U Don't Have to Call

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"U Don't Have to Call"
Song by Usher
from the album 8701
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2002
Recorded2001
GenreR&B
Length4:29 (Album)
3:59 (Single/Radio)
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Pharrell Williams
Producer(s)The Neptunes
Usher singles chronology
"U Got It Bad"
(2002)
"U Don't Have to Call"
(2002)
"U-Turn"
(2002)

"U Don't Have to Call" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from his album 8701 (2001). It was the third single. It reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. It reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.

The song won a Grammy Award for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance in 2003. This became his second Grammy win. "U Don't Have to Call" became the last single from 8701. The song sold 4 million copies in the United States. The music video was filmed in Los Angeles at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Kelis is the backing vocalist.

Track listings[change | change source]

UK CD

  1. "I Need a Girl" (Part 1) (P. Diddy featuring Usher & Loon)
  2. "U Don't Have to Call" (Remix) (featuring Ludacris)
  3. "I Need a Girl" (Part 2) (P. Diddy featuring Ginuwine, Loon, Mario Winans & Tammy Ruggeri)
  4. "I Need a Girl" (Part 1)" (video)
  5. "U Don't Have to Call" (video)

Charts[change | change source]

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart[1] 56
France (SNEP)[2] 72
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[3] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[4] 3
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[5] 2
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[6] 14
"I Need a Girl (Part One)" / "U Don't Have to Call"
Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[7] 4

References[change | change source]

  1. http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20021002-0000/Issue656.pdf
  2. "Usher – U Don't Have to Call" (in French). Les classement single.
  3. "Usher – U Don't Have to Call". Top 40 Singles.
  4. "Usher Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  5. "Usher Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.
  6. "Usher Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard.
  7. "Chart Log UK: Rodney P. - The Pussycat Dolls". zobbel.de.