"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, ''

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'' (2005). The song was produced by

Marius de Vries Marius de Vries (born 1961) is an English music producer and composer. He has won a Grammy Award from four nominations, two BAFTA Awards, and an Ivor Novello Award. Education Marius de Vries was educated at St Paul's Cathedral School, Bedford ...

and is Gray's second-highest achievement on the

UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official Singles Chart, with the upper section more commonly known as the Official UK Top 40) is compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC), on behalf of the British record industry, listing the top-s ...

, peaking at number eight. Worldwide, the song reached number six in Ireland and number 31 in New Zealand. The single 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 ''

'' as a bonus track.

Track listings

UK CD1 and 7-inch single # "The One I Love" # "Going in Blind" (piano and string version) UK CD2 # "The One I Love" (acoustic) # "With Open Arms" # "Everybody's Leaving Town" European CD single # "The One I Love" (album version) # "With Open Arms" # "Everybody's Leaving Town"

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References

2005 singles 2005 songs 2000s Atlantic Records singles David Gray (musician) songs Song recordings produced by Marius de Vries Songs written by David Gray (musician) {{2000s-UK-single-stub