"Only You" is a song written by English musician Vince Clarke. He wrote it while with Depeche Mode, but recorded it in 1982 after forming the duo Yazoo with Alison Moyet. It was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom, and became an instant success on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 2. It would also reach the Top 10 in neighbouring Ireland as well as Australia. In the US, "Only You" was released as the band's second single in November 1982 and charted at number 67 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also made the US Adult Contemporary chart (number 38).
A remix of "Only You" made the UK Top 40 again in 1999, while reaching number 16 on the US Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The music video for the new version was created using the Houdini 3D animation software package.
An orchestral remix of "Only You" was created for the Boots 2017 Christmas advert on British TV. Yazoo released the track on their YouTube channel on 17 November 2017 with a promise that it would be released as a single-track download the following week. The remix features Alison Moyet's original vocal with a brand new orchestral backing track.
Video Only You (Yazoo song)
Composition
Clarke's melody in the song "has a sweetly yearning quality, elegantly arranged by Clarke and producer E.C. Radcliffe in a fashion that links several different monophonic synths together to give the tune more depth and melodic substance" according to Allmusic. Moyet's vocals, they say, is a "perfectly understated vocal performance, soulful yet dignified in the manner of '70s soul star Ann Peebles, of Clarke's gentle and romantic lyrics."
Maps Only You (Yazoo song)
Critical reception
The song was ranked at number 7 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1982 by NME.
Track listing
- 7"
- Mute/7 MUTE 20 (UK)
- "Only You" - 3:10
- "Situation" - 2:22
- 7"
- Sire/9 2-98447 (US)
- "Only You" - 3:10
- "Winter Kills" - 4:01
- 12"
- Mute/12 MUTE 20 (UK)
- "Only You" - 3:10
- "Situation" (extended version) - 5:20
- CD
- Mute/CD MUTE 20 (UK)
- "Only You" - 3:10
- "Situation" - 2:26
- "Situation" (extended version) - 5:20
(*) CD released on 30 September 1996
Weekly charts
Cover versions
The Flying Pickets version
An a cappella version by The Flying Pickets was even more successful than the 1982 original on the UK Singles Chart, being released towards the end of the following year and becoming the Christmas number one in 1983. It spent five weeks at the top. This made "Only You" the first a cappella chart-topper in the UK. The song was also the 1983 Christmas number one in neighbouring Ireland. It was released on overseas markets the following year.
The Flying Pickets version went on to become a number one hit on the German Singles Chart in 1984, and also charted in Canada, though it saw no chart action in the United States. The song is also used at the end of Wong Kar-wai's film, Fallen Angels, released in 1995.
The Flying Pickets version was reportedly one of Margaret Thatcher's favourite songs, a fact that has been noted with irony, due to the band's Socialist views.
- Track listing
- 7" single 10,106,103 (1983)
- 7" single 10 TEN 14 (1983)
- "Only You" - 3:20
- "Disco Down" - 3:27
Weekly charts
Enrique Iglesias version
Spanish singer-songwriter Enrique Iglesias recorded a Spanish version of the song, which was featured on his second studio album Vivir, released on 10 March 1997. The track was released as the second single from the album and debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot Latin Tracks chart on 3 May 1997 (his second in a row, and the first artist to do so), and spent ten non-consecutive weeks at the top. Iglesias also recorded the song in English, which is included on the album Bailamos Greatest Hits (1999).
Joshua Radin version
A cover version of "Only You" was included as bonus track on Joshua Radin's 2006 album We Were Here, with an additional digital bonus Imogen Heap mix. The song has appeared on the soundtrack of the 2007 film Ten Inch Hero, and is included on the soundtrack album of Henry Poole Is Here (2008).
Kylie Minogue version
"Only You" is the lead single from Kylie Minogue's 2015 album, Kylie Christmas. Minogue and James Corden (who have been friends since 2009) reportedly saw the duet as a novelty inclusion for the album. However, it was elevated to single status.
Weekly charts
Release history
Selena Gomez version
A cover version performed by Selena Gomez was included on the soundtrack for 13 Reasons Why (2017), a series adaptation of the eponymous book. Its official lyric video was uploaded to Gomez's Vevo account on 18 April 2017.
Charts
See also
- List of number-one singles (UK)
- List of number-one Billboard Hot Latin Tracks of 1997
- List of Christmas number one singles (UK)
References
External links
- Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics
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