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Burn (song)

"Burn" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released from his album Confessions (2004). It was written by Usher and Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox. It was produced by Dupri and Cox. The song talks about a breakup in a relationship. Many music critics believed that it was Usher's "personal struggles". The song won the 2005 Kids Choice Award for Favorite Song.

"Burn"
Song by Usher
from Confessions"
ReleasedMarch 5, 2004
Recorded2003
GenreR&B
Length4:15
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Usher Raymond, Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox
Producer(s)Jermaine Dupri, Bryan Michael Cox
Usher singles chronology
""Yeah!"
(2004) 		Burn ""Lovers & Friends"
(2004)

"Burn" was supposed to be the album's lead single. However, because many critics liked the song "Yeah!", it was released second. It was released in July 2004 as the second single. It reached a lot of music charts worldwide. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. At the time, "Yeah!" was still at number one. "Burn" replaced it. It stayed on the chart for eight weeks.

"Burn" was certified platinum in Australia and gold in New Zealand and the United States. The song was given positive reviews. It won several awards. In 2009, it was named the 21st most successful song of the 2000s. It was included on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004–2005) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[1] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[2] 21
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 18
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[4] 28
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[5] 3
Denmark (Tracklisten)[6] 10
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 2
France (SNEP)[8] 29
Germany (Media Control AG)[9] 11
Hungary (Single Top 10)[10] 10
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 2
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 9
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[12] 12
New Zealand (RIANZ)[13] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[14] 10
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[15] 12
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[16] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 18
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[18] 10
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[19] 1
UK R&B (The Official Charts Company)[20] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[21] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[22] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[23] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Australia (ARIA)[24] 31
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[25] 95
Germany (Official German Charts)[26] 80
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[27] 84
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[28] 83
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[29] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 63
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[31] 27
US Billboard Hot 100[32] 2
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[33] 3
Chart (2005) Position
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[34] 92

Decade-end charts

Chart (2000–09) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[35] 21

All-time charts

Chart (1958–2018) Position
US Billboard Hot 100[36] 147

References

  1. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Usher – Burn". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  2. ↑ "Usher – Burn Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher – Burn" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher – Burn" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ↑ "CHR/Pop – R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30". Radio & Records (1559): 33. June 11, 2004. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-06-11.pdf. Retrieved October 13, 2020. 
  6. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Usher – Burn". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts". Billboard 116 (32): 51. August 7, 2004. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-08-07.pdf. Retrieved March 17, 2020. 
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Usher – Burn" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  10. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  11. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 26, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  12. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Usher – Burn" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  13. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Usher – Burn". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Usher – Burn". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  15. ↑ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 1, saptamina 10.01 – 16.01, 2005" (in română). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on January 23, 2005. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  17. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Usher – Burn". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  18. ↑ "Usher – Burn swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Usher: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart" UK R&B Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  21. ↑ "Illegal name entered Usher/Usher/chart?f=379 Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  22. ↑ "Illegal name entered Usher/Usher/chart?f=367 Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  23. ↑ "Illegal name entered Usher/Usher/chart?f=381 Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  24. ↑ "2004 ARIA Singles Chart". ARIA Charts. ARIA - Australian Recording Industry Association Ltd. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  25. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten 2004". Ultratop (in Nederlands). Ultratop & Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  26. ↑ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 2004". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in Deutsch). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  27. ↑ "Top 100–Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Dutch Top 40 (in Nederlands). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  28. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  29. ↑ "End of Year Charts 2004". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  30. ↑ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 2004". Hitparade (in svenska). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  31. ↑ "ChartsPlusYE2004" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. ChartsPlus. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  32. ↑ "Top 100 Songs of 2004 - Billboard Year End Charts". Bobborst. Bobborst. Archived from the original on 9 November 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  33. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  34. ↑ "Romanian Top 100: Top of the Year 2005" (in română). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on April 10, 2006. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
  35. ↑ "Top 100 Music Hits, Top 100 Music Charts, Top 100 Songs & The Hot 100: Best of the 2000s – Billboard 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  36. ↑ "Billboard Hot 100 60th Anniversary Interactive Chart". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/charts/hot-100-60th-anniversary. Retrieved February 14, 2020. 
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