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Yeah!

"Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher. It was released in January 2004 as the lead single from Confessions (2004). It was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc. It was produced by Lil Jon. The song is an R&B and crunk song. It features Lil Jon and Ludacris.

"Yeah!"
Song by Usher featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris
from Confessions"
B-side
  • "Red Light"
  • "Sweet Lies"
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
Recorded2003
Genre
Length4:10
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Lil Jon
Usher singles chronology
""I Need a Girl (Part One)"
(2002) 		Yeah! ""Burn"
(2004)
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The song was remixed by Tengo Calderón. "Yeah!" reached number one on 20 different charts in 15 countries. It also was given platinum certifications from different countries, including by the RIAA and RIANZ. The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 12 weeks. It became the longest-running number one song in 2004. The single sold 2 million copies worldwide. It became one of the fastest-selling hip hop songs ever.

It was ranked number two on the Billboard Hot 100 Songs of the Decade for 2000-2009.[1] Usher performed "Yeah!" at the Victoria's Secret fashion show in 2008. The song won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards. It has also been used in the 2005 movie Hitch and in the 2009 movie The Hangover.

Track listings

UK CD 1
  1. "Yeah!" (featuring Lil Jon and Ludacris) – 4:10
  2. "Red Light" (Smith, Patrick J Que/Smith, Jonathan/Hilson, Keri/McDowell, Robert/Garrett, Sean) – 4:48
  3. "Yeah!" (Reggaeton remix)
UK CD 2
  1. "Yeah!" – 4:10
  2. "Red Light" – 4:48
  3. "Sweet Lies" (Williams, Pharrell/Hugo, Chad) – 4:09
  4. "Yeah!" (Instrumental) – 4:09

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[4] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[5] 1
Canada (Nielsen SoundScan)[6] 1
Canada CHR/Pop Top 30 (Radio & Records)[7] 1
Croatia (HRT)[8] 6
Czech Republic (IFPI)[9] 8
Denmark (Tracklisten)[10] 1
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[11] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 17
France (SNEP)[13] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[14] 1
Greece (IFPI)[15] 6
Hungary (Single Top 10)[16] 2
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[17] 1
Illegal chart entered Ireland2 1
Italy (FIMI)[18] 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[19] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[20] 1
New Zealand (RIANZ)[21] 1
Norway (VG-lista)[22] 1
Poland (Polish Singles Chart)[23] 30
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[24] 5
Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[25] 2
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[26] 13
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] 4
Switzerland (Media Control AG)[28] 1
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[29] 1
US Billboard Hot 100[30] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[31] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[32] 1
US Rhythmic Songs (Billboard)[33] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Australia (ARIA)[34] 28
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[35] 7
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[36] 10
Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[37] 5
France (SNEP)[38] 26
Germany (Official German Charts)[39] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[40] 8
Italy (FIMI)[41] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[42] 10
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[43] 13
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[44] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[45] 12
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[46] 4
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[47] 5
US Billboard Hot 100[48] 1
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[49] 2

Decade-end charts

Charts (2000–09) Position
Germany (Media Control AG)[50] 70
US Billboard Hot 100[1] 2

All-time charts

Chart Position
US Billboard Hot 100[51] 16

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Hot 100 Decade Songs". Archived from the original on 2012-05-27. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  2. ↑ "Australian-charts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. ↑ "Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  5. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah" (in French). Ultratop 40. Ultratop & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  6. ↑ "Usher Chart History (Canadian Digital Songs)". Billboard. https://www.billboard.com/music/usher/chart-history/CNS. Retrieved October 13, 2020. 
  7. ↑ "CHR/Pop – R&R Canada CHR/Pop Top 30". Radio & Records (1551): 32. April 16, 2004. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-RandR/2000s/2004/RR-2004-04-16.pdf. Retrieved October 13, 2020. 
  8. ↑ "Top Lista Hrvatskog Radija". Croatian Radiotelevision. Archived from the original on April 5, 2004. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Oficiální Česká Hitparáda - Pro týden 31/2004" (in čeština). IFPI ČR. Archived from the original on August 3, 2004. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Danishcharts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah". Tracklisten. Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Hits of the World – Eurocharts". Billboard 116 (14): 57. April 3, 2004. https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/00s/2004/BB-2004-04-03.pdf. Retrieved October 13, 2020. 
  12. ↑ "Finnishcharts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah". Suomen virallinen lista. Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  14. ↑ "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.
  15. ↑ "IFPI Greece Top 50 Singles archive". Archived from the original on June 5, 2004. Retrieved June 5, 2004.
  16. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 10 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  17. ↑ "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ – Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
  18. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah". Top Digital Download. Hung Medien.
  19. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 13, 2004" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40 Stichting Nederlandse Top 40.
  20. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  21. ↑ "Charts.org.nz – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  22. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah". VG-lista. Hung Medien.
  23. ↑ "Nielsen Music Control". Archived from the original on October 21, 2007.
  24. ↑ "Arhiva romanian top 100 – Editia 45, saptamina 8.11 – 14.11, 2004" (in română). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on February 22, 2005. Retrieved October 13, 2020.
  25. ↑ "Archive Chart". Scottish Singles Top 40. The Official Charts Company.
  26. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah" Canciones Top 50. Hung Medien.
  27. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  28. ↑ "Usher feat. Lil' Jon & Ludacris – Yeah swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  29. ↑ "Usher: Artist Chart History" Official Charts Company.
  30. ↑ "Illegal name entered Usher/Usher/chart?f=379 Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  31. ↑ "Illegal name entered Usher/Usher/chart?f=367 Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  32. ↑ "Illegal name entered Usher/Usher/chart?f=381 Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  33. ↑ "Illegal name entered Usher/Usher/chart?f=378 Usher Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Usher. Prometheus Global Media.
  34. ↑ "2004 Australian Singles Chart". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  35. ↑ "2004 Austrian Singles Chart". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on October 7, 2008. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  36. ↑ "2006 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart". Ultratop 50. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  37. ↑ "2004 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart". Ultratop 40. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  38. ↑ "2004 French Singles Chart". Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP). Archived from the original on March 5, 2012. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  39. ↑ "Top 100 Singles-Jahrescharts (2004)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  40. ↑ "2004 Irish Singles Chart". Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA). Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  41. ↑ "Mix e singoli" (PDF) (in italiano). FIMI. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 10, 2006. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  42. ↑ "Top 100-Jaaroverzicht van 2004". Top 40. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  43. ↑ "Jaaroverzichten – Single 2004" (in Nederlands). MegaCharts. Retrieved January 1, 2020.
  44. ↑ "Top Selling Singles of 2004". NZTop40. Recorded Music New Zealand Limited. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  45. ↑ "Årslista Singlar - År 2004". Hitlistan. Grammofon Leverantörernas Förening. Archived from the original on February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  46. ↑ "2004 Swiss Singles Chart". Swiss Single Chart. Hung Medien. Retrieved August 10, 2009.
  47. ↑ "UK Year-End Chart 2004" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
  48. ↑ "Top 100 Songs of 2004 - Billboard Year End Charts". Bobborst. Bobborst. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
  49. ↑ "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs – Year-End 2004". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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  51. ↑ "Hot 100 turns 60". Billboard. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
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