I'm the One (Gerry and the Pacemakers song)

"I'm the One"
Cover of the EP
Single by Gerry and the Pacemakers
B-side	"You've Got What I Like"
Released	10 January 1964 (1964-01-10)
Recorded	9 December 1963[1]
Studio	EMI Studios, London
Genre	Merseybeat
Length	2:18
Label	Columbia
Songwriter(s)	Gerry Marsden
Producer(s)	George Martin
Gerry and the Pacemakers singles chronology
"You'll Never Walk Alone" (1963) "I'm the One" (1964) "Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" (1964)

"I'm the One" is a song by Liverpudlian band Gerry and the Pacemakers, released as a single in January 1964. It was a top-ten hit in the UK and also charted in the US.[2][3]

Release

In 1963, Gerry and the Pacemakers became the first group to top the UK charts with their first three singles. For their fourth single, they decided to release a song penned by lead singer Gerry Marsden. However, it didn't manage to continue their chart-topping streak, as on all the major UK charts, it was held off the top by another Liverpudlian group, the Searchers with "Needles and Pins". Whilst Gerry and the Pacemakers would only go on to achieve another two top-ten hits in the UK ("Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying" and "Ferry Cross the Mersey"), they did enjoy some success in North America as part of the British Invasion; although, in the US "I'm the One" did not perform particularly well, failing to make the Cash Box Top 100 and only peaking at number 82 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2][3]

"I'm the One" wasn't released on an album in the UK, but was included on Don't Let the Sun Catch You Crying in the US.[4] In March 1964, an EP entitled I'm the One was released in the UK featuring the title track, the single's B-side "You've Got What I Like", and two tracks from the album How Do You Like It?, "You Can't Fool Me" and "Don't You Ever".[5] The EP peaked at number 11 on the Record Retailer EP chart.[6]

Charts

Chart (1964)	Peak position
Australia (Kent Music Report)[7]	14
Canada (Toronto CHUM)[8]	1
Canada (Vancouver CFUN)[9]	7
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	3
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[11]	5
Sweden (Kvällstoppen)[12]	15
Sweden (Tio i Topp)	9
UK Disc Top 30[13]	2
UK Melody Maker Top 50[14]	2
UK New Musical Express Top 30[15]	2
UK Record Retailer Top 50[2]	2
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	82

References

1. "Gerry's Datebook". www.britbands.bravepages.com. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
2. "Gerry and The Pacemakers | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
3. "Gerry and the Pacemakers Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
4. "Gerry & The Pacemakers - Don't Let The Sun Catch You Crying". Discogs. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
5. "Gerry And The Pacemakers - I'm The One". 45cat. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
6. "everyHit.com - UK Top 40 Chart Archive, British Singles & Album Charts". www.everyhit.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
7. Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
8. "CHUM Hit Parade Week of May 25, 1964". 25 May 1964. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
9. "C-Funtastic Fifty Week of May 23, 1964". 23 May 1964. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
10. "The Irish Charts – Search Results – I'm the One". Irish Singles Chart.
11. "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
12. "Gerry And The Pacemakers - Se alla låtar och listplaceringar". NostalgiListan (in Swedish). Retrieved 4 October 2022.
13. "Top 30" (PDF). Disc. 8 February 1964. p. 3. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
14. "National Chart". Melody Maker. 8 February 1964.
15. "NME Top Thirty". New Musical Express. 7 February 1964.