Versus (EP)

Versus EP
Versus EP
EP by Usher
Released	August 24, 2010
Recorded	2008–10
Genre	R&B, dance-pop
Length	37:51
Label	LaFace, Jive
Producer	Usher (exec.), Mark Pitts (exec.), Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr., Max Martin, Shellback, Polow da Don, Rico Love, Dwayne Nesmith, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, Jim Jonsin, Benny Blanco, Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson
Usher chronology
Singles from Versus EP
	"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"; Released: June 25, 2010; "Hot Tottie"; Released: August 9, 2010; "Lay You Down"; Released: September 28, 2010;

Versus EP is the first extended play by American singer Usher. It was released on August 24, 2010 on LaFace Records and Jive Records. It was produced by Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Drumma Boy, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Tha Cornaboyz and Max Martin. Versus was the "last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond". The songs talked about Usher being a single father.

The EP debuted at number four on the Billboard 200. It sold 46,000 copies the first week. It became Usher's sixth top-ten album in the United States. The album released two singles. These include "Hot Tottie" and "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love". Versus reached the top-20 in Canada, top-30 in France, top-40 in Germany, Belgium, and on the Dutch Albums Chart. Many music critics did not like that album was a "pop" album. However, it was given most positive reviews.

Track listing[change | change source]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Love 'Em All"	Ester Dean, Usher Raymond, Keith Thomas, Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr., Aubry Delaine, Jeremy "Jay" Stevenson	Parhm, Jr.	3:48
2.	"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (featuring Pitbull)	Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Armando C. Pérez	Martin, Shellback	3:40
3.	"Hot Tottie" (featuring Jay-Z)	Raymond, Dean, Shawn Carter, Jamal Jones, Paul Dawson	Polow da Don	4:59
4.	"Lay You Down"	Rico Love, Raymond, Dwayne Nesmith	Love, Nesmith	4:04
5.	"Lingerie"	Raymond, James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Bobby Ross Avila, Issiah J. Avila	Harris, Lewis	4:13
6.	"There Goes My Baby"	Love, James Scheffer, Frank Romano, Danny Morris	Jonsin, Love	4:43
7.	"Get in My Car" (featuring Bun B)	Raymond, Dean, Jones, Bernard Freeman	Polow da Don	4:09
8.	"Somebody to Love" (Remix) (with Justin Bieber)	Justin Bieber, Jeremy Reeves, Ray Romulus, Jonathan Yip, Heather Bright	Benny Blanco	3:28
9.	"Stranger"	Ryon Lovette, Raymond, Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson	Drumma Boy	4:48

Personnel[change | change source]

Credits for Versus from Allmusic.^[1]

The Avila Brothers - Producer
Bobby Ross Avila - Synthesizer, Bass, Guitar, Strings, Composer, Vocoder, Fender Rhodes
Issiah J. Avila - Composer
Walid Azami - Photography
Marc Benno - Composer
Charlie Bisharat - Strings
Benny Blanco - Drums, Keyboards, Programming, Remix Producer, Remix Engineer
Heather Bright - Composer
Al Burna - Vocal Engineer
Shawn Carter - Composer
Dru Castro - Harp
Lysa Cooper - Stylist
Tom Coyne - Mastering
Ian Cross - Engineer
Lisa D. Dandlinger - Strings
Paul Dawson - Composer
Ester Dean - Composer
Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine - Engineer
Aubry Delaine - Composer
Lamar Edwards - Keyboards
Lauren Evans - Vocals (bckgr)
Bernard Freeman - Composer
Serban Ghenea - Mixing
Christopher "Drumma Boy" Gholson - Composer, Programming, Producer
Matty Green - Assistant
John Hanes - Mixing
James Harris III - Composer
Jennifer L. Heilig - Strings
Patrick Hewlett - Assistant
Sam Holland - Engineer
Bob Horn - Mixing
Hot Sauce - Keyboards
Jimmy Jam - Strings, Producer
Jaycen Joshua - Mixing
Jamal Jones - Composer
Jim Jonsin - Keyboards, Programming, Producer
Josh Mosser - Engineer
Savan Kotecha - Composer
Songa Lee - Strings
Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin - Remix Production Coordinator
Terry Lewis - Composer, Producer
Giancarlo Lino - Assistant
Rico Love - Composer, Vocals, Producer
Ryon Lovett - Composer

