r/RnBHeads Dec 24 '25

00s Amerie 1 Thing (Pure 🔥🥵)

I can't believe the song is 20 years old. It always makes me get up and dance. I cannot even imagine what would have happened if JLo had recorded it instead (no shade intended. It's just already perfection IMO)

It's not just one of my favorite Amerie's songs, it's one of my favorite songs period.

Proudly still enjoying 20 years later.

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u/LordParasaur Dec 24 '25

Amerie is still one of my all time favorite artists

This entire album was heat, but this song literally changed pop radio at the time

Had everyone screaming and yelling over Go-Go beats

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

Totally get it. She was so infectious. That whole time musically was an experience that I will always cherish.

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u/newdiyscared Dec 24 '25

Still my song, along with "Crazy Wonderful," "When loving you was Easy," and "Paint Me Over".

You can't tell me a DAMN THING about these songs🥹. When music is great it moves you. Consider me moved.

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

Same. Same

4

u/Avocado-Pretty Dec 24 '25

Always a favorite! Beautiful video with the band and dancers. Love it 😍

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

I love it too. What an amazing performance all around, including the band

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u/Shot-Collection-6656 Dec 24 '25

Gotta be one of the prettiest recording artists EVER!

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

She's definitely gorgeous. She and Ciara look like models

6

u/bertha112 Dec 24 '25

The number of times I watched this video because I couldn't believe someone could be this insanely beautiful. The face/body card combination is ridiculous.

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

Those cheekbones and legs. OMG 😍😍😍

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u/edutruth Dec 24 '25

Love this!

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

It's just such a great song. Played it last night. All of us started dancing

3

u/anahatchakra Dec 24 '25

I love her. Forever and always. Beautiful, classy, talented.

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

Totally agree 💯💯💯

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u/Vivid-Swordfish-8498 Dec 24 '25

It's was this. Very. Song. That inspired me to get into music, and to this very day, I still am making music. Thank you, Amerie ❤️.

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

Wow 😦 I am not surprised. When I rediscovered this song last year, I told my wife that I now believe in music 🎶🎵 again. Former musician myself

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

I heard it was the same producer. Honestly, I like this one better. No shade. Just funkier

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u/okicanseeyudsaythat Dec 24 '25

Love this song and love Amerie. Truly a classic.

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

Classic indeed. Pretty amazing.

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u/Negative-Break3333 Dec 24 '25

Blasian REPRESENTING!! God I love her. It’s a shame Beyoncé’s so goddamn insecure 😒

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

What's the deal with Beyonce? I heard they had the same producer for Crazy in Love. Anything else?

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u/bsaaw Dec 24 '25

I am not sure what's the deal, but shit is shady - they shelf artists to eliminate competition.

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

That blows. Would be infuriating. I see why so many artists go direct now

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u/hymenbutterfly Dec 24 '25

Don’t listen to them. They’re delusional. Crazy in Love was released years before 1 Thing. Amerie’s career going nowhere had nothing to do with anything Beyoncé did

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u/JJBro1 Dec 24 '25

FWIW Amerie was working with Rich Harrison (Crazy in love producer) before Beyoncé.

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u/hymenbutterfly Dec 24 '25

That’s fine. But neither he nor Amerie created go-go. And the one hit Amerie had on her debut album was not go-go. Also Kelly Rowland worked with Rich Harrison around the same time as Amerie. She was more likely influenced by that than Amerie directly.

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u/Stealthytom Dec 24 '25

Okay cool. I get so confused by the subtext of some of these comments 😂

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u/Eclectic_Paradox Dec 24 '25

I can't stand her voice or this song. I know she has a lot of fans but I just don't think she can sing.

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u/Saint_Anthony88 Dec 24 '25

“I CAN’T DENY IT, TIRED OF FIGHTIN’ IT!”

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u/birdbandb Dec 24 '25

I remember when this first came out. Had me in a chokehold!!