"The One" is a song by American singer Tamar Braxton from her second studio album, Love and War, which was released on September 3, 2013.

People become rightfully sensitive about certain records.” He had attempted to record alternate versions of "The One" with other artists, but he was not satisfied with the results until he approached Tamar Braxton.

[5] Braxton co-wrote the song with LaShawn Daniels, Christian Ward, Jean-Claude Oliver, and Shaunice Lasha Jones for her second studio album Love and War (2013).

[1][note 2] She had previously recorded music with her sisters—Toni, Traci, Towanda, and Trina—in the group the Braxtons before pursuing a solo career in 2000 with the release of her debut album Tamar, which proved unsuccessful.

[1] After listening to the demo for "The One", Daniels, Jones, and Ward worked on the lyrics and Braxton suggested further revisions and changed small parts.

[10] The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Kevin C. Johnson viewed the song, as well as the Love and War track "Where It Hurts", as "cool midtempo throwback jams".

[19] After the episode aired, the full video was uploaded on Vevo and We TV's website; the following day, Braxton promoted it on the music television show 106 & Park in a FaceTime interview.

Discussing the concept with Rap-Up, she said it was based on going out on a date in high school; she likened it to when "you go to the park and you hang out and you get all cutie, and it's just funners".

[21] Critics praised the video's atmosphere as upbeat,[22] which Jet's Srhett believed complimented the single's "fun summer time vibe".

[27][28] The showcase was filmed and shown on an episode of Tamar & Vince,[27] a reality television series about Braxton's music career and her relationship with Vincent Herbert.

[29] In October 2013, Braxton reprised the song during a concert in Paris and on the talk show Big Morning Buzz Live.

AllMusic's Andy Kellman cited the single as a highlight from Love and War; he believed that it proved Braxton was capable of having a successful music career alongside contemporary artists like Ciara, Rihanna, Trey Songz, and Keyshia Cole.

[10] and Billboard's Jason Lipshutz described her as "sinking into the breezy backing track and floating through the undefined sections like a ribbon in the wind".

[3] The Michigan Chronicle's rtmphayes felt that Braxton showed versatility with her vocals by releasing a more uptempo single after "Love and War".

[5] Melody Charles of SoulTracks criticized the single's use of samples as "downright lazy",[42] and WBLK's Rodney B More disliked how many singers have referenced "Juicy Fruit".

[46][note 6] "The One" was certified Gold in 2023 by the Recording Industry Association of America, which denotes 500,000 units based on sales and streams.