Synopsis

Melissa Etheridge performs "I'm the Only One" in an intimate club setting, delivering the song with a raw, full-throated intensity. The video alternates between performance footage and close-ups of Etheridge as couples dance closely around her. Their sensual movement contrasts with the song's emotional tension, turning the club into a space filled with desire, jealousy, and romantic uncertainty. The focus remains firmly on Etheridge's commanding presence and the unresolved pain behind her insistence that she is the only one who truly loves her partner.

Factoids & Trivia

• "I'm the Only One" was released in 1993 as the lead single from Etheridge's fourth studio album, "Yes I Am."

• The single initially made a modest impact, but it was re-released after the success of "Come to My Window." It eventually reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 and became Etheridge's biggest hit on that chart.

• The video received the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Video in 1995.

• The song was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 1995.

• Its club setting and depiction of openly sensual couples placed the video's emphasis on adult intimacy rather than conventional pop spectacle, matching the song's theme of desire within a complicated relationship.