U Remind Me

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"U Remind Me"
Single by Usher
from the album 8701
B-side "I Don't Know"
"TTP"
Released June 19, 2001
Format Cassette single, CD single, 12" single
Genre R&B, pop
Length 4:27
Label Arista
Writer(s) Anita McCloud & Edmund "Butler" Clement
Producer Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis
Usher singles chronology
"Pop Ya Collar"
(2001)		 "U Remind Me"
(2001)		 "U Got It Bad"
(2001)

"U Remind Me" is a 2001 single from Usher's 2001 album 8701. It was the first US single from the album (as "Pop Ya Collar" was only included in some editions of 8701). The single topped the United States Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart on July 7, 2001 and reaching the top five in the United Kingdom and Australia.

The song is about a man who meets a woman who seems like a nice catch, but he decides not to enter a relationship with her because she looks too much like an ex-girlfriend with whom he had a bad breakup. The video features Chilli of TLC.

The song won Usher his first Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2002.

There was a remix featuring Blu Cantrell and Method Man and the backbeat features a sample of Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five hit song, "The Message" from 1982.

Contents

[edit] Composition
"U Remind Me"
A sample of the song, featuring its unusual chord progression
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"U Remind Me" is a pop song [1] written in the key of G♭ major, and is set in common time with a moderate tempo of 92 beats per minute. The song follows the chord progression of E♭m7-A♭m7-B♭m7, and the piano ranges from the low note of E♭2 to the high note of A♭5, while Usher's vocal range stretches from B♭2 to A♭5.[2]

The song's lyrics are based on meeting a woman who reminds Usher of an ex-girlfriend, and therefore cannot date her.[3][4]

[edit] Critical reception

James Poletti of Yahoo! Music noted the song as the best track on 8701, dubbing it the 2001 version of Craig David's "Fill Me In".[1] Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine also chose it as a highlight from the album.[5] In 2010, Boonsri Dickinson of AOL Radio ranked "U Remind Me" as Usher's ninth-best song.[4]

"U Remind Me" gained Usher his first Grammy Award, winning the category of Best Male R&B Vocal Performance at the 44th annual ceremony.[6] Other nominees for the award were Case's "Missing You", Maxwell's "Lifetime", Brian McKnight's "Love of My Life" and Musiq Soulchild's "Love".[7]

[edit] Music video

The accompanying music video for the song was directed by Dave Meyers.[8] Chilli of TLC makes a cameo appearance in the video.[3]

[edit] Track listings

Cassette and US and Europe CD[9][10][11]
  1. "U Remind Me" (radio edit)
  2. "U Remind Me" (instrumental)
  3. "I Don't Know" (featuring P Diddy)
  4. "TTP"
UK CD[12]
  1. "U Remind Me"
  2. "I Don't Know" (featuring P. Diddy)
  3. "TTP"
  4. "U Remind Me" (music video)
12" Vinyl[13]
A-side
  1. "U Remind Me" (Illicit Club Mix)
  2. "U Remind Me" (Illicit Acappella)
B-side
  1. "U Remind Me" (Pete & Vincent's Club Mix)
  2. "U Remind Me" (Pete & Vincent's Dub Mix)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[14] 4
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[15] 16
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[16] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[17] 6
France (SNEP)[18] 3
Germany (Media Control AG)[19] 21
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[20] 4
New Zealand (RIANZ)[21] 3
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 6
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[23] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] 22
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[25] 3
US Billboard Hot 100[26] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[27] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[28] 6

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Poletti, James (July 11, 2001). "Usher - 8701 Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Yahoo! UK & Ireland. http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/20923.html. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  2. ^ "U Remind Me". Musicnotes.com. Windswept Holdings, LLC. http://www.musicnotes.com/sheetmusic/mtdVPE.asp?ppn=MN0040325. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "Usher : U Remind Me". NME. IPC Media. June 22, 2001. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. http://www.webcitation.org/5ubCdHiaS. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  4. ^ a b Dickinson, Boonsri (2010). "Top 10 Usher Songs". AOL Radio. AOL. http://www.aolradioblog.com/2010/01/18/top-usher-songs/. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  5. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "8701 - Usher". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/8701-r544107. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  6. ^ "Usher's Spring/Summer Tour Evolves". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. http://www.billboard.com/news/usher-s-spring-summer-tour-evolves-1455339.story#/news/usher-s-spring-summer-tour-evolves-1455339.story. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  7. ^ "Complete List Of Grammy Nominees". Los Angeles: CBS News. CBS Corporation. January 4, 2002. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/04/entertainment/main323197.shtml. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  8. ^ "Usher - U Remind Me". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/videos/usher/11493/u-remind-me.jhtml. Retrieved November 28, 2010. 
  9. ^ "U Remind Me [CASSETTE]". Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00005KK80. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  10. ^ "U Remind Me". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005J6SV. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  11. ^ "Usher - U Remind Me". Matt's CD Singles. http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Usher_558.html#a33761. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Usher - U Remind Me". Matt's CD Singles. http://www.mattscdsingles.com/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Usher_558.html#a14946. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  13. ^ "U Remind Me". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NT35. Retrieved November 29, 2010. 
  14. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Usher – U Remind Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  15. ^ "Ultratop.be – Usher – U Remind Me" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  16. ^ "Ultratop.be – Usher – U Remind Me" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  17. ^ "Danishcharts.com – Usher – U Remind Me". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Lescharts.com – Usher – U Remind Me" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  20. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Usher – U Remind Me" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  21. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Usher – U Remind Me". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  22. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Usher – U Remind Me". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  23. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Usher – U Remind Me". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  24. ^ "Usher – U Remind Me – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  25. ^ "Chart Stats – Usher – U Remind Me" UK Singles Chart. Chart Stats.
  26. ^ "Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  27. ^ "Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  28. ^ "Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.

[edit] External links

Usher singles
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"Pop Ya Collar" · "U Remind Me" · "U Got It Bad" · "U Don't Have to Call" · "U-Turn"
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"Yeah!" · "Burn" · "Confessions Part II" · "My Boo" · "Caught Up"
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