Yeah! (Usher song)

"Yeah!"

UK CD 1 cover
Single by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
from the album Confessions
Released February 3, 2004
Format CD single, CD maxi single, digital download
Recorded 2003-2004
Genre Crunk&B, hip hop
Length 4:10
Label Arista
Writer(s) Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Usher, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, LaMarquis Jefferson
Producer Lil Jon
Certification Platinum (RIAA, ARIA, CRIA)
Usher singles chronology
"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
(2002)		 "Yeah!"
(2004)		 "Burn"
(2004)
Lil Jon singles chronology
"Real Nigga Roll Call"
(2004)		 "Yeah!"
(2004)		 "Salt Shaker"
(2004)
Ludacris singles chronology
"Splash Waterfalls"
(2003)		 "Yeah!"
(2004)		 "Diamond in the Back"
(2004)

"Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher, released on 3 February 2004 as the lead single from his hit fourth studio album Confessions. The song was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc. It was produced by Lil Jon, who combined crunk and R&B in the song's beat. The song features vocals from Lil Jon and Ludacris. The song was remixed with Tego Calderón. It features a three-note melody that continues throughout the track. The song reached number one on 20 different charts in 15 countries, and gained several platinum certifications, including by the RIAA and RIANZ. The single topped the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks, the longest-running of 2004, and its huge success added to Usher's hit success that year. With over two million worldwide sales in one year, it is one of the fastest selling hip hop songs ever. The song ranks second on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for 2000–2009.[1] Usher performed "Yeah!" at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2008 as runway soundtrack. The song won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards. The song was also used in the 2005 film Hitch and part of the song was used in the 2009 film The Hangover.

Contents

Background and composition

In 2003, Usher submitted his fourth studio album, Confessions, to his label Arista Records, thinking it was already completed. However, when Usher and the company's then-president Antonio "LA" Reid listened to the songs, they felt the album needed a lead single. Although they had "Burn", the first song created early in the making of the album, as waiting list, Usher had to record a few more tracks.[2][3]

Usher went back to the studio and enlisted fellow Atlantians rapper-producer Lil Jon, alongside rapper-actor Ludacris, to produce songs for him. Lil Jon recalled: "He needed a single. They had 'Burn,' 'Burn' was hot, but they needed that first powerful monster. That's when I came in."[3]

Several months before Lil Jon came into the production of Confessions, he was commissioned by Jive Records to produce fifteen beats for rapper Mystikal. The rapper would only choose two tracks, which would give Lil Jon the chance to peddle the leftovers to other record labels. Without Lil Jon's knowledge, Jive Records gave one of the tracks that Mystikal passed on to hip hop artist Petey Pablo, who also records for the label. Lil Jon went to Pablo, who had already recorded the song, which later became "Freak-a-Leek". Lil Jon tried to settle it with Jive by making another beat for Pablo; however, Pablo did not give up the track, in light of the fact that it was already recorded and had been getting responses from South radio. Lil Jon comments, "With so much invested, Jive wouldn't give up the cut."[4] Lil Jon reworked the track and a new instrumental was used, from which "Yeah!" was based.[3] The song was co-written by Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and James Elbert "LRoc" Phillips.

According to the sheet music published by Windswept Holdings at Musicnotes.com, "Yeah!" is written in common time in the key of G minor, and Usher's vocal range spans from the low note of B♭4 to the high note of B♭5.[5]

Release

Though "Yeah!" had been created, the label was not ready to decide whether it would be released as the lead single, considering they had "Burn" on queue. Usher's friend and former A&R rep Kawan "KP" Prather commented: "'Burn' being a great song is one thing, but it's one of them things where people said, 'It's strong, but can we make history with that?' At the end of the day, you want an event." Usher was also skeptical if "Yeah!" was the right choice.[6]

