| Formats | 7″, 12″, CDS |
| Label | Mute Records |
| Cat no. | Mute 020 |
| Recorded at | Blackwing Studios |
| Produced by | Vince Clarke and Eric Radcliffe |
| Sleeve design | Rocking Rick Lego |
| Release date | March 15 1982 (7″, 12″), October 26 1996 (CDS) |
About …
The track that started it all. This was the song Alison demoed in Vinces apartment in November of 1981. It was released as a single on march 15th the following year. After a slow start, it started climbing the charts, topping at number two on May 22nd. Withheld from the number one spot by Eurovision winner A little Peace by German Nicole.
As popular as Only You is, the b-side has drawn even more attention. Situation is, by far, the most sampled song by Yazoo – and also the track, that has been remixed the most.
After the succes of their first single, Vince and Alison started collecting material for their debut album.
Fun fact …
- Etching in 12″ vinyl on side a: “Fabulous Eric!”, side b: “£ 400 for a rub?”.
- The accapella group Flying Pickets would do a cover the following year, taking the song to the number one spot around Christmas.
Chart history
First chart date: April 17, 1982
| Number 1 | Top 10 | Top 20 | Top 40 | Top 100 |
| 0 weeks | 5 weeks | 7 weeks | 11 weeks | 32 weeks |
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Official video
No official video was made for this release. However, there are numerous videos from tv performances on Youtube.
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