The One I Love is a song by American rock band R.E.M. It was released on the band's fifth f ll!

length st dio alb m" #oc ment" and also as a $% vinyl single in &'($. The song was their first hit single" reaching )' in the *+ ,illboard -ot &.." )&/ in 0anada" and later reached )&1 in the *2 singles chart on its *2 release 3&''&4. The song was incl ded in Activision's 5 itar -ero 6orld To r and is in 5 itar -ero On To r7 #ecades. The accom8anying video's director was artist Robert Longo. The director of 8hotogra8hy was Alton ,rown" who later became a 9ood :etwork 8ersonality. In March ;..<" = maga>ine 8laced %The One I Love% at n mber <$ in its list of the &.. 5reatest 5 itar Tracks. In ;.&;" +lant Maga>ine listed the song as the ?(th best single of the &'(.s. The song is incl ded on R.E.M. Live. The record has ironically become a 8o8 lar radio dedication to loved ones" relying on a misinter8retation of its refrain" %This one goes o t to the one I love.% -owever" s bse@ ent lyrics in the same verse contradict the love!song inter8retation and s ggests a darker" more mani8 lative theme7 %A sim8le 8ro8 to occ 8y my time.% +ti8e related in &'($ to Rolling +tone" %I've always left myself 8retty o8en to inter8retation. It's 8robably better that they A st think it's a love song at this 8oint.% -owever" in an interview in the Ban ary &'(( iss e of M sician maga>ine" he said that the song was %incredibly violent% and added" %It's very clear that it's abo t sing 8eo8le over and over again%. The song contains only three verses" the first two of which are identicalC the third verse changes %a sim8le 8ro8 to occ 8y my time% to %another 8ro8 has occ 8ied my time.% The chor s consists of A st the word %fire%" re8eated over the backing vocal of %+he's coming down on her own nowD0oming down on her own% 3s ng by Mike Mills4. The lyrics7 This one goes o t to the one I love This one goes o t to the one I've left behind A sim8le 8ro8 to occ 8y my time This one goes o t to the one I love

9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4 9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4

This one goes o t to the one I love This one goes o t to the one I've left behind A sim8le 8ro8 to occ 8y my time

This one goes o t to the one I love

9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4 9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4

This one goes o t to the one I love This one goes o t to the one I've left behind Another 8ro8 has occ 8ied my time This one goes o t to the one I love

9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4 9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4 9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4 9ire 3she's comin' down on her own" now4