"Only You" was released as Yazoo's first single on 15 March 1982 in the United Kingdom, taken from their first album, Upstairs at Eric's (1982), and became an instant success.
Upon its release, Richard Cook of NME noted that "Only You" "could quite easily have emanated from Depeche Mode" and added, "The emotional dial is on yearning and it trips through a melodic multiplication table that charms a passage to the heart by the end." Betty Page of Sounds called it an "incongruous but addictive mix of distinctive Clarkian techno-melodies and rich is-it-a-she-or-a-he raspy R'n'B vocals from Alf".[25] Sunie, writing for Record Mirror, felt that the song was "60s-derived" and noted, "Lovely stuff it is, too, though in parts it's naggingly reminiscent of 'Do That to Me One More Time'."
The song was ranked at number 7 among the top ten "Tracks of the Year" for 1982 by NME, and in 2012 the website ranked it at number 8 on their list of the Greatest Pop Songs in History.
Looking from a window above
It's like a story of love
Can you hear me?
Came back only yesterday
I'm moving farther away
Want you near me
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you
Sometimes when I think of her name
When it's only a game
And I need you
Listen to the words that you say
It's getting harder to stay
When I see you
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you
This is going to take a long time
And I wonder what's mine
Can't take no more (can't take no more)
Wonder if you'll understand
It's just the touch of your hand
Behind a closed door
All I needed was the love you gave
All I needed for another day
And all I ever knew
Only you