He added that because it is "absorbing", Ludacris' voice cannot be noticed that much.
Jem Aswad of Entertainment Weekly called it "irresistibly crunked-out", adding, "ensuing track glides smoothly between club-friendly hip-hop soul and ballads." Laura Sinagra Rolling Stone commented that the song "creates sensual panic by combining Usher's jumpy attacks with Jon's sublime, frayed beats." Jon Caramanica of Blender noted that "Yeah!" is the first song to mix "mainstream R&B and menacing Southern crunk." Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said that the song has brought Usher to a "whole new level of crunk." Andy Kellman of Allmusic described the song as a "crunk-meets-R&B foundation" which features an "instantly addictive eight-note keyboard vamp". "Yeah!" was lauded by contemporary critics for its production. In the United Kingdom, it was released as a CD single, containing the album and instrumental version of the song, and two unreleased tracks from the album, "Red Light" and "Sweet Lies". The single was released in the United States on Januas a CD single and 12" single. However, the responses of "Yeah!" were overwhelmingly favorable, and "Yeah!" was released as the first single instead of "Burn", which became the second single from the album. The song was not intended to be a proper single and only a teaser for Usher's fans after waiting for years. Īfter Lil Jon leaked "Yeah!" to street DJs across the United States, Usher opted "Burn" as the lead single of the album and was already planning for its music video. Usher's friend and former A&R rep Kawan "KP" Prather commented: "'Burn' being a great song is one thing, but it's one of them things where people said, 'It's strong, but can we make history with that?' At the end of the day, you want an event." Usher was also skeptical if "Yeah!" was the right choice. Though "Yeah!" had been created, the label was not ready to decide whether it would be released as the lead single, considering they had "Burn" on queue. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and James Elbert "LRoc" Phillips.Īccording to the sheet music published by Windswept Holdings at, "Yeah!" is written in common time in the key of G minor, and Usher's vocal range spans from the low note of B ♭ 3 to the high note of B ♭ 4. The song was co-written by Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Lil Jon comments, "With so much invested, Jive wouldn't give up the cut." Lil Jon reworked the track and a new instrumental was used, from which "Yeah!" was based. Lil Jon tried to settle it with Jive by making another beat for Pablo however, Pablo did not give up the track, in light of the fact that it was already recorded and had been getting responses from South radio. Lil Jon went to Pablo, who had already recorded the song, which later became " Freak-a-Leek". Without Lil Jon's knowledge, Jive Records gave one of the tracks that Mystikal passed on to hip hop artist Petey Pablo, who also records for the label. The rapper would only choose two tracks, which would give Lil Jon the chance to peddle the leftovers to other record labels. Several months before Lil Jon came into the production of Confessions, he was commissioned by Jive Records to produce fifteen beats for rapper Mystikal. They had 'Burn,' 'Burn' was hot, but they needed that first powerful monster. Usher went back to the studio and enlisted fellow Atlantians rapper-producer Lil Jon, alongside rapper-actor Ludacris, to produce songs for him. Problems listening to this file? See media help. "Yeah!" is a hybrid of crunk and R&B genres. The song was also used in the 2005 film Hitch and part of the song was used in the 2009 film The Hangover. The song won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards. Usher performed "Yeah!" at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show 2008 as runway soundtrack. The song ranks second on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for 2000–2009. With over two million worldwide sales in one year, it is one of the fastest-selling hip-hop songs ever. Billboard Hot 100 for 12 weeks, the longest-running of 2004, and its huge success added to Usher's hit success that year. The song reached number one on 20 different charts in 15 countries, and gained several platinum certifications, including by the RIAA and RIANZ. It features a two-note melody that continues throughout the track. The song features vocals from Lil Jon and Ludacris. It was produced by Lil Jon, who combined crunk and R&B in the song's beat. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc.
The song was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. " Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher, released on Februas the lead single from his hit fourth studio album Confessions. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, James Phillips, LaMarquis Jefferson
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