One In a Million begins with the Beats 4 Da Streets intro, which features Missy Elliot ushering us into "the new world of funk" as Aaliyah teaches us to spell her name over a percussive beat with blipping synths. This long and decadent album – the product of Aaliyah's growth and maturity as an artist and person, as well as the time and effort of many big names including Timbaland, Missy Elliot and Jermaine Dupri – is a landmark of 90's female R&B. A couple of years later, after the couple split, and as to try something completely different the second time around, Aaliyah gathered an army of songwriters and producers to engineer what would eventually become One In a Million, after a recording process that would span almost an entire year. Kelly, shot Aaliyah into fame and scandal simultaneously, with eventual rumors of an illegal marriage between Kelly and a then underage Aaliyah. That first album, masterminded by the once-loved R. According to the official charts company "One In A Million" is Aaliyah's sixth best selling single in that region.One In a Million is the 1996 sophomore album by late R&B singer Aaliyah, following her semi-infamous debut Age Ain't Nothing but a Number. Also in the UK the song peaked within the top 5 on the Official UK Dance singles chart at number 5 on May 25, 1997. Internationally the song was released as a double single with "If Your Girl Only Knew" in the UK and the song peaked within the top twenty at number 15 on the UK official charts. On Billboards dance club song charts the song peaked within the top 5 at number 2 on the week ending on March 1, 1997. It performed even better on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart, peaking at number one on the week ending on January 4, 1997.
In the United States, "One in a Million" performed moderately well, peaking at number 25 on Billboards's Radio Songs chart on the week ending on March 22, 1997. In 1998, "One in a Million" was nominated for Best R&B/Soul Single, Female at the twelfth annual Soul Train Music Awards. Upon its release, it was met with generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising the song's innovative production. Lyrically, it is about Aaliyah professing her love for a guy that she identifies as being her "one in a million." The song was released as the albums third single by Blackground and Atlantic Records on December 10, 1996. Musically, the song is an R&B club ballad with trip hop and drum and bass influences. It was written by both Missy Elliot and Timbaland with the latter producing the song. "One in a Million" is a song by American singer Aaliyah from her second studio album of the same name.
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