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Versus (EP)

January 27, 2023

Versus is the first extended play by American singer Usher. It was released on July 20, 2010 on LaFace Records and Jive Records in conjunction with the deluxe edition of his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond. Several producers contributed to the production of the EP, including Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Drumma Boy, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, and Max Martin. Versus is marked as "the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond", and follows the theme of Usher exploring around the subjects of being newly single and a father.

Versus
EP by
Usher
ReleasedAugust 24, 2010
Genre
Length37:51
Label
Producer
Usher chronology
Raymond v. Raymond
(2010) 		Versus
(2010) 		Looking 4 Myself
(2012)
Singles from Versus
  1. "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
    Released: July 12, 2010
  2. "Hot Tottie"
    Released: August 9, 2010
  3. "Lay You Down"
    Released: September 28, 2010

Preceding the EP's release was the lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", which achieved international success. The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100, and peaked inside the top-ten in several other countries singles charts. "Hot Tottie" and "Lay You Down" were released as the second and third singles, respectively, with the former becoming a US top-thirty hit. To promote the album, Usher appeared in several award and television shows, including Good Morning America, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

Versus debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 46,000 copies in its first week.[2] It became Usher's sixth top-ten album and has sold 302,000 copies in the US. Despite some criticism towards its pop-oriented material, the EP received generally positive reviews from most music critics. It earned Usher several nominations, including a Billboard Music Award, an International Dance Music Award and a NRJ Music Award.

Background

In 2009, in an interview with People Magazine, Usher, whose private life has been highly documented after filing for divorce from wife Tameka Foster, told that his sixth studio album will be, "racy, risky and edgy, and sometimes about personal experiences."[3] In March, 2010, he released the album under the title Raymond v. Raymond.[4] Upon its release, Raymond v. Raymond received generally mixed reviews from music critics, who were ambivalent towards its songwriting and themes.[5][6] However, the album was a commercial success and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, with sales of 329,000 for its first week; it became Usher's third consecutive US number one album.[7]

On July 8, 2010, Versus was announced as a follow-up to Raymond v. Raymond, and is Usher's first extended play.[8][9][10] Described during a press release as "the last chapter of Raymond v. Raymond", he stated that the EP will explore the subjects of being newly single and a father.[11] It would include Raymond v. Raymond single "There Goes My Baby", as well as 8 new tracks.[11] Several producers from the latter album contributed to the production of the EP, including Polow da Don, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love, Drumma Boy, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Tha Cornaboyz and Max Martin.[11] Versus' track listing and album cover was revealed on July 21, 2010.[12]

Composition

 
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love"
The chorus of "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", leading to Pitbull's verse.
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The EP is a Europop and R&B project[1] that also incorporates elements of pop, dance-pop and hip-hop.[13][14][15] Its lead single, "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is a Europop track, with electronic and dance-pop influence.[14][16] About.com's Mark Nero summed up its lyrics, to simply be "going clubbing on a Friday night".[14] "Hot Tottie" is an R&B song that incorporates hip-hop, which is over strobing, electronic beats with Usher's vocals auto-tuned in parts;[15] the song contains a verse from rapper Jay-Z, whose appearance was lauded by critics.[14][17] "There Goes My Baby" is a down-tempo R&B ballad, with elements of neo soul;[18] the song primarily uses Usher's falsetto range. Both "Lay You Down" and "Lingerie" contain influences from pop artists, with the former channelling Prince whilst the latter, Michael Jackson.[13] In an interview with music video website Vevo, Usher explained that "Lay You Down" is a "classic R&B baby maker".[19]

Singles

"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love", featuring Pitbull, produced by Max Martin is the first single off the EP. It was released to iTunes on July 13, 2010 and officially sent to radio on July 20, 2010.[8][20] The song received generally positive reviews from critics, who complemented its production but were ambivalent towards its lack of originality; the song was largely compared to "OMG" due to its club nature. Since its release, it has gained international success, peaking in the top three in Canada,[21] Japan,[22] Australia,[23] France,[23] and Hungary[23] and in the top ten in several other countries.[23] The song became Usher's sixteenth Billboard Hot 100 top-ten hit, peaking at number-four on the chart,[24] and number two on the US Pop Songs Chart.[25] As of February 2011, the song has sold over 3 million digital units, making it the second single to exceed the sales figure for both Usher and featured artist Pitbull.[26]

