One Thing

This article is about the 2003 song by Finger Eleven. For the Amerie song, see 1 Thing.

For the One Direction song, see One Thing (One Direction song).

"One Thing"
Single by Finger Eleven
from the album Finger Eleven
Released	September 2003
Format	CD
Genre	Acoustic rock, alternative rock
Length	4:39
Label	Wind-up
Finger Eleven singles chronology
"Good Times" (2003) "One Thing" (2003) "Absent Elements" (2004)

"One Thing" is a song by Canadian rock band Finger Eleven and the second single from their self-titled album. Released in September 2003, it won the 2004 MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video. It was written by Scott Anderson and James Black.

The band had thought their single "Stay in Shadow" would become a popular hit, but strong success fell on "One Thing" instead, although the track didn't find wide mainstream attention until several months after its 2003 release. "One Thing" reached #16 in the US and had exposure on TV series such as Smallville, Scrubs, Law And Order SVU and Third Watch. It was used on World Wrestling Entertainment's (WWE's) June 25, 2007, edition of RAW during a tribute video featuring Chris Benoit who had killed himself on June 24.

Music video

The award-winning music video features black and white footage of the band in a surreal nocturnal environment featuring a beach with a checkered pattern shore. A massive hourglass is seen on the checkered floor as well as band members perched on tall stands and leafless trees. Other imagery includes a crow, a woman standing over thousands of candles along a building floor, a symphony orchestra conductor conducting an empty orchestra, and a musical box with a spinning, life-like ballerina. The "One Thing" video is featured on WWE's Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story and Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story DVDs as an extra.

Chart positions

Chart (2003–2004)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	16
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks	2
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks	23
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks	38
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks	5
U.S. Billboard Mainstream Top 40	11