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href="/wiki/Album" title="Album">Studio album</a> by <div class="contributor" style="display:inline"><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data published">September 16, 2016</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">2013–2016</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"><a href="/wiki/Contemporary_R%26B" title="Contemporary R&B">R&B</a><sup id="cite_ref-Johnston_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="duration"><span class="min">57</span>:<span class="s">30</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Hodge" title="Brandon Hodge">B. A. M.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rock_City_(duo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock City (duo)">Rock City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_%26_Oak" title="Pop & Oak">Pop & Oak</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raphael_Saadiq" title="Raphael Saadiq">Raphael Saadiq</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tricky_Stewart" title="Tricky Stewart">Tricky Stewart</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">The-Dream</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PartyNextDoor" title="PartyNextDoor">PartyNextDoor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">D'Mile</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Dukes" title="Frank Dukes">Frank Dukes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a></li> <li>R!O</li> <li>Kamo</li> <li>f a l l e n</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Jhn" title="Saint Jhn">Carlos St John</a></li> <li>Fisticuffs</li> <li>J. Hill</li> <li>Tane Runo</li> <li>Geniuz League</li> <li>K-Major</li> <li><a href="/wiki/XSDTRK" title="XSDTRK">xSDTRK</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header description" style="color: #202122;background-color: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> chronology</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="color:inherit; background: transparent; width: 100%; min-width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; display: inline-table;"> <tbody><tr style="line-height: 1.4em;"> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em .2em 0"><i><a href="/wiki/Looking_4_Myself" title="Looking 4 Myself">Looking 4 Myself</a></i><br />(2012) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em .1em"><i><b>Hard II Love</b></i><br />(2016) </td> <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center; vertical-align: top; padding: .2em 0 .2em .1em"><i><a href="/wiki/A_(Usher_and_Zaytoven_album)" title="A (Usher and Zaytoven album)">A</a></i><br />(2018) </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background: lightsteelblue"><a href="/wiki/Single_(music)" title="Single (music)">Singles</a> from <i> Hard II Love </i></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="text-align:left"> <ol><li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>"</span><br />Released: June 9, 2016</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Crash_(Usher_song)" title="Crash (Usher song)">Crash</a>"</span><br />Released: June 10, 2016</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Missin_U" title="Missin U">Missin U</a>"</span><br />Released: August 26, 2016</span></li> <li><span class="item"><span class="fn">"<a href="/wiki/Rivals_(song)" title="Rivals (song)">Rivals</a>"</span><br />Released: August 30, 2016</span></li></ol> </div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Hard II Love</b></i> is the eighth studio album by American singer <a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a>. It was released on September 16, 2016, by <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a>. Recording sessions took place from 2013 to 2016, including the <a href="/wiki/Executive_producer#Music" title="Executive producer">executive production</a> from Usher, alongside Mark Pitts, Jaha Johnson, and its co-production by Coup D'état. It features contributions for its album's production by <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Hodge" title="Brandon Hodge">Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rock_City_(duo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock City (duo)">Rock City</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_%26_Oak" title="Pop & Oak">Pop & Oak</a>, <a href="/wiki/PartyNextDoor" title="PartyNextDoor">PartyNextDoor</a>, <a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">D'Mile</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_%22Tricky%22_Stewart" class="mw-redirect" title="Christopher "Tricky" Stewart">Tricky Stewart</a>, <a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">The-Dream</a>, <a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Raphael_Saadiq" title="Raphael Saadiq">Raphael Saadiq</a>, among others. The album was supported by four singles: "<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>, "<a href="/wiki/Crash_(Usher_song)" title="Crash (Usher song)">Crash</a>", "<a href="/wiki/Missin_U" title="Missin U">Missin U</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Rivals_(Usher_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rivals (Usher song)">Rivals</a>" featuring <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>. </p><p>The album was available for <a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">online streaming</a> on September 13, 2016 exclusively through the streaming service <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a>, which Usher co-owns.