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The One I Love

1987 single by R.E.M.
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The One I Love

Summary

The One I Love is a single[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (555 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The One I Love's instance of is recorded as single[3].
  • The One I Love's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • The One I Love followed Superman[5].
  • The One I Love was followed by It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)[6].
  • The One I Love was produced by Scott Litt[7].
  • The One I Love was performed by R.E.M.[8].
  • The One I Love's record label is recorded as I.R.S. Records[9].
  • The One I Love is part of Document[10].
  • The One I Love's country of origin is recorded as United States[11].
  • The One I Love was published on August 1987[12].
  • The One I Love's lyricist is recorded as Bill Berry[13].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 1f54d190-c212-3a21-8ecc-6651710f184e[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The One I Love was performed by R.E.M.[8]. It was produced by Scott Litt[7].

Publication

The One I Love was released on August 1987[12]. Its genre is alternative rock[4]. It is part of Document[10].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The One I Love followed Superman[5]. It was followed by It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)[6].

Why It Matters

The One I Love ranks in the top 2% of single entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (555 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16]

Related Entities

Michael Stipe Mike Mills Peter Buck United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-one-i-love-q1780906_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The One I Love}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-one-i-love-q1780906}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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