You Are the One (Shiny Toy Guns song)

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"You Are the One"
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Single by Shiny Toy Guns
from the album We Are Pilots
ReleasedApril 23, 2007
Recorded2005
Genre New wave [1]
Length4:22
Label Universal
Songwriter(s) Chad Petree, Jeremy Dawson, Stephen Petree
Shiny Toy Guns singles chronology
"Le Disko"
(2006)
"You Are the One"
(2007)
"Rainy Monday"
(2007)

"You Are the One" is the second single by rock group Shiny Toy Guns from their album We Are Pilots . This single peaked at #25 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, at #94 on the UK Singles Chart, and at #23 on the Dance Airplay chart.

Contents

The song has its roots in a composition called "Neo (The One)", which was released in 2001 by Shiny Toy Guns members Jeremy Dawson and Chad Petree, under the alias Slyder, and appeared on the soundtrack to Grand Theft Auto III .

Music video

The music video begins with a girl trapped in a large bubble of water. The band is then shown to be playing in front of her. Throughout the video, she looks around inside her bubble, until the song's bridge, at which point the bubble explodes. Heavy rain then starts falling on the band, and intense winds begin to blow. The girl, now free from the bubble, is taken away by what appears to be an angel. The video closes with the band walking toward the camera.

Track listing

UK CD single

  1. You Are the One (Album Version)
  2. Weather Girl (Non Album Track)
  3. I Promise You Walls (Non Album Track)

Vinyl remix single

  1. You Are the One (Gabriel & Dresden Club remix)
  2. You Are the One (Gabriel & Dresden Unplugged remix)
  3. You Are the One (Adam Freeland Vocal remix)
  4. You Are the One (Adam Freeland remix, instrumental)
  5. You Are the One (Sharam Jey remix)
  6. You Are the One (T. S. Electronic Exaltation mix)
  7. You Are the One (T. S. Electronic Radio mix)

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References

  1. "AllMusic "We Are Pilots" review". AllMusic . Retrieved 1 September 2013. "Shiny Toy Guns make no bones about sounding retro, but they do it so well it's quite shocking. The lead-off number, "You Are the One," shines thanks to some crisp arrangements that sounds like a blending of the Killers and Talk Talk." Both bands are considered new wave