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The One and Only (song)

{{Short description|1991 single by Chesney Hawkes}}

{{About|the Chesney Hawkes song|other songs|The One and Only (disambiguation)#Songs{{!}}The One and Only#Songs}}

{{Infobox song

| name = The One and Only

| cover = The One and Only (song).jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Chesney Hawkes

| album = Buddy's Song

| B-side = * "It's Gonna Be Tough"

  • "Say Mama"

| released = {{start date|1991|1|28|df=y}}{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=vi|date=26 January 1991}}{{cite magazine|title=Spotlight: Chesney Hawkes|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=14|page=15|date=6 April 1991|quote=New Single: The One And Only released on January 28...}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Power pop

| length = 3:42

| label = Chrysalis

| writer = Nik Kershaw

| producer = * Alan Shacklock

| next_title = I'm a Man Not a Boy

| next_year = 1991

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|ZvMsp7s78Do|"The One and Only"}}}}

}}

"The One and Only" is the debut single by the English singer and actor Chesney Hawkes. Written by Nik Kershaw, the single was released by Chrysalis Records in January 1991. Produced by Kershaw and Alan Shacklock, and recorded and mixed by Gareth Cousins, the song was featured in the comedy-drama film Buddy's Song (1991), which starred Hawkes as the eponymous Buddy and Roger Daltrey as his father. The film performed moderately well at the UK box office, but the song was a hit in that country's music charts, spending five weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in March and April 1991. Kershaw's influence can also be heard throughout the track not only in guitar style, but in the backing vocals on the intro and choruses, with Hawkes singing the verses.

In the United States, "The One and Only" was featured in the romantic comedy film Doc Hollywood (1991).{{cite web |url=https://www.eightieskids.com/things-you-probably-didnt-know-about-doc-hollywood/ |title=10 Things you Didn't Know About Doc Hollywood |website=80s Kids |date=24 June 2020 |access-date=18 May 2022}} The single proved to be Hawkes' only hit in the US, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in November 1991.

Critical reception

Larry Flick from Billboard commented, "Sugar-coated pop rocker by U.K. male vocalist, who was discovered by Roger Daltrey, is beginning to duplicate previous European chart success. Anthemic lyrics and a heartfelt performance should help push this over the top with top 40 punters."{{cite magazine|first= Larry |last= Flick |title= Single Reviews |magazine= Billboard |date= 27 July 1991 |page= 67 |access-date= 22 October 2020 |url= https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/90s/1991/BB-1991-07-27.pdf |author-link= Larry Flick}} Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Written by Nick Kershaw [sic] in his own, unmistakeable style. Pretty soon this young man will be a familiar face, competing directly with the likes of Rick Astley."{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-02-09.pdf|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music & Media|date=9 February 1991|page=12|access-date=6 April 2023}}

Music videos

Three music videos for the single were produced. The first video is a direct tie-in to Buddy's Song. A girl (played by Saffron) and her friend (played by Lucy Alexander) go to a cinema to watch the film, where Buddy Clark (Hawkes) jumps out of the screen and beckons the girl to follow him. They go into a storage room, but Buddy is then pulled back into the screen; he escapes again, only to have his father Terry (Roger Daltrey) come out of the screen and chase after them. Finally, at the end of the video, Buddy reaches out of the screen to the girl, who takes his hands and goes into the screen with him. They kiss whilst being watched by the girl's shocked friend.

The second video is a live concert performance of the song intercut with black-and-white footage of Hawkes' interaction with his fans. This version was released in international markets where Buddy's Song was not released. The third video is an alternate edit of the second version featuring scenes from Doc Hollywood. All three videos are included in the DVD of the career-spanning box set The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012 (2022).{{cite web |url=https://chesneyhawkes.com/the-complete-picture/ |title=The Complete Picture |website=Chesney Hawkes Official Website |date=6 February 2022 |access-date=19 May 2022}}

