Only You (Yazoo song)
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| Single by Yazoo | ||
| from the album Upstairs at Eric's | ||
| Released | May 1982 October 7, 1996 (CD reissue) August 23, 1999 (remix) |
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| Format | 7", 12" (1982) 12", CD (1999) |
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| Recorded | 1982 | |
| Genre | Synthpop | |
| Length | 3:12 | |
| Label | Mute Records | |
| Producer(s) | Eric Radcliffe, Daniel Miller and Yazoo (1982) Eric Radcliffe and Yazoo (1999) |
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| Yazoo singles chronology | ||
| "Only You" (1982) |
"Don't Go" (1982) |
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"Only You" is a ballad written by musician Vince Clarke. He wrote it while with Depeche Mode, and offered it to them when he was leaving. They declined, and Clarke recorded it after forming the duo Yazoo with Alison Moyet. It was an instant success hitting number two in the UK, and charting in the U.S. (number sixty-seven, Billboard Hot 100 and number thirty-eight Adult Contemporary), a feat only attained by one other Yazoo single.
A remix of "Only You" made the UK Top 40 again in 1999, while reaching number sixteen on the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart. The music video for the new version was created using the Houdini 3D animation software package.[1]
Clarke's melody in the song "has a sweetly yearning quality, elegantly arranged by Clarke and producer E.C. Radcliffe in a fashion that links several different monophonic synths together to give the tune more depth and melodic substance" according to All Music Guide [1]. Moyet's vocals, they say, is a "perfectly understated vocal performance, soulful yet dignified in the manner of '70s soul star Ann Peebles, of Clarke's gentle and romantic lyrics."
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[edit] Cover versions
"Only You" has been covered by numerous artists, from both Spanish and English versions by Enrique Iglesias to an a cappela version by The Flying Pickets which outperformed the original on the UK singles chart by becoming the Christmas number one in 1983 spending five weeks at the top, also hitting the top of the German singles chart in 1984. Rita Coolidge also covered it in 1983 and reached number thirty-seven on the Adult Contemporary chart with her version. Joshua Radin released a cover of the song in 2005 as a bonus song on an album. A popular live version of the song was also recorded by Pete Murray.
[edit] Use in other media
In 1988, "Only You" was used prominently as background music for the film version of The Chocolate War.
In 1997, "Only You" was used as the background music for the romantic climax of the Hollywood teen romp Can't Hardly Wait. The scene witnessed a kiss between actor Ethan Embry and actress Jennifer Love Hewitt.
In 2003, "Only You" was used as background music for the long-awaited emotional climax of the BBC television series, The Office during the programme's final episode.
| Preceded by: "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel |
UK number one single (Flying Pickets version) December 4, 1983 |
Succeeded by: "Pipes Of Peace" by Paul McCartney |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Moltenbrey, Karen (April 2002). Broadcast Retrospective 25th Anniversary: Part 4. Computer Graphics World. Accessed February 26, 2006.
[edit] References
- Billboard magazine. Artist Chart History - Yaz. Billboard.com. Retrieved on 2006-02-26.
- Mute Records. Yazoo - Only You. Mute Records UK official website. Retrieved on 2006-02-26.
- Mute Records. Yazoo - Only You (1999 Mix). Mute Records UK official website. Retrieved on 2006-02-26.
- Zywietz, Tobias (March 22, 2005). Chart Log UK: Yanni - Yunus. Retrieved on 2006-02-26.
