1 Thing

2005 single by Amerie the song by Amerie One Thing (disambiguation)One Thing December 2021 1 Thing Amerie - 1 Thing.png yes single Amerie Touch 2005 1 18 Sony Music (New York City) Night Flight (Fort Washington, Maryland) R&B funk go-go 4:01 Columbia Amerie Rogers Rich Harrison Stanley Walden Rich Harrison Paradise 2003 Touch 2005 bbqVg_23otg "1 Thing" "1 Thing" is a song by the American singer Amerie from her second album, Touch (2005). Written by Amerie and Rich Harrison, and produced by the latter, the song is influenced by go-go rhythms and prominently samples the Meters' 1970 funk recording of "Oh, Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden. Its lyrics focus on an unidentified "thing" that fuels a romantic attraction. It also appeared on the soundtrack to the 2005 romantic comedy film Hitch. "1 Thing" received acclaim from critics, and peaked at number eight on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number four in the United Kingdom, becoming Amerie's sole top-10 single in the former and her first in the latter ("Take Control" reached number 10 in 2007) and her biggest hit single worldwide. Its digital download and ringtone releases were each certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A remix of "1 Thing" featuring rapper Eve is also present on Touch. The song earned Amerie a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in 2006, and was also nominated for Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Track at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. It was later named the 22nd and 25th best song of the 2000s decade by Rolling Stone and Robert Christgau, respectively. Conception and release In 2004, when working on her second album Touch, Amerie enlisted the services of producer Rich Harrison, who had helped produce and write her first album All I Have. In May 2004, Harrison heard "Oh, Calcutta!" by the Meters for the first time and began working on the beat accompanying the ten-second back-and-forth breakdown between Meters drummer Ziggy Modeliste and guitarist Leo Nocentelli. Harrison said he loved the work of the Meters, especially Modeliste, commenting, "Ziggy, he's crazy."Miss Thing Weiner, Jonah Blender 1534-0554 June 2005 He processed the way the breakdown could be "flipped", added a bongo drum, a cowbell, and a ride cymbal, and sent it to Amerie. According to Harrison, they wrote and finished the song in two to three hours. Amerie's manager and eventual husband, Len Nicholson, felt the song was "the single" to release. When executives at Amerie's label, Columbia/Sony Urban Music, heard "1 Thing", they felt that the song's choruses needed to be "bigger". They recommended that more music be added to the percussion-focused beat, but Harrison and Amerie replied that adding more to the beat would overpower the song.Ratcliffe, Fahiym. "Amerie: The Interview". Sun Reporter, volume 62, issue 19, page 4. May 12, 2005. Harrison and Amerie returned to the studio several times to rework the track. Each time they submitted a new version to the label, Columbia told them that the song sounded unfinished, but was unable to specify what should be changed. The label continued to refuse to release "1 Thing"; in Amerie's words, "People just weren't getting it". Later in 2004, six months after recording "1 Thing", Amerie and Harrison leaked it to US radio stations in an attempt to get it released officially. The response from DJs and listeners was positive, and it consequently received airplay across the country. Columbia Records attempted to suppress the song because it was an unofficial release, and because Jennifer Lopez (another artist on the label) had expressed interest in recording the song for her own album, Rebirth.Shipley, Al. "Amerie – Touch" https://web.archive.org/web/20071204044225/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3014 December 4, 2007 . Stylus Magazine. May 13, 2005. Radio stations refused to retract the song from their playlists, and Columbia eventually began promoting "1 Thing" as a single, making it a last-minute addition to the Hitch soundtrack. Lopez settled on another Harrison-produced, funk-infused track, the Usher outtake "Get Right". The song was officially serviced to American urban radio stations on January 18, 2005.https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-01-14.pdf Going for Adds Radio & Records 1589 21 January 14, 2005 May 21, 2021 Theme and sound Amerie - One Thing.ogg '1 Thing' A sample of "1 Thing". right "1 Thing" was produced by Harrison and is built around a sample of the Meters' 1970 version of the theme song from the musical Oh! Calcutta!, "Oh, Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden. Built around the Meters' funky beat-driven percussion, "1 Thing" finds Amerie lamenting an aspect of a relationship that keeps her satisfied. 