Album: Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent (2019)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Lewis Capaldi wrote "One" with his friends Phil Cook and Tom Mann after one of them showed him a poem. The verses were written to a girlfriend's ex-boyfriend who had treated her badly. They thank the dude for the detrimental effects his bad behavior had on her as it led to the writer of the poem and the girl getting together.

    I guess somebody else's loss is another's gain
    I'm sayin' thank you to the one who let her get away


    Inspired by the poem Capaldi wrote this ballad thanking a guy for bungling the relationship, which resulted in her running into his arms.
  • The majority of Capaldi's songs on Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent are weepy breakup ballads, but "One" is an exception. The Scot told OfficialCharts.com he was excited about the track as its "actually a love song as opposed to all these depressing, heartbreak songs."

Comments: 4

  • Ady from NoBut why is it called one?
  • Lindokuhle Za DevulI love the song. The lyrics really hit me hard compared to experience I am a fan of Lewis and a day doesn't go by without me listening to all the songs I have by Lewis Capaldi.
  • Melinda from MassDoes he say you broke her heart down with ease or your heart down with ease
  • Steve Ellis from Whitby North Yorkshire the most beautiful of songs . enjoyed watching him sing it live .
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And Scandals

Top American Idol Moments: Songs And ScandalsSong Writing

Surprise exits, a catfight and some very memorable performances make our list of the most memorable Idol moments.

Mike Scott of The Waterboys

Mike Scott of The WaterboysSongwriter Interviews

The stories behind "Whole Of The Moon" and "Red Army Blues," and why rock music has "outlived its era of innovation."

Dave Edmunds

Dave EdmundsSongwriter Interviews

A renowned guitarist and rock revivalist, Dave took "I Hear You Knocking" to the top of the UK charts and was the first to record Elvis Costello's "Girls Talk."

Lip-Synch Rebels

Lip-Synch RebelsSong Writing

What happens when Kurt Cobain, Iron Maiden and Johnny Lydon are told to lip-synch? Some hilarious "performances."

Michael Bolton

Michael BoltonSongwriter Interviews

Into the vaults for this talk with Bolton from the '80s when he was a focused on writing songs for other artists.

Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde

Johnette Napolitano of Concrete BlondeSongwriter Interviews

The singer/bassist for Concrete Blonde talks about how her songs come from clairvoyance, and takes us through the making of their hit "Joey."