Let Me Be the One (The Shadows song)

1975 song by The Shadows

Bruce Welch
John Farrar
Hank Marvin
Brian Bennett

The Shadows

Language

English

Composer(s)

Paul Curtis

Lyricist(s)

Paul Curtis

Conductor

Alyn Ainsworth

Finals performanceFinal result

2nd

Final points

138

Entry chronology◄ "Long Live Love" (1974)"Save Your Kisses For Me" (1976) ►

"Let Me Be the One" was the United Kingdom's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975, written by Paul Curtis and performed in English by the band The Shadows.

The song was performed ninth that night. At the close of voting, it had received 138 points, placing it 2nd out of 19.

Charts

Chart (1975)	Peak position
France (SNEP)^[1]	26
Ireland (IRMA)^[2]	10
Norway (VG-lista)^[3]	2
UK Singles (OCC)^[4]	12
West Germany (Official German Charts)^[5]	47

Personnel (studio recording)

Hank Marvin – guitar and vocals
Bruce Welch - guitar and lead vocals
Brian Bennett – drums
John Farrar – guitar, piano and vocals
Alan Tarney – bass guitar
John Fiddy – String arrangements

Personnel (live Eurovision Song Contest & Song For Europe Appearances)

Hank Marvin – guitar and vocals
Bruce Welch - bass and lead vocals
Brian Bennett – drums
John Farrar – guitar and vocals
Alan Tarney – piano

References

^ "Charts singles Top 50 en France: 29 Juin 1975". 2017.
^ "Chart Track: Week 9, 1975". Irish Singles Chart.
^ "Topp 20 Single uke 15, 1975 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Shadows – Let Me Be The One" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. To see peak chart position, click "TITEL VON The Shadows"

Preceded by

"Long Live Love"
by Olivia Newton-John

United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
1975

Succeeded by

"Save Your Kisses for Me"
by Brotherhood of Man

The Shadows

Studio albums

The Shadows
Out of the Shadows
Dance with The Shadows
The Sound of The Shadows
Shadow Music
Jigsaw
From Hank, Bruce, Brian and John
Shades of Rock
Rockin' with Curly Leads
Specs Appeal
Tasty
String of Hits
Change of Address
Hits Right Up Your Street
Life in the Jungle
XXV
Guardian Angel
Moonlight Shadows
Simply Shadows
Steppin' to the Shadows
At Their Very Best
Reflection

Singles

"Apache"
"Man of Mystery"
"F.B.I."
"The Frightened City"
"Kon-Tiki"
"The Savage"
"Wonderful Land"
"Guitar Tango"
"Dance On!"
"Foot Tapper"
"Atlantis"
"Shindig"
"Geronimo"
"Theme for Young Lovers"
"The Rise and Fall of Flingel Bunt"
"Don't Make My Baby Blue"
"The War Lord"
"Slaughter on Tenth Avenue
"Let Me Be the One"
"Don't Cry for Me Argentina"
"Theme from the Deer Hunter (Cavatina)"
"Rodrigo's Guitar Concerto"
"Riders in the Sky"
"Heart of Glass"
"Equinoxe (Part V)"
"The Third Man"
"Telstar"
"Imagine"/Woman"
"Treat Me Nice"

Compilations

Greatest Hits
20 Golden Greats

Extended plays

Discography
Discography with Cliff Richard
Cliff Richard
Thank You Very Much (1979, live album)
The Final Reunion (2009 DVD)

v t e United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
Discography National selection (Contestants)
Participation	1957 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Andy Abraham Olly Alexander The Allisons Michael Ball Bardo Belle and the Devotions Black Lace Blue Patricia Bredin Brotherhood of Man Bucks Fizz Pearl Carr and Teddy Johnson Ronnie Carroll Co-Co Josh Dubovie Electro Velvet Emma Jade Ewen Scott Fitzgerald James Fox Nicki French Jessica Garlick Gina G Mary Hopkin Engelbert Humperdinck Imaani Samantha Janus Javine Jemini Joe and Jake Bryan Johnson Lucie Jones Katrina and the Waves Kathy Kirby Lindsay Live Report Love City Groove Lulu Kenneth McKellar Molly Matt Monro Mike Moran Mae Muller The New Seekers James Newman Olivia Newton-John Lynsey de Paul Precious Prima Donna Michael Rice Cliff Richard Rikki Clodagh Rodgers Frances Ruffelle Ryder Sam Ryder Daz Sampson Scooch The Shadows Sandie Shaw Sonia SuRie Sweet Dreams Bonnie Tyler Vikki
Songs	"All" "Are You Sure?" "The Bad Old Days" "Beg, Steal or Borrow" "Believe in Me" "Better the Devil You Know" "Bigger than Us" "Boom Bang-a-Bang" "Children of the Universe" "Come Back" "Congratulations" "Cry Baby" "Dizzy" "Don't Play That Song Again" "Embers" "Even If" "Flying the Flag (For You)" "Give a Little Love Back to the World" "Go" "Hold On to Our Love" "I Belong" "I Can" "I Love the Little Things" "I Wrote a Song" "I'm Never Giving Up" "It's My Time" "Jack in the Box" "Knock, Knock Who's There?" "Let Me Be the One" "Long Live Love" "Looking High, High, High" "Love City Groove" "Love Enough for Two" "Love Games" "Love Is..." "Love Shine a Light" "Love Will Set You Free" "Making Your Mind Up" "A Man Without Love" "Mary Ann" "A Message to Your Heart" ~~"My Last Breath"~~ "Never Give Up on You" "No Dream Impossible" "One Step Further" "One Step Out of Time" "Only the Light" "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" "Power to All Our Friends" "Puppet on a String" "Ring-A-Ding Girl" "Rock Bottom" "Runner in the Night" "Save Your Kisses for Me" "Say It Again" "Say Wonderful Things" "Sing, Little Birdie" "Space Man" "Still in Love with You" "Storm" "Teenage Life" "That Sounds Good to Me" "Touch My Fire" "We Will Be Free (Lonely Symphony)" "Where Are You?" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong" "You're Not Alone"
Note: Entries scored out signify where the United Kingdom did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Countries	Belgium Finland France Germany Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Malta Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Shlomo Artzi Lasse Berghagen and the Dolls Ann Christy Simone Drexel Joy Fleming Géraldine Duarte Mendes Ellen Nikolaysen Pepel in kri Pihasoittajat Renato Nicole Rieu Sergio and Estíbaliz The Shadows Sophie The Swarbriggs Teach-In Wess and Dori Ghezzi Semiha Yankı
Songs	"At Va'Ani" "Une chanson c'est une lettre" "Dan ljubezni" "Ding-a-dong" "Era" "Et bonjour à toi l'artiste" "Gelukkig zijn" "Jennie, Jennie" "Let Me Be the One" "Ein Lied kann eine Brücke sein" "Madrugada" "Mikado" "Old Man Fiddle" "Seninle Bir Dakika" "Singing This Song" "That's What Friends Are For" "Toi" "Touch My Life (with Summer)" "Tú volverás"