Talk:Yeah! (Usher song)

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[edit] Hitch

Shouldn't the fact it was on hitch be added here —Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.225.112.39 (talk) 00:50, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fair use rationale for Image:Usher Yeah.ogg

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BetacommandBot (talk) 20:56, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Unsourced

The single kicked off what would be a string of back to back hits for Usher. "Yeah!" was followed by number-one hits "Burn", "Confessions Part II", and "My Boo" (with Alicia Keys). The song not only shot Usher to new heights of fame, but it also made Lil Jon one of the most popular producers of 2004.

Musically, the song was influential in applying Lil Jon's "crunk" beat-making to a pop-R&B context—utilizing sung portions over Lil Jon's trademark huge, low-end synthesizer hooks. The song thus validated the applications of "Dirty South"-style beats to R&B songs—as on subsequent songs like Amerie's "Touch", Monica featuring Dem Franchize Boyz's "Everytime tha Beat Drop", and Chris Brown featuring Juelz Santana's number-one pop and R&B hit "Run It!", actually produced by Scott Storch in a style heavily derivative of "Yeah!" and Lil Jon's crunk in general. Also Mario would do a very similar song: "Boom", from his 2004 album Turning Point, with similar lyrics, Lil Jon producing, and a rap collaborator (Juvenile). There is a remix to "Yeah!" featuring Lil Jon, Ludacris, Bone Crusher, YoungBloodZ, Nivea, and Pastor Troy.

In 2004, Drunkenmunky remixed a sample from "Yeah!" into a hard house track with the same name.

The track was picked up by Z100 in March 2004, and managed to hit number one on the "Interactive 9@9" for a month and a half. On VH1, the song was ranked number one on the Top 40 Videos of 2004.

The song is considered one of the high points of the crunk movement in popular hip hop music.

I've just revamped the article and found some unsourced contents. Thank you. --Efe (talk) 09:42, 2 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Successful good article nomination

I am glad to report that this article nomination for good article status has been promoted. This is how the article, as of March 4, 2008, compares against the six good article criteria:

1. Well written?: Pass
2. Factually accurate?: Pass
3. Broad in coverage?: Pass
4. Neutral point of view?: Pass
5. Article stability? Pass
6. Images?: Pass

If you feel that this review is in error, feel free to take it to Good article reassessment. Thank you to all of the editors who worked hard to bring it to this status, and congratulations. JayJ47 (talk) 09:52, 4 March 2008 (UTC)