"Hot Tottie", featuring Jay-Z,[27] produced by Polow Da Don and written by Usher, Shawn Carter, and Ester Dean, is the second single. It was released for urban radio on August 9, 2010.[9] Ciara was originally reported to be on the song, but did not appear on the final track.[28] The song received very positive reviews from critics, who praised rapper Jay-Z's verse and Usher's vocals. It peaked at number nine on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart,[29] and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[24] Internationally, "Hot Tottie" peaked at number sixty-two on the Canadian Hot 100.[21] Although it was not released officially as a single in the UK, the song reached number 104 on the UK Singles Chart and number twenty-seven on the UK R&B Chart due to sales after the release of Versus only.[30] "Lay You Down", produced by Rico Love and Dwayne Nesmith, is the third single and was sent to urban radio on September 28, 2010.[31][32] It maintained a peak of number fifty-six on the R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, due to only being released to radio.[29] Sara Anderson of AOL wrote that the song opens "with improvisational, high-pitched 'ooohs' and base-driven synth beats [...]."[31]

Release and promotion

The EP was released on August 24, 2010 in the United States.[33] The set was preceded by the lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" for mainstream audiences, and "Hot Tottie" for urban audiences. Versus' tracks are included on the deluxe edition of Raymond v. Raymond; the album was released in the United States conjointly with Versus, and released in the United Kingdom on September 20, 2010.[34] The international version of Versus was not released as an EP, but instead as a full album in select countries.[35][36][37] It includes the original tracks from the EP, as well as singles from Raymond v. Raymond, including "More", "OMG", "Lil Freak", "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" and "Papers".

 
Usher and Chris Brown with Elephant Man at the 2010 Reggae Sumfest. The two dancing stimulating rumours of a joint tour.

Usher performed the lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" in several shows, the first being Good Morning America; he performed it alongside "OMG".[38] He performed both songs again during the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards.[39] Jayson Rodriguez of MTV lauded the performance, writing that "Usher plays to win, and after his stirring performance it's clear that the crown still rests securely on his head".[39] A few days later, Usher performed the song—whilst also interviewed—on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[40] On September 17, 2010, he performed the song alongside "There Goes My Baby" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[41] Usher performed "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" in the season five finale of America's Got Talent,[42] and in the seventh season of The X Factor.[43] Usher performed "Hot Tottie" on an untelevised portion of his appearance on The Early Show on September 3, 2010, and performed it on his OMG Tour, alongside "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love".[44]

Tour

Main article: OMG Tour

In the summer of 2010, Usher competed in a dance battle against fellow R&B artist Chris Brown at the Reggae Sumfest. The battle sparked an Internet rumor of the two possibly going on tour. This was further pushed by producer Jermaine Dupri alluding that the two artist may be unaware of this upcoming tour. The singers later took to Twitter to ask who the fans would like to see them perform with.[45] On September 8, 2010, the singer announced his touring trek (and revealed it was solo) for North America. Due to demand, many additional stops in Europe and Australasia were added. It is Usher's first arena tour since his 2004 effort, The Truth Tour.[46] The then announced OMG Tour commenced on November 10, 2010 and concluded on June 1, 2011 with Usher performing in a total of 92 shows. In its conclusion, the tour placed seventh on Billboard's annual "Top 25 Tours", earning nearly $75 million.[47]

Critical reception

Versus received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 6 reviews.[48] Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly gave it an "A−" and said that "'Love 'Em All' describes an egalitarian sexual appetite, while 'Lingerie' offers prime faux-Prince boudoir funk. The Max Martin-produced 'DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love' shows 'OMG' didn't satisfy Usher's dance-pop Jones, but he's hardly gone soft: 'Hot Tottie,' with Jay-Z, is nasty in all the right ways."[17] Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe complimented its "compact running time" and stated "Instead of ho-hum filler, 'Versus' offers the strongest arrows in Usher’s quiver".[49] About.com's Mark Edward Nero gave the EP three-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that Usher has "regained his mojo", while recommending it to fans of his music: "nine songs - seven of them new - clocking in at 38 minutes is a good deal for this solid package of music."[14] Steve Jones of USA Today gave Versus three out of four stars and called it "an abbreviated batch of fresh songs that can stand alone or as part of a deluxe original".[50] Billboard's Gail Mitchell commended the album's guest artists and wrote that it "alternately bumps and throbs as a reinvigorated Usher further paves his comeback path"[51]

