The One Thing (song)

"The One Thing"
Australian 7-inch vinyl single
Single by INXS
from the album Shabooh Shoobah
B-side"Space Shuttle"
ReleasedJuly 1982
Recorded1982
GenreNew wave[1][2]
Length3:24 (album version)
3:18 (single edit)
6:06 (12" extended version)
LabelWarner Music (North America, Oceania, Japan, Southeast Asia)
Mercury Records (Europe)
Songwriter(s)Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss
Producer(s)Mark Opitz
INXS singles chronology
"Underneath the Colours"
(1982)
"The One Thing"
(1982)
"Don't Change"
(1982)
Music video
The One Thing on YouTube

"The One Thing" is a song by Australian rock group INXS, released in July 1982 as the first single ahead of their third studio album, Shabooh Shoobah, which appeared in October that year.

At the 1982 Countdown Music Awards, the song was nominated for Best Australian Single.[3][4]

  1. ^ Gerard, Chris (6 April 2021). "The 100 Best Alternative Singles of the 1980s: 80 - 61". PopMatters. p. 1. Retrieved 11 August 2022.
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. INXS - Shine Like It Does: The Anthology (1979-1997) (2001) Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  3. ^ "Australian Music Awards". Ron Jeff. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Final episode of Countdown". 1970scountdown. Retrieved 23 October 2020.

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