Chart^[6]	20
Irish Singles Chart^[7]	8
Norwegian Singles Chart^[4]	3
Swedish Singles Chart^[4]	29
Swiss Singles Chart^[4]	5
UK Singles Chart^[8]	10
US Billboard Hot 100^[9]	9
US Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks^[9]	1
US Billboard Top 40 Mainstream^[9]	6

Year-end charts

Chart (1992)	Rank
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	43

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 128.
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.1987&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12
↑ "Grammy Awards: Best Pop Vocal Performance - Male". rockonthenet.com. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "The One", in various singles charts Lescharts.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?brws_s=1&file_num=nlc008388.4825&type=1&interval=24&PHPSESSID=ccntousk30frf6h4jsn237nm12
↑ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
↑ Irish Single Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
↑ UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
1 2 3 Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 12 January 2009)
↑ "Billboard Top 100 - 1992". Retrieved 2010-07-30.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

Preceded by "I'll Be There" by Mariah Carey	Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single 25 July – 28 August 1992	Succeeded by "Restless Heart" by Peter Cetera

Elton John songs

1960s and 1970s	"Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969) "Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1973) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "Cage the Songbird" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)

1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (with Kiki Dee, 1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go on with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)

1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)

2000s	"I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)

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