Uncited; cleanup← Previous revisionRevision as of 18:06, 31 October 2026 Line 10: Line 10: | album = [[Some Friendly]] | album = [[Some Friendly]] | B-side = | B-side = *"Everything Changed" * "Everything Changed" *"Imperial 109" * "Imperial 109" *"You Can Talk to Me" * "You Can Talk to Me" | released = {{start date|1990|5|14|df=y}} | released = {{start date|1990|5|14|df=y}} | recorded = March 1990 | recorded = | studio = The Winding Studios (Wrexham, Wales) | studio = The Winding ([[Wrexham]], Wales) | genre = | genre = *[[Madchester]] * [[Madchester]] *[[baggy]]{{Citation |title=Version (Bonus Tracks) by Mark Ronson on Apple Music |date=14 April 2007 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/version-bonus-tracks/270051041 |access-date=1 August 2025}} * [[baggy]]{{Citation |title=Version (Bonus Tracks) by Mark Ronson on Apple Music |date=14 April 2007 |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/version-bonus-tracks/270051041 |access-date=1 August 2025}} | length = 4:00 | length = 4:00 | label = [[Situation Two]] | label = [[Situation Two]] | writer = | writer = *John Baker * John Baker *Martin Blunt * Martin Blunt *Jon Brookes * Jon Brookes *[[Tim Burgess (musician)|Tim Burgess]] * [[Tim Burgess (musician)|Tim Burgess]] *[[Rob Collins (musician)|Rob Collins]] * [[Rob Collins (musician)|Rob Collins]] | producer = Chris Nagle | producer = Chris Nagle | prev_title = Indian Rope | prev_title = Indian Rope Line 35: Line 35: }} }} "'''The Only One I Know'''" is the second single by English rock band [[The Charlatans (UK band)|the Charlatans]]. It was their first top-10 hit, reaching {{abbr|No.|Number}} 9 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In the UK, it was the highest-charting single from the ''[[Some Friendly]]'' album. Its best showing in the United States was on the [[Alternative Songs|Modern Rock Chart]], where it reached No. 5 in September 1990. "'''The Only One I Know'''" is the second single by English rock band [[The Charlatans (UK band)|the Charlatans]]. It was their first top-10 hit, reaching {{abbr|No.|Number}} 9 on the [[UK Singles Chart]]. In the UK, it was the highest-charting single from the ''[[Some Friendly]]'' album. Its best showing in the United States was on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Modern Rock Chart]], reaching No. 5 in September 1990. ==Background== ==Background== Line 44: Line 44: The song was also included as a track on the 1990 compilation album ''[[Happy Daze (compilation album)|Happy Daze]]''. The song was also included as a track on the 1990 compilation album ''[[Happy Daze (compilation album)|Happy Daze]]''. == Music video == ==Music video== A music video was released for the song and was directed by Kim Peters in her directorial debut, a friend of the band's then-manager Steve Harrison whom previously worked as a graphic designer with no prior experience of filming music videos,Burgess 2013, p. 49 and depicts the band performing the song at a warehouse in [[Sandbach]], owned by a friend of Harrison, which was filmed in the evening with an audience of friends and fans. Police officers, having been informed that an illegal [[rave]] was allegedly happening at the venue, arrived,Wills; Sheehan 1999, pp. 39 and filming resumed after brief negotiations. Some of these officers appear in the final video.Wills; Sheehan 1999, pp. 39–40 A music video was released for the song and was directed by Kim Peters in her directorial debut, a friend of the band's then-manager Steve Harrison whom previously worked as a graphic designer with no prior experience of filming music videos,Burgess 2013, p. 49 and depicts the band performing the song at a warehouse in [[Sandbach]], owned by a friend of Harrison, which was filmed in the evening with an audience of friends and fans. Police officers, having been informed that an illegal [[rave]] was allegedly happening at the venue, arrived,Wills; Sheehan 1999, pp. 39 and filming resumed after brief negotiations. Some of these officers appear in the final video.Wills; Sheehan 1999, pp. 39–40