Lopez had to settle on another Harrison-produced, funk-infused track, " Get Right". However, radio refused to back down, and Sony finally relented in releasing "1 Thing" as a single. Lopez also was not thrilled, as she had wanted the song. A displeased Sony tried to repress the song, but the radio stations continued to play it. Immediately, the response was positive, and the track became an unofficial hit. In a final attempt to get the song released, Amerie and Harrison leaked the track to radio stations across the country.
There was talk of Jennifer Lopez taking the song for herself, and Amerie was not pleased, as she still felt her version had potential. Sony was unconvinced and refused to release the single.Īfter the song had been shelved for nearly a year and a half, Amerie began to get frustrated. Harrison tried to step in to vouch for the song he had produced a similar-sounding hit, " Crazy in Love", for Beyoncé, the year before, and hoped he could convince Sony to release the song based on the success of "Crazy in Love". When Amerie's label, Sony, heard "1 Thing", they felt its unusual sound was too risky for the singer, and decided to shelve it. The singer was pleased with it, and the two immediately began to write melodies and lyrics for the song.ĭespite a 2002 hit in " Why Don't We Fall in Love", Amerie was, at this time, relatively unestablished in the music industry. Harrison soon got to work and created a backing track from a loop of "Oh, Calcutta!", and presented it to Amerie. In 2004, while working on her second album, Amerie enlisted the services of producer Rich Harrison, who had helped produce and write her first album. Even if other factors are less than positive, there is one thing that keeps her hooked ( "It's this one thing that's got me trippin.").Īlthough the song is Amerie's biggest hit to date, it was almost not released. Built around The Meters' funky beat-driven percussion, "1 Thing" finds Amerie lamenting on an aspect of a relationship that keeps her satisfied. "1 Thing" was written by Amerie and Rich Harrison and is built around a sample of The Meters' 1970 version of the same-titled theme song from Oh! Calcutta!, written by Samuel Walden. "1 Thing" was recently certified Gold by the RIAA for selling 500,000 in ring tones. The single was certified Platinum (200,000+ copies) by the RIAA and earned Amerie a Grammy Award nomination for " Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" in 2006. The first single from Amerie's second album, Touch, and the only single from the soundtrack to the 2005 romantic comedy film Hitch, "1 Thing" peaked at number eight in the United States and number four in the United Kingdom, becoming Amerie's first top ten single and her biggest hit to date.
" 1 Thing" is a 2005 single by American R&B singer Amerie.
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