You're the One (Dwight Yoakam song)
| "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,[1] and #4 in Canada.
Content[edit]
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[edit]
The music video was directed by Jim Gable.
Demo version[edit]
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[edit]
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[2] | 4 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1991) | Position |
|---|---|
| Canada Country Tracks (RPM)[4] | 23 |
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[5] | 53 |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.