static major wrote are you that somebody by aaliyah.
static major wrote are you that somebody by aaliyah.
who wrote are you that somebody by aaliyah?
static major
larry flick from "billboard" felt that aaliyah was on her way to becoming "the new queen of soundtrack hits" because of this song. flick also praised the song for its smooth melody and clever lyrics saying "at the same time it has a smooth melody and clever lyrics that will connect with folks who require traditional structure in their pop music." in its album guide, "rolling stone" commented that the song "remains one of '90s' r&b's most astounding moments." in 1999 "spin" included the song on their top 20 singles list and they felt that aaliyah's vocals and timbalands production on the song was like "an r&b singin in the rain". damien scott from complex felt that are you that somebody perfectly captured multiple traits found on aaliyah's first two albums. according to scott "aaliyah's oeuvre was an exercise in self-awareness. her first two albums carefully toed the line between adolescence and adulthood, displaying a woman exploring the terrain of love, trust, and lust; one who exuded a playful innocence while hinting at a more sultry side. her crowning achievement, a collaboration between her, timbaland, and static major, "are you that somebody," would capture all of that perfectly". quentin b. huff from popmatters feels that the song " is just too good to be relegated to soundtrack status". he continued praising the song saying,"it's a fantastic track, with a stomping rhythm alternatingly accented by the strangest bundle of noise. it sounds like someone shaking dice or cracking their knuckles or twisting a rubik's cube really fast -- i can never decide which".
are you that somebody?
described as one of "r&b's most important artists" during the 1990s, her second studio album, "one in a million", became one of the most influential r&b albums of the decade. music critic simon reynolds cited "are you that somebody?" as "the most radical pop single" of 1998. kelefah sanneh of "the new york times" wrote that rather than being the song's focal point, aaliyah "knew how to disappear into the music, how to match her voice to the bass line", and consequently "helped change the way popular music sounds; the twitchy, beat-driven songs of destiny's child owe a clear debt to 'are you that somebody'." sanneh asserted that by the time of her death in 2001, aaliyah "had recorded some of the most innovative and influential pop songs of the last five years." music publication "popdust" called aaliyah an unlikely queen of the underground due mainly to her influence on the underground alternative music scene, which consists of heavy sampling and references to her music by underground artists. "popdust" also mentioned that the forward-thinking music aaliyah did with timbaland and the experimental music being made by many underground alternative artists are somewhat cut from the same cloth. while compiling a list of artists that take cues from aaliyah, mtv hive mentioned that it's easy to spot her influence on underground movements like dubstep, strains of indie pop, and lo-fi r&b movements. with sales of 8.1 million albums in the united states and an estimated 24 to 32 million albums worldwide, aaliyah earned the nicknames "princess of r&b" and "queen of urban pop", as she "proved she was a muse in her own right". ernest hardy of "rolling stone" dubbed her as the "undisputed queen of the midtempo come-on". aaliyah has been referred to as a pop icon and a r&b icon for her impact and contributions to those respective genres. japanese pop singer hikaru utada has said several times that "it was when i heard aaliyah's "age ain't nothing but a number" that i got hooked on r&b.", after which utada released her debut album "first love" with heavy r&b influences. another japanese pop singer crystal kay has expressed how she admired aaliyah when she was growing up and how she would practice dancing while watching her music videos.
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