<P> `` The One I Love '' is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on the band 's fifth full - length studio album , Document , and also as a 7 '' vinyl single in 1987 . The song was their first hit single , reaching # 9 in the US Billboard Hot 100 , # 14 in Canada , and later reached # 16 in the UK singles chart on its UK release ( 1991 ) . The song was included in Activision 's Guitar Hero World Tour and is in Guitar Hero On Tour : Decades , as well as Harmonix 's Rock Band 4 . </P>
<P> `` The One I Love '' is a song by American alternative rock band R.E.M. It was released on the band 's fifth full - length studio album , Document , and also as a 7 '' vinyl single in 1987 . The song was their first hit single , reaching # 9 in the US Billboard Hot 100 , # 14 in Canada , and later reached # 16 in the UK singles chart on its UK release ( 1991 ) . The song was included in Activision 's Guitar Hero World Tour and is in Guitar Hero On Tour : Decades , as well as Harmonix 's Rock Band 4 . </P>
who sings this goes out to the one i love
who sings this goes out to the one i love
R.E.M.
R.E.M.