The One That Got Away (Katy Perry song)

"The One That Got Away" is a song by American singer-songwriter Katy Perry from her third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The song was produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin, both of whom also co-wrote the song with Perry. The song was recorded in Conway Recording Studios, based in Hollywood, California, and is a mid-tempo pop ballad about a lost love. It features a reference to the English rock band Radiohead, and compares the strength of the relationship to that of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash.

The song was released on September 30, 2011, by Capitol Records as the album's sixth and final single. Commercially, it charted within the top 10 in Canada, Hungary, Slovakia, and the United States while reaching the top 20 in Austria, Iceland, Ireland, New Zealand, Scotland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom. "The One That Got Away" also received multi-platinum certifications in Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

An accompanying music video for the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi and premiered in November 2011, featuring actor Diego Luna. An official remix featuring rapper B.o.B was released to digital retailers on December 20, 2011. An official acoustic rendition was released to digital retailers on January 16, 2012, and it would later be included in the Teenage Dream reissue, Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection, released on March 23, 2012. The song has been covered by several artists, including Kelly Clarkson, Olivia Rodrigo and Conan Gray, Richard Marx, Jordan Pruitt, Selena Gomez & the Scene, and Tate McRae.