"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" is a song by American

United States

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 singer Aaliyah

Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...

, written and produced by R. Kelly

R. Kelly

Robert Sylvester Kelly , better known by his stage name R. Kelly, is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. A native of Chicago, Kelly began performing during the late 1980s and debuted in 1992 with the group Public Announcement. In 1993, Kelly went solo with the album 12 Play...

 for her debut album of the same name

Age Ain't Nothing but a Number

Age Ain't Nothing But a Number received generally favorable reviews from music critics. Some writers noted that Aaliyah's "silky vocals" and "sultry voice" blended with Kelly's new jack swing helped define R&B in the 1990s. Her sound was also compared to that of female quartet En Vogue...

 (1994). Its lyrics tell the story of a girl wanting to date an older boy, saying that their ages don't matter.

It was released as the third single

Single (music)

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 (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

Billboard Hot 100

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 and number 32 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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.

Music Video

The music video

Music video

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 was directed by Millicent Shelton

Millicent Shelton

Millicent B. Shelton is an American music video, television and film director.Shelton has directed over a hundred music videos for artists such as Mary J. Blige, R...

 in November 1994 and released in early 1995. Mainly shot in black-and-white, it features cameo

Cameo appearance

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 appearances by rappers Proof

Proof (rapper)

DeShaun Dupree Holton better known as Proof his stage name, was an American rapper from Detroit, Michigan. During his career, he was a member of the groups Goon Squad, 5 Elementz, Promatic, and most notably D12...

 and Bizarre

Bizarre (rapper)

Rufus Arthur Johnson , better known as Bizarre is an American recording artist best known for his work with Detroit hip-hop group D12. His songs are often about subjects which create shock value such as rape and drugs.-Early life:Bizarre was born as Rufus Arthur Johnson on July 5, 1976 in Detroit,...

 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 UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...	32
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...	75
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Songs	35
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay The Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart is the airplay component chart of the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. It is not the R&B subset of The Hot 100 Airplay, but rather a separate panel of R&B stations in urban markets used for the R&B/Hip-Hop chart...	30
U.S. Billboard Rhythmic Top 40	38