' s ▁search ▁for ▁love , ▁while ▁being ▁torn ▁between ▁her ▁boy friend ▁and ▁her ▁lo ver . ▁Media ▁out lets ▁had ▁varying ▁interpret ations ▁of ▁the ▁song ' s ▁genre ▁and ▁content , ▁with ▁several ▁att rib uting ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁example ▁of ▁soul ▁and ▁bl ues ▁and ▁describing ▁it ▁as ▁containing ▁jazz ▁influ ences . ▁In sp ired ▁by ▁her ▁past , ▁Fant asia ▁recorded ▁the ▁track ▁to ▁express ▁her ▁grat itude ▁for ▁getting ▁through ▁her ▁past , ▁negative ▁relationships ▁to ▁grow ▁as ▁a ▁person ▁and ▁form ▁a ▁more ▁health y ▁rom ance . ▁Comment ators ▁compared ▁" S leep ing ▁with ▁the ▁One ▁I ▁Love " ▁to ▁Ben ▁E . ▁King ' s ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁single ▁" I ▁( Who ▁Have ▁Nothing )", ▁James ▁Brown ' s ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁song ▁" It ' s ▁a ▁Man ' s ▁Man ' s ▁Man ' s ▁World ", ▁and ▁Sh ir ley ▁Bas sey ' s ▁music , ▁while ▁Fant asia ▁herself ▁found ▁similar ities ▁with ▁her ▁own ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁single ▁" Free ▁Your self ". ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁respond ed ▁posit ively ▁to ▁" S leep ing ▁with ▁the ▁One ▁I ▁Love ", ▁pra ising ▁Fant asia ' s ▁vocals ▁and ▁her ▁collaboration ▁with ▁R . ▁Kelly . ▁It ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁seven ▁on ▁the ▁Ad ult ▁R & B ▁Songs ▁Billboard ▁chart ▁for ▁the ▁week ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁It ▁was ▁Fant asia