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'"). Amerie said that the song was inspired by a conversation she had with Harrison "about relationships and how there's always one thing that keeps you attracted to someone. No matter what they do or how they act, there's that one undeniable thing that keeps you coming back." http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496565/20050203/amerie.jhtml Amerie Growing Up But Keeping Her Clothes On, Thank You Hall Rashaun MTV News February 3, 2005 September 9, 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20050209115306/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1496565/20050203/amerie.jhtml February 9, 2005 She told Blender that the "one thing" "could be bringing flowers, or something more ... physical. People think I'm just this good girl, but there are other sides they don't see." Despite being based on a New Orleans funk sample, the song belies a strong go-go influence. Harrison likened the two based on their heavy use of percussion and chant. Amerie stated, "You don't hear go-go outside of D.C. ... I was like, 'We have to do it in an up-tempo way because when you hear it on the radio in D.C., it's fast.' ... So it's a fresh sound for everybody but people in the D.C./Maryland/Virginia area. They [already] know what it is."Crosley, Hillary. Amerie Touches Up Her Go-Go Skills On New Record. MTV.com, April 26, 2005. Retrieved February 17, 2008. Critical reception "1 Thing" received acclaim from music critics. In its review of Touch, Rolling Stone named the song "an early front-runner for song-of-the-summer status", also ranking it the number one single of 2005.Werde, Bill. https://web.archive.org/web/20071115130924/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/7184849/touch "Touch : Amerie : Review". Rolling Stone. May 19, 2005. Retrieved August 29, 2008. Pitchfork stated that Harrison "knows something about horns, big glorious ascending heavenly anthemic horns" and "drums, huge sweaty riotous back-and-forth second-line old-school Clyde Stubblefield drums."http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/30306-1-thing 1 Thing Pitchfork June 8, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20081218024000/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/track_review/30306-1-thing December 18, 2008 AllMusic described "1 Thing" as being "just as exciting" as "Oh, Calcutta!" for how it "[flails] all over the place with unbound joy".Kellman, Andy. [album r735221 yes "Touch > Overview"]. AllMusic. Retrieved August 29, 2008. The song received second place behind Kanye West and Jamie Foxx's "Gold Digger" on the 2005 Village Voice Pazz & Jop list, a survey of several hundred music critics conducted by Robert Christgau."The 2005 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll". The Village Voice. February 7, 2006. Retrieved August 29, 2008. Blender ranked "1 Thing" number 191 on its list of "The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born". It praised the song's "cascading drums...and Amerie's frantic, top-of-her-range vocals".The 500 Greatest Songs Since You Were Born: 11-50 Blender 1534-0554 October 2005 Calling it "a pretty fucking smart move to wrap perfect pop around a question that stays open all night", Pitchfork listed the song as the second best single of 2005, behind Antony and the Johnsons' "Hope There's Someone".http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6221-top-50-singles-of-2005/5/ Staff Lists: Top 50 Singles of 2005 Pitchfork December 30, 2005 June 8, 2013 The song was ranked 32nd on Pitchfork's top 500 songs of the 2000s,http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7692-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-50-21/2/ The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 50-21 Wolk Douglas August 20, 2009 Pitchfork November 3, 2014 October 3, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20091003221159/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/7692-the-top-500-tracks-of-the-2000s-50-21/2 dead and the publication included "1 Thing" in its collection of The Pitchfork 500.Plagenhoef Scott Schreiber Ryan November 2008 The Pitchfork 500 Simon & Schuster 190 978-1-4165-6202-3 The Pitchfork 500 Christgau named it the 