The Thing I Like

Infobox Single
Name = The Thing I Like


Artist = Aaliyah
from Album = A Low Down Dirty Shame Soundtrack & Age Ain't Nothing But A Number
Released = August 1, 1995 (UK)
Format = CD, 12-inch single, audio cassette
Recorded = 1993
Genre = R&B, pop
Length = 3:24
Label = Blackground/Jive
Writer = R. Kelly
Producer = R. Kelly
NoReviews =
Misc = Extra chronology
Artist = Aaliyah
Type = Europe/Asia singles
Last single = Down with the Clique
(1995)"
This single = "The Thing I Like"
(1995)
Next single = "If Your Girl Only Knew"
(1996)"The Thing I Like" is an R&B/pop song recorded in 1993 by Aaliyah for the soundtrack for the action-comedy film "A Low Down Dirty Shame" (1994) and the international version of Aaliyah's debut studio album "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (1994). It was released as the album's fifth single in Europe in 1995. Written and produced by R. Kelly, the song features a rap verse from himself. Its lyrics are about a girl's love for a man because of the one "thing she likes" about him.

Background and release

"The Thing I Like" was the sixth release overall from "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" and fifth official release in Europe. The CD version of the single features various remixes produced by Paul Gotel. The song became Aaliyah's fifth single to reach the top-forty singles in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Audio cassette