The One You Love (Paulina Rubio song)

"The One You Love"
Single by Paulina Rubio
from the album Border Girl
Released	20 August 2002
Studio	Protopia (New York City)
Genre	Soft rock power pop
Length	3:47 (English version) 3:36 (Spanish version)
Label	Universal
Songwriter(s)	Brett James Troy Verges
Producer(s)	Shep Goodman Kenny Gioia
Paulina Rubio singles chronology
"Don't Say Goodbye" (2002) "The One You Love" (2002) "Casanova" (2002)
Audio video
"The One You Love" on YouTube
Audio video
"Todo Mi Amor" on YouTube

"The One You Love" is a song by Mexican singer Paulina Rubio from her sixth studio album, Border Girl (2002). It was written by Brett James and Troy Verges, and produced by Shep Goodman and Kenny Gioia. The song was released as the third US and second international single from Border Girl on 20 August 2002, by Universal Records. A Spanish version, "Todo Mi Amor" ("All My Love"), was also recorded and released to the Latin American market.

Musically, "The One You Love" is a soft rock and power pop song which, lyrically, describes the singer falling in love, and her desire to satisfying lover's needs. Upon its release, the song received positive reviews from music critics. Commercially, the Spanish version was more successful than the English version. It reached the top ten in several countries, including Ecuador, Mexico, Spain, Paraguay and Venezuela. "The One You Love" peaked at number 97 on the Billboard Hot 100, while "Todo Mi Amor" reached at number 5 on the Hot Latin Songs.

Composition

Produced by Shep Goodman and Kenny Gioia, "The One You Love" is a soft rock^[1] and power pop ballad driven by a Latin beat and flamenco guitar accents.^[2] Includes instrumentation of bass, guitar, and drums.^[3] Rubio began working on the song at Protopia Studios in New York City in late 2001. She announced in an interview for MTV Latino that she wanted to find a "fresh essence" for the album, which achieved with the help of the producers. Rubio also revealed that she was experimenting with electric and acoustic guitars.^[4]

Reception

"The One You Love" received positive reviews from music critics. Chuck Taylor from Billboard praised the song's production.^[2] Jon-Wiederhorn from MTV noted the song is an "effervescent pop melody colored with flamenco guitar",^[5] while Terra's staff described it as a "fresh song", thanks to the guitar and drum instrumentation.^[6]

Formats and track listings

US CD single^[3]

1. "The One You Love" – 3:47

Mexican CD single^[7]

1. "Todo Mi Amor" – 3:36
2. "The One You Love" – 3:47

Spanish CD single^[8]

1. "Todo Mi Amor" – 3:36

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the US CD single liner notes.^[3]

• Paulina Rubio – lead vocals, background vocals
• Audrey Martells – background vocals
• Katie Agresta – vocal coach
• Troy Verges – writing
• Brett James – writing
• Shep Goodman – producer, guitars, bass guitar
• Kenny Gioia – producer, drums
• Bob Rosa – mixing at Protopia Studios
• Craig Smith – mixing at Protopia Studios

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for "The One You Love" Chart (2002–2003) Peak position US Billboard Hot 100[9] 97 Venezuela (El Siglo de Torreón)[10] 3 Weekly chart performance for "Todo Mi Amor" Chart (2002-2003) Peak position Ecuador (El Siglo de Torreón)[10] 3 Mexico (El Siglo de Torreón)[11] 5 Paraguay Airplay[12] 6 Spain (AFYVE)[13] 10 US Hot Latin Songs (Billboard)[14] 5 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[15] 2 US Tropical Airplay (Billboard)[16] 8

Year-end charts Year-end chart performance for "Todo Mi Amor" Chart (2002) Position US Hot Latin Tracks (Billboard)[17] 40 US Latin Pop Airplay (Billboard)[17] 34

References

1. Promis, Jose F.. The One You Love at AllMusic
2. Taylor, Chuck (10 August 2002). "Review Pop". Google Books. Billboard. Retrieved 16 May 2024.
3. The One You Love (US CD single liner notes). Paulina Rubio. Universal Records. 2002. 440 019 280-2.
4. "Paulina Rubio en MTV Noticias". YouTube. MTV Latinoamérica. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
5. "Paulina Rubio's Philosophy is 'Make Love, Not War'". MTV. MTV. Archived from the original on 29 October 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
6. "5 canciones de Paulina Rubio en inglés que te harán querer bailar hasta el amanecer" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 May 2023.
7. Todo Mi Amor Mexican (CD single liner notes). Paulina Rubio. Universal Latino. 2002. 2-01097.
8. Todo Mi Amor (Spanish CD single liner notes). Paulina Rubio. Muxxic. 2002. 0287 2.
9. "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
10. "Se dividen la popularidad" (in Spanish). El Siglo de Torreón. 15 December 2002. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
11. "Paulina no se cansa del éxito". elsiglodetorreon.com.mx. El Siglo de Torreón. 13 December 2002. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
12. "Las 10 canciones más populares". www.sfgate.com. SFGATE. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
13. "Spain Top Songs" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 20, no. 52. 21 December 2002. p. 23. Retrieved 13 January 2020 – via American Radio History.
14. "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Hot Latin Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
15. "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Latin Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
16. "Paulina Rubio Chart History (Tropical Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
17. "Billboard Year-End Charts 2002: Latin Pop Airplay". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 28 December 2002. Archived from the original on 10 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2019.