"The One You Love" is a song by

Paulina Rubio Paulina Susana Rubio Dosamantes (; born 17 June 1971) is a Mexican singer. Referred to as "Honorific nicknames in popular music, The Golden Girl" and "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Queen of Latin Pop", she first achieved recognition as ...

from her sixth album, ''

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'' (2002). It was released as the album's second

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and

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. The song was written by

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and

Troy Verges Troy Verges is an American songwriter of country and pop music from Louisiana. Career His first cut as a songwriter was a track on Faith Hill's '' Breathe''. His credits include the singles " Wanted", recorded by Hunter Hayes; "Beer Money", r ...

, and produced by Sheppard Goodman and Kenny Gioia. A Spanish version titled "Todo Mi Amor" was also included in the album and was released simultaneously with "The One You Love" to Latin America. That version reached the top five of the songs most listened to on the radio in Mexico. The song received positive reviews from the music media,

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described the song as "an effervescent pop melody colored with flamenco guitar, is about the fulfillment of satisfying someone else's needs." and it also became one of the most add airplay songs on

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in Estonia in September 2002 and peaked at number six in the local charts of Paraguay.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "The One You Love". ;USA CD single # "The One You Love" ;Mexico CD singlePaulina Rubio - The One You Love Mexican Promo
Eil.com # "Todo Mi Amor" # "The One You Love"

Charts

References

Paulina Rubio songs 2002 singles Songs written by Brett James Songs written by Troy Verges Music videos directed by Wayne Isham 2002 songs Universal Records singles English-language Mexican songs {{2000s-pop-song-stub