High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! "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.