Ray J - "One Wish"

[Live Your Life]

This was released as a single from 2005's Raydiation. It peaked at #15 at CHR/pop, #3 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, #2 at rhythmic and #11 on the Hot 100. I enjoyed this, at the time. It hasn't really held up, but it's not unbearable or anything for me. Looking back on it, I think the weird vocals worked to its advantage.

[Deleted]

I liked this at the time, but I can't even tolerate it now. He sounds horrible.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Actually, this ain't so bad. It's a really good song. I would not mind listening to this from time to time. I could hear the MJ influence, and maybe Usher, as well.

[𝓲𝓽'𝓼.𝓰𝓿]

I thought this was a recent song because I hear this on Tik Tok, but this existed for so long.

[🇯🇲 lucy88 🇯🇲]

Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest R&B Songs of The 21st Century

#71 Ray J, ‘One Wish’
2005

“One Wish” went against the grain at a time in which vocal performances were often downplayed by mainstream male R&B artists. The chameleonic Ray J not only delivered a memorable example of great vocals on this Darkchild-produced hit (which hit Number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100), but also crafted a meme-worthy moment by singing and dancing in the rain in the song’s music video. In a landscape where R&B singers were diversifying their styles, “One Wish” proved that in the midst of evolving trends, a genuinely good song is still as transcendent as ever. —K.T.

[trustypepper]

Amazing song that I grew up listening to constantly.

[Sounds from the Other Side]

I hated this song. His vocals are so annoying.