I'm the Only One
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| Single by Melissa Etheridge | ||||
| from the album Yes I Am | ||||
| Released | 1993 | |||
| Format | CD single Cassette single |
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| Recorded | A&M Studios, Los Angeles | |||
| Genre | Blues rock | |||
| Length | 4:15 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Melissa Etheridge | |||
| Producer | Hugh Padgham Melissa Etheridge |
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"I'm the Only One" is a Melissa Etheridge song that appears on her 1993 album Yes I Am. The single itself was released in 1993, and hit number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and number one on the Adult Contemporary charts in January 1995. This is one of her biggest hits to date.
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[edit] Content
Like many songs on her first album Melissa Etheridge, "I'm the Only One" deals with non-monogamous relationships. In the verses, the singer tells how much she suffers because her partner told her that she has a crush on someone else. In the chorus, she reminds her that even if she is in a new relationship, that she will always be the only one who really loves her.
[edit] Cover
In 2011, Mark Salling covered the song in Glee's episode "I Kissed a Girl"
[edit] Tracklist
All songs written by Melissa Etheridge.
- "I'm the Only One" – 4:15
- "I'm the Only One" (live) – 5:30
- "Yes I Am" (live) – 5:02
[edit] Charts
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (1994/1995) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop Songs | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks | 28 |
| U.S. Billboard Top 40 Mainstream | 4 |
| Canadian single charts | 12 |
| Dutch single charts[1] | 26 |
[edit] Covers
I'm the Only One was featured in a third season episode of Glee.[2][3]
[edit] End of year charts
| End of year chart (1994) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] | 92 |
| End of year chart (1995) | Position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[5] | 44 |
[edit] Credits and personnel
- vocals and acoustic guitar by Melissa Etheridge
- drums and percussion by Mauricio Fritz Lewak
- Electric guitar by Waddy Wachtel
- keyboards by Scott Thurston
- Bass by Pino Palladino
- Engineer – Hugh Padgham
- Assistant engineers – Greg Goldman, John Aguto, Mike Baumgartner
- Mixed by Hugh Padgham
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Gateway Mastering
[edit] References
- ^ dutchcharts.nl – Dutch charts portal
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/im-only-one-glee-cast-version/id480240524
- ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Kissed_a_Girl_(Glee)
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1994. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1995". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1995. Retrieved 2010-08-27.
[edit] Sources
- Melissa Etheridge – Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled – Bonus DVD
[edit] External links
| Preceded by "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men |
Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one single January 7, 1995 (first run) January 21, 1995 (second run) |
Succeeded by "I'll Make Love to You" by Boyz II Men "Love Will Keep Us Alive" by The Eagles |
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