Ameriie on the Breakfast Club

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In the interview she only lightly glossed over how hard it was to get one thing released. That track was almost stolen by jlo. She had to freaking leak it to radio stations to get it released. Damn no wonder she left Sony.

Amerie's manager, Len Nicholson, felt the song was "the single" to release.[2] When executives at Amerie's label, Columbia/Sony Urban Music, heard "1 Thing", they felt that the song's choruses needed to be "bigger".[1] 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.[3] Harrison and Amerie returned to the studio several times to rework the track.[1] 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.[1][3] The label continued to refuse to release "1 Thing"; in Amerie's words, "People just weren't getting it".[1]

Later in 2004, six months after recording "1 Thing", Amerie and Harrison leaked it to U.S. radio stations in an attempt to get it released officially.[1][4] 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.[4] 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.[1]Lopez settled on another Harrison-produced, funk-infused track, the Usher outtake "Get Right".[4]
 
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Beyonce did bite off her tho I remember that shyt. I was offended for Amerie but I liked Beyonce too. Sucky situation. Bey even took Rich Harrison and tried to reproduce the sound for a couple songs.
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Rich Harrison had a moment. Maybe the best r&b producer since timbaland. Amerie Beyonce usher j lo. His work with amerie is his best though.
 
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Dre Space Age said:
In the interview she only lightly glossed over how hard it was to get one thing released. That track was almost stolen by jlo. She had to freaking leak it to radio stations to get it released. Damn no wonder she left Sony.

Amerie's manager, Len Nicholson, felt the song was "the single" to release.[2] When executives at Amerie's label, Columbia/Sony Urban Music, heard "1 Thing", they felt that the song's choruses needed to be "bigger".[1] 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.[3] Harrison and Amerie returned to the studio several times to rework the track.[1] 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.[1][3] The label continued to refuse to release "1 Thing"; in Amerie's words, "People just weren't getting it".[1]

Later in 2004, six months after recording "1 Thing", Amerie and Harrison leaked it to U.S. radio stations in an attempt to get it released officially.[1][4] 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.[4] 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.[1]Lopez settled on another Harrison-produced, funk-infused track, the Usher outtake "Get Right".[4]
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U see the bullshyt? I been tellin nikkas since both them songs was out. Just off name. The label was bout to shyt on the more original and talented artist. I also feel like Harrison should've had a lil more loyalty towards her and not given the sound away to other artists. Specifically the females who was tryna undercut Amerie's career.
 
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spliz said:
U see the bullshyt? I been tellin nikkas since both them songs was out. Just off name. The label was bout to shyt on the more original and talented artist. I also feel like Harrison should've had a lil more loyalty towards her and not given the sound away to other artists. Specifically the females who was tryna undercut Amerie's career.
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Yeah rich fukked up royally. They had the same chemistry as Aaliyah and Timbaland. Stupid nikka.
 
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My bae :mjcry:

I remember fervently defending her against the ever growing horde of Beyoncé Stans in high school :cape:

Got her first album on blast right now, but her sophomore effort and "Because I Love It" (the mixtape, not album) were both flames
 
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