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“The One” by Foo Fighters

Released 2001

“The One” by Foo Fighters appears on 21 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2001 and 2014. It was first released in 2001. Its best result is #11 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #81 alternative song of 2002 and #2,484 alternative song of all time.

21countdowns

12stations

#11best position

0#1 finishes

0top 10 finishes

2001–2014years charted

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Foo Fighters cut "The One" for the soundtrack to the movie Orange County, and it came out as a single in 2002: a quick, punchy blast of grinning power pop with a chorus built around being stuck on someone who's not really right for you. All four members, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel and Chris Shiflett, share the writing credit, Adam Kasper produced and mixed it, and Nick Raskulinecz recorded it. MTV aired a version with the expletive at the end of the chorus edited out.

The retail single was sold only in Australia and New Zealand, but a set of seven UK formats given away as prizes turned into the most prized Foo Fighters collectibles. Jesse Peretz directed the video, a riff on Fame with the band enrolled in art classes: Grohl in acting, Mendel learning to be a mime, Hawkins on violin and Shiflett attempting ballet. It later resurfaced as a B-side to "All My Life".

Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.

RockLists rankings

Alternative & Modern Rock

All Rock Formats

Year-end countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2001	105	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2001	107
2001	105.3	Live 105 San Francisco, CA	Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 2001	106
2001	72	WHFS Washington, DC / Baltimore, MD	WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 2001	100
2001	94	CD101 Columbus, OH	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2001	101
2002	93	KROQ Los Angeles, CA	KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 2002	107
2002	21	91X San Diego, CA / Tijuana	91X Top 91 Songs of 2002	91
2002	74	Q101 Chicago, IL	Q101 Top 101 Songs of 2002	101
2002	75	WFNX Boston, MA	WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2002	100
2002	69	107.7 The End Seattle, WA	The End Top 107 Songs of 2002	107
2002	84	CD101 Columbus, OH	CD101 Top 101 Songs of 2002	101
2002	62	Y100 Philadelphia, PA	Y100 Top 100 Songs of 2002	100
2002	69	102.7 WEQX Southern Vermont and the Capital District of New York (Albany)	WEQX Top 102.7 of 2002	103
2002	11	Triple J Australia (national)	Triple J Hottest 100 of 2002	100
2002	73	Radio & Records United States (national airplay chart)	Radio & Records Top 100 Songs of 2002	99

All-time and decade countdowns

Year	#	Station	Countdown	of
2007	947	CD101	CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)	2008
2008	999	CD101	CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)	2009
2009	1021	CD101	CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)	2010
2010	1058	CD101	CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)	2011
2011	1093	CD101	CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)	2011
2013	1147	CD101	CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)	2012
2014	1209	CD101	CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)	2013

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