confessions confessions song singer usher produced usher fourth album confessions written usher cox song confession man woman mistress continuation confessions relates man infidelity personal content evoked rumors early responses public release believing usher asserting truth story album usher explained took inspiration friends similar experiences confessions received mixed reviews critics song released single album following success burn single reached number billboard hot weeks album consecutive number single internationally single lesser success album previous releases background release started working fourth studio album confessions release album usher chose branch musical collaborators instead chose continue creating music previous producers enlisted producer songwriter produced songs usher previous albums approached asking collaborator cox frequent partner produced hits usher like burn second single album cox situation creating idea prospective song concerned needed somebody write song thought usher concept confessions usher started recording song july new_york_city day night usher singing mistress displeased having found months pregnant theme cheating inspired decided produce parts confessions usher said guy confesses stuff woman speaks mistress confessions production usher promised real talk decided let hang singing little secrets bones skeleton filled explained boxes skeletons let know got lot got lot things stuff built want let noted album subject matter personal expected people question personal lyrics associated song confessions released single album following burn single released united_states single august released germany october australia october featuring album remix version track song called want united_kingdom double fourth single album released country december released january lyrical interpretation usher held listening parties album prior release shortly people came different interpretations confessions personal songs album usher year relationship going flame partly contributed concept burn finally broke early differences found impossible partly triggered public speculation songs album reference personal struggle referred song speaking usher infidelity alongside cheating rumors public lyrics usher mistress real life usher emphasized relationship got girl pregnant singing character similarity situations faced experiences friends collectively inspired write song middle rumors admitted stories songs album stated cheating steady girlfriend having baby woman having confess happened main girl rumors usher refuted interview mtv_news people assume things said pull personal experiences music experienced child outside relationship wanted talk happened past said deep dark ones kept away closet minute time speak guys let know tell loved lot obviously loved didn work cheating caused relationship crash ain broke composition confessions song composed key minor set common time song performed moderate groove song follows chord progression usher voice spans low note high note lyrics constructed inverted chorus verse form choruses verses break final chorus usher speaks lyrics lyrics confessions centers confession mistress prelude usher tells significant mistress confessions apologizes usher said song right confessed real woman hoped chance said confessions songs speak relationships reception critics found song intriguing came interpretations bbc questioned confessions truth hurts mere theatre telling truth rolling_stone focuses usher admits song mistress sal_cinquemani slant_magazine commented usher age getting chick appropriate outside rumors entertainment_weekly said best songs album confessions burn described having smooth melodies popmatters said flow concept work pointed second usher claims barely knows lady said girlfriend called song theme album new_york_times called tricky infidelity narrative confessions nominated soul train music awards authors publishers pop music awards received golden note award writing song alongside achievements contributions american popular music british record company emi recognized publisher year song including burn songs britney_spears chart performance confessions lived success predecessors united_states overwhelmingly single debuted billboard hot number higher entry yeah burn yeah chart burn number peaked number july replacing burn eighth non consecutive chart run stayed weeks failed match number days spot previous releases remained weeks single left chart weeks single certified gold recording_industry_association_of_america reaching half million shipments internationally confessions lesser success single debuted number australia highest entry failed reach higher position single reached number united_kingdom peaked number seven ireland netherlands france reached music video music video confessions directed usher music video director directed video album fourth single confessions interlude serves opening video set studio usher receives phone message finds mistress speaks spoken section interlude gets car confessions proceeds usher set dark lit room chair occasionally shows large ring ring finger middle video lies piano imagination woman mistress scene shows usher brown car singing goes woman confess refuses listen usher leaves usher stands wide mirror breaks pieces accompanied sound ending way confessions started sitting chair music video successfully charted video programs debuted mtv total request live june entry burn music video reached number countdown retired september number seven like yeah confessions video remained days official remix confessions included release confessions features additional verses verse phone prison kanye_west song parodied weird album straight confessions iii confessions duet keys confessions duet keys confessions remix featuring confessions charts certifications weekly charts certifications
Confessions Part II