You're the One

**You're the One** is the sixth track and final single from Greta Van Fleet's debut studio album, *Anthem of the Peaceful Army*.

## Background and release

In an interview to Loudwire, Jake Kiszka said the song is one of the oldests of the album, and was probably written around when him and Josh were 17 years old, in 2013. By the time it was written originally contained folk elements on it. The track was restructured for the record and, as said by Jake "It was difficult to get where we wanted. But it worked."

It was released as the fifth and final single of the album three days prior to the album's release, in October 16, 2018.

## About the song

The song has a 1960s folk revival style, inspired by Bob Dylan, The Band, Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez, as stated by Jake. Its sound was described as melodic and mid-tempo song, with a bit of backing organ track work.

Lyrically, the song was described as a "dirt-road-rambling, lovelorn tune". While generally described as a heartfelt love song about unrequited love for a woman, it was also noted how at one point, the narrator describes her as "young", "pretty", and "evil".

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**
Babe, ain’t no denying
That I’ve got you in my head
Girl, I’d be flying
If you stood yourself and said

**[Chorus]**
You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I had
So come on back to me

**[Verse 2]**
Babe, you’re so young and pretty
But you’re evil, you oughta know
Darling, ain’t that a pity
Won't you stand yourself and show
Yeah

**[Chorus]**
You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I had
So come on back to me
Yeah

**[Bridge]**
See, where we’ve been
Won’t you hold my hand and stay awhile?
Oh, oh, oh, oooh

**[Chorus]**
You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I had
So come on back to me
Yeah

You’re the one I want
You’re the one I need
You’re the one I, you’re the one I had
So come on back to me, yeah
Yeah

Yeah, come on baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

## Critical Reception

The pop culture news website *Uproxx* praised the track, stating "Greta Van Fleet know their way around a big rock tune, and this one is ready for a stadium [...] and most importantly, it features a huge and catchy chorus that is begging to be chanted by a festival crowd. It’s a dose of nostalgia, for sure, but aside from that, it’s a gorgeous song that features a sense of timelessness that few modern rock bands could pull off."

## Trivia

* In March 2018 the band played the song live with Elton John at his benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation;

* On January 18, 2019, the band performed the song and *Black Smoke Rising* live on Saturday Night Live;

* The song reached number one on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Songs chart in March 2019.

## References

1. ↑ https://loudwire.com/greta-van-fleet-rock-renaissance-guitarist-jake-kiszka-interview/
2. ↑ https://expo.mlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/10/e343fab6bb6369/trackbytrack-with-greta-van-fl.html
3. ↑ https://loudwire.com/greta-van-fleet-youre-the-one/
4. ↑ https://www.radio.com/blogs/michael-cerio/exclusive-greta-van-fleet-unleash-youre-one-join-us-acoustic-performance
5. ↑ https://uproxx.com/music/greta-van-fleet-youre-the-one/
6. ↑ https://loudwire.com/elton-john-on-greta-van-fleet-they-have-an-amazing-future/
7. ↑ https://www.billboard.com/music/greta-van-fleet/chart-history/hot-mainstream-rock-tracks