"Only You" is a song by English

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duo Yazoo. It was written by member

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, while he was still with

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, but recorded in 1982 after he formed Yazoo with

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. It was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom, taken from their first album, ''

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'' (1982), and became an instant success on the

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, peaking at number two on 16 May 1982. 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 ''Billboard''

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chart (number 38). A

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of "Only You" made the

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again in 1999, while reaching number 16 on the US ''

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chart. The

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for the new version was created using the

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software package. In September 2015, Moyet performed "Only You" as part of a four-song set at the

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Woman's Spring/Summer 2016 Collection Fashion Show in London. The performance was later released on ''Alison Moyet – Live for Burberry EP''. Audience members included

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and

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. The performance featured a live orchestra as accompaniment. An orchestral remix of "Only You" was created for the

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2017 Christmas advert on British TV. Yazoo released the track on their YouTube channel on 17 November 2017, promising that it would be released as a single-track download the following week. The remix features Moyet's original vocal with a brand new orchestral backing track.

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recorded an

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cover of "Only You" which was the

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in the UK in December 1983. It also reached number 17 in Canada in April 1984.

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has released a stripped-back version which features in the McDonald’s Christmas Advert in 2022 10 pence from every download of Hill’s ‘Only You’ (From The McDonald’s Christmas Advert 2022 in the UK from now until Spring 2023 will be donated to BBC Children in Need. The track went on to become Hill’s 10th Top 40 record and has accumulated over 9.9 million streams to date.

Recording

In 1981, English musician

left the electronic band

, citing touring fatigue and disdain for pop stardom as his reasons for the departure. Clarke was worried

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would drop him as a result, and decided to write for the label a song called "Only You". Clarke originally wrote the music for the song on a guitar, and

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the

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into synthesizer notes. While writing the lyrics, Clarke remarked "It was a very simple arrangement. I just formed words on a piece of paper. I was just hoping Daniel Miller, Mute Records founder, would like it". Before Clarke presented the song to Miller, he offered it to

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and

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of Depeche Mode, although the two of them rejected it. Clarke had written "Only You" as a

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, and wanted to find a vocalist who could sing with emotion. Around this time, the

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band

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split, and singer

placed an ad in ''

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'' looking for a new band. Clarke had heard Moyet perform with a few other bands in the pub circuit, and felt she was a good fit for the song. He responded to the ad and asked Moyet if she was interested in singing for a demo. Moyet was reluctant at first, as she never aspired to perform pop songs, and noted "A part of me was thinking I'll never hear the end of it if I go and sing with this pretty boy". She eventually agreed, saying she needed the money and had no way of making a demo on her own. Clarke recorded the demo of "Only You" on a four-track

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, and had already finished the

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when Moyet arrived. Once the demo was finished, Clarke presented it to Miller, who at first found it to be uninteresting. That evening, publishing associates from

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heard the demo and liked it, which Clarke noted may have influenced Miller's opinion of the song. About a week later, Miller called Clarke and told him that he and Moyet should rerecord the song as a group and release it as a single. Moyet was surprised by the news, as neither she nor Clarke had intended to start a band together. The two knew virtually nothing about each other besides musical abilities, and Moyet described the pairing as "almost like an arranged marriage". Regardless, the newly formed duo recorded "Only You" at

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produced the song, along with Clarke and Miller.

Composition

"Only You" is a

song with a

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of 108 beats per minute. The song features an

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chord progression, and is composed in the

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. When asked about the song, Moyet said: "'Only You' has a

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simplicity and a lack of pretension. You don't need to be a great instrumentalist to play it. It's a universal,

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song." Marcos Hassan of ''

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'' agreed with this statement. He wrote that although "Only You" is a traditional synth-pop song, its softer and intimate sound is more reminiscent of

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records, and ultimately described the song as "a warm and familiar extraterrestrial creature". Stewart Mason of

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noted the use of layered melodies performed on multiple

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synthesizers, which add what he called "depth and melodic substance" to the song. Lyrically, "Only You" is a

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about the resignation of a relationship. The singer knows the conflict laden relationship is over, but desperately wants to be proven wrong. ''