Marjan Malakpour - Stylist
Rob Marks - Engineer, Mixing
Matt Marrin - Engineer
Max Martin - Composer, Producer, Instrumentation
Thurston McCrea - Assistant
Andrew Mezzi - Assistant
Danny Morris - Composer, Keyboards
Dwayne Nesmith - Composer, Keyboards, Programming, Producer
Alec Newell - Engineer
Anthony Palazole - Assistant
Joel Pargman - Strings
Alexander "Prettyboifresh" Parhm, Jr. - Composer, Producer
Nicole Patterson - Make-Up
Jonnetta Patton - Artist Development
Armando C. Perez - Composer
Mark Pitts - Executive Producer
Polow da Don - Producer
Shawn Porter - Groomer
Usher Raymond - Composer, Executive Producer
Jeremy Reeves - Composer
Tim Roberts - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Assistant
Frank Romano - Guitar, Composer
Ray Romulus - Composer
Leon Russell - Composer
Lisa Rydell - Art Direction, Design
James Scheffer - Composer
Shellback - Composer, Producer, Instrumentation
Rob Skipworth - Engineer
Brian Stanley - Mixing
Mark "Spike" Stent - Mixing
The Stereotypes - Vocal Producer
Jay Stevenson - Composer, Engineer, Mixing
Jeremy Stevenson - Engineer
Keith Thomas - Composer
Usher - Vocals (bckgr)
Jason Wilkie - Assistant
Tremaine Williams - Engineer
Evan Wilson - Strings
James Wisner - Engineer
Emily Wright - Engineer
Christine Wu - Strings
Andrew Wuepper - Assistant
Jonathan Yip - Composer

Charts[change | change source]

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Belgium Albums Chart (Flanders)^[2]	27
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[2]	55
Canadian Albums Chart^[3]	12
Dutch Albums Chart^[2]	40
French Albums Chart^[2]	26
German Albums Chart^[4]	35
German Downloads Chart^[5]	7
Greek Albums Chart^[2]	60
Italian Albums Chart^[2]	91
Mexican Albums Chart^[2]	92
Swiss Albums Chart^[2]	53
US Billboard 200	4
US Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums^[3]	3

Year-end charts[change | change source]

Chart (2010)	Position
US Billboard 200^[6]	186

Release history[change | change source]

Region	Date
United States^[7]	August 24, 2010
Canada^[8]	August 24, 2010
Germany^[9]	October 1, 2010
France^[10]	October 25, 2010
Brazil^[11]	November 15, 2010

References[change | change source]

↑ Credits: Versus. Allmusic. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Usher – Versus (EP) Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2010
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 "Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2010.
↑ "Usher Versus(ep) Album Performance". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 28, 2010.
↑ "Rihanna stormed the download charts" (in German). Media control. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
↑ "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
↑ "Versus: Usher: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-02-26.
↑ "Versus: Usher: Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
↑ "Versus: Usher: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved September 5, 2010.
↑ "Versus: Usher: Amazon.fr: Musique" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
↑ "Versus - Usher (Brazil release date)" (in Portuguese). Livrariacultura.com.br. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2010.

Other websites[change | change source]

Official website
Versus at Metacritic

[1] Credits: Versus. Allmusic. Retrieved on September 10, 2010.

[ultratop-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Usher – Versus (EP) Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2010

[Allmusic_albums-3] 3.0 ^3.1 "Usher > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved September 10, 2010.

[achartsalbums-4] "Usher Versus(ep) Album Performance". aCharts.us. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

[5] "Rihanna stormed the download charts" (in German). Media control. Archived from the original on July 14, 2013. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

[6] "Best of 2010 - Billboard Top 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

[USA-7] "Versus: Usher: Music". Amazon.com. 2009-09-09. Retrieved 2010-02-26.

[Canada-8] "Versus: Usher: Music". Amazon.ca. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

[Germany-9] "Versus: Usher: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved September 5, 2010.

[France-10] "Versus: Usher: Amazon.fr: Musique" (in French). Amazon.fr. Retrieved October 15, 2010.

[Brazil-11] "Versus - Usher (Brazil release date)" (in Portuguese). Livrariacultura.com.br. Archived from the original on December 31, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2010.

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