25th best song of the 2000s.Christgau Robert Robert Christgau December 24, 2009 http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/list/rs00.php Rolling Stone Ballot: The 00's Best Songs & Albums Robert Christgau February 17, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20100102174101/http://robertchristgau.com/xg/list/rs00.php January 2, 2010 dead Björk also dubbed it the "Best! Song! Ever!"https://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/01/arts/music/for-bjork-a-new-album-vulnicura-and-a-moma-show.html Sometimes Heartbreak Takes a Hostage The New York Times January 30, 2015 November 15, 2022 Jon Pareles Jon Pareles The song received a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to Mariah Carey's "We Belong Together"."48th Annual Grammy Awards". MTV News. Retrieved August 29, 2008. Commercial performance In the United States, "1 Thing" debuted at the bottom of the Billboard Hot 100 on February 12, 2005. The song gradually climbed the chart over a 10-week period, peaking at number eight on the chart dated April 23, 2005, and exited the chart after a total of 20 weeks.https://www.billboard.com/artist/amerie/chart-history/hsi/ 1 Thing Chart History (Hot 100) Billboard January 6, 2020 Additionally, the single topped the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart in on April 30, 2005, while reaching numbers 13 and 28 on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Pop 100 charts, respectively. The song was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) in October 2005 for digital sales and in June 2006 for ringtone sales. In the United Kingdom, "1 Thing" debuted and peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart in late May 2005. It went on to spend 14 weeks on the chart and became the 38th best-selling single of 2005. In neighboring Ireland, the single debuted at number 10 on the Irish Singles Chart. It climbed to number six two weeks later, remaining on the chart for another nine weeks. "1 Thing" was successful in continental Europe, where it peaked at number 13 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart.http://www.billboard.com/artist/278898/amerie/chart Amerie's Chart History January 11, 2008 Billboard It reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, and Norway; the top 20 in Belgium and the Netherlands; and the top 40 in France, Germany, Sweden, and Switzerland. The song was also commercially successful in Oceania, reaching the top 20 in Australia and New Zealand. Music video The music video for "1 Thing", co-directed by Chris Robinson and Amerie, publicly revealed the singer's sexual side. It focuses on her dance routines, featuring her as a go-go dancer in various setups, intercut with footage from the film Hitch. Amerie approached Robinson with the video's concept in mind,DJ Vlad. Hot in Here. 2005. and the two collaborated again when directing the music video for the following single, "Touch". Covers and other uses American punk rock band T.S.O.L. released a cover of "1 Thing" as a 12-inch vinyl single in 2019. The band have attached a political theme to their version of the song.Martin Ryan February 27, 2024 T.S.O.L. – A-Side Graffiti https://jammerzine.com/t-s-o-l-a-side-graffiti/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240413055712/https://jammerzine.com/t-s-o-l-a-side-graffiti/ April 13, 2024 August 11, 2024 Jammerzine Frontman Jack Grisham said:I like go-go music and soul and anything that really moves. I first heard Amerie's "1 Thing" in 2005, when it was released. Fucking infectious man, the way that groove keeps rolling, and she's such a great vocalist. The lyrics were your basic relationship trip but then it hit me, this isn't just a song about some dude, these lyrics read like a song to a system or a government that'd been up to no good. When she sang, "memories keep ringing bells" I was thinking of the state of our union today, the turmoil in our society, and where we'd been before—I was musing on our involvement in the Middle East, Latin America, Vietnam. I was thinking about the dirty deeds that this nation had been up to and then she sang, "why don't you just admit it" and I realized that no one in power, not in this country, was ever gonna admit that we were wrong.Edwards Briony November 28, 2018 TSOL's cover of Amerie's 1 Thing is one of the weirdest things you'll hear today https://www.loudersound.com/features/tsols-cover-of-ameries-1-thing-is-one-of-the-weirdest-things-youll-hear-today live