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"The One" is a song recorded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira for her first English-language and fifth overall studio album Laundry Service (2001). The ballad[1] was released as the album's sixth and final single on 16 December 2002 by Epic Records and became a modest hit in Europe and Australia.

"The One"
Single by Shakira
from the album Laundry Service
Released	16 December 2002
Studio	Hit Factory Criteria (Miami) Crescent Moon (Miami) Compass Point (Nassau, Bahamas)
Length	3:42 (album version) 3:47 (video and radio mix)
Label	Epic
Songwriter(s)	Shakira Glen Ballard
Producer(s)	Shakira
Shakira singles chronology
"Que Me Quedes Tú" (2002) "The One" (2002) "Poem to a Horse" (2004)
Music video
"The One" on YouTube

Background and composition

"The One" was written by Shakira and composed by Shakira and Glen Ballard. This song is about Shakira's lonely love, and her expression and thanks for the love that has been given to her. Though the song itself was an extremely popular song, and many people were "touched" by it, it did not fare well chart-wise. Shakira has never performed this live at any shows except for her 2002–2003 Tour of the Mongoose, when the single was released around the time. The primary version used for radio airplay was the Glen's Radio Mix, which has a new intro and a complete different musical arrangement than the original Album Version.

Chart performance

"The One" was released in most parts of Europe as well as other countries such as Australia. The song did moderately well in European countries, including Italy and Switzerland, where it reached the top 20.[2][3] It was a top-five hit in Portugal, where it peaked at number five.[4] In Australia, the song peaked at number 16.[5]

Music video

The music video for "The One" has a basic plot. Shakira is walking through a city, wearing a red jacket, where she sees all the people with their lovers loving and hugging each other, while she is alone. She therefore walks through the rain, hoping to find someone who will love her forever. While she walks through the rain, she sees an old couple, a mother with her child, a police attacking a man with an old woman watching, needing someone to help him and he mimes "you're the one I need", while on the contrary she is alone. The music video ends with her, drenched by the rain, singing while facing up to the sky.

Formats and track listings

Maxi-single

1. "The One" (Glen's Radio Mix) – 3:47
2. "The One" (Album Version) – 3:43
3. "Whenever, Wherever" (Hammad Bell Remix) – 3:48
4. "Te Aviso, Te Anuncio (Tango)" (Gigi D'Agostino Tango Remix) – 6:10

Enhanced single

1. "The One" (Glen's Mix)
2. "Objection (Tango)" (Afro Punk Version)
3. "Objection (Tango)" (The Freelance Hellraiser's Mash-Up of the Mongoose)
4. "The One" (video)

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "The One"

Chart (2003)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[5]	16
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[6]	21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7]	21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[8]	21
European Hot 100 Singles (Music & Media)[9]	78
Germany (Official German Charts)[10]	39
Italy (FIMI)[2]	20
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11]	26
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[12]	31
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[13]	39
Poland (Polish Airplay Chart)[14]	10
Portugal (AFP)[4]	5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3]	17

Release history

Release dates and formats for "The One"

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	16 December 2002	Contemporary hit radio	Epic	[15]
Australia	13 January 2003	Maxi CD	Sony Music	[16]
Germany	10 March 2003	Contemporary hit radio		[17]
Netherlands	24 March 2003			[18]
France	14 April 2003			[19]

References

На других языках

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- [en] The One (Shakira song)

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[es] The One (canción de Shakira)

«The One» —en español: «El único»— es una balada rock escrita por la cantautora colombiana Shakira perteneciente a su álbum en inglés llamado Laundry Service (2001). La canción fue producida por Shakira, y fue lanzada como quinto sencillo del álbum en 2003. Se editó en distintos países europeos, pero no en los Estados Unidos. Su compañía discográfica Epic, quiso lanzar la canción en este país, pero debido al relativo poco éxito de su anterior corte Objection (Tango) y a que la canción no mostraba en sí todo lo que Shakira podía dar, Epic desistió del plan. Sin embargo, estuvo disponible en el conteo TRL de la cadena MTV, donde llegó a la posición #3 y está entre las favoritas de sus fanáticos. La promoción de esta canción fue nula, y sólo fue interpretada en vivo en el Tour de la Mangosta

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[ru] The One (песня Шакиры)

«The One» (рус. Единственный) — четвёртый сингл колумбийской певицы Шакиры из её первого англоязычного и третьего студийного альбома Laundry Service (2001), выпущенный 12 июня 2002 года.

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