1 Thing

by Amerie

1 Thing cover art

Built almost entirely around a brilliantly chopped and looped drum break sampled from The Meters' 'Oh, Calcutta!'. Producer Rich Harrison's frantic, aggressive go-go funk production perfectly supports the urgent, breathless R&B vocal performance, creating an absolute masterclass in kinetic, sample-driven pop music. It remains an enduring, widely acclaimed highlight of mid-2000s R&B.

Genres

  • Contemporary R&B
  • Go-Go

Tracklist

  1. 1 Thing (Album Version)
  2. 1 Thing (Instrumental)
  3. 1 Thing (A Cappella)
  4. 1 Thing
  5. 1 Thing