One Bad Apple

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“One Bad Apple”
Single by The Osmonds
from the album Osmonds
A-side One Bad Apple
B-side He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother
Released December, 1970
Recorded 1970
Genre Pop
Length 2:46
Label MGM Records
Writer(s) George Jackson
Certification Gold
The Osmonds singles chronology
One Bad Apple Sweet and Innocent (as Donny Osmond) Double Lovin'

"One Bad Apple" was a single released by The Osmonds in December 1970. The single hit number-one on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart in February 1971 and stayed there for five weeks.

The song was written by George Jackson who originally had the Jackson 5 in mind when he wrote it. [1] He also wrote the single "Double Lovin'" for the Osmonds. Both "One Bad Apple" and the Donny Osmond-credited single "Sweet and Innocent" are off the 1971 album "Osmonds".


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Preceded by
"Knock Three Times" by Tony Orlando and Dawn
Billboard Hot 100 number one single
February 13, 1971
Succeeded by
"Me and Bobby McGee" by Janis Joplin