She Came to Give It to You

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"She Came to Give It to You"
File:UsherSheCame.jpg
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
RCA
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.[citation needed] 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)[10] 22
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12] 46
France (SNEP)[13] 38
Germany (Official German Charts)[14] 30
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[15] 17
Netherlands Dance (Mega Dance Top 20)[16] 24
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17] 15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 74
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19] 16
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[20] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[22] 89
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23] 11
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[24] 17

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[25] Gold 35,000

^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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  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
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  8. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Usher – She Came to Give It to You". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher – She Came to Give It to You" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher – She Came to Give It to You" (in Dutch). Ultratop Dance. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher – She Came to Give It to You" (in Dutch). Ultratop Urban. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  12. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Usher. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Usher – She Came to Give It to You" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  14. ↑ "Musicline.de – Usher Single-Chartverfolgung" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
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  17. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-11-12". Scottish Singles Top 40. Retrieved Juli 11, 2004.
  18. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Usher – She Came to Give It to You". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  19. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-18" UK Singles Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart: 2014-10-18" UK R&B Chart. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
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  22. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Usher. Retrieved 3 September 2014 [21].
  23. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Usher. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  24. ↑ "Usher – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Usher. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
  25. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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