Only You (Cee Lo Green song)

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"Only You"
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Single by Cee Lo Green featuring Lauriana Mae
ReleasedJanuary 2013
Recorded2012
Genre Pop
Length3:59
Label Atlantic Records
Songwriter(s) Skylar Grey
Cee Lo Green featuring Lauriana Mae singles chronology
"Fight to Win"
(2012)
"Only You"
(2013)
Music video
Video on YouTube

"Only You" is a song by American recording artist CeeLo Green, released by Atlantic Records in January 2013. [1] [2] The song, which features guest vocals from American singer Lauriana Mae, was co-written by Green alongside fellow American singer-songwriter, Skylar Grey. On April 17, 2013, Green and Mae performed "Only You" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show . [3] [4]

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