The One I Love (David Gray song)

"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, Life in Slow Motion (2005). The song was produced by Marius de Vries and is Gray's second-highest achievement on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number eight. Worldwide, the song reached number six in Ireland and number 31 in New Zealand. In the United States, it topped the Billboard Triple-A chart for six weeks.

"The One I Love"
UK CD1 single cover
Single by David Gray
from the album Life in Slow Motion
B-side	"Going in Blind" (piano and string version) "With Open Arms" "Everybody's Leaving Town"
Released	29 August 2005 (2005-08-29)
Length	3:25
Label	IHT Atlantic
Songwriter(s)	David Gray Craig McClune
Producer(s)	Marius de Vries
David Gray singles chronology
"Be Mine" (2003) "The One I Love" (2005) "Hospital Food" (2005)

"The One I Love" 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 Life in Slow Motion as a bonus track.^[1]

Track listings

UK CD1 and 7-inch single^[2][3]

1. "The One I Love"
2. "Going in Blind" (piano and string version)

UK CD2^[4]

1. "The One I Love" (acoustic)
2. "With Open Arms"
3. "Everybody's Leaving Town"

European CD single^[5]

1. "The One I Love" (album version)
2. "With Open Arms"
3. "Everybody's Leaving Town"

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "The One I Love" Chart (2005) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[6] 59 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[7] 48 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[8] 5 Germany (GfK)[9] 96 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 6 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 93 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 31 Scotland (OCC)[13] 5 UK Singles (OCC)[14] 8 US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[15] 1 US Adult Pop Airplay (Billboard)[16] 38

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "The One I Love" Chart (2005) Position UK Singles (OCC)[17] 84 US Triple-A (Billboard)[18] 12

Certifications

Certifications for "The One I Love"

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[19]	Silver	200,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release history and formats for "The One I Love"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	25 July 2005	Hot adult contemporary triple A radio	ATO RCA	[20]
	29 August 2005	Digital download		[21][22]
United Kingdom		7-inch vinyl CD digital download	IHT Atlantic	[23][24][25]
Australia	10 October 2005	CD		[26]