| "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" | ||||
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| Single by Aaliyah | ||||
| from the album Age Ain't Nothing but a Number | ||||
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| Released | December 6, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993 | |||
| Studio | Chicago Recording Company (Chicago) | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 4:13 | |||
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| Songwriter(s) | R. Kelly | |||
| Producer(s) | R. Kelly | |||
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| "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" on YouTube | ||||
"Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" is a song recorded by American singer Aaliyah for her debut studio album of the same name (1994). It was written and produced by R. Kelly and is lyrically about a young girl wanting to date an older man. Containing a lyrical interpolation from the song "What You Won't Do for Love" by Bobby Caldwell, the "soulful" ballad opens with a guitar-piano interplay, with Aaliyah's spoken voice noting her daily diary entry. Blackground Records and Jive Records released "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" as the third single–and final single in the United States–from Age Ain't Nothing but a Number on December 6, 1994.
Commercially, "Age Ain't Nothing but a Number" performed poorly on the US Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number 75, also peaking at number 35 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Internationally, it reached the top 40 in the United Kingdom. While the critics were initially positive towards the song, it soon faced controversy when a marriage certificate stating that a 15-year-old Aaliyah had married a 27-year-old R. Kelly emerged; the marriage was quickly annulled. The song is widely considered to be the most controversial part of Aaliyah's discography, and following its release, Aaliyah cut all personal and professional ties with Kelly.