"
Only You" is a
ballad written by musician
Vince Clarke. He wrote it while with
Depeche Mode, but recorded it in 1982 after forming the duo
Yazoo with
Alison Moyet. It was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom and in November that same year in the US. Upon its UK release, the single became an instant success, hitting number two on the charts. In the US, the song charted at number sixty-seven on
Billboard Hot 100, a feat only attained by one other Yazoo single (coincidentally, that single was "
Situation," the original UK B-side of "Only You"). "Only You" also made the US
Adult Contemporary chart at number thirty-eight.