The song is actually a semitone lower in the key of Bb minor, which would have the vocals span from F4 to Ab5. Usher's vocal range spans from the low note of F#4 to the high note of A 5. According to the sheet music published at by Sony/ATV Music Publishing, it is written in the key of B minor and has a metronome of 66 beats per minute. Talking to Complex, Dupri stated that 'U Got It Bad' is another ' Nice & Slow', saying that he produced the song as he wanted to re-produce a track similar to the latter in terms of success, for Usher's 8701 (2001). Once Usher had returned to the studio, Dupri shared the story of the song with him. You got it bad.вЂќ This ignited the inspiration for the song, and once Usher had left, Dupri started writing its lyrics, with the notion that it was going to be a big hit. A while later, they started on talking on the phone, which prompted Dupri to kick Usher out of the studio telling him, вЂњWeвЂ™re going to do this later on. He and Usher were in the studio trying to record some music for the album, but Usher was continually distracted by a girl he had brought into the studio. The lyrics to the song were, according to Dupri, inspired by a true story. John Horesco IV provided mixing assistance, William 'Billy' Odum performed the Guitar and Usher provided all vocals. Recording was done by Brian Frye and mixing by Dupri and Phil Tan, at Southside Studios, Atlanta, Georgia in 2000. It was produced by the former and co-produced by the latter. 'U Got It Bad' was written by Usher, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox. ( July 2019) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for suggestions. This section's tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. The accompanying music video features TLC's Chilli as Usher's love interest.

With the song and previous single ' U Remind Me', Usher was the only solo male act to have a number-one hit on the Hot 100 in 2001. 'U Got It Bad' then returned to number one, going on to stay atop for five consecutive weeks. 'U Got It Bad' topped the US Billboard Hot 100 for one week before being replaced for four weeks by Nickelback's ' How You Remind Me'. The lyrics notably contain some quick direct allusions to other soul music ballads, mainly Maxwell's ' Fortunate' and Prince's ' Adore'. 'U Got It Bad' is an R&B ballad that, according to MTV, incorporates 'digi-coustic' guitars, a 'slow-burning bass line' and 'sex funk' drums. It was released in the United States on August 21, 2001. It was written by the singer, Jermaine Dupri and Bryan-Michael Cox, and co-produced by the former two. ' U Got It Bad' is a song by American singer Usher, released through Arista Records as the second official single from his third studio album 8701 (2001).

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