"One Thing" is a song by the Canadian rock band Finger Eleven, released on September 8, 2003, as the second single from their self-titled third album (2003). It reached number 16 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and entered the top 10 on three other Billboard charts. In Canada, it became a top-10 hit on contemporary hit radio.
Release The band Finger Eleven had thought their single "Stay in Shadow" from their 2003 album Finger Eleven would become a popular hit, but strong success fell on "One Thing" instead, although the track didn't find wide mainstream attention until several months after its 2003 release. "One Thing" reached number five on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart and stayed there for 26 weeks. It also peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Hot 100, number two on the Billboard Adult Top 40 chart, and number 23 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart.
Music video The song won the 2004 MuchMusic Video Award for Best Video. The music video features black-and-white footage of the band in a surreal nocturnal environment featuring a beach with a checkered pattern shore. A massive hourglass is seen on the checkered floor as well as band members perched on tall stands and leafless trees. Other imagery includes a crow, a woman standing over thousands of candles along a building floor, a symphony orchestra conductor conducting an empty orchestra, and a musical box with a spinning, lifelike ballerina. The "One Thing" video is featured on WWE's Cheating Death, Stealing Life: The Eddie Guerrero Story and Hard Knocks: The Chris Benoit Story DVDs as an extra.
Charts
Weekly charts Chart (2003–2005)PeakpositionCanada CHR (Nielsen BDS)6Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)28Canada Rock Top 30 (Radio & Records)14US Billboard Hot 10016US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)23US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)2US Mainstream Rock Tracks (Billboard)38US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)11US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)5US Triple-A (Billboard)3
Year-end charts Chart (2004)PositionUS Billboard Hot 10066US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)16US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)38US Modern Rock Tracks (Billboard)26US Triple-A (Billboard)28 Chart (2005)PositionUS Adult Contemporary (Billboard)43US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)10
Release history RegionDateFormatsLabelUnited StatesSeptember 8, 2003Wind-upMarch 15, 2004
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