"Only You" | ||||
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Single by Portishead | ||||
from the album Portishead | ||||
Released | 2 March 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
Genre | Trip hop, alternative hip hop | |||
Label | Go! Discs/ London | |||
Songwriter(s) | Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley, Ken Thorne, Trevant Hardson & Derrick Stewart | |||
Producer(s) | Portishead | |||
Portishead singles chronology | ||||
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"Only You" is a single by English band Portishead, released in 1998 by Go! Discs and London Records as the third single from the band's self-titled second album (1997). The song was later released in a promotional French language lyrics version.[ citation needed] Portishead performed the song on American television variety show Saturday Night Live on January 17, 1998.
British magazine Music Week gave "Only You" three out of five, writing, " Beth Gibbons's vocals are in typically gothic form on this smoky single, accompanied by Geoff Barrow's loping bassline and hip hop scratching." [1]
The music video to "Only You" was directed by Chris Cunningham, who has also worked with Aphex Twin, Björk, and Placebo. It involved Beth Gibbons floating in air, and a young boy. The people were shot in a tank of water and then digitally inserted into an alleyway of a street scene.
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [2] | 131 |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [3] | 37 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [4] | 35 |
"Only You" | ||||
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Single by Portishead | ||||
from the album Portishead | ||||
Released | 2 March 1998 | |||
Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
Genre | Trip hop, alternative hip hop | |||
Label | Go! Discs/ London | |||
Songwriter(s) | Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley, Ken Thorne, Trevant Hardson & Derrick Stewart | |||
Producer(s) | Portishead | |||
Portishead singles chronology | ||||
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"Only You" is a single by English band Portishead, released in 1998 by Go! Discs and London Records as the third single from the band's self-titled second album (1997). The song was later released in a promotional French language lyrics version.[ citation needed] Portishead performed the song on American television variety show Saturday Night Live on January 17, 1998.
British magazine Music Week gave "Only You" three out of five, writing, " Beth Gibbons's vocals are in typically gothic form on this smoky single, accompanied by Geoff Barrow's loping bassline and hip hop scratching." [1]
The music video to "Only You" was directed by Chris Cunningham, who has also worked with Aphex Twin, Björk, and Placebo. It involved Beth Gibbons floating in air, and a young boy. The people were shot in a tank of water and then digitally inserted into an alleyway of a street scene.
Chart (1998) | Peak position |
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Australia ( ARIA) [2] | 131 |
New Zealand ( RMNZ) [3] | 37 |
UK Singles ( OCC) [4] | 35 |