former lover during the narrator's teenage years was the one that got away written about.
former lover during the narrator's teenage years was the one that got away written about.
who was the one that got away written about?
former lover during the narrator's teenage years
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.
the one that got away (katy perry song)
these are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "the one that got away".









































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bullet::::1. "the one that got away" (valentin radio mix) - 3:46









































bullet::::2. "the one that got away" (valentin club mix) - 6:40









































bullet::::3. "the one that got away" (valentin mixshow mix) - 6:05









































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bullet::::1. "the one that got away" (wamdue pop mix) - 4:55









































bullet::::2. "the one that got away" (wamdue get together extended vocal mix) - 9:38









































bullet::::3. "the one that got away" (wamdue get together dub) - 6:40
the one that got away (natasha bedingfield song)