"One to Another" is a song by British

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band the Charlatans. It was the first single from their fifth album, ''

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'' (1997), and their first single following the death of the band's keyboardist, Rob Collins. The single remains their highest-charting song in the UK, reaching number three on the

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. "One to Another" features drum loops provided by Tom Rowlands of

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. The song serves as the theme song to the UK channel E4 show ''

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released a cover of the song, which served as the theme song for the

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Track listings

All tracks were written by Martin Blunt, Jon Brookes, Tim Burgess, Mark Collins, Rob Collins. UK CD single # "One to Another" # "Two of Us" # "Reputation" UK 7-inch and cassette single # "One to Another" – 4:32 # "Two of Us" – 4:07

Credits and personnel

Credits are adapted from the ''

'' album booklet. Studios * Recorded and mixed at

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s ( Rockfield, Wales) * Partially recorded at

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(Rockfield, Wales) Personnel * The Charlatans – production ** Martin Blunt – writing, bass ** Jon Brookes – writing, drums ** Tim Burgess – writing, vocals ** Mark Collins – writing, guitar ** Rob Collins – writing, vocals, keyboards *

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– keyboards *

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– percussion, production, engineering * Tom Rowlands – loops

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Certifications

Release history

References

{{Authority control The Charlatans (English band) songs 1996 singles 1996 songs Beggars Banquet Records singles MCA Records singles Music videos directed by Lindy Heymann Number-one singles in Scotland