The song is about a relationship between Usher, his girlfriend, and her best friend, who Usher really likes. Usher uses a pick-up line "You make me wanna leave the one I'm wish and start a new relationship with you". The line is the song's hook. The song was given positive reviews. It won a "Billboard" Music Award, a Soul Train Music Award, a WQHT Hip Hop Award, and a nomination for a Grammy Award.
"You Make Me Wanna..." reached several music charts. It was number one on the UK Singles Chart and the US Hot R&B Singles chart. It also reached the top ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100, Pop Songs, Canadian Singles Chart, Dutch Top 40, and the ARIA Singles Chart. The music video was directed by Bille Woodruff. It shows Usher dancing in several colored rooms and backgrounds. It also uses an effect which created several clones of Usher.
Nice &amp; Slow
"Nice & Slow" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released as the second single from his second album "My Way" (1997). It became his first number one single on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It also reached number 24 on the UK Singles Chart. Because of this, "Nice & Slow" was not a success in that country since his single "You Make Me Wanna..." reached number one.
It also became the last single from Usher's "My Way" album. It was written by Brian & Brandon Casey of Jagged Edge, Manuel Seal, Jermaine Dupri, and Usher. The music video for the song featured Kimora Lee Simmons.
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My Way (Usher song)
"My Way" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from the album of the name name in 1998. It features Jermaine Dupri as backing vocalist. The song reached number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. The song did not reach number one because of Brandy Norwood and Monica's single "The Boy Is Mine". It spent 13 weeks at number two. Because "Nice & Slow" was not successful in the UK, "My Way" was not released as a single there.
Bedtime (song)
"Bedtime" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from his album "My Way" (1997) in 1998. It became the fourth and last single to be released from that album. "Bedtime" was released as a promotional recording. It reached number 66 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Pop Ya Collar
"Pop Ya Collar" is a song by American singer Usher. It became a lead single from "8701" (2001). The song was leaked on the Internet as part of "All About U", an unreleased album by Usher.
The song reached number 60 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It was more successful in the United Kingdom where it reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. The song was about an upturned collar. It then became a popular culture "buzzword" at the time.
The catchphrase (or slang) helped the song to be released by other artists. These include "Pop Yo Collar" by MC Hammer (2000) and "Poppin' My Collar" by Three 6 Mafia (2006). However, the word originally came from the Bay Area artist E-40. Hammer's version (featuring Wee Wee) helped make "The Phat Daddy Pop", "In Pop Nito", "River Pop", "Deliver The Pop" and "Pop'n It Up" dance moves.
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U Remind Me
"U Remind Me" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from the album "8701" (2001). The song reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It reached the top five in the United Kingdom and Australia.
The song talks about a man who meets a woman. He really likes her, however, he does not want a relationship with her. This is because she looks just like an ex-girlfriend who he had a bad breakup with. The music video features Chilli from TLC. The song won a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002. This became Usher's first Grammy win.
U Got It Bad
"U Got It Bad" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from the album "8701" (2001). It was the second single from the album. It reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It reached the top 5 in the United Kingdom and Australia.
The song was produced by Jermaine Dupri. It was co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. The Soulpower remix had more airplay in some countries than the original version. The song is ranked at number 99 on the Billboard: All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs. It was named the 15th most successful song from 2000 to 2009 on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.
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U Don't Have to Call
"U Don't Have to Call" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from his album "8701" (2001). It was released as the third single. It reached number three on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.
The song won a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2003. This became his second Grammy win. "U Don't Have to Call" became the last single from "8701". The song sold 4 million copies in the United States. The music video was filmed in Los Angeles at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Kelis is the backing vocalist.
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U-Turn (song)
"U-Turn" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from his album "8701" (2001). It was released as an international single. This means that it was not released in the United States, where Usher lives. It was produced by Jermaine Dupri. The song reached the top ten in Australia, top 20 in the UK and Switzerland. It was a top 40 hit in the Netherlands.
The song was written by Usher, Dupri, and Brian Michael Cox. Cox had co-wrote four of Usher's songs, including hit single "U Got It Bad". The song mentions Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown. It also talks about crunk. This made it one of the first R&B songs to talk about that music genre.
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I Need a Girl (Part One)
"I Need a Girl (Part One)" is a song by American rapper P. Diddy. It features Usher and Loon. It was released from the album "We Invented the Remix" (2002). It reached number two on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. It reached number one on the Hot Rap Tracks chart. It also reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.
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Yeah!
"Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released on January 2004 as the lead single from "Confessions" (2004). It was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc. It was produced by Lil Jon. The song is an R&B and crunk song. It features Lil Jon and Ludacris.
The song was remixed by Tengo Calderón. "Yeah!" reached number one on 20 different charts in 15 countries. It also was given platinum certifications from different countries, including by the RIAA and RIANZ. The song reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks. It became the longest-running number one song in 2004. The single sold 2 million copies worldwide. It became one of the fastest-selling hip hop songs ever.
It was ranked number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for 2000-2009. Usher performed "Yeah!" at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in 2008. The song won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards. It has also been used in the 2005 movie "Hitch" and in the 2009 movie "The Hangover".
Burn (song)
"Burn" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from his album "Confessions" (2004). It was written by Usher and Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox. It was produced by Dupri and Cox. The song talks about a breakup in a relationship. Many music critics believed that it was Usher's "personal struggles". The song won the 2005 Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song.
"Burn" was supposed to be the album's lead single. However, because many critics liked the song "Yeah!", it was released second. It was released in July 2004 as the second single. It reached a lot of music charts worldwide. It reached number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart. At the time, "Yeah!" was still at number one. "Burn" replaced it. It stayed on the chart for eight weeks.