Talk:The One (Mariah Carey song)

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[edit] The single and music video

I don't understand the last paragraph. Who are these "chartal experts"? A lot of it seems like Yoda-speak to me. - Musiclover 06:54, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

The last paragraph makes sense to me. To paraphrase, chart analysts believe that if "The One" had been given a proper chance to become a single, Mariah would have came out of her flopping period sooner, because it practically is WBT in a lot of ways. They noted that WBT and The One both were produced by Jermaine Dupri, both featured the fast style of singing, and both had great crossover appeal into charting on every major market. OmegaWikipedia 07:09, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

I cleaned it up some. - Musiclover 06:38, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

Maybe ballad isn't the right word. WBT is more of a slow jam (and The One is definitely not a ballad, but a slow jam works better in comparing the two) OmegaWikipedia 06:44, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

I cleaned it up some more. Added some stuff, too. - Musiclover 07:19, 16 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Merge to 'Boy (I Need You)'

I suggest that the information hear concerning its replacement by 'Boy (I Need You)' be merged with the 'Boy (I Need You)' article, probably under a section titled 'Controversy' or 'Original Promotion' or what not. All additional information in this article is not necessary and could simply be deleted if this is done. User:Grey Pursuit 15 February 2006 (UTC)