Covers and references
* R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe and Mike Mills, along with U2's Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen, Jr., appeared at the Inaugural Festivities in January, 1993 under the name "Automatic Baby" to perform the song. [5]
* Singer and television presenter Mica Paris recorded a cover of "One" in 1995 which reached #29 in the UK singles chart.
* An orchestral version of "One" was covered by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on their 1999 album Pride: The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Plays U2.
* Information Society covered "One" on the 1999 U2 tribute album, We Will Follow: A Tribute to U2.
* The song "(I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be) Free / One" by the Lighthouse Family sampled some of "One"'s lyrics.
* Johnny Cash covered "One" on his 2000 album American III: Solitary Man, produced by Rick Rubin.
* Shinedown did an acoustic version of "One" which can be viewed online at STRIPPED.[6]
* Wendy Matthews covered "One" on her 2004 album Café Naturale.
* Joe Cocker covered "One" on his 2005 album, Heart & Soul. Both a studio version and a live version were on the album.
* Warren Haynes' June 15, 2003 performance of the song appears on his album, Live at Bonnaroo.
* Cowboy Junkies recorded a version of "One" for their 2005 album, Early 21st Century Blues.
* In late 2006, a Bank of America employee sang "One" with lyrics about the Bank of America and MBNA merger. The video became an internet phenomenon.[7] Universal Music Group, the copyright owner of the song, posted a cease and desist letter directed at Bank of America in the comments section of Stereogum, one of the blogs that posted the video.[8]