 In October 1997 Aaliyah performed "The One I Gave My Heart To" at Nickelodeon's fourth annual The big help event in Santa Monica, California.On December 10, 1997 Aaliyah performed the song at the UNICEF Gift of Song benefit gala which aired live on TNT.In 1998 Aaliyah co headlined the B-96 B-Bash hosted by Chicago radio station B96, during the concert she performed multiple songs including "The One I Gave My Heart To".