The One (Slaughterhouse song)

"The One"
Single by Slaughterhouse featuring The New Royales
from the album Slaughterhouse
Released	July 2, 2009
Recorded	2009
Genre	Hip hop, rap rock
Length	3:40
Label	E1 Music
Songwriter(s)	Ryan Montgomery, Dominick Wickliffe, Joseph Anthony Budden II, Joell Ortiz, Khalil Abdul-Rahman
Producer(s)	DJ Khalil
Slaughterhouse singles chronology
"Move On" (2009) "The One" (2009) "Microphone" (2009)

"The One" is the debut single by Slaughterhouse, a hip hop supergroup consisting of rappers Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz and Royce da 5'9". It was released on July 2, 2009 and was produced by DJ Khalil. ^[1] The song is from the group's self-titled debut album. The beat samples heavily from Boogie Down Productions' "I'm Still #1" and Lenny Kravitz's "Fly Away".

Music video

A music video for the song was directed by Rik Cordero. A behind the scenes footage from the music video, which features commentary from Slaughterhouse and the director, was leaked on Cordero's Three/21 Media website on June 23, 2009. ^[2] The entire video takes place in the penthouse of the Night Hotel. ^[3] The video premiered on July 12 online and on MTV2 Sucka Free & MTV Jams (hourly).

Track listing

iTunes Release

(Released: July 2, 2009)

1. "The One" (Clean) – 3:39
2. "The One" (Dirty) – 3:40
3. "The One" (Instrumental) – 3:38

Other remixes

On October 19, 2009, Travis Barker released a video of "The One Travis Barker Remix" made in his studio, with drums. Bun B has an added verse on the Travis Barker remix. Lupe Fiasco also did a freestyle over the beat for his mixtape Enemy of the State.

In 2012, rapper and actor OMG released a mixtape titled "Jacking For Beats", which included his own lyrics over the song's beat.

External links

• Slaughterhouse - The One Official Uncut Music Video

References

1. Slaughterhouse - The One - hitparade.ch , retrieved 2025-09-17
2. "Arbor Day Pictures".
3. "1VIBE".