Jeff Weiss of the Los Angeles Times gave the EP two-and-a-half out of four stars and found "Hot Tottie" to be "intoxicating as its namesake", but disapproved of some of the generic points and pop efforts.[13] The Washington Post's Sean Fennessey criticized its pop-oriented tracks, stating "Usher works best in emotional hailstorms, not candy rain", and viewed that it "finds him in Peter Pan mode, digging for remnants of a younger self that never existed".[52] Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave it two out of five stars and said that it "mostly resembles a batch of leftovers from his weakest album, even though it functioned as a momentum maintainer". Kellman dismissed its productions as "innocuous Euro-pop" and "merely passable contemporary R&B".[1] In a one-star review, Slant Magazine's Erich Henderson panned Versus as a "wretched collection of failed club-sex jams".[53]

Accolades

The EP's lead single "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" earned Usher several award nominations, including a Billboard Music Award, an International Dance Music Award and a NRJ Music Award. "There Goes My Baby" also earned Usher nominations, for a Billboard Music Award and a Soul Train Music Award;[54] the song won its nomination at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011, for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance.[55] As an act, Usher received numerous accolades, such as being ranked as the third most successful Billboard Hot 100 artist of 2010,[56] and the top R&B/Hip Hop Artist of that year.[57] He was ranked as the sixth top overall artist of 2010, from the success of both Raymond v. Raymond and Versus.[58]

Commercial performance

Versus debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 46,000 copies in its first week.[2] This became Usher's sixth US top-ten album.[59] In its second week, the EP dropped to number 13 on the chart, selling an additional 22,450 copies.[60][61] In its third week, the EP dropped to number 15 on the chart, selling 17,000 more copies.[62][63] In its fourth week, the EP dropped to number 16 on the chart, selling 18,000 copies, bringing its four-week total to 103,450 copies.[64][65] As of May 2012, the EP has sold 302,000 copies in the United States.[66]

The EP obtained moderate to high charting success outside of the US;[67] it debuted and peaked at number twelve in Canada.[68] In Belgium (Flanders) the EP peaked at number twenty-seven, and remained on the chart for the longest compared to other countries it charted in, staying for twenty-eight weeks.[67] Versus achieved similar success in France, Netherlands and Germany, peaking in the top-40.[67][69]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Love 'em All"
Parhm Jr.3:48
2."DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (featuring Pitbull)
  • Martin
  • Shellback
3:40
3."Hot Tottie" (featuring Jay-Z)
Polow da Don4:59
4."Lay You Down"
  • Love
  • Nesmith
4:03
5."Lingerie"
4:13
6."There Goes My Baby"
4:43
7."Get in My Car" (featuring Bun B)
Polow da Don4:09
8."Somebody to Love" (Justin Bieber featuring Usher)
3:28
9."Stranger"
Drumma Boy4:48
Total length:37:51
International bonus tracks[70]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
10."Dirty Dancer" (with Enrique Iglesias)
RedOne3:39
11."More"
RedOne3:49
12."OMG" (featuring will.i.am)William Adamswill.i.am4:29
13."Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)"
  • The Runners
  • Love
4:16
14."Papers"
4:21
15."Lil Freak" (featuring Nicki Minaj)
Polow da Don3:54
Sample credits

Credits and personnel

Credits for Versus adapted from Allmusic.[73]

Charts

Release history

Region Date Label Version
Australia[79] July 20, 2010 LaFace Records EP
New Zealand[80]
United States[33] August 24, 2010
Canada[81]
Netherlands[82] September 17, 2010 Jive Records Album
United Kingdom[83] September 26, 2010 Sony Music Entertainment EP
Germany[35] October 1, 2010 Arista Records Album
Switzerland[36] Jive Records
France[84] October 25, 2010 LaFace Records
Brazil[37] November 15, 2010 Sony Music Entertainment