https://web.archive.org/web/20220628211231/https://www.loudersound.com/features/tsols-cover-of-ameries-1-thing-is-one-of-the-weirdest-things-youll-hear-today June 28, 2022 August 11, 2024 LouderTheir cover would later appear on their 2024 album, A-Side Graffiti.March 5, 2024 T.S.O.L.'s Jack Grisham Talks New Album of Covers & Originals A-side Graffiti https://kittenrobot.com/t-s-o-l-s-jack-grisham-talks-new-album-of-covers-originals-a-side-graffiti/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20240525224643/https://kittenrobot.com/t-s-o-l-s-jack-grisham-talks-new-album-of-covers-originals-a-side-graffiti/ May 25, 2024 August 11, 2024 Kitten Robot American rapper Lauryn Hill sampled "1 Thing" during live performances, using the song during the second and last part of her single "Doo Wop (That Thing)".Reid Shaheem February 7, 2006 Fugees Kick Off Grammy Week With Street-Party Concert http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523879/20060207/fugees.jhtml https://web.archive.org/web/20060209040344/https://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1523879/20060207/fugees.jhtml February 9, 2006 September 9, 2023 MTV Likewise, British girl group Girls Aloud used the song as an interlude in performances of their 2004 single "Love Machine" during their Chemistry Tour in 2006.Girls Aloud. The Greatest Hits Live. Universal Music Group. November 13, 2006. Additionally, alternative rock band Elbow covered the song in a comedic fashion for an August 2005 performance on BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge.August 26, 2005 BBC - Radio 1 - Jo Whiley http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/galleries/299/6/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070528121329/http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/jowhiley/galleries/299/6/ May 28, 2007 August 11, 2024 BBC The song was played during the pole dancing scene in the 2010 film Somewhere,Sickels Robert C. Sofia Coppola and Generation X (So Far) August 15, 2024 Lexington Books 9781793655851 97 and a gospel rendition of the song was included in the 2023 musical comedy Praise This.Butler Bethonie April 8, 2023 'Praise This' isn't your grandma's gospel film — and that's the point https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/04/07/praise-this/ live https://web.archive.org/web/20230408205542/https://www.washingtonpost.com/arts-entertainment/2023/04/07/praise-this/ April 8, 2023 August 11, 2024 The Washington Post Remixes The song's only official remix features guest vocals from rapper Eve,Reid Shaheem Bland Bridget May 4, 2005 Amerie Shoots Down Goody-Goody Image, Says 'I'm Not A Prude' http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499585/20050405/amerie.jhtml dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050406222559/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1499585/20050405/amerie.jhtml April 6, 2005 August 11, 2024 MTV News and an alternate version of the music video was created for it. Amerie said that she chose Eve to appear on the remix because most other female R&B singers were accompanied by male rappers, and that Eve "epitomizes that whole independent fearless female doing her thing. She's fashionable and very much a woman even though she definitely has a lot of attitude, the strength that most would attribute to men. ... With '1 Thing' being such an aggressive track, it was perfect to see two females really doing it."Reid Shaheem Amerie: Hands-On Personal Touch http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/amerie/news_feature_050509/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20120209024625/http://www.mtv.com/bands/a/amerie/news_feature_050509/ February 9, 2012 August 11, 2024 MTV News Unofficial remixes of "1 Thing" would later materialize, with rappers Fabolous and B.G. releasing versions of the song. DJ Siik would remix "1 Thing",November 15, 2017 SINGLE SERVINGS EP2: AMERIE'S "1 THING" (SIIK REMIX) https://soul-sides.com/2017/11/single-servings-ep2-ameries-1-thing-siik-remix.html live https://web.archive.org/web/20171116185146/https://soul-sides.com/2017/11/single-servings-ep2-ameries-1-thing-siik-remix.html November 16, 2017 2024-08-11 Soul Sides using instrumentals by Japanese producer Nujabes. Stylus Magazine listed his remix seventh on its list of the top ten remixes of 2005, commenting that "it's enough to warrant a whole change of venue, from the sizzling pep of the dance floor to the silk luxury of the bedroom."Cunningham John M. January 30, 2005 Top 10 Remixes of 2005 http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=2064 usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20091001233022/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/feature.php?ID=2064 October 1, 2009 August 11, 2024 Most of these unofficial remixes were released on mixtapes and Amerie would later praise them, particularly those by Fabolous, B.G., and Juelz Santana.Reid Shaheem Dukes Rahman Calloway Sway Moss Corey Carroll Larry Bland Bridget Mixtape Monday http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/032105/ dead https://web.archive.org/web/20050321164701/http://www.mtv.com/bands/m/mixtape_monday/032105/ March 21, 2005 August 11, 2024 MTV News Track listings UK and European CD single1 Thing 2005 UK & European CD single liner notes Columbia Records, Sony BMG 675940 1 "1 Thing" (radio edit) – 4:02 "1 Thing" (radio version featuring Eve) – 3:34 UK and European maxi-CD single1 Thing 2005 UK & European enhanced maxi-single liner notes Columbia Records, Sony BMG 675940 2 "1 Thing" (radio edit) – 4:02 "1 Thing" (featuring B.G.) – 4:13 "Talkin' to Me" (Mark Ronson Sunshine remix – no loop) – 3:06 "1 Thing" (instrumental) – 3:59 "1 Thing" (video) – 4:01 US 12-inch single1 Thing 2005 US 12-inch single sleeve Columbia Records, Sony Urban Music 44 71958 A1. "1 Thing" (album version) – 4:01 A2. "1 Thing" (instrumental) – 3:59 A3. "1 Thing" (a cappella) – 3:55 B1. "1 Thing" (remix featuring Eve) – 4:13 B2. "1 Thing" (remix featuring B.G.) – 4:13 Credits and personnel Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Touch.Touch liner notes Columbia Records 2005 CK 90763 Recording and management Recorded at Sony Music, New York City, and Night Flight Studios, Fort Washington, Maryland Mixed at The Hit Factory, New York City Mastered at Sterling Sound, New York City Published by Mi Suk Publishing (ASCAP) controlled and administered by Universal Music Corp. (ASCAP)/EMI Blackwood Music, Inc. (BMI) obo on behalf of itself and Dam Rich Music (BMI)/EMI U Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) Personnel Amerie – vocals Rich Harrison – production Jocelyn McElroy – background vocals Bram Tobey – recording assistance Tony Maserati – mixing Tom Coyne – mastering Charts Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for "1 Thing" Chart (2005) PeakpositionAustralia 13 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013Australiaurban 7 https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20080222222429/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050720-0000/ISSUE801.pdf Amerie 1 Thing true January 6, 2020Austria 54 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013Flanders 16 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013 "ultratop"Wallonia Tip 5 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013 Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-05-13.pdf R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 Radio & Records 1606 28 May 13, 2005 October 15, 2020 22 Czech Republic (IFPI)Oficiální Česká Hitparáda – Pro týden http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm IFPI ČR cs March 17, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20050830100521/http://www.ifpicr.cz/radio.htm August 30, 2005 dead 50Denmark 9 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013 Europe (European Hot 100 Singles) 13Finland 5 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013 Finland (Suomen virallinen hittiälistalla)https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=15 Timo Pennanen 2021 Sisältää hitin – 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 Amerie 15 Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava Helsinki June 20, 2022 21France 35 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013Germany 34 94352 Amerie 1 Thing true February 13, 2019Ireland3 6 Amerie true January 5, 2020 "IRE"Dutch40 14 Amerie true January 6, 2020Dutch100 12 Amerie 1 Thing true June 26, 2018New Zealand 12 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013Norway 10 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013Scotland 5 20050911 true June 26, 2018Sweden 30 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013Switzerland 28 Amerie 1 Thing true June 1, 2013UKsinglesbyname 4 Amerie 12533 true January 6, 2020 "UK"UKrandb 1 20050911 true June 26, 2018 US Billboard Hot 100 (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/amerie/chart-history/hsi/ Amerie Chart History (Hot 100) Billboard dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211117153332/https://www.billboard.com/artist/amerie/chart-history/hsi/ November 17, 2021 April 17, 20238 