Without You (David Guetta Song)

Without you
David Guetta feat. Usher
publication	September 27, 2011
length	3:28
Genre (s)	Elektro-House , Contemporary R&B
text	Usher , Taio Cruz , Rico Love, David Guetta , Matthias Bell, Giorgio Tuinfort, Frédéric Riesterer
music	David Guetta, Giorgio Tuinfort, Frédéric Riesterer, Black Raw
album	Nothing but the beat
Cover version
2011	Glee

Without You is a song of the French DJ and producer David Guetta , which he , together with the US American singer Usher has recorded. The song was officially released on September 27, 2011 as the third single from Guetta's fifth studio album Nothing but the Beat . The song was produced by Guetta and the music producers Giorgio Tuinfort, Frédéric Riesterer and Black Raw.

background

Usher initially wanted the song to be produced as a title for his album. However, Guetta refuses. Guetta told Billboard music magazine about his song before it was released that it could be the best song he has ever produced. Guetta told MTV News that he wanted to record Without You with Usher because he was known for his successful ballads . Usher said of the song that by combining different genres like R&B , pop , house, and electronic music , the song is what music really is.

Music video

The video for Without You was filmed on a beach in Portugal. The video shows, among other things, excerpts from several parties in Thailand, the USA, Brazil and South Africa. At the end of the video, the continents merge and the parties merge into one big party. The official premiere of the video took place on October 14, 2011.

Chart placements

Charts (2011)	Highest position
Germany	7th
Austria	5
Switzerland	3
United Kingdom	6th
United States	4th

Awards for music sales

country	Awards	Sales
Australia	4 × platinum	280,000
Belgium	gold	15,000
Denmark	gold	15,000
Germany	gold	150,000
Italy	2 × platinum	60,000
New Zealand	gold	7,500
Austria	gold	15,000
United Kingdom	gold	400,000
United States	2 × platinum	2,935,000
all in all	6 × gold 8 × platinum	3,877,000

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