Track listings

{{track listing

| headline = UK CD single

| total_length = 11:10

| title1 = The One and Only

| writer1 = Nik Kershaw

| length1 = 3:42

| title2 = It's Gonna Be Tough

| note2 = film version

| writer2 = {{hlist|Nigel Hinton|John Wesley Harding}}

| length2 = 2:29

| title3 = Say Mama

| writer3 = {{hlist|Johnny Meeks|Johnny Earl}}

| length3 = 2:09

| title4 = It's Gonna Be Tough

| writer4 = {{hlist|Hinton|Harding}}

| length4 = 2:50

}}

{{track listing

| headline = US cassette single

| total length =

| title1 = The One and Only

| writer1 = Kershaw

| length1 = 3:42

| title2 = The One and Only

| note2 = US remix

| writer2 = Kershaw

| length2 = 3:42

| title3 = It's Gonna Be Tough

| writer3 = {{hlist|Hinton|Harding}}

| length3 = 2:27

}}

Charts

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=Weekly charts=

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!Chart (1991–1992)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Austria|1|artist=Chesney Hawnes|song=The One and Only|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Flanders|3|artist=Chesney Hawnes|song=The One and Only|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Canadatopsingles|61|chartid=1642|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}}
{{single chart|Canadaadultcontemporary|37|chartid=1625|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}}
scope="row"|Denmark (IFPI){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-06-22.pdf|title=Top 10 Sales in Europe|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=25|page=38|date=22 June 1991|access-date=21 March 2018}}

|6

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-05-11.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=19|page=21|date=11 May 1991|access-date=7 April 2020}}

|5

scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista){{cite book|first=Timo|last=Pennanen|title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972|page=280|language=fi|publisher=Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava|location=Helsinki|date=2006|isbn=9789511210535}}

|2

{{single chart|Germany|8|artist=Chesney Hawnes|song=The One and Only|songid=2262|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}}
{{single chart|Ireland2|3|song=The One and Only|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch40|11|year=1991|week=24|rowheader=true|access-date=21 February 2019}}
{{single chart|Dutch100|9|artist=Chesney Hawnes|song=The One and Only|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Norway|5|artist=Chesney Hawnes|song=The One and Only|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Sweden|2|artist=Chesney Hawnes|song=The One and Only|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|Switzerland|4|artist=Chesney Hawnes|song=The One and Only|rowheader=true}}
{{single chart|UK|1|date=19910330|rowheader=true|access-date=17 June 2023}}
scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100/1991-11-02/|title=Billboard Hot 100|magazine=Billboard|date=November 2, 1991|access-date=June 17, 2023}}

|10

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!Chart (2016)

!Peak
position

{{single chart|Poland|75|chartid=2054|year=2016|rowheader=true|access-date=August 8, 2016}}

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=Year-end charts=

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!Chart (1991)

!Position

scope="row"|Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40){{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=s&id=1991|title=Jahreshitparade Singles 1991|language=de|access-date=21 February 2019}}

|20

scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop){{cite web|url=https://www.ultratop.be/nl/annual.asp?year=1991|title=Jaaroverzichten 1991|publisher=Ultratop|language=nl|access-date=21 February 2019}}

|29

scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf|title=Eurochart Hot 100 Singles – 1991|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=51–52|page=21|date=21 December 1991|access-date=7 April 2020}}

|19

scope="row"|Europe (European Hit Radio){{cite magazine|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1991/MM-1991-12-21.pdf|title=EHR Year-End Top 100|magazine=Music & Media|volume=8|issue=51–52|page=20|date=21 December 1991|access-date=15 February 2024}}

|8

scope="row"|Germany (Media Control){{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/single-jahr/for-date-1991|title=Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1991|publisher=GfK Entertainment|language=de|access-date=21 February 2019}}

|34

scope="row"|Sweden (Topplistan){{cite web|url=http://www.grammotex.se/topp91singlar.htm|title=Årstopplistan 1991, Singlar|publisher=Grammotex|language=sv|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010225020647/http://www.grammotex.se/topp91singlar.htm|archive-date=25 February 2001|access-date=7 April 2025}}

|9

scope="row"|UK Singles (OCC){{cite magazine|title=1991 Top 100 Singles|magazine=Music Week|location=London, England|page=20|date=11 January 1992}}

|7

scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1991|access-date=15 September 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090707155835/http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1991|archive-date=7 July 2009}}

|93

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Certifications

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=Sweden|type=single|award=Gold|relyear=1991|certyear=1991|access-date=21 February 2019}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=single|artist=Chesney Hawkes|title=The One and Only|award=Silver|relyear=1991|certyear=2018|id=7189-3591-1|access-date=11 February 2021}}

