Favorite Number Songs #4 - "One Way or Another"

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Who's with me here, guys? If your significant other can't stand a song, it's just that much cooler, right? Such is the case with #4 in my Favorite Number Songs series (songs with numbers, spelled out, in the title:) "One Way or Another" by Blondie. (By the way, @FourWalls is doing the same countdown right now, and is coming up with some wildly different songs, so check hers out as well.) Riding the momentum created by their 1979 #1 smash hit "Heart of Glass," Blondie followed up with "One Way or Another," which reached #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 (oddly, it was never officially released as a single in the UK, but peaked at #98 in 2013 there thanks to interest created by a One Direction mashup of the song with The Undertones' "Teenage Kicks.") Unlike the disco-heavy "Heart of Glass," "One Way or Another" stayed true to Blondie's new wave roots. The tune was written by vocalist Debbie Harry and bassist Nigel Harrison, about an ex-boyfriend of Harry's, who began stalking her after the breakup. The song has been covered, notably, by Alvin and the Chipmunks, Face to Face (the punk band, not the 80's alternative pop band,) and Mandy Moore. And my girlfriend can't stand it. My love of the song is vindicated! (Info verified by Wikipedia)