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Versus is the first extended play by American singer Usher It was released on July 20 2010 on LaFace Records and Jive Records in conjunction with the deluxe edition of his sixth studio album Raymond v Raymond Several producers contributed to the production of the EP including Polow da Don Jim Jonsin Rico Love Drumma Boy Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Max Martin Versus is marked as the last chapter of Raymond v Raymond and follows the theme of Usher exploring around the subjects of being newly single and a father VersusEP by UsherReleasedAugust 24 2010GenreEuropopR amp B 1 Length37 51LabelLaFaceJiveProducerAlexander Prettyboifresh Parhm Jr Max MartinShellbackPolow da DonRico LoveDwayne D Town NesmithJimmy Jam amp Terry LewisJim JonsinBenny BlancoChristopher Drumma Boy GholsonThe Avila BrothersUsher chronologyRaymond v Raymond 2010 Versus 2010 Looking 4 Myself 2012 Singles from Versus DJ Got Us Fallin in Love Released July 12 2010 Hot Tottie Released August 9 2010 Lay You Down Released September 28 2010Preceding the EP s release was the lead single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love which achieved international success The song peaked at number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 and peaked inside the top ten in several other countries singles charts Hot Tottie and Lay You Down were released as the second and third singles respectively with the former becoming a US top thirty hit To promote the album Usher appeared in several award and television shows including Good Morning America The Ellen DeGeneres Show and Jimmy Kimmel Live Versus debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 46 000 copies in its first week 2 It became Usher s sixth top ten album and has sold 302 000 copies in the US Despite some criticism towards its pop oriented material the EP received generally positive reviews from most music critics It earned Usher several nominations including a Billboard Music Award an International Dance Music Award and a NRJ Music Award Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Singles 4 Release and promotion 4 1 Tour 5 Critical reception 5 1 Accolades 6 Commercial performance 7 Track listing 8 Credits and personnel 9 Charts 9 1 Weekly charts 9 2 Year end charts 10 Release history 11 References 12 External linksBackground EditIn 2009 in an interview with People Magazine Usher whose private life has been highly documented after filing for divorce from wife Tameka Foster told that his sixth studio album will be racy risky and edgy and sometimes about personal experiences 3 In March 2010 he released the album under the title Raymond v Raymond 4 Upon its release Raymond v Raymond received generally mixed reviews from music critics who were ambivalent towards its songwriting and themes 5 6 However the album was a commercial success and peaked at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart with sales of 329 000 for its first week it became Usher s third consecutive US number one album 7 On July 8 2010 Versus was announced as a follow up to Raymond v Raymond and is Usher s first extended play 8 9 10 Described during a press release as the last chapter of Raymond v Raymond he stated that the EP will explore the subjects of being newly single and a father 11 It would include Raymond v Raymond single There Goes My Baby as well as 8 new tracks 11 Several producers from the latter album contributed to the production of the EP including Polow da Don Jim Jonsin Rico Love Drumma Boy Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Tha Cornaboyz and Max Martin 11 Versus track listing and album cover was revealed on July 21 2010 12 Composition Edit DJ Got Us Fallin in Love source source track The chorus of DJ Got Us Fallin in Love leading to Pitbull s verse Problems playing this file See media help The EP is a Europop and R amp B project 1 that also incorporates elements of pop dance pop and hip hop 13 14 15 Its lead single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love is a Europop track with electronic and dance pop influence 14 16 About com s Mark Nero summed up its lyrics to simply be going clubbing on a Friday night 14 Hot Tottie is an R amp B song that incorporates hip hop which is over strobing electronic beats with Usher s vocals auto tuned in parts 15 the song contains a verse from rapper Jay Z whose appearance was lauded by critics 14 17 There Goes My Baby is a down tempo R amp B ballad with elements of neo soul 18 the song primarily uses Usher s falsetto range Both Lay You