She Came to Give It to You

"She Came to Give It to You"
Single by Usher featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album Flawed
Released July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
Format Digital download
Recorded 2013
Genre
Length 4:02
Label
Writer(s)
Producer(s) Pharrell Williams
Usher singles chronology
"New Flame"
(2014)
"She Came to Give It to You"
(2014)
"Body Language"
(2014)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Pills N Potions"
(2014)
"She Came to Give It to You"
(2014)
"Bang Bang"
(2014)

"She Came to Give It to You" is a song by American recording artist Usher, featuring Trinidadian-born recording artist Nicki Minaj and uncredited vocals from Pharrell Williams.[1] It was released on July 8, 2014, through RCA Records, as the second single from his upcoming eighth studio album, Flawed.[2] RCA Records sent the song to US rhythmic contemporary and contemporary hit radio on July 14, 2014.[3][4]

Minaj first mentioned the video in an interview with MTV, and was licensed to General Mills for its use in a new Honey Nut Cheerios commercial featuring Usher himself, debuting on August 25, 2014. The song samples "Just Be Good to Me", a 1983 single by The S.O.S. Band, written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and "Got to Give It Up" from Marvin Gaye.[5]

Music video

On August 26, 2014, a music video for the track was released.[6] Influenced by the rhythm beats of Haitian Rara bass horn.

Live performances

On August 24, 2014, Usher performed the song with Nicki Minaj at 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.[7] He also performed it on Fashion Rocks,Today Show and his 2014-2015 tour The UR Experience

On October 13, 2014 YouTube personality Bethany Mota and her switch-up partner Mark Ballas performed a hip hop routine to the song on Dancing with the Stars. They received a composite score of 32.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 32
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9] 42
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 22
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[9] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 46
France (SNEP)[11] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[12] 30
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[13] 17
Netherlands Dance (Mega Dance Top 20)[14] 24
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 74
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 16
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[17] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[18] 89
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[20] 11
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[21] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[22] Gold 35,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 1 October 2014. 4Music. Missing or empty |series= (help)
  2. ↑ "iTunes - Music - She Came to Give It to You (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Single by Usher". iTunes. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. ↑ http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/14/2014&Format=9
  4. ↑ http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/14/2014&Format=1
  5. ↑ "Usher teams up with Pharrell, Nicki Minaj for new single". GIGWISE.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Watch Usher & Nicki Minaj's Underground Disco in 'She Came to Give It to You' Video". 2014-08-26. Retrieved 2014-08-29.
  7. ↑ "Usher Performs 'She Came to Give It to You' at the MTV VMAs With Nicki Minaj". 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Usher – She Came to Give It to You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. 1 2 3 "Ultratop.be – Usher – She Came to Give It to You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Usher. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Usher – She Came to Give It to You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Musicline.de – Usher Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  13. ↑ "Usher chart history". The Official Lebanese Top 20. Retrieved April 6, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Dance Top 30" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  15. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Usher – She Came to Give It to You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-18" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-18" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Usher. Retrieved 3 September 2014 [19].
  19. ↑ "Chart Watch: Eminem Is Back (With Sia)". yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  20. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Usher. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  21. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Usher. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  22. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2014.
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