Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (song)

For the 1972 song written by G. Perry, G. Wilson, R. Dunbar, G. Johnson, see Syl Johnson.
"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number"
Single by Aaliyah
from the album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number
B-side "I'm Down" "The Thing I Like"
Released December 6, 1994 (U.S. CS)
December 20, 1994 (U.S. CD)
February 5, 1995 (UK CD)
Format CD single, maxi single, vinyl record, cassette single
Recorded 1993; Chicago Recording Company
(Chicago, Illinois)
Genre R&B, hip hop soul
Length 4:13
Label Blackground/Jive
Writer(s) R. Kelly
Producer(s) R. Kelly
Aaliyah singles chronology
"At Your Best (You Are Love)"
(1994)		 "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number"
(1994)		 "Down with the Clique"
(1995)
Age Ain't Nothing but a Number track listing
"Back & Forth"
(3)		 "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number"
(4)		 "Down with the Clique"
(5)

"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" is a song by American singer Aaliyah, written and produced by R. Kelly for her debut album of the same name (1994). Its lyrics tell the story of a girl wanting to date an older man, saying that their age difference is irrelevant if the feelings are strong enough. The song begins with a short piano introduction in quintuple meter and Aaliyah looking up a page in her diary dated May 5, 1993. Once she discovers it, the beat switches to the chorus. The line "I got a thing for you and I can't let go" is lifted directly from Bobby Caldwell's "What You Won't Do For Love".

It was released as the third single (and final single in the United States) from the album and became her first single in the U.S. to miss the top spot, peaking at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and number 32 on the UK Singles Chart.[1][2][3][4]

Music video

The music video was directed by Millicent Shelton and filmed in Detroit, Michigan in November 1994 and released in early 1995. Mainly shot in black-and-white, it features cameo appearances by rappers Proof and Bizarre from D12 and Aaliyah's brother, Rashad Haughton.

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Age Ain't Nothing But a Number".

U.S./UK CD single

  1. "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (LP version)
  2. "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (LP version (no intro))
  3. "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" (instrumental)
  4. "I'm Down"
  5. "The Thing I Like"

U.S. promotional single

  1. LP version
  2. LP version (no intro)

Charts

Chart (1994/1995) Peak
position
UK Singles Chart 32
UK R&B Singles Chart 6[5]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 75
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles 35
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 38

References

  1. ↑ "Aaliyah – Age Ain't Nothing But A Number". youtube.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  2. ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Aaliyah". allmusic.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Age Aint Nothing But a Number". amazon.com. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number (4:11)". last.fm. Retrieved October 20, 2013.
  5. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/r-and-b-singles-chart/19950305/114/

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