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/amerie/chart-history/bsi/ Amerie Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs) Billboard dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211117171203/https://www.billboard.com/artist/amerie/chart-history/bsi/ November 17, 2021 April 17, 20231 US Pop 100 (Billboard)Pop 100 Billboard 117 20 54 May 14, 2005 28US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)https://www.billboard.com/artist/amerie/chart-history/tfc/ Amerie Chart History (Rhythmic) Billboard dead https://web.archive.org/web/20211117160930/https://www.billboard.com/artist/amerie/chart-history/tfc/ November 17, 2021 April 17, 202313 Chart (2013) PeakpositionUKrandb 31 20130602 true March 5, 2023 UKrandb2 Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for "1 Thing" Chart (2005) Position Australia (ARIA)https://www.aria.com.au/charts/2005/singles-chart ARIA Top 100 Singles for 2005 ARIA May 21, 2021 77 UK Singles (OCC)https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/end-of-year-singles-chart/20050110/37501/ End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2005 Official Charts Company May 10, 2019 38 UK Urban (Music Week)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-Week/2006/Music-Week-2006-01-14.pdf 2005 Urban Top 40 Music Week 22 January 14, 2006 August 5, 2023 5 US Billboard Hot 100http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/hsititl.jsp 2005 Year End Charts – Hot 100 Songs Billboard.biz November 26, 2005 January 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20120927031913/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/hsititl.jsp September 27, 2012 67 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/bsititl.jsp 2005 Year End Charts – Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Billboard.biz November 26, 2005 January 6, 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001172251/http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/yearendcharts/2005/bsititl.jsp October 1, 2012 26 US Rhythmic Top 40 (Billboard)2005 The Year in Charts: Top Rhythmic Top 40 Songs Billboard Radio Monitor 13 50 34 December 16, 2005 72 Certifications Certifications and sales for "1 Thing" New Zealand Amerie 1 Thing Platinum single 2005 2025 July 19, 2025 radioscope United Kingdom Amerie 1 Thing Platinum single 2005 2022 October 21, 2022 12083-1795-1 United States Amerie 1 Thing Gold single 2005 2005 October 27, 2005 June 1, 2013 "RIAA" true true Release history +Release dates and formats for "1 Thing"RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref. ReferenceUnited StatesJanuary 18, 2005Urban radioColumbiaMarch 8, 2005Digital download#1 Thing – Single https://music.apple.com/us/album/1-thing-single/193598888 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20210522063635/https://music.apple.com/us/album/1-thing-single/193598888 May 22, 2021 May 21, 2021 Apple MusicMarch 28, 2005Contemporary hit radioMarch 25, 2005 Going for Adds https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-25.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20201017005553/https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2005/RR-2005-03-25.pdf October 17, 2020 May 21, 2021 Radio & Records 23 1599United KingdomMay 12, 2005Digital download1 Thing – Single https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1-thing-single/309316690 unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20200421190734/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/1-thing-single/309316690 April 21, 2020 May 21, 2021 iTunesMay 23, 200512-inch vinyl CDNew Releases: Singles Music Week 27 May 21, 2005AustraliaCDMay 23, 2005 The ARIA Report: New Releases Singles – Week Commencing 23rd May 2005 http://www.aria.com.au/issue795.pdf dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160115154616/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20050620-0000/issue795.pdf January 15, 2016 May 21, 2021 ARIA 28medicDenmarkMay 30, 200530. maj 2005 – 19. juni 2005 http://130.227.53.55/pdf_katalog/20050530_SONY%20BMG%20Music_Nytbrev.pdf unfit https://web.archive.org/web/20051227035404/http://130.227.53.55/pdf_katalog/20050530_SONY%20BMG%20Music_Nytbrev.pdf December 27, 2005 November 13, 2023 Sony Music Denmark 21 da References Category:2004 songs Category:2005 singles Category:Amerie songs Category:Columbia Records singles Category:Eve (rapper) songs Category:Music videos directed by Chris Robinson (director) Category:Song recordings produced by Rich Harrison Category:Songs written by Amerie Category:Songs written by Rich Harrison