Countdown : Top 3 Tracks of 2005 #3 Amerie - "1 Thing"

I've been trying to compile lists of best tracks, best albums, etc, for 2005. I've decided simply to list the 3 best tracks I heard in 2005. My #1 track of the year also happens to be from what I consider to be the #1 album of the year, and the #1 artist of the year. Therefore, the post that reveals the #1 track of the year, will also reveal the #1 album/artist as well. There will be some "honorable mentions" when I'm through... but let's start the countdown.

#3 track of the year...

Amerie - "1 Thing"

It's tough to try to write something about this track that hasn't already been written a least a thousand times in every other "Best of 2005" list out there. You'd have to be a soul-less drone to not "get" this song. Producer Rich Harrison slices and dices the Meters with ninja-like precision, and John Bonham-like power. I pity the sampler pads that were subjected to the pummeling assault that was the production of this beast of a track. When describing the greatness of this track's success, what's overlooked by many is the richness of Amerie's sizzling vocals, and the beautiful, shimmering synths that accompany the outro. Each element perfectly complements the other. The simplicity of this track is what propels it to the stratosphere... into the heavens... into the pantheon of all-time great R&B accomplishments.