"U Got It Bad" is a 2001 single from Usher's 2001 album 8701. It was the second US single from the album and the third international single, reaching number 1 on the United States Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, and reaching the top 5 in the United Kingdom and Australia.
The song was produced by Jermaine Dupri and co-produced by Bryan-Michael Cox. The Soulpower remix, which incorporated some 2-step garage elements, received significantly more airplay than the Dupri-produced version in some territories. The lyrics notably contain some quick direct allusions to other soul music ballads, mainly Maxwell's "Fortunate", and Prince's "Adore".
The song is listed at #99 on the Billboard: All-Time Hot 100 Top Songs, which is compiled by sales data. It was also named the 15th most successful song from 2000 to 2009, on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade. This was also featured on the 2001 compilation album "Now That's What I Call Music! 8 (U.S. Series)"
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“Scared, huh. I ain’t never gonna be scared no more. I was though. For a while it looked as though we was beat, good and beat. Looked like we didn’t have nobody in the whole wide world but enemies. Like nobody was friendly no more. Made me feel kind a bad and scared too. Like we was lost and nobody cared.”
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