Down and Lingerie contain influences from pop artists with the former channelling Prince whilst the latter Michael Jackson 13 In an interview with music video website Vevo Usher explained that Lay You Down is a classic R amp B baby maker 19 Singles Edit DJ Got Us Fallin in Love featuring Pitbull produced by Max Martin is the first single off the EP It was released to iTunes on July 13 2010 and officially sent to radio on July 20 2010 8 20 The song received generally positive reviews from critics who complemented its production but were ambivalent towards its lack of originality the song was largely compared to OMG due to its club nature Since its release it has gained international success peaking in the top three in Canada 21 Japan 22 Australia 23 France 23 and Hungary 23 and in the top ten in several other countries 23 The song became Usher s sixteenth Billboard Hot 100 top ten hit peaking at number four on the chart 24 and number two on the US Pop Songs Chart 25 As of February 2011 the song has sold over 3 million digital units making it the second single to exceed the sales figure for both Usher and featured artist Pitbull 26 Hot Tottie featuring Jay Z 27 produced by Polow Da Don and written by Usher Shawn Carter and Ester Dean is the second single It was released for urban radio on August 9 2010 9 Ciara was originally reported to be on the song but did not appear on the final track 28 The song received very positive reviews from critics who praised rapper Jay Z s verse and Usher s vocals It peaked at number nine on the Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart 29 and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart 24 Internationally Hot Tottie peaked at number sixty two on the Canadian Hot 100 21 Although it was not released officially as a single in the UK the song reached number 104 on the UK Singles Chart and number twenty seven on the UK R amp B Chart due to sales after the release of Versus only 30 Lay You Down produced by Rico Love and Dwayne Nesmith is the third single and was sent to urban radio on September 28 2010 31 32 It maintained a peak of number fifty six on the R amp B Hip Hop Songs due to only being released to radio 29 Sara Anderson of AOL wrote that the song opens with improvisational high pitched ooohs and base driven synth beats 31 Release and promotion EditThe EP was released on August 24 2010 in the United States 33 The set was preceded by the lead single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love for mainstream audiences and Hot Tottie for urban audiences Versus tracks are included on the deluxe edition of Raymond v Raymond the album was released in the United States conjointly with Versus and released in the United Kingdom on September 20 2010 34 The international version of Versus was not released as an EP but instead as a full album in select countries 35 36 37 It includes the original tracks from the EP as well as singles from Raymond v Raymond including More OMG Lil Freak Hey Daddy Daddy s Home and Papers Usher and Chris Brown with Elephant Man at the 2010 Reggae Sumfest The two dancing stimulating rumours of a joint tour Usher performed the lead single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love in several shows the first being Good Morning America he performed it alongside OMG 38 He performed both songs again during the 2010 MTV Music Video Awards 39 Jayson Rodriguez of MTV lauded the performance writing that Usher plays to win and after his stirring performance it s clear that the crown still rests securely on his head 39 A few days later Usher performed the song whilst also interviewed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show 40 On September 17 2010 he performed the song alongside There Goes My Baby on Jimmy Kimmel Live 41 Usher performed DJ Got Us Fallin in Love in the season five finale of America s Got Talent 42 and in the seventh season of The X Factor 43 Usher performed Hot Tottie on an untelevised portion of his appearance on The Early Show on September 3 2010 and performed it on his OMG Tour alongside DJ Got Us Fallin in Love 44 Tour Edit Main article OMG Tour In the summer of 2010 Usher competed in a dance battle against fellow R amp B artist Chris Brown at the Reggae Sumfest The battle sparked an Internet rumor of the two possibly going on tour This was further pushed by producer Jermaine Dupri alluding that the two artist may be unaware of this upcoming tour The singers later took to Twitter to ask who the fans would like to see them perform with 45 On September 8 2010 the singer announced his touring trek and