The Ones You Love

"The Ones You Love"
Single by Rick Astley
from the album Body & Soul
B-side	"Cry for Help"
Released	23 August 1993 (1993-08-23)[1]
Genre	Pop adult contemporary blue-eyed soul
Length	7:13
Label	RCA
Songwriter(s)	Rick Astley Dave West
Producer(s)	Gary Stevenson Rick Astley
Rick Astley singles chronology
"Hopelessly" (1993) "The Ones You Love" (1993) "Sleeping" (2001)
Music video
"The Ones You Love" on YouTube

"The Ones You Love" is a song performed by English singer-songwriter Rick Astley, written by Astley and Dave West. It was produced by Gary Stevenson and Astley, and recorded for Astley's third album, Body & Soul (1993). The song was released as the album's final single on 23 August 1993 by RCA Records and peaked at number 48 on the UK Singles Chart. After its release, Astley retired from music, and "The Ones You Love" served as his final single until the release of "Sleeping" in October 2001.