"
1 Thing" is a song written by American
R&B singer-songwriter
Amerie and
Rich Harrison for Amerie's second studio album,
Touch (2005). The song is influenced by
go-go rhythms and features a prominent sample of
The Meters' 1970
funk recording of "Oh, Calcutta!", written by Stanley Walden. Its lyrics focus on an unidentified "thing" that fuels a romantic attraction.