After Lil Jon leaked "Yeah!" to street DJs across the United States, Usher opted "Burn" as the lead single of the album and was already planning for its music video.[7] The song was not intended to be a proper single and only a teaser for Usher's fans after waiting for years.[8] However, the responses of "Yeah!" were overwhelmingly favorable,[6] and "Yeah!" was released as the first single instead of "Burn", which became the second single from the album. The single was released in the United States on January 27, 2004 as a CD single and 12" single.[9] In the United Kingdom, it was released as a CD single, containing the album and instrumental version of the song, and two unreleased tracks from the album, "Red Light" and "Sweet Lies".[10]

Reception

"Yeah!" was lauded by contemporary critics for its production. Jem Aswad of Entertainment Weekly called it "irresistibly crunked-out", adding, "ensuing track glides smoothly between club-friendly hip-hop soul and ballads."[11] Laura Sinagra Rolling Stone commented that the song "creates sensual panic by combining Usher's jumpy attacks with Jon's sublime, frayed beats."[12] Jon Caramanica of Blender noted that "Yeah!" is the first song to mix "mainstream R&B and menacing Southern crunk."[13] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said that the song has brought Usher to a "whole new level of crunk."[14] Andy Kellman of Allmusic described the song as a "crunk-meets-R&B foundation" which features an "instantly addictive eight-note keyboard vamp".[15] He added that because it is "absorbing", Ludacris' voice cannot be noticed that much.[15] Matt Cibula of Popmatters characterized the song as a "full-fledged club über-crunk salacious" but he added that it fails to be a "club banger".[16] Steve Jones of USA Today referred to "Yeah!" as a "club-rattling" song from a combination of "Atlanta's vibrant music scene", Lil Jon's "insistent beats" and Ludacris' "racy rhymes".[17]

Critics complimented Usher for the song. Aswad called it the "grittiest song" Usher had sung for revealing his "newfound maturity".[11] Caramanica said that it is "probably the scariest record — in a good way — he's ever made" and Usher "smartly shares the spotlight."[13] Cibula stated that Usher's "smoove-ass" singing and Ludacris' presence contributes to the success of the single.[16]

"Yeah!" was nominated at the 2005 Grammy Awards for Record of the Year, and won the Best Rap/Sung Collaboration award.[18][19] At the 2005 Soul Train Music Awards, "Yeah!" was nominated for best R&B/Soul or Rap Dance Cut.[20]

The songs rights were released to the creators of Glee for the final song for their season two finale. It was sung by the Crawford County Girls Choir, a competing group in the National Show Choir Competition.

Commercial acclaim

"Yeah!" charted well on various charts worldwide. The single debuted on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 at number fifty-three on January 13, 2004, prior to its physical release.[21] Seven weeks later, it peaked on the chart at number one on March 2, staying there for twelve consecutive weeks.[22][23] "Yeah!" became Usher's fourth number-one single; Lil Jon's first; and Ludacris' second. The single remained on the Hot 100 for forty-five weeks.[23] "Yeah!" became the most-played song in 2004. Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems placed the song on the top for getting 496,805 total plays, above Hoobastank's single "The Reason" with 489,976 spins.[24] The single was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America on June 11, 2006 for reaching one million shipments.[25] "Yeah!" became the 2004's best-performing single in the United States.[26] The single ranks at number 11 on The Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Songs.[27] As of March 2011, the song has sold over 3,000,000 digital copies since release.[28]

Internationally, "Yeah!" received similar responses, topping many charts. The single reached number 1 in the Australia Singles Top 50, Austria Singles Top 75, Canadian Singles Chart, Denmark Singles Top 40, Dutch Top 40, France Singles Top 100, Germany Singles Top 100, Ireland Singles Top 50, New Zealand Top 40, Norway Singles Top 20, Swiss Singles Top 100, and the UK Singles Top 75. Overall, the single charted to different charts worldwide for a year, early in 2004 to early in 2005.[23][29] The single was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for selling 70,000 units.[30] At the 2004 Year Ender charts, "Yeah!" became the twenty-eighth best-selling single in Australia.[31] It was certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand.

