They had 'Burn', 'Burn' was hot, but they needed that first powerful monster. In light of this, Usher was told to record a few more tracks, and so he enlisted American rapper-producer Lil Jon to aid in musical production. Reid listened to the songs, Reid felt the album lacked a song that had the potential to be released as the album's lead single. However, when the singer and the company's then-president L.A. In the fall of 2003, Usher submitted his fourth studio album, Confessions (2004), to his record label Arista Records. As of September 2013, the song has sold over 4 million copies in the US. The song ranked second on the Billboard Hot 100 2000–2009 Decade-end chart. 'Yeah!' won a Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards, while being nominated for Record of the Year. X, shows Usher, Ludacris and Lil Jon performing choreography in a club in front of blue laser beams. The song peaked in the top 10 in several year-end charts.Īn accompanying music video, directed by Mr.

It was certified platinum in several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Canada, Germany, and Norway, and received a two-times platinum certification in New Zealand. The song received a similar response in other countries, topping in other twelve charts worldwide. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). 'Yeah!' was the longest-running number one single in 2004, subsequently topping the year-end chart on the Hot 100. 'Yeah!' topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 consecutive weeks, before being dethroned by Usher's follow-up single ' Burn'. The song was released as the lead single from Usher's fourth studio album Confessions (2004) on January 27, 2004, after Usher was told by Arista Records, his label at the time, to record more tracks for the album. Que Smith, Robert McDowell, LRoc, Ludacris, and Lil Jon, with the latter two as the featured artists for the song, and with Lil Jon also producing the song as well as incorporating crunk and R&B-which he coined as crunk&B-in the song's production.

The song is co-written by Sean Garrett, Patrick J. ' Yeah!' is a song by American singer Usher.

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