Only You (112 song)

{{Infobox song

| name = Only You

| cover = Only You.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Mase

| album = 112

| released = May 10, 1996

| recorded = November 1995

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|R&B|hip hop}}

| length = 4:18 (Clean Radio Mix)
4:50 (Bad Boy Remix)

| label = {{hlist|Bad Boy|Arista}}

| writer = {{hlist|Sean Combs|Steven Jordan|Christopher Wallace|Mason Betha|D.J. Rogers Jr.|Marvin Scandrick|Michael Keith|Daron Jones|Quinnes Parker|Harry Wayne Casey|Richard Finch}}

| producer = {{hlist|Stevie J|Puff Daddy}}

| chronology = 112

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Come See Me

| next_year = 1996

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = The Notorious B.I.G.

| type = singles

| prev_title = Get Money

| prev_year = 1996

| title = Only You

| year = 1996

| next_title = You Can't Stop the Reign

| next_year = 1996

}}

{{Extra chronology

| artist = Mase

| type = single

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| title = Only You (Bad Boy Remix)

| year = 1996

| next_title = Can't Nobody Hold Me Down

| next_year = 1997

}}

{{External music video|{{YouTube|GVOqbskGeBs|"Only You"}}}}

}}

"Only You" is the debut single by R&B group 112, from their 1996 self-titled debut album. Both the original and the remix were released as singles, in May and July 1996 respectively. Q, Slim, and Mike share lead vocals on both versions of the song. The original features The Notorious B.I.G., and the remix features both B.I.G. and Mase. The original samples the riff from "I Get Lifted" by KC and the Sunshine Band.

The song reached number one on two of Billboard's charts: Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.{{cite web |url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/431840/112/chart?f=360 |title=112 - Chart history |website=Billboard |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406071311/http://www.billboard.com/artist/431840/112/chart?f=360 |archive-date=2016-04-06}} [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=Only+You+112&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH]{{dead link|date=July 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} The song made its debut at number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 27, 1996, spending 39 weeks total on the chart.

The song was performed when the group guest-starred in two episodes of the UPN sitcom Moesha.{{cn|date=October 2023}}

Music video

The video was shot in the heart of Time Square. It features 112, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy and newly signed Bad Boy artist at the time, Mase rapping in front of a crowd. Cameos are made by Lil' Cease, Stevie J and Keisha from Total.

Charts

=Weekly charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
scope="col"| Chart (1996)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row"| Australia (ARIA){{cite Ryan|page=208}}

| 53

scope="row"|Canada (Nielsen SoundScan){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vQkEAAAAMBAJ|title=Billboard: Hits of the World|magazine=Billboard|date=16 November 1996|access-date=21 January 2017}}

|align="center"|18

scope="row" {{singlechart|New Zealand|43|artist=112|song=Only You|access-date=April 24, 2018}}
scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardhot100|13|artist=112|song=Only You|access-date=April 24, 2018}}
scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboarddancesales|1|artist=112|accessdate=January 23, 2023}}
scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardrandbhiphop|3|artist=112|song=Only You|access-date=April 24, 2018}}
scope="row" {{singlechart|Billboardrhythmic|13|artist=112|access-date=January 23, 2023}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"

!Chart (1996)

!Position

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1996|title=Billboard Top 100 - 1996|access-date=August 27, 2010}}

|align="center"|34

scope="row"|US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sQkEAAAAMBAJ|title=1996 The Year in Music|magazine=Billboard|volume=108|issue=52|page=YE-40|date=December 28, 1996|access-date=June 29, 2021}}

|align="center"|7

Certifications

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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|relyear=2004|certyear=2023|title=Only You|artist=112|type=single|award=Silver|id=4907-3668-1|access-date=July 7, 2023}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|relyear=1996|certyear=1996|title=Only You|artist=112|type=single|award=Gold|access-date=May 7, 2015|salesamount=500,000|salesref={{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IA8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA61 |title=Best-Selling Records of 1996 |magazine=Billboard|publisher=BPI Communications Inc.|date=January 18, 1997 |access-date=May 7, 2015 |page=61 |issn=0006-2510|volume=109|number=3}}}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true|noshipments=true|streaming=true}}

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