Love in This Club
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| Single by Usher featuring Young Jeezy from the album Here I Stand |
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| Released | February 26, 2008[1] | |||||||||||
| Format | CD single, maxi single, digital single, download | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||||||||||
| Genre | R&B, electropop, hip hop | |||||||||||
| Length | 4:23 | |||||||||||
| Label | LaFace | |||||||||||
| Writer(s) | U. Raymond/J. Jones/L. Taylor/J. Jenkins/R. Lovett/K. Thomas/D. Dalton | |||||||||||
| Producer | Polow da Don | |||||||||||
| Certification | Platinum by RIAA | |||||||||||
| Usher singles chronology | ||||||||||||
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"Love in This Club" is a song by American R&B singer Usher. The song was released as the first single from his 2008 album, Here I Stand.[2] It features rapper Young Jeezy, and was produced by Atlanta-based producer Polow da Don.
The song was digitally released on February 26, 2008 in the U.S., and peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.[3]
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[edit] Background
Atlanta-based music producer Polow da Don was inspired to create a beat during his weekend stay in Las Vegas, Nevada for the MTV Video Music Awards, which later became "Love in This Club". When he finished working on the material, da Don felt it fit for Usher and played it for him.[4]
Usher left the studio during one of his sessions for the album. Young Jeezy went in after Usher had gone. He heard the song and he wanted to contribute to it. Da Don was skeptical, but allowed Young Jeezy to make his verse. He played the new version to Usher, who loved the new version, allowing Young Jeezy's verse to stay.[4]
[edit] Composition
"Love in This Club" is a mid-tempo song that has been said to utilize stock loops (Euro Hero Synths) from the Apple Inc. GarageBand software, although denied by Polow da Don.[5] The song features guest vocals from Young Jeezy. According to Polow da Don, the lyrics are not about sex; its about having the urge. Polow Da Don wanted to call the song "Lust at first sight".[4]
[edit] Release
Early in 2008, several songs for Usher's fifth studio album leaked into the Internet, including "Love in This Club". Usher called the incident an "internal conspiracy" because it was unofficially released beyond his awareness.[4] This also happened to the lead single "Yeah!" off his 2004 album Confessions, which was intentionally leaked by its producer Lil Jon, to street DJs late in 2003.[6][7] Da Don confessed that he had leaked "Love in This Club", following what Lil Jon did. He felt the song would be a hit, but that "it was so much back-and-forth between Usher and his record label" and he was tired of waiting on "label politics".[4]
[edit] Reception
"Love in This Club" received mixed reviews from critics. Sophia Baratta of Billboard gave the track a positive review, noting the "slow ballad tempo and smooth vocals transition to an upbeat hip-hop twist." She called the song evident enough of an "evolved sound", summing it up as "a catchy tune with enough fuel to return Usher to the top of R&B."[8] Bill Lamb of About.com found that the vocals in the song sound like a "close cousin" of Akon. Lamb, however, noted that it failed to equal the "sheer beauty of Akon's best vocals or any particular soulfulness." He complimented da Don for producing an "atmospheric synth groove" and Young Jeezy's "reliably gritty" rap, but Lamb expected more after a "four year wait."[9] Blender gave the track a lukewarm response, awarding it 2 and 1/2 out of 5 stars, saying it was reminiscent to one of Usher's previous hits, "Lovers and Friends". They called the track "too safe" and that it was "strictly PG". They felt that one of the other leaked songs, "Dat Girl Right There", would have made a more adventurous first single choice.[10] Digital Spy awarded the song three stars out of five, contending that it was "hardly the most original of comeback singles", but sounded "very, very now".[11]
[edit] Chart performance
"Love in This Club" began receiving airplay on urban and rhythmic radio stations across the U.S. upon the song's leak and debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number eighty-three on the issue date of March 1, 2008.[3] In the song's third week on the Hot 100 it skyrocketed from number fifty-one to number one, becoming Usher's eighth chart-topping single and the first for Young Jeezy.[2] It is the fourth highest jump to number one of all time on the Hot 100, behind only Maroon 5's "Makes Me Wonder" (64-1), Rihanna's "Take A Bow" (53-1) and Kelly Clarkson's "A Moment Like This" (52-1).It is Usher's fifteenth top ten hit on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, where it has reached number one, also making it his ninth number one on the chart.
Internationally, the single debuted at number twenty-seven on the Sweden Singles Top 60, number eleven on the Canadian Hot 100, number six on the United World Chart, number seven on the New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart, number forty-nine on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart,#19 on the UK Singles Chart and number thirty-six on the Swiss Singles Top 100. So far, Love In This Club has peaked at number 8 on the Canadian Hot 100 and Sweden Top 60, #1 in New Zealand as of the week ending May 10 2008. It debuted at #19 on the UK Singles Chart and in its fourth charting week, it reached #6. After falling down to #7, it jumped back up the chart to #4 upon it's physical release. On the week ending 19 April, Love In This Club moved back into the Top 10 on the Canadian Hot 100, by making a 2-point jump from 12-10, and then the following week reached a new peak position of #6. In Australia, it has become a huge hit peaking at #8, rising 13 spots from #21.[3]
[edit] Remixes
Two official remixes have been released so far. The first features T.I. in addition to Young Jeezy And the other features R. Kelly in addition to Usher but it has not been leaked though played on the radio. It was included on the deluxe edition of Here I Stand.
