Only You (Zara Larsson song)

"Only You"
Single by Zara Larsson
from the album So Good
Released11 August 2017 (2017-08-11)
StudioBasecamp (Stockholm, Sweden)
Genre
Length3:42
Label
Songwriters
Producers
  • Astma & Rocwell
  • Markus Sepehrmanesh
Zara Larsson singles chronology
"Don't Let Me Be Yours"
(2017) 		"Only You"
(2017) 		"Ruin My Life"
(2018)
Audio video
"Only You" on YouTube

"Only You" is a song by Swedish singer Zara Larsson. It was released on 11 August 2017 through TEN Music Group and Epic Records, as the seventh and final single from her second studio album So Good (2017). Lyrically, the song is about sexual fulfillment and masturbation. Alternate versions of the single feature Nena and Olivier Dion.

Composition

"Only You" is a midtempo[1] pop and "quasi-reggae"[2] song with a length of three minutes and forty two seconds. The song is in the key of F minor, and moves at a tempo of 165 beats per minute in a 4
4 time signature.[3] The song contains "tongue-in-cheek" lyrics[4] about sexual fulfillment as well as masturbation.[2][5]

Critical reception

Jonathan Currinn of Outlet Magazine praised the song, calling it a "total upgrade from the past two songs" on the album.[4] NME compared "Only You" to the works of Rihanna.[6]

Track listing

Digital download – "Only You" + Remixes[7]
  1. Only You — 3:42
  2. Only You (orchestral version) — 3:47
  3. Only You (Hitimpulse remix) — 3:39
  4. Only You (Kream remix) — 3:27
Digital download – Germany, Austria and Switzerland[8]
  1. Only You (featuring Nena) — 3:47
Digital download – France and Canada[9]
  1. Only You (featuring Olivier Dion) —3:42

Personnel

Credits were adapted from the liner notes of So Good[10] and Tidal.[11]

Recording locations
Personnel
  • Zara Larsson – vocals
  • Michael Richard Flygare – composition
  • P. Marklund – composition
  • Tobias "Astma" Jimson – composition, production, recording engineer
  • Joakim Berg – composition, guitar
  • MACK – composition, production
  • Phil Tan – mixing engineer
  • Bill Zimmerman – mixing engineer
  • Emerson Mancini – mastering engineer
  • Maria Hazell – backing vocals

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Norway (VG-lista)[12] 39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (2017) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 49

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[15] Platinum 60,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release history
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various 11 August 2017
Remix
[7]
Germany 6 October 2017 Duet Nena [8]
Canada 22 December 2017 Duet Olivier Dion [9]
France

References

  1. ^ "Zara Larsson Performs 'So Good' Song "Only You" As Piano Ballad". BreatheHeavy.com. 21 March 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ a b Gibsone, Harriet (9 March 2017). "Zara Larsson: So Good review – sugar-soaked postmodern pop". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Only You by Zara Larsson | BPM | Key". Find Song Tempo. Archived from the original on 3 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b Currinn, Jonathan. "Zara Larsson "So Good" Album Review". Outlet. Archived from the original on 19 May 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  5. ^ Cragg, Michael (19 March 2017). "Zara Larsson: So Good review – passion and personality shine through". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  6. ^ Levine, Nick (15 March 2017). "Zara Larsson – So Good Review". NME. Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b Worldwide digital release of "Don't Let Me Be Yours":
  8. ^ a b ""Only You (feat. Nena) - Single" von Zara Larsson auf Apple Music". Apple Music. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  9. ^ a b ""Only You (feat. Olivier Dion)" de Only You (feat. Olivier Dion) - Single par l'artiste Zara Larsson sur iTunes". Apple Music. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  10. ^ So Good (CD). Zara Larsson. Colombia: Epic Records / Sony Music Entertainment / TEN Music Group. 2017. 88985397202 / 88985397202 / 88985397202. Retrieved 16 January 2026 – via Discogs.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ "Only You + Remixes". Tidal. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
  12. ^ "Zara Larsson – Only You". VG-lista. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  13. ^ "Zara Larsson – Only You". Singles Top 100. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  14. ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2017" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
  15. ^ "Norwegian single certifications – Zara Larsson – Only You" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 22 November 2021.
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