She Came to Give It to You

"She Came to Give It to You" is a song by American singer Usher, featuring 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.

"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 (2014-07-08)
Recorded	2013
Genre	R&B disco funk soul
Length	4:02
Label	RCA
Songwriter(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)
Music video
"She Came to Give It to You" on YouTube

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.^{[citation needed]} The song quoted part of the lyrical melody of "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. The music video on YouTube has received over 10 million views as of May 2024.^[7]

Live performances

On August 24, 2014, Usher performed the song with Nicki Minaj at 2014 MTV Video Music Awards.^[8] 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)[9] 32 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[10] 42 Belgium Dance (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 22 Belgium Urban (Ultratop Flanders)[12] 5 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[13] 56 Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard)[14] 36 Canada Hot AC (Billboard)[15] 47 France (SNEP)[16] 38 Germany (GfK)[17] 30 Lebanon (The Official Lebanese Top 20)[18] 17 Netherlands Dance (Mega Dance Top 20)[19] 24 Scotland (OCC)[20] 15 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 74 UK Singles (OCC)[22] 16 UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC)[23] 3 US Billboard Hot 100[24] 89 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[25] 27 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[26] 17

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position France (SNEP)[27] 147

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[28]	Platinum	70,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

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