| "You're the One" | ||||
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| Single by Dwight Yoakam | ||||
| from the album If There Was a Way | ||||
| B-side | "If There Was a Way" | |||
| Released | February 1991 | |||
| Format | 7" 45 RPM, CD single | |||
| Recorded | 1990 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:57 | |||
| Label | Reprise 19405 | |||
| Writer(s) | Dwight Yoakam | |||
| Dwight Yoakam singles chronology | ||||
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"You're the One" is a song written and recorded by country music artist Dwight Yoakam. It is the second single released from his 1990 album If There Was a Way. It peaked at #5 in the United States,[1] and #4 in Canada.
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The song's narrator describes about how his former lover treated him, and now she's been treated the same way that she treated him.
The music video was directed by Jim Gable.
Yoakam initially recorded a demo of the song in 1981. It is included on both the 2002 boxed set Reprise Please, Baby, and the 2006 reissue of his debut album, Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.
| Chart (1991) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks | 5 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 4 |