The official remix titled "Love in This Club, Part II" features Americans singer Beyoncé Knowles and rapper Lil Wayne, and is being serviced to urban stations. Due strong airplay and digital downloads, "Love in This Club, Part II" has already peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100[12] and number 10 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. It was released on iTunes as a pre-order track.
[edit] Music video
Usher was concerned with the premature public exposure of the song because "everything has to be set up on their end." He noted the necessity of its accompanying music video as soon as it would have released properly. However, the song received favorable responses from radio industries, similar to "Yeah!"'s early reception. Eventually, the video was released on April 7, 2008. It features cameos by Keri Hilson (as Usher's love interest), Diddy, Rick Ross, One Chance, Robin Thicke, Nelly and Kanye West.[13][14] It also has cameos from adult film stars Havana Ginger and Savannah Stern. Polow da Don, the producer of the track, also appears in the video as the DJ for the club. The music video contains an extended dance sequence which is not part of the album version of the song.
The music video starts off with Usher waking up inside of a empty club. He calls out to see if anyone is there and a girl comes out. The music video is spent with Usher escaping the temptation from having love with girls while trying to escape from the club at the same time. At the end of the video, Usher finally escapes from the club but it is seen all burned down.
The video features a slightly remixed version of the song, compared to the radio edit, with added sound effects.
[edit] Controversy
A recent YouTube video has sparked sudden controversy over Polow da Don's role in producing this song. A YouTube video maker named 'Jeff' found that the same beats Polow da Don used in Love In This Club, were found in Apple's music program, GarageBand.
GarageBand is a free program distributed royalty free by Apple.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[3] | 8 |
| Belgian Singles Chart[3] | 5 |
| Bulgarian National Top 40[3] | 8 |
| Canadian Hot 100[3] | 6 |
| Danish Singles Chart[3] | 16 |
| Eurochart Hot 100 | 4 |
| German Singles Chart[3] | 5 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[3] | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[3] | 10 |
| Portugal Singles Top 50[3] | 45 |
| Romanian Singles Chart [15] | 15 |
| Swedish Singles Top 60[3] | 8 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[3] | 9 |
| UK Singles Chart[3] | 4 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100[3] | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Pop 100 | 4 |
| United World Chart[3] | 3 |
| Preceded by "Low" by Flo Rida featuring T-Pain |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 number-one single March 15, 2008 - March 29, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Bleeding Love" by Leona Lewis |
| Preceded by "I Remember" by Keyshia Cole |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Hip-Hop Songs number-one single April 12, 2008 - May 3, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Lollipop" by Lil Wayne featuring Static Major |
| Preceded by "No Air" by Jordin Sparks duet with Chris Brown |
RIANZ New Zealand number one single May 5, 2008 |
Succeeded by "Forever" by Chris Brown |
[edit] References
- ^ "Love In This Club" at iTunes Store
- ^ a b Cohen, Jonathan. "Usher's 'Club' Rockets 50 Spots To Top Hot 100", Billboard, Nielsen Business Media, Inc., March 6, 2008. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Usher and Young Jeezy - Love In This Club. αCharts. Retrieved on 2008-03-06.
- ^ a b c d e Reid, Shaheem. "Usher Chalks Up Song Leaks To 'Internal Conspiracy' -- Listen To His New 'Club' Banger Here!", MTV News, MTV Networks, (February 15, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Janeé Bolden (April 4, 2008). SOHH Exclusive: Polow da Don on Beat Jacking Rumors, If a 10 Year-Old Can Save Usher's Career, He's a Genius Like Me. SOHH.com. Accessed April 4, 2008.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem. "Usher To Share His Confessions In March", MTV News, MTV Networks, (February 07, 2005). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ "Usher Lets Skeletons Out Of The Closet On Confessions", MTV News, MTV Networks, (February 17, 2004). Retrieved on 2008-03-02.
- ^ Baratta, Sophia. Love in This Club. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. Retrieved on 2008-03-08.
- ^ Lamb, Bill. Usher featuring Young Jeezy - Love In This Club. MTV News. MTV Networks. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Listen: Usher would like to have sex in public places. Blender Blog. Blender. Retrieved on 2008-03-05.
- ^ Usher ft. Young Jeezy: 'Love In This Club'. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
- ^ Usher Featurnig Beyonce and Lil Wayne - Love In This Club, Part Ii. αCharts. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ Superstar Artist Usher Announces New Album 'Here I Stand' For Worldwide Release May 27th: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance
- ^ Superstar Artist Usher Announces New Album 'Here I Stand' For Worldwide Release May 27th
- ^ http://www.rt100.ro/top-100-edition.html
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