revealed it was solo for North America Due to demand many additional stops in Europe and Australasia were added It is Usher s first arena tour since his 2004 effort The Truth Tour 46 The then announced OMG Tour commenced on November 10 2010 and concluded on June 1 2011 with Usher performing in a total of 92 shows In its conclusion the tour placed seventh on Billboard s annual Top 25 Tours earning nearly 75 million 47 Critical reception EditVersus received generally positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album received an average score of 65 based on 6 reviews 48 Mikael Wood of Entertainment Weekly gave it an A and said that Love Em All describes an egalitarian sexual appetite while Lingerie offers prime faux Prince boudoir funk The Max Martin produced DJ Got Us Fallin in Love shows OMG didn t satisfy Usher s dance pop Jones but he s hardly gone soft Hot Tottie with Jay Z is nasty in all the right ways 17 Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe complimented its compact running time and stated Instead of ho hum filler Versus offers the strongest arrows in Usher s quiver 49 About com s Mark Edward Nero gave the EP three and a half out of five stars and wrote that Usher has regained his mojo while recommending it to fans of his music nine songs seven of them new clocking in at 38 minutes is a good deal for this solid package of music 14 Steve Jones of USA Today gave Versus three out of four stars and called it an abbreviated batch of fresh songs that can stand alone or as part of a deluxe original 50 Billboard s Gail Mitchell commended the album s guest artists and wrote that it alternately bumps and throbs as a reinvigorated Usher further paves his comeback path 51 Jeff Weiss of the Los Angeles Times gave the EP two and a half out of four stars and found Hot Tottie to be intoxicating as its namesake but disapproved of some of the generic points and pop efforts 13 The Washington Post s Sean Fennessey criticized its pop oriented tracks stating Usher works best in emotional hailstorms not candy rain and viewed that it finds him in Peter Pan mode digging for remnants of a younger self that never existed 52 Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave it two out of five stars and said that it mostly resembles a batch of leftovers from his weakest album even though it functioned as a momentum maintainer Kellman dismissed its productions as innocuous Euro pop and merely passable contemporary R amp B 1 In a one star review Slant Magazine s Erich Henderson panned Versus as a wretched collection of failed club sex jams 53 Accolades Edit The EP s lead single DJ Got Us Fallin in Love earned Usher several award nominations including a Billboard Music Award an International Dance Music Award and a NRJ Music Award There Goes My Baby also earned Usher nominations for a Billboard Music Award and a Soul Train Music Award 54 the song won its nomination at the 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011 for Best Male R amp B Vocal Performance 55 As an act Usher received numerous accolades such as being ranked as the third most successful Billboard Hot 100 artist of 2010 56 and the top R amp B Hip Hop Artist of that year 57 He was ranked as the sixth top overall artist of 2010 from the success of both Raymond v Raymond and Versus 58 Commercial performance EditVersus debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 chart selling 46 000 copies in its first week 2 This became Usher s sixth US top ten album 59 In its second week the EP dropped to number 13 on the chart selling an additional 22 450 copies 60 61 In its third week the EP dropped to number 15 on the chart selling 17 000 more copies 62 63 In its fourth week the EP dropped to number 16 on the chart selling 18 000 copies bringing its four week total to 103 450 copies 64 65 As of May 2012 the EP has sold 302 000 copies in the United States 66 The EP obtained moderate to high charting success outside of the US 67 it debuted and peaked at number twelve in Canada 68 In Belgium Flanders the EP peaked at number twenty seven and remained on the chart for the longest compared to other countries it charted in staying for twenty eight weeks 67 Versus achieved similar success in France Netherlands and Germany peaking in the top 40 67 69 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Love em All Ester DeanUsher RaymondKeith ThomasAlexander Prettyboifresh Parhm Jr Aubry DelaineJeremy Jay StevensonParhm Jr 3 482 DJ Got Us Fallin in Love featuring Pitbull Max MartinShellbackSavan KotechaArmando C PerezMartinShellback3 403 Hot Tottie