Music video

Mr. X, formerly Little X, had previously directed videos for Usher's singles "U Don't Have to Call" and "U Got It Bad". Mr. X said that the song reminded him of laser beams .[32] He felt the sound was a laser beam for him, referring to the beat as "distinctive".[32] Usher and Mr. X combined ideas to create a dance video for "Yeah!". The treatment was accompanied of how Usher wanted to be portrayed in the video, particularly showcasing his dance moves.

The music video was filmed in a vacant art gallery in Los Angeles over two days. When the shooting started, Mr. X recalled Michael Jackson's "low-tech" and "laser-flashing" 1979 "Rock With You" video, and used it as a reference.[32] Forty extras were commissioned to dance with Usher, and two ladies to tempt him in different scenes. They went through photo browsing and phone calling, opting for Destiny, a friend of Mr. X, who seduces Usher in the club ala Marilyn Monroe wardrobe to complement the lyrics.[32] Usher's other would-be seductress is portrayed by model Melyssa Ford. Lil Jon acted as an assistant director during the sessions. Usher took charge of his ideas on his wardrobe and choreography, with additional routines, specifically the Rockaway and the thunderclap, which Mr. X learned from Jamaica. The Rockaway influenced Fat Joe and Terror Squad's "Lean Back" video.[32]

Usher's dancing in front of the green and blue laser beams is prominently featured throughout the video. Lil Jon and Ludacris appeared on the video as well.[2] Ludacris protégé Chingy also appears near the end of the video, holding up his chain which shows his name. P. Diddy's former assistant, Farnsworth Bentley, makes a cameo at the end of the video as well, when he was in Los Angeles and Mr. X begged him to dance in the video with his violin. The end of video also features a 19 second-long rap from Lil Jon, which is not heard on the radio edit.

The music video debuted on MTV's TRL at number ten on February 19, 2004.[33] "Yeah!" topped the countdown, and retired on May 3 at number six after appearing on the countdown for fifty days.[34][35] "Yeah!" became one of the most successful music videos by Usher, alongside "Confessions Part II", which also remained for fifty days.[33] At the 2005 Soul Train Music Awards, the video was nominated for Michael Jackson Award for best R&B/Soul or Rap Music Video.[20]

Track listings

UK CD 1
  1. "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) – 4:10
  2. "Red Light" (Smith, Patrick J Que/Smith, Jonathan/Hilson, Keri/McDowell, Robert/Garrett, Sean) – 4:48
  3. "Yeah!" (Reggaeton remix)
UK CD 2
  1. "Yeah!" – 4:10
  2. "Red Light" – 4:48
  3. "Sweet Lies" (Williams, Pharrell/Hugo, Chad) – 4:09
  4. "Yeah!" (Instrumental) – 4:09

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[36] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[37] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[38] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[39] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[40] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[41] 17
France (SNEP)[42] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[43] 1
Hungary (Single Top 10)[44] 2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[45] 1
Ireland (IRMA)[46] 1
Italy (FIMI)[47] 3
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[48] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[49] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[50] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[51] 4
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[52] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[53] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[54] 1

Decade-end charts

Charts (2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[55] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Australian Singles Chart[56] 28
Austrian Singles Chart[57] 7
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[58] 10
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[59] 5
Dutch Top 40[60] 10
French Singles Chart[61] 26
German Singles Chart[62] 3
Irish Singles Chart[63] 8
Swiss Singles Chart[64] 4
UK Singles Chart 5
US Billboard Hot 100 1

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Australia[65] Platinum 2004 70,000
Austria[66] Gold May 17, 2004 15,000
Belgium[67] Platinum June 5, 2004 50,000
Canada[68] Platinum September 30, 2004 10,000
Germany[69] Platinum 2004 300,000
New Zealand[70] 2× Platinum September 6, 2004 30,000
Norway[71] Platinum 2004 10,000
Sweden[72] Gold May 6, 2004 10,000
Switzerland[73] Gold 2004 20,000
U.S.[74] Platinum November 6, 2006 1,000,000

See also

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