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The One That Got Away

"The One That Got Away" is a 2011 hit song by Katy Perry from her album Teenage Dream. The song talks about Radiohead and Johnny Cash. The song received positive review by music critics, although it only hit #3 on Billboard Hot 100. It was the only single from Teenage Dream that did not reach number one in the United States. It was released in October 2011.

"The One That Got Away"
Song by Katy Perry
from Teenage Dream"
ReleasedOctober 2011
Studio
GenreDance-pop
Length3:47
LabelCapitol, EMI
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dr. Luke
  • Max Martin
Katy Perry singles chronology
""Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)"
(2011) 		The One That Got Away ""Part of Me"
(2012)
"The One That Got Away" at YouTube

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Teenage Dream album liner notes.[1]

  • Katy Perry – songwriting, lead vocals, guitar (acoustic version)
  • Dr. Luke – songwriting, producer, drums, keyboards, programming
  • Max Martin – songwriting, producer, drums, keyboards, programming
  • Emily Wright – engineer
  • Sam Holland – engineer
  • Tatiana Gottwald – assistant engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • Jon Hanes – mix engineer
  • Tim Roberts – assistant mix engineer
  • Leon Pendarvis – arrangement, conductor

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "The One That Got Away"
Chart (2011–12) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 27
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 33
Brazil (Billboard Brasil Hot 100)[4] 27
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[5] 2
France (SNEP)[6] 30
Germany (Media Control AG)[7] 34
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[8] 3
Iceland (Tónlistinn)[9] 16
Japan (Japan Hot 100)[10] 62
Mexico Anglo (Monitor Latino)[11] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[12] 21
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] 12
Philippines (MyMusicStore)[14] 2
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15] 75
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[16] 17
Turkey (Number One Top 20)[17] 17
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[18] 18
US Billboard Hot 100[19] 3
Venezuela Pop Rock (Record Report)[20] 4

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for "The One That Got Away"
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit)[21] 23

Year-end charts

2011 year-end chart performance for "The One That Got Away"
Chart (2011) Position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[22] 153
2012 year-end chart performance for "The One That Got Away"
Chart (2012) Position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[23] 20
France (SNEP)[24] 154
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[25] 56
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[26] 123
US Billboard Hot 100[27] 41

Certifications

Certifications for "The One That Got Away"
Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[28] 5× Platinum 350,000
Austria (IFPI Austria)[29] Platinum 30,000*
Brazil (ABPD)[30] 3× Platinum Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Canada (Music Canada)[31] 7× Platinum 70,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[32] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *.
Germany (BVMI)[33] Gold 150,000
Italy (FIMI)[34] Gold 15,000
Mexico (AMPROFON)[35] Gold Expression error: Missing operand for *.*
New Zealand (RIANZ)[36] 3× Platinum 45,000
South Korea — 285,939[37]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[38] Platinum 0
United Kingdom (BPI)[39] 2× Platinum 1,200,000
United States (RIAA)[40] 5× Platinum 5,000,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Release dates and formats for "The One That Got Away"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label(s) Ref.
France September 30, 2011 Radio airplay Original Universal [41]
United States October 11, 2011
Capitol [42]
Italy October 28, 2011 Radio airplay
[43]
United States October 31, 2011
Capitol [44]
Various December 2, 2011 Digital download The remixes [45]
United States December 15, 2011
  • Contemporary hit radio
  • rhythmic contemporary radio
 Remix featuring B.o.B [46]
Various December 20, 2011 Digital download [47]
January 16, 2012 Acoustic [48]