featuring Jay Z RaymondDeanShawn CarterJamal JonesPaul DawsonPolow da Don4 594 Lay You Down Rico LoveRaymondDwayne D Town NesmithLoveNesmith4 035 Lingerie RaymondJames Harris IIITerry LewisBobby Ross AvilaIssiah J AvilaJimmy JamLewisThe Avila Brothers4 136 There Goes My Baby LoveJames SchefferFrank RomanoDanny MorrisJim JonsinLove4 437 Get in My Car featuring Bun B RaymondDeanJonesBernard FreemanMarc BennoLeon RussellPolow da Don4 098 Somebody to Love Justin Bieber featuring Usher Jeremy ReevesRay RomulusJonathan YipHeather BrightBenny BlancoStereotypes vocal 3 289 Stranger Ryon LovetteRaymondChristopher GholsonDrumma Boy4 48Total length 37 51 International bonus tracks 70 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length10 Dirty Dancer with Enrique Iglesias BogartIglesiasNadir KhayatNuriQuinonesRedOne3 3911 More Bilal HajjiKhayatCharles Hinshaw Jr RaymondRedOne3 4912 OMG featuring will i am William Adamswill i am4 2913 Hey Daddy Daddy s Home LoveThe RunnersRaymondAlgernod WashingtonThe RunnersLove4 1614 Papers RaymondSean GarrettXavier DotonAlonzo MathisZaytovenGarrett4 2115 Lil Freak featuring Nicki Minaj RaymondOnika MarajPolow da DonDeanElvis WilliamsPolow da Don3 54 Sample credits Get in My Car samples Leon Russell and Marc Benno s song Mr Henri the Clown 71 Lil Freak samples Stevie Wonder s 1973 Living for the City 72 Credits and personnel EditCredits for Versus adapted from Allmusic 73 The Avila Brothers producer Bobby Ross Avila synthesizer bass guitar strings vocoder Fender Rhodes Walid Azami photography Charlie Bisharat strings Benny Blanco drums keyboards programming remix producer remix engineer Al Burna vocal engineer Dru Castro harp Lysa Cooper stylist Tom Coyne mastering Ian Cross engineer Lisa D Dandlinger strings Aubry Big Juice Delaine engineer Lamar Edwards keyboards Lauren Evans vocals background Serban Ghenea mixing Christopher Drumma Boy Gholson programming producer Matty Green assistant John Hanes mixing Jennifer L Heilig strings Patrick Hewlett assistant Sam Holland engineer Bob Horn mixing Hot Sauce keyboards Jimmy Jam strings producer Jaycen Joshua mixing Jim Jonsin keyboards programming producer Josh Mosser engineer Songa Lee strings Jeremy J Boogs Levin remix production coordinator Terry Lewis producer Giancarlo Lino assistant Rico Love vocals producer Marjan Malakpour stylist Rob Marks engineer mixing Matt Marrin engineer Max Martin producer instrumentation Thurston McCrea assistant Andrew Mezzi assistant Danny Morris keyboards Dwayne Nesmith keyboards programming producer Alec Newell engineer Anthony Palazole assistant Joel Pargman strings Alexander Prettyboifresh Parhm Jr producer Nicole Patterson make up Jonnetta Patton artist development Mark Pitts executive producer Polow da Don producer Shawn Porter groomer Usher Raymond executive producer Tim Roberts assistant engineer mixing assistant Frank Romano guitar Lisa Rydell art direction design Shellback producer instrumentation Rob Skipworth engineer Brian Stanley mixing Mark Spike Stent mixing The Stereotypes vocal producer Jay Stevenson engineer mixing Jeremy Stevenson engineer Usher vocals background Jason Wilkie assistant Tremaine Williams engineer Evan Wilson strings James Wisner engineer Emily Wright engineer Christine Wu strings Andrew Wuepper assistantCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2010 PeakpositionBelgium Albums Chart Flanders 67 27Belgium Albums Chart Wallonia 67 55Canadian Albums Chart 68 12Dutch Albums Chart 67 40French Albums Chart 67 26German Albums Chart 69 35German Downloads Chart 74 7Greek Albums Chart 67 60Italian Albums Chart 67 91Mexican Albums Chart 67 92Swiss Albums Chart 67 53US Billboard 200 75 4US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 68 3 Year end charts Edit Chart 2010 PositionFrench Albums Chart 76 200US Billboard 200 77 186US Top R amp B Hip Hop Albums Billboard 78 45Release history EditRegion Date Label VersionAustralia 79 July 20 2010 LaFace Records EPNew Zealand 80 United States 33 August 24 2010Canada 81 Netherlands 82 September 17 2010 Jive Records AlbumUnited Kingdom 83 September 26 2010 Sony Music Entertainment EPGermany 35 October 1 2010 Arista Records AlbumSwitzerland 36 Jive RecordsFrance 84 October 25 2010 LaFace RecordsBrazil 37 November 15 2010 Sony Music EntertainmentReferences Edit a b c Kellman Andy Review Versus Allmusic Rovi Corporation Retrieved on 2010 08 24 a b Kreps Daniel September 2 2010 Katy Perry Grabs Number One From Eminem Rolling Stone Retrieved September 2 2010 Dyball Rennie June 19 2009 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