The One That Got Away

"The One That Got Away" is a 2011 hit song by Katy Perry from her album Teenage Dream. The song talks about Radiohead and Johnny Cash. The song received positive review by music critics, although it only hit #3 on Billboard Hot 100. It was the only single from Teenage Dream that did not reach number one in the United States.  It was released in October 2011.

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Teenage Dream album liner notes.

 Katy Perry – songwriting, lead vocals, guitar (acoustic version)
 Dr. Luke – songwriting, producer, drums, keyboards, programming
 Max Martin – songwriting, producer, drums, keyboards, programming
 Emily Wright – engineer
 Sam Holland – engineer
 Tatiana Gottwald – assistant engineer
 Serban Ghenea – mixing
 Jon Hanes – mix engineer
 Tim Roberts – assistant mix engineer
 Leon Pendarvis – arrangement, conductor

Charts

Weekly charts
+ Weekly chart performance for "The One That Got Away" Chart (2011–12) Peakposition Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100) 27 Iceland (Tónlistinn) 16 Japan (Japan Hot 100) 62 Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)8 Philippines (MyMusicStore) 2 Romania (Romanian Top 100) 75 Turkey (Number One Top 20)17 Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report) 4

Monthly charts
+ Monthly chart performance for "The One That Got Away" Chart (2012) Peakposition Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) 23

Year-end charts
+ 2011 year-end chart performance for "The One That Got Away" Chart (2011) Position UK Singles (Official Charts Company) 153
+ 2012 year-end chart performance for "The One That Got Away" Chart (2012) Position Canada (Canadian Hot 100) 20 France (SNEP) 154 Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) 56 UK Singles (Official Charts Company)123 US Billboard Hot 100 41

Certifications

Release history
+ Release dates and formats for "The One That Got Away" Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s)  France September 30, 2011 Radio airplay Original Universal  United States October 11, 2011  Capitol Italy October 28, 2011 Radio airplay   United States October 31, 2011  Capitol  Various December 2, 2011 Digital download The remixes Sources for The Remixes EP release:
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 United States:  United States December 15, 2011  Remix featuring B.o.B  Various December 20, 2011 Digital download January 16, 2012 Acoustic 

 References 

category:2011 songs
Category:Katy Perry songs