Romantic (song)

{{other uses|Romantic (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox song

| name = Romantic

| cover = Karyn White Romantic.jpg

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Karyn White

| album = Ritual of Love

| released = August 23, 1991

| format =

| recorded =

| studio =

| venue =

| genre = {{flat list|

• Dance-pop
• new jack swing{{cite web|title= The Singles Jukebox – Jam and Lewis |date= April 21, 2006 |work= Stylus Magazine |url= http://stylusmagazine.com/articles/the_singles_jukebox/jam-and-lewis.htm |accessdate= August 4, 2016}}}}

| length = 4:07

| label = Warner Bros.

| writer = {{flat list|

• Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
• Karyn White}}

| producer = Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis

| prev_title = The Way You Love Me

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = The Way I Feel About You

| next_year = 1991

}}

"Romantic" is a song by American singer Karyn White from her second studio album Ritual of Love (1991). White co-wrote the song with Jimmy Jam and her future husband Terry Lewis, with the latter two also producing the track. It hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 2, 1991, making it her biggest hit to date. "Romantic" was also White's fourth number one on the Billboard Hot R&B Singles chart.{{cite book|title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|author-link=Joel Whitburn|year=2004|publisher=Record Research|page=621}}

According to Billboard, the song is about sex, and was ranked number 28 on Billboard's "60 Sexiest Songs of All Time".{{cite web|url= https://www.billboard.com/lists/sexiest-songs-of-all-time |title=The 60 Sexiest Songs of All Time |publisher=Billboard |date=2022-05-18}}