| "You're the One" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Dwight Yoakam | ||||
| from the album If There Was a Way | ||||
| B-side | "If There Was a Way" | |||
| Released | February 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:59 | |||
| Label | Reprise 19405 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Dwight Yoakam | |||
| Producer(s) | Pete Anderson | |||
| Dwight Yoakam singles chronology | ||||
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"You're the One" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It was released in February 1991 as the second single from his album If There Was a Way. It peaked at #5 in the United States, and #4 in Canada.
Content
The song's narrator describes about how his former lover treated him, and now she's been treated the same way that she treated him.
Music video
The music video was directed by Jim Gable.
Demo version
Yoakam initially recorded a demo of the song in 1981, 9 years before its inclusion on If There Was a Way. It is included on both the 2002 boxed set Reprise Please, Baby, and the 2006 reissue of his debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
Chart performance
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard) | 5 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM) | 23 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard) | 53 |
References
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 404.
- "Top RPM Country Tracks: Issue 1526." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. May 25, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- "Dwight Yoakam Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- "RPM Top 100 Country Tracks of 1991". RPM. December 21, 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
- "Best of 1991: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 1991. Retrieved August 16, 2013.
