Only You

Only You is the title of a song first recorded by British duo Yazoo. It was written by group member Vince Clarke and released as their debut single in April 1982. The track subsequently appeared on the group's debut album Upstairs at Eric's.

The song remains one of the duo's best known and has been covered many times, as well as being performed live by group vocalist Alison Moyet during solo performances and with Clarke as Yazoo in recent years.

Tracklisting
A. Only You
 * 7", MUTE 020

B. Situation A. Only You
 * 12" 12 MUTE 020

B. Situation (extended version)

B-side
Situation, composed by both band members Clarke and Moyet, was the single B side, with an extended version featuring on the 12" release.

Chart performance
The single entered the UK Top 40 at no.32 on 27 April 1982 and after featuring on TOTP the following Thursday climbed to no.14. After a repeat TOTP performance on 13 May the single reached its no.2 peak, kept off the top by ESC winner Nicole with A Little Peace. Only You spent a total of 11 weeks in the Top 40 and became the 19th best-selling single of 1982.

1999 version
A new mix of Only You was released as single in 1999. A new mix of second single Don't Go also featured. A second CD single featured the original version of the debut single plus two more remixes of Don't Go.

This release reached no.3 on the Independent Singles Chart no.38 on the Physical Singles Chart.

2017 version
A new version of Only You was made available on digital platforms on 17 November 2017. See Only You (2017)

No.31 on Singles Downloads Chart on initial release, later no.26 in August 2019.

Live versions
A live version of Only You by Yazoo features on Reconnected Live, released on 27 September 2010. Live performance recordings by Alison Moyet as a solo artist feature on One Blue Voice (DVD, 2005), Minutes And Seconds - Live (2014) and Voice (2015 re-issue).

Cover versions
A cover version of the song was recorded and released as a single by British vocal group The Flying Pickets in November 1983. It reached no.1 in the UK on 06 December 1983 and remained at the top for five weeks, becoming the Christmas no.1 single for that year. Cover versions have also been released by Rappers Against Racism, Richard Clayderman and The Ukelele Orchestra of Great Britain.