Only You (112 song)

"Only You"
Single by 112 featuring The Notorious B.I.G.
from the album 112
Released	June 27, 1996
Format	Cassette, CD, Vinyl
Recorded	1996
Genre	R&B, hip hop soul
Length	4:18 (original) 4:50 (remix) (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Ma$e
Label	Bad Boy
Writer(s)	Sean Combs, Steven Jordan, Christopher Wallace, Mason Betha, D.J. Rogers, Jr., Marvin Scandrick, Michael Keith, Daron Jones, Quinnes Parker, Harry Wayne Casey, Richard Finch
Producer(s)	Steven "Stevie J" Jordan for The Hitmen
Certification	Gold (RIAA)
112 singles chronology
"Only You" (1996) "Come See Me" (1997)
The Notorious B.I.G. singles chronology "This Time Around" (1995) "Only You" (1996) "You Can't Stop the Reign" (1996)

"Only You" is the debut single from R&B group 112. It is the lead single from their self-titled debut album. Both the original and the remix were released as singles. The original features The Notorious B.I.G., and the remix features both B.I.G. and Mase, and contains a bass sample of "Bounce, Rock, Skate, Roll" by Vaughan Mason & Crew, while the original contains a sample riff of "I Get Lifted" by George McCrae.

The song reached number one on two of Billboard Magazine's charts: Hot Dance Singles Sales and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay.^[1][2] The song made its debut at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 27, 1996. The song spent 39 weeks in the top 100, peaking at number 13.

The song was performed when the band guest-starred in two episodes of the UPN Sitcom Moesha.

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	13
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[4]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot 100[5]	34

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[6]	Platinum	1,000,000[7]
^*sales figures based on certification alone

References

1. http://www.billboard.com/artist/431840/112/chart?f=360
2. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/searchResult.jsp?configType=BBCOM_SIMPLEDEFAULT&pubList=Billboard&an=bbcom&action=Submit&kw=&exposeNavigation=true&keyword=Only+You+112&submit.x=0&submit.y=0&submit=Submit&searchType=ARTICLE_SEARCH
3. "112 – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for 112. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
4. "112 – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for 112. Retrieved April 21, 2015.
5. "Billboard Top 100 - 1996". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
6. "American single certifications – 112 – Only You". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 7, 2015. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
7. "Best-Selling Records of 1996". Billboard (BPI Communications Inc.) 109 (3): 61. January 18, 1997. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 7, 2015.