One Wish (Ray J song)

"One Wish"
Single by Ray J
from the album Raydiation
ReleasedJuly 25, 2005
RecordedNovember–December 2004
GenreR&B
Length5:36 (album version)
4:00 (radio edit)
LabelSanctuary, Knockout, Atlantic
Songwriter(s)Willie Ray Norwood Jr.
Rodney Jerkins
Fred Jerkins III
LaShawn Daniels
Producer(s)Darkchild
Ray J singles chronology
"Keep Your Head Up"
(2002)
"One Wish"
(2005)
"What I Need"
(2006)

"One Wish" is the first single from Ray J's third album Raydiation. Released in July 2005, the Darkchild produced track became a national hit, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on January 17, 2006. It became Ray J's first single to reach the Top 20. The song was notably sampled by Burial for his song Archangel from Untrue, his second and most recent album.[1][2]

Rolling Stone listed it as the 71st best R&B song of the 21st century.[3]

  1. ^ MacNeill, Kyle (19 October 2016). "Burial – 10 of the best". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ Tracklib (8 May 2021). "Sample Breakdown: Burial - Archangel". YouTube. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ^ "The 100 Greatest R&B Songs of the 21st Century". Rolling Stone. 3 January 2024.