I'm That Type of Guy

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"I'm That Type of Guy"
Golden age hip hop
Length
  • (LP): 5:16
  • (Single): 3:23
LabelDef Jam
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Dwayne Simon
  • LL Cool J
LL Cool J singles chronology
"Going Back to Cali"
(1988)
"I'm That Type of Guy"
(1989)
"Big Ole Butt"
(1989)

"I'm That Type of Guy" is the second single released from

greatest hits album, All World: Greatest Hits, however it was included in that album's follow-up All World 2
, released in 2009.

The song samples "The March of the Winkies" from the film

The Wizard of Oz
.

On July 24, 1989 it was certified gold by the RIAA.

The music video for the song was directed by Scott Kalvert and produced by Amy Raskin and David Horgan

Track listing

A-side

  1. "I'm That Type of Guy" (J.T. Smith, D. Simon, S. Ett) - 5:16

B-side

  1. "It Gets No Rougher" (J.T. Smith, H. Shocklee, K. Shocklee, E.Sadler) - 5:26

45 RPM single:

A-side

  1. "I'm That Type of Guy" (J.T. Smith, D. Simon, S. Ett) - 3:23

B-side

  1. "It Gets No Rougher" (J.T. Smith, H. Shocklee, K. Shocklee, E.Sadler) - 3:36

Charts

Chart Position
Billboard Hot 100 15
U.S. R&B / Hip-Hop 7
Hot Rap Singles 1
Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales 11
Dance Music/Club Play Singles 9

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[1] Gold 500,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ "American single certifications – L.L. Cool J – I'm That Type of Guy". Recording Industry Association of America.