<P> Originally titled `` In Another Life '' , the song was produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin , both of whom co-wrote it with Perry . It is a midtempo pop song positioned on the piece of E major and has a tempo of 134 beats per minute . Joanna Holcombe from Yahoo ! Music noted that the song is about first loves . Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly , said that the song is `` a midtempo ode to a summer - after - high - school love with whom she recalls sharing Mustang makeout sessions to Radiohead ' '' . Michael Wood from Spin magazine said that the song is one of the album 's quieter cuts and that it recall ( s ) `` Perry 's singer - songwriter days at L.A. 's Hotel Café '' . The song follows the chord progression of E -- G ♯ m -- C ♯ m -- A , and Perry 's vocal range spans from B to E. Kitty Empire noticed that Perry 's vocal is wistful throughout the song and that the references to June and Johnny Cash were unexpected . Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone stated that when Perry sings , ' I was June , and you were my Johnny Cash , ' `` it 's understood that she 's thinking of the scrubbed - up Hollywood version of June and Johnny , from Walk the Line . '' In 2017 , the singer revealed that `` The One That Got Away '' was about Josh Groban . </P>
<P> Originally titled `` In Another Life '' , the song was produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin , both of whom co-wrote it with Perry . It is a midtempo pop song positioned on the piece of E major and has a tempo of 134 beats per minute . Joanna Holcombe from Yahoo ! Music noted that the song is about first loves . Leah Greenblatt from Entertainment Weekly , said that the song is `` a midtempo ode to a summer - after - high - school love with whom she recalls sharing Mustang makeout sessions to Radiohead ' '' . Michael Wood from Spin magazine said that the song is one of the album 's quieter cuts and that it recall ( s ) `` Perry 's singer - songwriter days at L.A. 's Hotel Café '' . The song follows the chord progression of E -- G ♯ m -- C ♯ m -- A , and Perry 's vocal range spans from B to E. Kitty Empire noticed that Perry 's vocal is wistful throughout the song and that the references to June and Johnny Cash were unexpected . Rob Sheffield from Rolling Stone stated that when Perry sings , ' I was June , and you were my Johnny Cash , ' `` it 's understood that she 's thinking of the scrubbed - up Hollywood version of June and Johnny , from Walk the Line . '' In 2017 , the singer revealed that `` The One That Got Away '' was about Josh Groban . </P>
who is the one that got away about
who is the one that got away about
Josh Groban
Josh Groban