References

  1. ↑ Katy Perry (2010). Teenage Dream (CD booklet). Capitol Records. 50999 07410 2 9. 
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  4. ↑ Billboard Brasil Hot 100 Airplay. Billboard Brasil (28) (March 2012). p. 84–89.
  5. ↑ "Illegal name entered Katy Perry/Katy+Perry/chart?f=793 Katy Perry Album & Song Chart History" Canadian Hot 100 for Katy Perry. Prometheus Global Media.
  6. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  8. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  9. ↑ Tónlistinn – Lög (in is)Plötutíðindi. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Katy Perry Album & Song Chart History: Japan Hot 100". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/artist/958673/katy+perry/chart?f=848. Retrieved January 13, 2012. 
  11. ↑ Top 20 Inglés (in es)Monitor Latino. Retrieved June 29, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 51, 2011" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ MyMusicStore Philippines. MyMusicStore. Retrieved April 13, 2025.
  15. ↑ Romanian Top 100 – December 4, 2011 (December 8, 2011). Retrieved June 22, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ (in tr) Number One Top 20 | Klip Izle. Number One Top 20. 7 April 2012. http://www.hayatadair.info/number-one-top-20. Retrieved 6 October 2022. 
  18. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  19. ↑ "Illegal name entered Katy Perry/Katy+Perry/chart?f=379 Katy Perry Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Katy Perry. Prometheus Global Media.
  20. ↑ Pop Rock (in es) (2011-03-01)Record Report.
  21. ↑ Top Radio Hits Ukraine Monthly Chart: Apr 2012TopHit. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  22. ↑ End of Year 2011. UKChartsPlus. Retrieved February 18, 2024.
  23. ↑ "Best of 2012: Canadian Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. 2012. http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/canadian-hot-100. Retrieved 2012-12-14. 
  24. ↑ Top de l'année Top Singles 2012 (in fr)SNEP. Retrieved January 15, 2021.
  25. ↑ MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 2012 (in hu)Mahasz. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  26. ↑ End of Year 2012. UKChartsPlus. Retrieved June 7, 2014.
  27. ↑ "Best of 2012 – Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2012/hot-100-songs. Retrieved December 14, 2012. 
  28. ↑ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2023 SinglesAustralian Recording Industry Association.
  29. ↑ Austrian single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (in German)IFPI Austria. Enter Katy Perry in the field Interpret. Enter The One That Got Away in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  30. ↑ Brazilian single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (in Portuguese)Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
  31. ↑ Canadian single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got AwayMusic Canada.
  32. ↑ Danish single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got AwayIFPI Denmark.
  33. ↑ Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Katy Perry; 'The One That Got Away') (in German)Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  34. ↑ Italian single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (in Italian)Federation of the Italian Music Industry.
  35. ↑ Mexican single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (in Spanish)Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  36. ↑ THE FIELD id (chart number) MUST BE PROVIDED for NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATION.
  37. ↑ 2012년 Download Chart. Gaon Chart. Retrieved March 29, 2017.
  38. ↑ Spanish single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (in Spanish)Productores de Música de España.
  39. ↑ British single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got AwayBritish Phonographic Industry. Enter The One That Got Away in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
  40. ↑ American single certifications – Katy Perry – The One That Got AwayRecording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH
  41. ↑ Hamard, Johathan. Katy Perry : kitsch et classe pour "The One That Got Away" (in fr) (September 30, 2011)Pure Charts in France. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  42. ↑ "FMQB: Radio Industry News, Music Industry Updates, Arbitron Ratings, Music News and more!". FMQB. October 11, 2011. https://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=69239. 
  43. ↑ Mompellio, Gabriel. Katy Perry – The One That Got Away (in it) (October 26, 2011)EarOne. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
  44. ↑ Hot/Modern/AC Future Releases | Hot Adult Contemporary Rock Songs and Release Dates: October 31, 2011All Access Music Group. Retrieved October 4, 2011.
  45. ↑ Sources for The Remixes EP release:
  46. ↑ Trust, Gary (December 15, 2011). "Katy Perry's 'The One That Got Away' Receives B.o.B-Assisted Remix". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/464708/katy-perrys-the-one-that-got-away-receives-bob-assisted-remix. Retrieved December 21, 2011. 
  47. ↑ KATY PERRY // Official Website // "The One That Got Away (feat. B.o.B)" Now Available On iTunes!. Katyperry.com (December 20, 2011). Retrieved 2012-06-05.
  48. ↑ Katy Perry Releases 'The One That Got Away' Acoustic Version (in en). Capital FM (2012-01-17). Retrieved 2012-06-05.


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