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"One Thing" is a song by Canadian rock band Finger Eleven. It was released on September 8, 2003, as the second single from their self-titled third album (2003). The song reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 10 on three other Billboard charts. In Canada, the song reached number 28 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 airplay chart.

"One Thing"
Single by Finger Eleven
from the album Finger Eleven
Released	September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)
Length	4:39 (album version) 3:32 (radio edit)
Label	Wind-up
Songwriter(s)	Scott Anderson James Black
Producer(s)	Johnny K
Finger Eleven singles chronology
"Good Times" (2003) "One Thing" (2003) "Absent Elements" (2004)

Release

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 number 16 in the US and had exposure on TV series such as Smallville, Scrubs, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Third Watch.

Chart performance

This song hit number five on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 26 weeks. The song peaked at number two on the Adult Top 40 chart and found moderate success on the Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 23.

Music video

The song won the 2004 MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video. The 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, lifelike 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.

Charts

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref(s).
United States	September 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)	Mainstream rock active rock alternative radio	Wind-up	[12][13]
	March 15, 2004 (2004-03-15)	Contemporary hit hot adult contemporary radio		[14]

References

На других языках

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- [en] One Thing (Finger Eleven song)

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[es] One Thing (canción de Finger Eleven)

«One Thing» es una canción de la banda canadiense Finger Eleven. Es el segundo sencillo de su álbum Finger Eleven. Fue lanzado en septiembre de 2003, que ganó el 2004 MuchMusic Video Award al Mejor Vídeo. Fue escrito por Scott Anderson y James Black.

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