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	May 24, 1989
Genre	Golden age hip hop
Length	(LP): 5:16 (Single): 3:23
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	James Todd Smith Dwayne Simon Steve Ett
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 LL Cool J's third album, Walking with a Panther. It was released in 1989 for Def Jam Recordings and was produced by Dwayne Simon and LL Cool J. The song would prove to be the most successful single from the 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, 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)	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.