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"Only You"
Singleby112featuringThe Notorious B.I.G.andMase
from the album112
ReleasedMay 10, 1996
RecordedNovember 1995
Genre
Length4:18(Clean Radio Mix)
4:50 (Bad Boy Remix)
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Sean Combs
  • Steven Jordan
  • Christopher Wallace
  • Mason Betha
  • D.J. Rogers Jr.
  • Marvin Scandrick
  • Michael Keith
  • Daron Jones
  • Quinnes Parker
  • Harry Wayne Casey
  • Richard Finch
Producer(s)
112singles chronology
"Only You"
(1996) 		"Come See Me"
(1996)
The Notorious B.I.G.singles chronology
"Get Money"
(1996) 		"Only You"
(1996) 		"You Can't Stop the Reign"
(1996)
Masesingles chronology
"Only You (Bad Boy Remix)"
(1996) 		"Can't Nobody Hold Me Down"
(1997)
Music video
"Only You"onYouTube

"Only You"is the debut single by R&B group112,from their 1996self-titled debut album.Both the original and the remix were released as singles, in May and July 1996 respectively. Q, Slim, and Mike share lead vocals on both versions of the song. The original featuresThe Notorious B.I.G.,and the remix features both B.I.G. andMase.The original samples the riff from "I Get Lifted" byKC and the Sunshine Band.

The song reached number one on two ofBillboard's charts:Hot Dance Singles SalesandHot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.[1][2]The song made its debut at number thirteen on theBillboardHot 100 on July 27, 1996, spending 39 weeks total on the chart.

The song was performed when the group guest-starred in two episodes of the UPN sitcomMoesha.[citation needed]

Music video

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The video was shot in the heart ofTime Square.It features 112, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy and newly signed Bad Boy artist at the time, Mase rapping in front of a crowd. Cameos are made byLil' Cease,Stevie Jand Keisha fromTotal.

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[3] 53
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[4] 18
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[5] 43
USBillboardHot 100[6] 13
USDance Singles Sales(Billboard)[7] 1
USHot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs(Billboard)[8] 3
USRhythmic(Billboard)[9] 13

Year-end charts

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Chart (1996) Position
USBillboardHot 100[10] 34
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[11] 7

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[14] Gold 500,000[13]

‡Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^"112 - Chart history".Billboard.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-04-06.
  2. ^[1][dead link‍]
  3. ^Ryan, Gavin (2011).Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010(PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 208.
  4. ^"Billboard: Hits of the World".Billboard.16 November 1996.Retrieved21 January2017.
  5. ^"112 – Only You ".Top 40 Singles.Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  6. ^"112 Chart History (Hot 100)".Billboard.Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  7. ^"112 Chart History (Dance Singles Sales)".Billboard.Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  8. ^"112 Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".Billboard.Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  9. ^"112 Chart History (Rhythmic)".Billboard.Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  10. ^"Billboard Top 100 - 1996".RetrievedAugust 27,2010.
  11. ^"1996 The Year in Music".Billboard.Vol. 108, no. 52. December 28, 1996. p. YE-40.RetrievedJune 29,2021.
  12. ^"British single certifications – 112 – Only You".British Phonographic Industry.RetrievedJuly 7,2023.
  13. ^"Best-Selling Records of 1996".Billboard.Vol. 109, no. 3. BPI Communications Inc. January 18, 1997. p. 61.ISSN0006-2510.RetrievedMay 7,2015.
  14. ^"American single certifications – 112 – Only You".Recording Industry Association of America.RetrievedMay 7,2015.
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