Yazoo – Only You

“Only You” – Single by Yazoo from the album Upstairs at Eric’s Released March 15, 1982.

“Only You” is a song by English synth-pop duo Yazoo, known in America as Yaz, were the duo of instrumentalist/programmer Vince Clarke and vocalist . Clarke was an original member of Depeche Mode and wrote “Only You” for them. He was about to leave the band in late 1981 and he wanted them to have a good single to start off 1982. Depeche Mode didn’t want it; instead they released “See You,” a song Martin Gore wrote when he was only 15. “Only You” ended up on Yazoo’s debut album, Upstairs At Eric’s, in 1982.

“Only You” was released in March 1982, as a 7″ and 12″ single. It was the first single from their debut album Upstairs at Eric’s, and was paired with the B-side “Situation”. The cover art for “Only You” featured an illustration of an American football player running with the ball.

“Only You” debuted at number seventy-two on the UK singles chart, on 11 April. Over the next few weeks, the song steadily climbed the chart, and on 16 May peaked at number two, only behind the Eurovision winning song “A Little Peace”. “Only You” stayed within the top ten for the next three weeks, after which it began to drop in position. It spent fourteen weeks on the chart, and last appeared on 11 July. During its chart run, “Only You” was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of 250,000 copies.

In the United States, “Only You” debuted at number ninety on the Billboard Hot 100 on 26 February 1983. The song slowly rose in positions, and on 19 March peaked at number sixty-seven, where it remained for three weeks. It spent eight weeks on the chart, and last appeared on 16 April.

The song was ranked at number 7 among the top ten “Tracks of the Year” for 1982 by NME, and in 2012 the website ranked it at number 8 of their Greatest Pop Songs in History list.

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