One Way or Another

For the Cactus album, see One Way...Or Another.

"One Way or Another"
Single by Blondie
from the album Parallel Lines
B-side	"Just Go Away"
Released	1979
Format	7" vinyl
Genre	New Wave, punk rock
Length	3:31
Label	Chrysalis (US)
Writer(s)	Debbie Harry Nigel Harrison
Producer	Mike Chapman
Blondie singles chronology
"Sunday Girl" (1979) "One Way or Another" (1979) "Dreaming" (1979)
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"One Way or Another" is a song by American New Wave band Blondie.

Song information

Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison for the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), the song was inspired by one of Harry's ex-boyfriends who stalked her after their break up^[1]. The song was released as a single in the US as the follow-up to "Heart of Glass". "One Way or Another" reached number twenty-four in the Billboard Hot 100. Although never officially released as a single in the United Kingdom and other countries, the song remains one of the group's most popular songs worldwide. Rolling Stone ranked the song #298 on its list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[2]

The song was included on the US and Canadian versions of the band's first hits compilation, The Best of Blondie (1981), but not on international releases.

Blondie released a manipulated live version of the song (with the audience noise removed) as the theme for the 1999 US television series Snoops. This version was released in the US as a bonus track on the US Live version of their album Livid (Live).^[3] The original un-edited live version was included on the European / non-US Livid version.^[4]

The song is featured in the films Little Darlings (1980), Carpool (1996), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), Donnie Brasco (1997), Coyote Ugly (2000), and Mean Girls (2004), monte carlo (2011) as well as the television series Veronica Mars. It also plays in the end credits of the film Seed of Chucky. It is also heard in the opening moments of The A-Team episode, "Incident at Crystal Lake" and Puss in Boots Kitty Softpaws, Humpty Dumpty and Puss in Boots Riding in a Wagon chasing the knights.

Alvin and the Chipmunks covered this song for the episode "The Incredible Shrinking Dave" from their TV series.

The song is the title track for Channel 4's drama "Sugar Rush" set in Brighton that was broadcast from 2005-2006.

The song is a playable track on Rock Band 2, Guitar Hero World Tour and Guitar Hero On Tour: Decades. The song is also featured in Driver: Parallel Lines.^{[citation needed]}

This song is also featured in several 2004 Swiffer commercials.^{[citation needed]}

UK singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor did a cover version for The Guru movie soundtrack in 2001.^[5]

Actress Kristen Bell did a karaoke version of this song in one episode of the TV series Veronica Mars^[6].

Singer Mandy Moore recorded a cover for the film "Aquamarine" (2006)^[7]. The song was also covered in 1998 by actress Melissa Joan Hart for an episode of her TV series, Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. It was released later that year on the show's soundtrack album.

In The Rugrats Movie Angelica sings her own version of the song with different lyrics (written by Eryk Casemiro), the soundtrack album includes a longer version of the song not heard in the movie.

Rapper G-Dep interpolates this song on his song called "One Way" on his album, Child of the Ghetto.

Jada will perform that song from their new studio album.

Play will perform that song from their new studio album Under My Skin.

In "My Heart Will Go On", a 2010 episode of Supernatural, the Winchesters meeting The Destiny.

Track listing

US 7" (CHS 2336)

1. "One Way or Another" (Nigel Harrison, Debbie Harry) – 3:31
2. "Just Go Away" (Harry) – 3:21

US 12" Promo (CHS 10 PDJ)

1. "One Way or Another" (Nigel Harrison, Debbie Harry) – 3:31
2. "One Way or Another" (Nigel Harrison, Debbie Harry) – 3:31

Chart peaks

Chart (1979)	Peak Position
Canada	14
US	24

References

1. ^ Che, Cathy (1999), 'Deborah Harry: Platinum Blonde', MPG Books Ltd, Cornwall, p.83
2. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". RollingStone.com. http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596143/one_way_or_another/1. Retrieved 2008-10-21. 
3. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Blondie-Live/release/960043
4. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Blondie-Livid/release/604163
5. ^ Phares, Heather. "Guru (Universal) > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 January 2011.
6. ^ http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/telefile/2009/09/the-most-memorable-tv-musical.php
7. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0429591/soundtrack