usher song song recorded american singer usher seventh studio album looking usher wrote production additional writing provided joint performance american music awards usher swedish house mafia managed start working recording sessions usher seventh studio album atlanta rca_records contemporary hit radio stations august fourth single album dance pop electropop song elements contains revolutionary pop music influences lyrically inspirational song finding destiny following dreams song received generally positive acclaim contemporary music critics praising club oriented production moderate worldwide success reached countries including belgium germany australia american directors shot music video premiered october usher vevo channel represents footage usher life near past features dramatic scenes including taking care sons standing microphone unable perform lying sick woman hospital critics divided video praised choreography criticized usher emotions singer performed song june london american music awards production release usher wrote production complete instrumentation additional writing provided group swedish produced song looking entitled speaking usher explained wanted work swedish house mafia performed group american music awards group agreed work usher saying attempt atlanta start moving ball forward interview mtv_news collaboration usher stated met usher couple years ago recruiting elaborated atlanta days working music upcoming album commented usher great artist trio like work somebody respect work big recorded song silent sound studios atlanta place studios burbank served recording assistants mixed sound studio serving mixing assistants natural providing vocal production rca_records released contemporary hit radio stations united_states august fourth single looking rhythmic radio august physically released single germany october composition dance pop electropop song elements contains revolutionary pop influences length minutes seconds according digital spy include synths usher controlled falsetto jim_farber new_york_daily_news wrote songs produced propose possible crossover point electronica like usher biggest hit yeah soul lyrically inspirational song finding destiny following dreams lyrical message described billboard simply forget troubles fist pump single opens lines life battlefield bring chorus consists know let consequence sound explained usher inadvertently describes logic musical ambition looking sings old thing expecting change insanity loser game reception critical commented straightforward hugely predictable electro pop swedish house mafia produced usher operating level redone loving peers concluded single quality track radio half letting problems dance wrote future fare trent commented song perfect clubs consequence sound labeled stop won stop sins father essential tracks looking wrote single production appropriate usher swedish collaboration criticised lack originality despite commended song writing mind body effect song explicitly searching cash usher embracing club music way american pop star peers commercial release looking digital downloads entered singles chart south_korea debuted south korea international chart number june sales digital copies australia song debuted peaked number november debuted number austria november weeks chart reached peak song successful belgium reached peak flanders tip wallonia tip chart respectively week september song debuted number pop songs chart peaked number chart issue dated november debuted number billboard hot chart issue dated october eventually peaked number chart issue dated november single reached peak canadian hot music video accompanying music video shot directors edited reprised roles video previously worked usher video dive october sneak video posted singer official vevo channel youtube subsequently official twitter account tweeted granted moments allow ability morning breath link sneak sneak features usher dancing glass box different personal scenes including shots sons footage concerts projected background music video premiered vevo channel october video begins footage usher walking held arena berlin january subsequently announcer explains tried loves berlin wanted guys couldn thanks understanding usher speaks remorse felt like failure hopeless paralyzed song starts usher seen chanting lyrics sequence shots son sick woman hospital shown scenes usher performing room bright white lights short scenes usher taking care sick woman son having meal usher throwing money shown natural environments projected wall singer stands song progresses enters glass box starts dancing chorus scenes usher having friends smoking cigar watching performing lap dance shown singer shown holding man hand dies hospital seen unable perform cries microphone video ends usher managing break glass box vh1 video commented usher lot troubles life gives kid enjoys dance strip club sings rest recording booth billboard praised choreography noted usher shows signs sickness performs compound choreography ends forceful escape idolator divided video wrote singer dug little deeper tap real personal pain bring emotionally charged video stands little polished feel contrived live performances usher performed time medley june london directed british director singer performed song american music awards medley climax stop won stop track listing single album version radio mix remixes club mix dub radio mix remix dub remix credits personnel recording mixing recorded atlanta georgia burbank california mixed sound studio adapted liner notes looking rca_records charts weekly year end release history
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