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'{{Distinguish|You're Still the One}} {{Infobox song | name = Still the One | cover = Still_the_One_-_Orleans.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = [[Orleans (band)|Orleans]] | album = [[Waking and Dreaming]] | B-side = Siam Sam | released = August 1976 | format = | recorded = 1975 | studio = | venue = | genre = [[Soft rock]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stereogum.com/5507/40_most_softsational_softrock_songs/franchises/list/|title=VH1’s 40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs|date=May 31, 2007|website=[[Stereogum]]|publisher=[[SpinMedia]]|access-date=July 31, 2016}}</ref> | length = {{Duration|m=3|s=54}} | label = [[Asylum Records|Asylum]] | writer = Johanna Hall, [[John Hall (U.S. politician)|John Hall]] | producer = [[Chuck Plotkin]] | prev_title = [[Dance with Me (Orleans song)|Dance With Me]] | prev_year = 1975 | next_title = Reach | next_year = 1977 | misc = {{External music video|header=Audio|{{youtube|SdfW_2frXnE|"Still the One"}}}} }} "'''Still the One'''" is a song written by Johanna Hall and [[John Hall (U.S. politician)|John Hall]], and recorded by the [[soft rock]] group [[Orleans (band)|Orleans]] on their album ''[[Waking and Dreaming]]'', released in [[1976 in music|1976]], which made it to No. 5 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]. Country singer [[Bill Anderson (singer)|Bill Anderson]] recorded and released a successful cover version, peaking at No. 11 on ''Billboard'''s [[Hot Country Songs|Hot Country Singles]] chart in 1977. In 2004, the [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004|Bush campaign]] played the song at campaign events until Orleans co-founder (and future [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[congressman]] and Bush critic) [[John Hall (New York)|John Hall]] commented publicly that the campaign had never received permission to use the song. The campaign later dropped the song from its playlist. Hall expressed similar criticisms when [[John McCain]] used the song in his 2008 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/1138458.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922192434/http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/1138458.aspx |archivedate=2008-09-22 |df= }}</ref> The song was also used in adverts for the [[Nine Network]] of Australia from the late 1970s to the mid-2000s, and even though the song only charted at No. 61 in Australia in its original chart run, it is most remembered for its Nine Network ads. ==Song lyrics== The lyrics of the song are of a man describing his feelings for a woman with whom he has a long lasting and, of course, intimate relationship ("You're still the one, I want to talk to in bed; Still the one that turns my head") and all the reasons why she is "Still the One" for whom he has feelings. ==Background== Orleans bass player Lance Hoppen recalls that Johanna Hall wrote the lyrics for "Still the One" after a friend "asked her why somebody couldn't write a song about staying together, as opposed to breaking up"; Johanna Hall wrote the lyrics on an envelope which she then handed to John Hall who Hoppen says "created the music in about fifteen minutes".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newstimes.com/news/article/Orleans-and-Friends-at-Ridgefield-Playhouse-folk-2172766.php#ixzz2VCZoQ4gf |title=Orleans and Friends at Ridgefield Playhouse, folk icon Jonathan Edwards in Newtown |publisher=NewsTimes |date=2011-09-15 |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> Johanna Hall's recollection is that the realization that there was a dearth of songs about long-term relationships came to her while she was doing laundry, and that she handed John Hall a napkin on which she'd written the song's lyric.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rudetsky |first=Seth |url=http://www.playbill.com/article/onstage-amp-backstage-how-disaster-plans-to-beat-the-fundraising-competition-in-honor-of-bc-efa |title=Onstage & Backstage: How Disaster! Plans to Beat the Fundraising Competition in Honor of BC/EFA |publisher=Playbill |date=2016-04-04 |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> John Hall would recall that "Still the One" was not an automatic choice for lead single from ''Waking and Dreaming'' saying rather that "we had several songs that were candidates. We were too close to it to see. Fortunately, our producer, [[Chuck Plotkin]], had a strong feeling about the song." <ref name="John Hall interview">{{cite web|url=http://www.orleansforever.com/johnhallrocknetinterview |title=John Hall Aug 1996, Rocknet Interview |website=Orleansforever.