She Came to Give It to You

"She Came to Give It to You"
Single by Usher featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album Hard II Love (Japanese edition)
Released	July 8, 2014
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2013
Genre	R&B disco funk soul
Length	4:02
Label	RCA
Writer(s)	Usher Raymond Pharrell Williams Onika Maraj
Producer(s)	Pharrell Williams
Usher singles chronology
"New Flame" (2014) "She Came to Give It to You" (2014) "Body Language" (2014)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology "Pills n Potions" (2014) "She Came to Give It to You" (2014) "Bang Bang" (2014)

"She Came to Give It to You", alternatively titled, "She Came II Give It II U" is a song by American recording artist Usher, featuring Trinidadian-born recording artist Nicki Minaj and uncredited vocals from Pharrell Williams.^[1] It was released on July 8, 2014, through RCA Records.^[2] RCA Records sent the song to US rhythmic contemporary and contemporary hit radio on July 14, 2014.^[3][4] Originally intended to be the second single from his eighth studio album Hard II Love, the song was scrapped from the standard edition track listing, with the track only being included on the Japanese edition of the album.

Minaj first mentioned the video in an interview with MTV, and was licensed to General Mills for its use in a new Honey Nut Cheerios commercial featuring Usher himself, debuting on August 25, 2014. The song samples "Just Be Good to Me", a 1983 single by The S.O.S. Band, written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and "Got to Give It Up" from Marvin Gaye.^[5]

Music video

On August 26, 2014, a music video for the track was released.^[6] Influenced by the rhythm beats of Haitian Rara bass horn.

Live performances

On August 24, 2014, Usher performed the song with Nicki Minaj at 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.^[7] On September 5, 2014, He performed the song live on Today as the closing act of its Summer Concert Series. On September 9, 2014, Usher performed the song live at the 2014 Fashion Rocks. On September 19, 2014, Usher performed the song as part of his headlining act at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Festival. He also performed the song live as a part of his UR Experience Tour.On October 13, 2014,YouTube personality Bethany Mota and her switch-up partner Mark Ballas performed a hip hop routine to the song on Dancing with the Stars. They received a composite score of 32.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[8]	32
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[9]	42
Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[10]	22
Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[11]	5
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[12]	46
France (SNEP)[13]	38
Germany (Official German Charts)[14]	30
Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[15]	17
Netherlands Dance (Mega Dance Top 20)[16]	24
Scotland (Official Charts Company)[17]	15
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[18]	74
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[19]	16
UK R&B (Official Charts Company)[20]	3
US Billboard Hot 100[21]	89
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[23]	11
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[24]	17

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[25]	Gold	35,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

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4. http://gfa.radioandrecords.com/publishGFA/GFANextPage.asp?sDate=07/14/2014&Format=1
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25. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 September 2014.