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

2022 Nik Kershaw remix

{{Infobox song

| name = The One and Only (2022 Nik Kershaw remix)

| cover = The_One_and_Only_(2022_Nik_Kershaw_Remix)_cover.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Chesney Hawkes

| released = 4 March 2022

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = Pop rock

| length = 4:25

| label = Chrysalis

| writer = Nik Kershaw

| producer = {{hlist|Nik Kershaw|Alan Shacklock}}

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|8W0gO5FuM80|"The One and Only (Nik Kershaw 2022 Remix)"}}}}

}}

"The One and Only" was remixed by writer Nik Kershaw, performed by Hawkes and released by Chrysalis Records solely on downloads on 4 March 2022 as a non-album single.{{cite web |url=https://www.nikkershaw.net/the-one-and-only/ |title=Mates Don't Come Any Better |website=Nik Kershaw Official Website |date=5 March 2022 |access-date=23 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://retropopmagazine.com/chesney-hawkes-2022-nik-kershaw-mix-the-one-and-only/ |title=Chesney Hawkes releases 2022 Nik Kershaw mix of "The One and Only" |website=Retro Pop magazine |date=4 March 2022 |access-date=23 May 2022}} It is also included as a bonus track on the Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music releases of the compilation The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012.{{cite web |url=https://open.spotify.com/album/3rOlBvCZmQ7iEgorE7zTVO |title=The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012 |publisher=Spotify |access-date=23 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/the-complete-picture-the-albums-1991-2012/1610020956 |title=The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012 |publisher=Apple Music |access-date=23 May 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://music.amazon.com/albums/B09XBW9XWF |title=The Complete Picture: The Albums 1991–2012 |publisher=Amazon Music |access-date=24 May 2022}}

=Track listing=

{{track listing

| title1 = The One and Only

| note1 = 2022 Nik Kershaw remix

| writer1 = Nik Kershaw

| length1 = 4:25

}}

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Use in other media

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  • Director Duncan Jones featured the song in some of his films. In Moon (2009) it is used as the wake-up alarm for the main character. In the film Source Code (2011), the song appears as the cellphone ringtone of the character of Christina. It is heard as background music for a game being played in Jones' film Mute (2018). A deleted scene in Warcraft (2016) would have featured Hawkes himself as a bard playing it on a lute.{{cite web|url=https://www.scifinow.co.uk/news/warcraft-deleted-scene-features-a-chesney-hawkes-lute-solo/|title=Warcraft Deleted Scene Features a Chesney Hawkes Lute Solo|date=30 September 2016|publisher=SciFiNow}}
  • In 2014, Hawkes performed the song with a flashmob dance group in the streets of Manchester to promote MyMate Loans.{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XeCqQcoRfpA |title=Chesney Hawkes flashmob in Manchester |author=MyMate |publisher=YouTube |date=6 March 2014 |access-date=20 May 2022}} In addition, he recorded a version of the song with different lyrics for a MyMate commercial.{{cite web |url=https://abfpictures.co.uk/case-study/the-one-you-wanted/ |title=MyMate: The One You Wanted |date=30 August 2013 |publisher=ABF Pictures |access-date=20 May 2022}}
  • Hawkes sang the song at halftime at the 2022 FIFA World Cup group stage match between Wales and England.

See also

References

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External links

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  • {{Discogs master|master=174723-Chesney-Hawkes-The-One-And-Only|name=The One and Only|type=single}}

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