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One Thing (Finger Eleven song)

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"One Thing"
Single by Finger Eleven
from the album Finger Eleven
ReleasedSeptember 8, 2003 (2003-09-08)
Length
  • 4:39 (album version)
  • 3:32 (radio edit)
LabelWind-up
Songwriter(s)
  • Scott Anderson
  • James Black
Producer(s)Johnny K
Finger Eleven singles chronology
"Good Times"
(2003) 		"One Thing"
(2003) 		"Absent Elements"
(2004)

"One Thing" is a song by Canadian rock band Finger Eleven, released on September 8, 2003, as the second single from their self-titled third album (2003). It reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 10 on three other Billboard charts. In Canada, it became a top-10 hit on contemporary hit radio.

Release

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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 five on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 26 weeks. It also peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and number 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.

Music video

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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.

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Formats Label Ref(s).
United States September 8, 2003
Wind-up [18][19]
March 15, 2004
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References

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  1. ^ "Canadian Top 20 in 2004" (PDF). Cross Canada Countdown. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2005. Retrieved November 13, 2023.
  2. ^ "R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1573. September 17, 2004. p. 38. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "R&R Canada Rock Top 30" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1551. April 16, 2004. p. 59. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. October 16, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Adult Contemporary". Billboard. May 21, 2005. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  6. ^ "Adult Pop Airplay". Billboard. October 9, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "Mainstream Rock Airplay". Billboard. October 25, 2003. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  8. ^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. October 16, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  9. ^ "Alternative Airplay". Billboard. March 20, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  10. ^ "Adult Alternative Airplay". Billboard. September 4, 2004. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
  11. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 2004". billboardtop100of.com. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  12. ^ "Year in Music & Touring: Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Vol. 116, no. 52. December 25, 2004. p. YE-74. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  13. ^ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Mainstream Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 22.
  14. ^ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Modern Rock Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 29.
  15. ^ "2004 The Year in Charts: Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 12, no. 51. December 17, 2004. p. 54.
  16. ^ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top AC Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 33.
  17. ^ "2005 The Year in Charts: Top Adult Top 40 Songs". Billboard Radio Monitor. Vol. 13, no. 50. December 16, 2005. p. 31.
  18. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1520. September 5, 2003. p. 24. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  19. ^ "FMQB Airplay Archive: Modern Rock". Friday Morning Quarterback Album Report, Incorporated. Archived from the original on March 22, 2013. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  20. ^ "Going for Adds" (PDF). Radio & Records. No. 1546. March 12, 2004. p. 24. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
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