American country music versions were released by Travis Tritt, Reba McEntire, Bobby Hatfield and the Statler Brothers.

In the UK, the most widely heard versions are the ones by the Platters, Ringo Starr, the band Child and the actor John Alford.

[2] Platters bass singer Herb Reed recalled how the group hit upon its successful version: "We tried it so many times, and it was terrible.

When the Platters track, "The Great Pretender" (which eventually surpassed the success of "Only You"), was released in the UK as Europe's first introduction to the group, "Only You" was included on the B-side.

The Platters re-recorded a slightly longer version of the song for Musicor Records in 1966, which features on the album I Love You 1,000 Times (MM 2091).

Harry Nilsson sings harmony vocals and appears with Starr in the amusing music video filmed on top of the Capitol Records Building in Los Angeles.