High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "The One That Got Away" is a song by American recording artist and songwriter Katy Perry. The song was written by Perry, Dr. Luke, and Max Martin. The latter two produced the song for Perry`s third studio album, Teenage Dream (2010). The song is a mid-tempo pop ballad about a lost love. It features a reference to the rock band Radiohead, addresses the relationship of Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash to express the strength of the relationship, and a tribute to Jake Owen.