The One and Only (song)
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| Single by Chesney Hawkes | ||||
| from the album Buddy's Song (Soundtrack) | ||||
| B-side | "It's Gonna Be Tough" "Say Mama" |
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| Released | February 1991[1] | |||
| Format | CD, 7" vinyl, 12" vinyl | |||
| Genre | Pop Rock | |||
| Length | 3:40 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
| Writer(s) | Nik Kershaw | |||
| Producer | Alan Shacklock and Nik Kershaw | |||
| Chesney Hawkes singles chronology | ||||
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"The One and Only" is a popular song written by Nik Kershaw and recorded by the British singer Chesney Hawkes. Produced by Kershaw and Alan Shacklock, Hawkes's recording was featured in the film 1991 Buddy's Song which starred Hawkes as the eponymous Buddy and Roger Daltrey as his father. The film performed moderately well at the UK box office, but the song was a massive hit in the country's music charts, spending five weeks at number one on the UK singles chart in March-April 1991.[2][3]
The song was later featured in the film Doc Hollywood, also 1991 (starring Michael J. Fox) and became a hit in the USA, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in May 1991.[4]
Mario Lopez did a trance cover in 2008 [5][6][7]
The song was featured in two films by director Duncan Jones. In the 2009 film Moon (starring Sam Rockwell) as the wake-up alarm for the main character. As well as being in the 2011 film Source Code, the song appears as the cell phone ringtone of the character of Christina. It is heard several times throughout each movie.
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[edit] Chart performance
[edit] Peak positions
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart[2][3] | 1 |
| Austrian Singles Chart[8] | 1 |
| Canadian Singles Chart | 61 |
| Dutch GfK chart[9] | 9 |
| Dutch Top 40[10] | 11 |
| German Singles Chart | 8 |
| Irish Singles Chart[11] | 3 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[12] | 5 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[13] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[14] | 5 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 10 |
[edit] End of year charts
| End of year chart (1991) | Position |
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| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[15] | 93 |
| Preceded by "The Stonk" by Hale and Pace |
UK number one single 30 March - 27 April 1991 (5 weeks) |
Succeeded by "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher |
[edit] References
- ^ Guinness British Hit Singles (11th ed.). Guinness Publishing Ltd. 1997. p. 162. ISBN 0-85112-027-X.
- ^ a b The Official UK Charts Company. "All the No. 1's – The One and Only". http://www.theofficialcharts.com/zoom.php?id=663. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Chart Stats - Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only". http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=18587. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ a b "allmusic ((( Chesney Hawkes > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p13156. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
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- ^ "Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only - austriancharts.at (German)". http://austriancharts.at/showitem.asp?interpret=Chesney+Hawkes&titel=The+One+And+Only&cat=s. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "dutchcharts.nl - Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only (Dutch)". http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Chesney+Hawkes&titel=The+One+And+Only&cat=s. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Nederlandse Top 40, week 24, 1991 (Dutch)". http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=24&jaar=1991. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "irishcharts.ie search results". http://www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2009.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only". http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chesney+Hawkes&titel=The+One+And+Only&cat=s. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only". http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chesney+Hawkes&titel=The+One+And+Only&cat=s. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Chesney Hawkes - The One And Only - hitparade.ch (German)". http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Chesney+Hawkes&titel=The+One+And+Only&cat=s. Retrieved 25 April 2009.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1991". http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
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