Looking 4 Myself

Looking 4 Myself
Studio album by
Usher
ReleasedJune 8, 2012 (2012-06-08)
(see release history)
Recorded2011–12
GenreR&B, hip hop, pop, soul, electronic
Length56:48
LabelRCA
ProducerUsher Raymond IV (exec.), Mark Pitts (exec.), Coup D'état (exec.), Rico Love, Diplo, Jim Jonsin, Pharrell, Danja, Salaam Remi, Swedish House Mafia, will.i.am, Alessandro Lindblad, Max Martin, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Pierre Medor, Shellback, Klas Åhlund, Frank Romano, Axwell, Keith Harris
Usher chronology
Versus
(2010)		 Looking 4 Myself
Singles from Looking 4 Myself
  1. "Climax"
    Released: February 22, 2012 (2012-02-22)
  2. "Scream"
    Released: April 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
  3. "Lemme See"
    Released: May 8, 2012 (2012-05-08)

Looking 4 Myself is the seventh studio album by American singer Usher. It was released on June 8, 2012. The album was released on RCA Records. The album was produced by Diplo, Rico Love, Jim Jonsin, Salaam Remi, Pharrell Williams and Max Martin. It features Rick Ross, Pharrell, Luke Steele, and A$AP Rocky as backing vocalist. The music on the album are "revolutionary pop". This was created by Usher in November 2011. He wants to produce a sound that is similar to the current era of music. This includes electronic, R&B, soul, hip hop, and pop.

The album released three singles. These includes "Climax", "Scream", and "Lemme See". The song "Climax" reached the top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. However, it reached number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart for ten weeks. The song "Scream" reached the top 10 on the Hot 100. Usher promoted the album. He done this by performing in the off-broadway show Fuerza Bruta: Look Up. He also performed the songs on the album at other shows and events including on Saturday Night Live, Good Morning America, and Capital FM Summer Time Ball.

After its release, the album was given positive reviews. Most reviews liked that the album had different music genres. Others did not like it. However, the album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. It sold 128,000 copies the first week. It then became Usher's fourth number one album. However, the sales of the first week were the lowest since Usher's My Way album (1997).

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Can't Stop Won't Stop"Will Adams, Keith Harris, William M. Joelwill.i.am, Harris3:51
2."Scream"Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Usher Raymond IVMartin, Shellback3:55
3."Climax"Raymond IV, Thomas Pentz, Ariel Rechtshaid, Sean "Redd Stylez" FentonDiplo3:53
4."I Care for U"Nathaniel Hills, Raymond IV, Eric Bellinger, Juan Najera, Kevin Cossom, Marcella AraicaDanja4:08
5."Show Me"Hills, Cossom, Raymond IV, AraicaDanja3:43
6."Lemme See" (featuring Rick Ross)James Scheffer, Daniel Morris, Nickolas Marzouca, Raymond IV, Bellinger, Lundon "Da Bridge" Knighten, William RobertsJim Jonsin, Mr. Morris4:13
7."Twisted" (featuring Pharrell)Raymond IV, Pharrell WilliamsPharrell3:43
8."Dive"Rico Love, James Scheffer, Morris, Frank RomanoJonsin, Love, Romano, Mr. Morris3:47
9."What Happened to U"Raymond IV, Bellinger, Noah Shebib, Sidney Brown, Sean Combs, Reginald Ellis, Norman Glover, Carl Thompson, Christopher WallaceShebib, Omen*4:22
10."Looking 4 Myself" (featuring Luke Steele)Love, Pierre Medor, Earl Hood, Eric Goudy IILove, Medor, Earl & E4:12
11."Numb"Raymond IV, Klas Åhlund, Steve Angello, Sebastian Ingrosso, Axel Hedfors, Alessandro Lindblad, Ryon Lovett, Terry LewisAxwell, Angello, Ingrosso, Lindblad, Åhlund3:46
12."Lessons for the Lover"Love, Medor, Hood, Goudy IILove, Medor, Earl & E5:07
13."Sins of My Father"Salaam Remi, Love, Raymond IV, LewisRemi, Love*3:56
14."Euphoria"Raymond IV, Åhlund, Angello, Ingrosso, Hedfors, Lovett, Lewis, NajeraSwedish House Mafia4:20
Total length:56:48

Personnel

Credits for Looking 4 Myself from Allmusic.

Managerial

Performance credits

Visuals and imagery

Instruments

Technical and production

Chart performance

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 3
Australian Urban Albums Chart 1
Austrian Albums Chart 29
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 15
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 24
Canadian Albums Chart 7
Danish Albums Chart 12
Dutch Albums Chart 4
French Albums Chart 20
German Albums Chart 8
Irish Albums Chart 11
Italian Albums Chart 35
Japanese Albums Chart 15
New Zealand Albums Chart 11
Norwegian Albums Chart 28
Scottish Albums Chart 11
South African Albums Chart 10
South Korean International Albums Chart 56
Spanish Albums Chart 42
Swiss Albums Chart 5
Taiwanese Albums Chart 7
UK Albums Chart 3
UK R&B Chart 1
US Billboard 200 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Release history

Region Date Format Label Edition(s)
Australia June 8, 2012 CD, digital download Sony Music Entertainment Standard, deluxe
Germany
Belgium RCA Records
Ireland
Netherlands
New Zealand
Austria Digital download
Norway
Finland June 11, 2012
Portugal
Sweden
Denmark CD, digital download
France
United Kingdom
Italy June 12, 2012
United States
Mexico Digital download
Spain
Canada CD, digital download Sony Music Entertainment
Japan June 13, 2012 CD Deluxe
Nigeria June 29, 2012

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