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"You're the Only One"
Single by Maria Mena
from the album Mellow and White Turns Blue
B-side	"Patience" "Sleep to Dream"
Released	13 January 2004 (2004-01-13)
Genre	Pop
Length	2:45
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Maria Mena Arvid Solvang
Producer(s)	Arvid Solvang
Maria Mena singles chronology
"My Lullaby" (2002) "You're the Only One" (2004) "Just a Little Bit" (2004)
Music video
"You're the Only One" on YouTube

"You're the Only One" is a song by Norwegian pop musician Maria Mena. The song was included on her second studio album, Mellow (as well as the international version, White Turns Blue), and was released as the album's first single in January 2004. In addition to becoming a number-eight hit in her native Norway, it was Mena's breakthrough hit internationally, charting within the top 40 in Denmark, the Netherlands and New Zealand. It was also her first single released in the United States, where it rose to number 86 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Lyrical content

A DVD included with the deluxe edition of White Turns Blue contains an interview with Mena. She stated "You're the Only One" is about all of her friends, each verse representing a different person, but she liked that it could be interpreted to be about one boy. She said that it is her way of telling her friends that she appreciates what they do for her and that she loves them.

Critical reception

Sony Music Norway reviewed "You're the Only One" in early 2004, writing that the single "lives up to expectations" and calling it "irresistible". AllMusic critic Johnny Loftus gave a positive review, praising its "shimmery" composition Mena's "chatty" vocals. He also noted that, unlike American pop princesses such as Hilary Duff, Mena did not mitigate her blunt lyrics regarding teenage experimentation. Loftus summarized, "Her mix of emotionally rich pragmatism with lighthearted amiability is delightful, and only heightened by "Only One"'s inviting pop whir."

Release and chart performance

"You're the Only One" was released as the first single from Mellow in Norway on 13 January 2004. It appeared on the country's VG-lista chart at number 11 on the ninth chart week of 2004, which corresponds to late February. Two weeks later, it peaked at number eight, then remained in the top 10 for two more weeks before dropping out.

In June, the single began to experience success outside Norway. Following plentiful radio airplay, it debuted at number 88 on the US Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated 12 June, then reached its peak of number 86 the following week. As of 2024, it is Mena's only song to appear on the Hot 100. It also appeared on the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 and Adult Top 40 charts, peaking at numbers 25 and 31, respectively. On 28 June, the track debuted at number 36 on the New Zealand Singles Chart and peaked at number 35 during its second week in, then left the top 50.

"You're the Only One" continued to chart throughout July, August, and September in several other countries. In Denmark, it debuted and peaked at number 15 on 23 July, then rose to number 19 on the Dutch Single Top 100 eight days later. In Australia, the single peaked at number 70, while in the Flanders region of Belgium, it reached number six on the Ultratip Bubbling Under listing.

Track listings

Norwegian CD1 and US CD single

1. "You're the Only One" – 2:45
2. "Patience" – 3:49

Norwegian CD2

1. "You're the Only One" – 2:44
2. "Patience" – 3:49
3. "Sleep to Dream" – 3:38
4. "You're the Only One" (video) – 2:44

Australian and New Zealand maxi-CD single

1. "You're the Only One" – 2:44
2. "Patience" – 3:49
3. "Sleep to Dream" – 3:38

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US CD single liner notes.

Studios

• Mixed at Lydlab Studio (Oslo, Norway)
• Mastered at Cutting Room Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)

Personnel

• Maria Mena – writing, vocals
• Arvid Solvang – writing, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, piano, production, programming
• Vemund Stavnes – bass
• Fredrik Wallumrød – drums
• Celsius – keyboard, additional programming
• Ulf Holand – mixing
• Thomas Eberger – mastering

Charts

Release history

References

1. ^ "Maria Mena – You're the Only One Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
2. White Turns Blue (DVD). Maria Mena. Columbia Records. 2004. CK 92814.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
3. "You're the Only One" (in Norwegian). Sony Music Norway. Archived from the original on 7 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023. En single som i aller høyeste grad lever opp til forventningene. At Maria kan skrive uimotståelige låter... [A single that lives up to expectations to the highest degree. That Maria can write irresistible songs...]
4. ^ "Forsiden" [Home] (in Norwegian). Sony Music Norway. Archived from the original on 18 February 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
5. "Week Numbers for 2004". Epoch Converter. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
6. ^ "Maria Mena – You're the Only One". VG-lista. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
7. "Maria Mena i medvind" [Maria Mena in the Tailwind]. Finnmarken (in Norwegian). 14 June 2004. p. 25. Retrieved 24 January 2023. Maria Mena rykker opp fra 88. til 86. plass med «You're the Only One», først og fremst takket være mye radiospilling. [Maria Mena moves up from 88th to 86th place with 'You're the Only One', primarily thanks to a lot of radio play.]
8. "The Hot 100 – Week of June 12, 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
9. ^ "Maria Mena Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
10. ^ "Maria Mena Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
11. ^ "Maria Mena Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
12. ^ "Maria Mena – You're the Only One". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
13. ^ "Maria Mena – You're the Only One". Tracklisten. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
14. ^ "Maria Mena – You're the Only One" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
15. ^ "Issue 752" ARIA Top 100 Singles. National Library of Australia. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
16. ^ "Maria Mena – You're the Only One" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
17. You're the Only One (Norwegian CD1 liner notes). Maria Mena. Columbia Records. 2004. COL 675022 1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
18. ^ You're the Only One (US CD single liner notes). Maria Mena. Columbia Records. 2004. 38K 76868.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
19. You're the Only One (Norwegian CD2 liner notes). Maria Mena. Columbia Records. 2004. COL 675022 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
20. You're the Only One (Australia & New Zealand maxi-CD single liner notes). Maria Mena. Columbia Records. 2004. 674557.2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
21. "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 41, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 15 April 2020.
22. "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1552. 23 April 2004. p. 24. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
23. "Uge 28+33" [Week 28+33] (PDF) (in Danish). Sony Music Denmark. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 November 2004. Retrieved 12 November 2023.
24. "The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 19th July 2004" (PDF). ARIA. 19 July 2004. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2008. Retrieved 20 May 2021.

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• 2004 songs
• Columbia Records singles
• English-language Norwegian songs
• Norwegian pop songs
• Songs about teenagers