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's'' Priva Elan wrote that the song may have initially been about Clarke's uneasy relationship with Depeche Mode, but Moyet turned the lyrics into the story of a person "looking through a scrapbook of photo-like memories". Moyet's soulful, almost masculine vocals span a tonal range of F₃ to D₄. Mason compared Moyet's vocals to those of 1970s singer

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Release and reception

"Only You" was released in March 1982, as a 7" and 12" single. It was the first single from their debut album ''

'', and was paired with the

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" Situation". The cover art for "Only You" featured an illustration of an

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player running with the ball. "Only You" debuted at number seventy-two on the

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, on 11 April. Over the next few weeks, the song steadily climbed the chart, and on 16 May peaked at number two, only behind the

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winning song "

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". "Only You" stayed within the top ten for the next three weeks, after which it began to drop in position. It spent fourteen weeks on the chart, and last appeared on 11 July. During its chart run, "Only You" was

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silver by the

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, denoting shipments of 250,000 copies. In the United States, "Only You" debuted at number ninety on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 on 26 February 1983. The song slowly rose in positions, and on 19 March peaked at number sixty-seven, where it remained for three weeks. It spent eight weeks on the chart, and last appeared on 16 April. The song was ranked at number 7 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1982 by ''NME'', and in 2012 the website ranked it at number 8 of their Greatest Pop Songs in History list.

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

Charts

Certifications

Use in film and television

The song features in the films ''

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'' and ''

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,'' additional to the closing scenes of the final episode of the British TV series ''

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''. The song is also heard in the closing scene of ''

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'' episode "

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", in the closing scene of the ''

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'' episode "High School Poppycock", the ''

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'' episodes " The Price" and "

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" (and lends its title to the 21st episode of the fifth season), the ''Fringe'' episode "Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11", and over the closing scenes and credits of episode 3 of the BBC/Hulu mini-series ''

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''. It was also the closing scenes music in the American TV series ''9-1-1'' episode "What's Next?" broadcast May 11, 2020. The song is a central plot point in the 2012 romantic horror film ''

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.'' A cover version of the song by the Norwegian band Flunk is used in the ''

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'' episode "Line of Fire". A cover of the song by Jonah Mutono was included on the ''

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'' season three soundtrack, which was released on June 15, 2022.

Cover versions

The Flying Pickets version

An ''

'' version by

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was even more successful than the 1982 original on the

, being released towards the end of the following year and becoming the

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 Ireland. It was released on overseas markets the following year. The Flying Pickets version went on to become a number one hit on the West German Singles Chart in 1984, and also charted in Canada, though it did not chart in the United States. The song is also used at the end of

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's 1995 film ''

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''. The Flying Pickets version was reportedly one of

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's favourite songs, a fact that has been noted with irony, due to the band's

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views and support of the 1984–1985 miners' strike which Thatcher opposed.

Track listing

* 7" single 10,106,103 (1983) * 7" single 10 TEN 14 (1983) # "Only You" – 3:20 # "Disco Down" – 3:27

Charts

Enrique Iglesias version

Spanish singer-songwriter

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recorded a Spanish version of the song, which was featured on his second studio album '' Vivir'' (1997), released by Fonovisa on 17 February 1997 (see

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). The track was released as the second single from the album and debuted at number one on the U.S. ''Billboard''

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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).

Track listing

#Only You (English) 3:30 #Solo En Ti (Spanish) 3:29 #Solo En Ti /Only You (Spanglish) 3:30

Charts

Kylie Minogue version

"Only You" is the lead single from

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's 2015 album, ''

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''. 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.

Charts

Release history

Selena Gomez version

A cover version performed by

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was included on the soundtrack for ''

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'' (2017), a series adaptation of the eponymous book. Its official lyric video was uploaded to Gomez's

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account on 18 April 2017.

Charts

References

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Recording

Composition

Release and reception

Track listing

Charts

Certifications

Use in film and television

Cover versions

The Flying Pickets version

Track listing

Charts

Enrique Iglesias version

Track listing

Charts

Kylie Minogue version

Charts

Release history

Selena Gomez version

Charts

See also

References