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> ==In Popular Culture== In 1977, "Still The One" was used as a jingle by the [[American Broadcasting Company]] (ABC) to promote the [[1977-78 United States network television schedule|1977-78 television season]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L5DcSieInE ABC fall 1977 (Still the One) #05]</ref>, and again in the [[1979-80 United States network television schedule|1979-80 television season]]<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbrO3HIac6Q ABC 1979 | We're Still the One]</ref>, when the network was the highest-rated in the country. The lyrics were sometimes adapted for local station promotional advertisements, sometimes awkwardly; e.g. "We're still having fun, [[WKEF|Dayton Twenty-Two's]] the one." It was also used by the Nine Network in Australia until 2006 and often used American ABC network promos adapted for the Australian market. The song was also used in adverts for the [[Nine Network]] of Australia from the late 1970s to the mid-2000s, and even though the song only charted at No. 61 in Australia in its original chart run, it is most remembered for its Nine Network ads. In 2004, the [[George W. Bush presidential campaign, 2004|Bush campaign]] played the song at campaign events until Orleans co-founder (and future [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[congressman]] and Bush critic) [[John Hall (New York)|John Hall]] commented publicly that the campaign had never received permission to use the song. The campaign later dropped the song from its playlist. Hall expressed similar criticisms when [[John McCain]] used the song in his 2008 presidential campaign.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/1138458.aspx |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-04 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922192434/http://firstread.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/06/13/1138458.aspx |archivedate=2008-09-22 |df= }}</ref> ==Charts== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ===Weekly charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1976) !Peak<br />position |- |Australia ([[Kent Music Report|KMR]])<ref>{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://www.australian-charts.com/forum.asp?todo=viewthread&id=35359 |title=Forum - Top Singles of 1976 (Personal Charts: Your Special Occasion Charts) |website=Australian-charts.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> |style="text-align:center;"|61 |- |Canada [[RPM (magazine)|''RPM'']] Top Singles<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5077&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=r76f9j34r7v6pmplc2pft1aq01 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|9 |- |Canada ''RPM'' Adult Contemporary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/image.aspx?Image=nlc008388.4347&URLjpg=http%3a%2f%2fwww.collectionscanada.gc.ca%2fobj%2f028020%2ff4%2fnlc008388.4347.gif&Ecopy=nlc008388.4347|title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date=1976-09-11 |accessdate=2018-12-31}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|43 |- |New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Listener]]'')<ref>[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20rianz&qartistid=977#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 5 November 1976]</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|31 |- |U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] | style="text-align:center;"|5 |- |U.S. ''[[Cashbox (magazine)|Cash Box]]'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19761016.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-07-30 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518224249/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/19761016.html |archivedate=2015-05-18 |df= }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|6 |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' [[Adult Contemporary (chart)|Easy Listening]]<ref>{{cite book|first= Joel |last= Whitburn |authorlink= Joel Whitburn |year= 1993 |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993 |publisher= Record Research |page=180}}</ref> |align="center"|33 |} {{col-2}} ===Year-end charts=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Chart (1976) !Rank |- |Canada<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.5173b&type=1&interval=50&PHPSESSID=pqf3jt4v5cnr3br0dp1olkl882 |title=Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|100 |- |U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1976.htm |title=Top 100 Hits of 1976/Top 100 Songs of 1976 |website=Musicoutfitters.com |date= |accessdate=2016-10-11}}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|82 |- |U.S. ''Cash Box'' Top 100<ref>{{cite web|url=http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=June 5, 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141021102718/http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/1976YESP.html |archivedate=October 21, 2014 }}</ref> | style="text-align:center;"|76 |} {{col-end}} ==References== {{Reflist}}<!--added above categories/infobox footers by script-assisted edit--> ==External links== * {{MetroLyrics song|orleans|still-the-one}}<!-- Licensed lyrics provider --> {{Bill Anderson}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Still The One}} [[Category:1976 singles]] [[Category:Orleans (band) songs]] [[Category:Bill Anderson (singer) songs]] [[Category:Songs written by John Hall (New York politician)]] [[Category:1976 songs]] [[Category:Asylum Records singles]] [[Category:Song recordings produced by Chuck Plotkin]]'