"The One You Love" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It served as the first single from Wainwright's fourth studio album, Want Two, and was released digitally in the UK on February 28, 2005. Promotional singles distributed to radio stations contained both the album version and a radio edit.
The song failed to chart in any country.
Track listing
UK digital single
"The One You Love"
Personnel
Rufus Wainwright – voice, piano, additional vocals, acoustic guitar
Marius de Vries – programming
Martha Wainwright – additional vocals
Gerry Leonard – electric guitar
Charlie Sexton – electric guitar
Jeff Hill – bass
Levon Helm – drums
Alexis Smith – programming
Music video
The music video for "The One You Love" was directed by George Scott, and features footage from Montreal, London, Cambridge, Brighton and New York City. The video was used to promote the single in the UK, and also appears on Wainwright's music DVD, All I Want.