Yeah! (Song)
| Yeah! | |
|---|---|
| Usher feat. Lil Jon and Ludacris | |
| publication | January 27, 2004 |
| length | 4:13 |
| Genre (s) | Crunk , R&B |
| Author (s) |
Jonathan Smith , Sean Garrett , Patrick Smith, Christopher Bridges , Robert McDowell, James Phillips, LaMarquis Jefferson |
| music | Lil Jon |
| Award (s) | Grammy 2005 : Best Rap / Sung Collaboration |
| album | Confessions |
Yeah! ( English for " Yes! ") is a song by US R&B singer Usher that he recorded with rappers Lil Jon and Ludacris . The song is the first single from his fourth studio album Confessions and was released on January 27, 2004.
content
Yeah! is a typical club song that is supposed to animate the listener to dance. The content is about flirting in a night club. Usher sings how he enters a club with his friends and shortly afterwards comes into contact with a woman and dances with her. As they dance closer and closer together, he thinks about leaving the club with her. Ludacris raps how he gets noticed in the club thanks to his extravagant outfit and that his goal is to get women to dance and ultimately to tow them away. He wanted a woman who was a lady on the street but a freak in bed.
| Song part | Artist |
| 1st verse | Usher |
| refrain | Usher and Lil Jon |
| 2nd stanza | Usher |
| 3rd stanza | Ludacris |
| Outro | Ludacris and Lil Jon |
"She's saying, come get me
So I got up and followed her to the floor
She said, baby let's go
When I told her (let's go!) I said
(Yeah!) Yeah!"
production
Yeah! was produced by Lil Jon . The text was written by Jonathan Smith , Sean Garrett , Patrick Smith, Christopher Bridges , Robert McDowell, James Phillips and LaMarquis Jefferson. Usher himself was not involved in the text.
Music video
The music video for Yeah! was shot by the Canadian director Director X and has more than 310 million views on Youtube (as of June 2019).
At the beginning of the video, Usher and Lil Jon enter a nightclub and immediately grab the attention of the women there. Usher sits down with an attractive woman on a sofa in the club and then follows her onto the dance floor , where they dance closely together to the song. In between, scenes are faded in that show Usher dancing alone in a dark room in front of blue laser light. Later you see Usher dancing a choreography in the club with other male and female dancers . Ludacris raps his verse in the club as well, with women dancing around him. Some scenes show him, Lil Jon and Usher in the dark room in front of the green laser light. At the end of the video, Usher follows another attractive woman out of the club, where he is pulled into a room and seduced by her.
At the MTV Video Music Awards 2004 , the music video received the awards in the categories Best Male Video and Best Dance Video .
single
Cover design
The single cover shows Usher wearing a white T-shirt and a silver chain and looking at the viewer. In the upper part of the picture are the words Usher , Yeah and Featuring Lil 'Jon & Ludacris . The background is completely white.
Track list
- Yeah! - 4:13
- Red Light - 4:48
- Sweet Lies - 4:07
- Yeah! (Instrumental) - 4:12
Chart successes
Yeah! rose to number 2 in the German charts on March 29, 2004 and reached the top position two weeks later , where it was able to hold for four weeks. In total, the song was represented in the top 100 for 25 weeks, of which 13 weeks in the top 10 . In the German annual charts for 2004, the single took 3rd place. Yeah! in the United States, United Kingdom, Austria, Switzerland, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Denmark, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Canada.
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Sales figures and awards
Yeah! was awarded a double platinum record in 2017 for more than 600,000 sales in Germany . In the United States, the single went platinum for over one million units sold, although sales there already total more than four million. The song was awarded six gold and 16 platinum records worldwide.
| Country / Region | Award | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales) |
||
 Australia (ARIA)
|
 5 × platinum
|
350,000 |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
platinum
|
30,000 |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
90,000 |
 Germany (BVMI)
|
2 × platinum
|
600,000 |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
 gold
|
25,000 |
 Japan (RIAJ)
|
gold
|
100,000 |
 Canada (MC)
|
Platinum (Physical) + Gold (Download)
|
110,000 |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
2 × platinum
|
30,000 |
 Norway (IFPI)
|
platinum
|
10,000 |
 Austria (IFPI)
|
gold
|
15,000 |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
gold
|
10,000 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
|
gold
|
20,000 |
 United States (RIAA)
|
platinum
|
4,000,000 |
 United Kingdom (BPI)
|
2 × platinum
|
1,200,000 |
| All in all |
6 × gold 16 × platinum |
6,590,000 |
Main article: Usher / Music Sales Awards
At the 2005 Grammy Awards , Yeah! was awarded the prize in the Best Rap / Sung Collaboration category and was also nominated in the Record of the Year category.
Web links
- Lyrics with interpretations on genius.com
- German translation of the lyrics on songtexte.com
- Music video on YouTube
Individual evidence
- ↑ Usher - Yeah! Lyrics. genius.com, accessed June 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Usher - Yeah! (Official Music Video) ft. Lil Jon, Ludacris. youtube.com, accessed June 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Usher - Yeah! Single cover. amazon.com, accessed June 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Usher - Yeah! officialcharts.de, accessed on June 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Top 100 annual single charts 2004. officialcharts.de, accessed on June 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Usher - Yeah! austriancharts.at, accessed on June 10, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b c d e 2004 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US
- ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending Sept. 15, 2013. Songs: Miley Twerks To The Top. In: YahooMusic. September 18, 2013, accessed June 10, 2019 .
- ^ Paul Grein: Week Ending Sept. 15, 2013. Songs: Miley Twerks To The Top. In: YahooMusic. September 18, 2013, accessed June 3, 2017 .
