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"U-Turn"
File:Usher - U-Turn - CD cover.jpg
Single by Usher
from the album 8701
ReleasedApril 30, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreR&B
Length3:09
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Brian Michael Cox
Producer(s)Jermaine Dupri
Usher singles chronology
"I Need a Girl (Part One)"
(2002)
"U-Turn"
(2002)
"Can U Help Me"
(2002)

"U-Turn" is a song by Usher, released as the fourth international single from his 2001 album 8701. The song was a dance track produced by Jermaine Dupri and was a departure from the previous two smooth ballad singles that had been released from the album. The track reached the top 10 in Australia, the top 20 in the UK and Switzerland and was a top 40 hit in the Netherlands. The single was not released in the US.

The song was written by Usher, Dupri and Brian Michael Cox who co-wrote four songs on the album including hit single "U Got It Bad". The song also references Michael Jackson and Bobby Brown and also refers to the crunk style of rap making it one of the first mainstream R&B tracks to refer to that style.

Track listings

UK CD Limited Edition Enhanced 4 Track CD with Poster

  1. "U-Turn" (Album Version)
  2. "U-Turn" (The Almighty Mix)
  3. "U-Turn" (The Almighty Dub)
  4. "U-Turn" (Video - Plus 'Behind The Scenes' Footage)

Europe Maxi-CD

  1. U-Turn [Album Version] 3:12
  2. U-Turn [The Almighty Mix] 7:22
  3. U-Turn [The Almighty Dub] 7:24
  4. U R The One 3:56
  5. Video U-Turn 3:05

Germany CD

  1. U-Turn (Album Version) 3:12
  2. U-Turn (The Almighty Mix) 7:22

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 7
Invalid chart entered Germany2 51
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[2] 27
Scotland (OCC)[3] 31
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 51
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 22
UK Singles (OCC)[6] 16

References