"One Thing" is a song by Canadian
rock band
Finger Eleven. It was released on September 8, 2003, as the second
single from their
self-titled third album (2003). The song reached number 16 on the US BillboardHot 100 and entered the top 10 on three other Billboard charts. In Canada, the song reached number 28 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 airplay chart.
Release
The band had thought their single "Stay in Shadow" would become a popular hit, but strong success fell on "One Thing" instead, although the track didn't find wide mainstream attention until several months after its 2003 release. "One Thing" reached number 16 in the US and had exposure on TV series such as Smallville, Scrubs, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Third Watch.
Chart performance
This song hit number five on the BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 26 weeks. The song peaked at number two on the
Adult Top 40 chart and found moderate success on the
Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 23.
Music video
The song won the 2004
MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video. The
music video features black-and-white footage of the band in a
surreal nocturnal environment featuring a beach with a
checkered pattern shore. A massive
hourglass is seen on the checkered floor as well as band members perched on tall stands and leafless trees. Other imagery includes a crow, a woman standing over thousands of candles along a building floor, a symphony orchestra conductor conducting an empty orchestra, and a
musical box with a spinning, lifelike
ballerina. The "One Thing" video is featured on WWE's Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The
Eddie Guerrero Story and Hard Knocks: The
Chris Benoit Story DVDs as an extra.
"One Thing" is a song by Canadian
rock band
Finger Eleven. It was released on September 8, 2003, as the second
single from their
self-titled third album (2003). The song reached number 16 on the US BillboardHot 100 and entered the top 10 on three other Billboard charts. In Canada, the song reached number 28 on the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Top 30 airplay chart.
Release
The band had thought their single "Stay in Shadow" would become a popular hit, but strong success fell on "One Thing" instead, although the track didn't find wide mainstream attention until several months after its 2003 release. "One Thing" reached number 16 in the US and had exposure on TV series such as Smallville, Scrubs, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Third Watch.
Chart performance
This song hit number five on the BillboardModern Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 26 weeks. The song peaked at number two on the
Adult Top 40 chart and found moderate success on the
Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at number 23.
Music video
The song won the 2004
MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video. The
music video features black-and-white footage of the band in a
surreal nocturnal environment featuring a beach with a
checkered pattern shore. A massive
hourglass is seen on the checkered floor as well as band members perched on tall stands and leafless trees. Other imagery includes a crow, a woman standing over thousands of candles along a building floor, a symphony orchestra conductor conducting an empty orchestra, and a
musical box with a spinning, lifelike
ballerina. The "One Thing" video is featured on WWE's Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The
Eddie Guerrero Story and Hard Knocks: The
Chris Benoit Story DVDs as an extra.