The One I Love (David Gray song)

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"The One I Love"
David Gray The One I Love CD 2.jpg
UK CD1 single cover
Single by David Gray
from the album Life in Slow Motion
B-side
  • "Going in Blind" (piano and string version)
  • "With Open Arms"
  • "Everybody's Leaving Town"
Released29 August 2005 (2005-08-29)
Length3:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Marius de Vries
David Gray singles chronology
"Be Mine"
(2003)
"The One I Love"
(2005)
"Hospital Food"
(2005)

"The One I Love" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray. It was released on 29 August 2005 as the first single from his seventh studio album, Life in Slow Motion (2005). The song was produced by Marius de Vries and is Gray's second-highest achievement on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number eight. Worldwide, the song reached number six in Ireland and number 31 in New Zealand. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Triple-A chart for six weeks.

Contents

"The One I Love" was released as a two-CD single and 7-inch vinyl set. "Everybody's Leaving Town", the B-side on CD1 and the 7-inch, also appears on the Japanese version of Life in Slow Motion as a bonus track. [1]

Track listings

UK CD1 and 7-inch single [2] [3]

  1. "The One I Love"
  2. "Going in Blind" (piano and string version)

UK CD2 [4]

  1. "The One I Love" (acoustic)
  2. "With Open Arms"
  3. "Everybody's Leaving Town"

European CD single [5]

  1. "The One I Love" (album version)
  2. "With Open Arms"
  3. "Everybody's Leaving Town"

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "The One I Love"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [19] Silver200,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "The One I Love"
RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United States25 July 2005 [20]
29 August 2005 Digital download [21] [22]
United Kingdom
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • digital download
[23] [24] [25]
Australia10 October 2005CD [26]

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