One year ago, Lola Young released her single ‘One Thing.’ The track dropped on May 16, 2025, serving as the first single from her studio album I’m Only F—king Myself. Lola built up momentum for the release by posting previews of the track’s first verse on TikTok a week prior, following the online footprint of her previous track “Messy.” Lola created the track with band members Conor Dickinson and William “Manuka” Brown, while production was handled by Brown alongside Solomonophonic and Carter Lang. The song centers on turning the tables on traditional dating clichés. Explaining the concept to The Guardian, Lola stated, “If a man can say, ‘I’m only here for one thing,’ then so can I”. The track made its live debut when Lola performed it at Coachella on April 11, 2025, weeks before its digital release. She also performed the song at Capital’s Summertime Ball and Radio 1’s Big Weekend later that year. The official music video was directed by Dave Meyers and focused on reversing traditi...