[Liam] I've tried playing it cool
But when I'm looking at you
I can never be brave
Cause you make my heart race
[Harry] Shot me out of the sky
You're my kryptonite
You keep making me weak
Yeah, frozen and can't breathe
[Zayn] Some things gotta give now
Cause I'm dying just to make you see
That I need you here with me now
Cause you've got that one thing
[All] So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
[Niall] Now I'm climbing the walls
But you don't notice at all
That I'm going out of my mind
All day and all night
[Louis] Some things gotta give now
Cause I'm dying just to know your name
And I need you here with me now
Cause you've got that one thing
[All] So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
So get out get out get out of my mind
And come on come into my life
I don't I don't don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
[All] Oooooooh, Ooooooh (2x)
[Harry] You've got that one thing
[Liam] Get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
[All] So get out, get out, get out of my head
And fall into my arms instead
I don't, I don't, don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
So get out get out get out of my mind ([Harry] Out of my mind)
And come on come into my life
I don't I don't don't know what it is
But I need that one thing
And you've got that one thing
The single was released digitally in various European countries on 6 January 2012. Sugar Scape called the single "the perfect mix" stating: "It's got the fun of "What Makes You Beautiful" but with the intensity of "Gotta Be You"." One Direction performed "One Thing" live for the first time on Captital FM's Jingle Bell Ball on 4 December 2011, at the O2 Arena.