


^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)".^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Adult Contemporary)".^ "Daryl Hall John Oates Chart History (Hot 100)".^ "Daryl Hall + John Oates – One On One (Song)".St Ives, New South Wales: Australian Chart Book. "Fun Lovin' Criminals – 100% Columbian (Capitol)". 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates – The Bird and the Bee". "Life Thru Rose Colored Glasses – Warren Hill". ^ Christgau, Robert (February 28, 1984).^ "VH1's 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs".One such commercial featured Los Angeles Lakers small forward James Worthy performing a 360-degree spin move in slow motion during the song's saxophone solo. The song's popularity and various lyrical references to basketball led to it being notably used in several National Basketball Association (NBA) commercials in the mid-1980s. Alternative hip hop group Fun Lovin' Criminals sampled "One on One" for their song "Sugar", from their album 100% Colombian (1998). Indie rock band Fruit Bats performed a live rendition of "One on One" for The A.V. The song was also covered by indie pop duo The Bird and the Bee for their Hall & Oates tribute album Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates. Smooth jazz saxophonist Warren Hill covered "One on One" for his fifth studio album Life Through Rose Coloured Glasses (1998). "One on One" has been covered and sampled by various artists and was notably used in several commercials for the National Basketball Association. Reception Ĭash Box praised the "straightforward vocals", "church-like synthesizer portion and a steady drum beat." Billboard praised "Hall's convincing solo vocal." Robert Christgau of The Village Voice named it the eighth-best video of the year in his ballot for the annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll. Taylor, depicts Hall walking around a city street singing the song, interspersed with shots of him performing on a stage with Oates. The song's music video, directed by Mick Haggerty and C.D. It peaked at number seven on the United States Billboard Hot 100, becoming one of three top ten singles from H 2O. Daryl Hall performs lead vocals, while John Oates provides backing harmony vocals. Backed by minimalistic, synthesizer-based production, the song's lyrics incorporate various sports metaphors to describe seduction. Written by member Daryl Hall, the song was released as the second single from their eleventh studio album H 2O in January 1983. " One on One" is a song performed by American musical duo Daryl Hall & John Oates. Daryl Hall & John Oates singles chronology
