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“The One” is the first single from Elton John’s 1992 album, also called The One. The song came a year after “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me”, his live collaboration with George Michael, which topped the charts in his native UK, in the US and Canada. This single also did well, peaking at #10 on the UK Singles Chart, a spot higher, at #9, on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as well as number one on the Adult Contemporary chart . In Canada, it became a #1 hit, reaching the pole position in the RPM 100 national singles chart on 5 September 1992. On bonus footage on his Live in Barcelona DVD, John states that he felt an intense connection to Taupin’s lyrics for “The One” in light of his personal circumstances around the time of making the album, in particular the line “for... Read on...