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{{Infobox song
| name          = The One
| type          = single
| cover         = M.I.A. - The One (official single cover).png
| alt           =
| artist        = [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A.]]
| album         = [[Mata (album)|Mata]]
| released      = {{Start date|2022|05|26|df=y}}
| recorded      =
| genre         = [[Trap music|Trap]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/m-i-a-/new-single-the-one/ | title=M.I.A. Returns with "The One," Confirms New Album MATA | author=Jade Gomez | website=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]] | date=26 May 2022 | access-date=26 May 2022}}</ref>
| length        = 2:25
| writer        =
* Everett Romano
* [[Mathangi Arulpragasam]]
* Rex Kudo
* Ryan Vojtesak
* Tyler Williams
| producer      =
* [[T-Minus (record producer)|T-Minus]]
* Rex Kudo
* Charlie Handsome
* Heavy Mellow
| prev_title    = CTRL
| prev_year     = 2020
| next_title    = [[Popular (M.I.A. song)|Popular]]
| next_year     = 2022
| misc          = {{External music video|{{YouTube|rzk20hkG6P8|"The One"}}}}
}}
"'''The One'''" (also titled "'''The 1'''") is a song by British rapper [[M.I.A. (rapper)|M.I.A]]. It was released on 26 May 2022, and is the lead single from her sixth studio album ''[[Mata (album)|Mata]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-26 |title=M.I.A. Reveals New Album Title, Shares New Song "The One" |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/mia-reveals-new-album-title-shares-new-song-the-one-listen/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]] |author=Allison Hussey |author2=Matthew Strauss |language=en-US}}</ref>
== Background ==
Prior to the release of "The One", M.I.A. performed the song at Just Like Heaven festival on 21 May 2022 along with another ''MATA'' track "Marigold". She told [[Zane Lowe]] of [[Apple Music 1]] in a live radio interview that the song "is just about sticking to what you are and the truth. I think, at the end of the day, that is also what this record is about to me, is still trying to find truth."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sacher |first=Andrew |title=M.I.A. announces new album 'MATA,' shares new song "The One" |url=https://www.brooklynvegan.com/m-i-a-announces-new-album-mata-shares-new-song-the-one/ |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=[[BrooklynVegan]]}}</ref>
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for "The One"
! scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| UK Asian Music Chart ([[Official Charts Company]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/asian-music-chart/20220603/asian/ |title=Asian Music Chart Top 40 &#124; Official Charts Company |publisher=www.officialcharts.com |access-date=12 September 2016}}</ref>
| 7
|-
{{single chart|Billboarddanceelectronic|29|artist=M.I.A.|rowheader=true|access-date=7 June 2022}}
|}
== References ==
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