I'm That Type of Guy

"I'm That Type of Guy"
Single by LL Cool J
from the album Walking with a Panther
B-side	It Gets No Rougher
Released	June 28, 1989
Format	CD single, cassette single
Recorded	1988—1989
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:16
Label	Def Jam
Writer(s)	James Todd Smith
Producer	L.A. Posse, 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 a single from LL Cool J's third album, Walking with a Panther. It was released in 1989 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by The L.A. Posse and LL Cool J. The song would prove to be the most successful single from the critically bashed album, making it to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #7 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop songs. Despite being one of LL Cool J's biggest early hits, the song was not included on his 1996 greatest hits album, All World: Greatest Hits.

The song also contains samples from the film, The Wizard of Oz and on July 24, 1989 it was certified gold by the RIAA.

Track listing

A-side

1. "I'm That Type of Guy"- 5:16

B-side

1. "It Gets No Rougher"- 5:26

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