But I tried to inject a little bit of levity into it to make it more lighthearted. I was actually stalked by a nutjob so it came out of a not-so-friendly personal event. Harry explained in an interview with Entertainment Weekly: The stalking had taken place in 1973, when Harry was a member of the Stilletoes Harry's former bandmate Elda Gentile recalled, "It was freaking us all out, especially Chris ". According to Harry, the boyfriend's constant calling and persistent stalking forced her to move out of New Jersey. Written by Debbie Harry and Nigel Harrison for the band's third studio album, Parallel Lines (1978), "One Way or Another" was inspired by one of Harry's ex-boyfriends who stalked her after their breakup. It has been ranked by many critics as one of the band's best songs, has appeared on several compilation albums, and has become a live favorite for the band. "One Way or Another" has since seen critical acclaim for Harry's aggressive vocals and the band's energetic performance. It was not released as a single in the UK, but later charted in 2013. The song reached number 24 in the US and number 7 in Canada. "One Way or Another" was released as the fourth North American single from Parallel Lines, following the band's chart-topping " Heart of Glass" single. The song's music was composed by bassist Nigel Harrison, who introduced the Ventures-influenced track to keyboardist Jimmy Destri. Lyrically, the song was inspired by Blondie frontwoman Deborah Harry's experience with a stalker in the early 1970s, an incident which forced her to move away from New Jersey.
" One Way or Another" is a song by American new wave band Blondie from their 1978 album Parallel Lines.
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