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It would later be released for paid purchase on other digital download and <a href="/wiki/Streaming_media" title="Streaming media">online streaming</a> services on September 16, 2016. The album debuted at number five on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>, earning 38,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a> in its first week, while the lead single "<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>" reached the top 40 on the <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_200_debut_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_200_debut-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Rap-Up" title="Rap-Up">Rap-Up</a></i>, singer-songwriter <a href="/wiki/Eric_Bellinger" title="Eric Bellinger">Eric Bellinger</a> explained that he, along with <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dupri" title="Jermaine Dupri">Jermaine Dupri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bryan-Michael_Cox" title="Bryan-Michael Cox">Bryan-Michael Cox</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Brian_Alexander_Morgan" title="Brian Alexander Morgan">Brian Alexander Morgan</a>, were working on Usher's next album. Bellinger compared the album's music to Usher's <i><a href="/wiki/Confessions_(Usher_album)" title="Confessions (Usher album)">Confessions</a></i>, saying that it is "more urban" than <i><a href="/wiki/Looking_4_Myself" title="Looking 4 Myself">Looking 4 Myself</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The latter declared that his next album would show that he is "still Usher". In an interview with <i><a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)">Billboard</a></i>, Bellinger explained that Usher created music for his previous albums based on what people wanted to hear. For his follow-up project, he chose to do music based on "what he wants to do in his heart", placing R&B as the album's main focus. </p><p>On January 6, 2014, <a href="/wiki/RCA_Records" title="RCA Records">RCA Records</a> CEO Peter Edge described Usher's album as "one of his best records," and stated that new music from the record would be released in conjunction with his return on the sixth season of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Voice_(U.S._season_6)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Voice (U.S. season 6)">The Voice</a></i>, on February 24. The album would feature several guest appearances and contributions from <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pop_%26_Oak" title="Pop & Oak">Pop & Oak</a>, Steve Mostyn of Public School, <a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a>, Jermaine Dupri, <a href="/wiki/Diplo" title="Diplo">Diplo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ed_Sheeran" title="Ed Sheeran">Ed Sheeran</a>, <a href="/wiki/Skrillex" title="Skrillex">Skrillex</a>, <a href="/wiki/Drake_(musician)" title="Drake (musician)">Drake</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a>. Usher teamed up with <a href="/wiki/Honey_Nut_Cheerios" title="Honey Nut Cheerios">Honey Nut Cheerios</a> in a joint promotional effort, where the singer is shown dancing to the album's second single, "<a href="/wiki/She_Came_to_Give_It_to_You" title="She Came to Give It to You">She Came to Give It to You</a>" with the Honey Nut Cheerios bee. During the outset of the commercial, the album's title was rumored to be <i>UR</i>, the singer's initials. </p><p>On September 8, 2014, Usher told <i>Billboard</i>, that the album would be indefinitely delayed, though he wouldn't divulge further details due to the album not being finished; it was to be originally released in September 2014. On January 14, 2016, after continual delays of his eighth album, Usher announced via <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a> that the official title of the album would be titled <i>Flawed</i>. In August 2016, an <a href="/wiki/ITunes" title="ITunes">iTunes</a> New Zealand link popped up with a new Usher album, along with the title and cover art of the album being called <i>Hard II Love</i>. He then confirmed the title on the <a href="/wiki/Late-night_talk_show" title="Late-night talk show">late-night talk show</a> <i><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Kimmel_Live!" title="Jimmy Kimmel Live!">Jimmy Kimmel Live!</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cover_artwork">Cover artwork</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Cover artwork"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The album's cover art is a portrait sculpture of Usher that was done by <a href="/wiki/Daniel_Arsham" title="Daniel Arsham">Daniel Arsham</a>. The cracks and erosions in the sculpture represent flaws and that things and people are not always as perfect or beautiful as they appear on the outside, relating to some of the themes in the album.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Promotion">Promotion</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Promotion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 26, 2016, Usher released the instant-grats from these tracks, such as "<a href="/wiki/Missin_U_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Missin U (song)">Missin U</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Champions_(Usher_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Champions (Usher song)">Champions</a>", with the latter to be featured on the upcoming boxing film <i><a href="/wiki/Hands_of_Stone" title="Hands of Stone">Hands of Stone</a></i>, where Usher portrays <a href="/wiki/Sugar_Ray_Leonard" title="Sugar Ray Leonard">Sugar Ray Leonard</a>. On September 2, 2016, Usher appeared on the <a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_1" title="BBC Radio 1">BBC Radio 1</a>, Live Lounge, where he performed "<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Crash_(Usher_song)" title="Crash (Usher song)">Crash</a>" as well as singles from his previous albums. Usher performed "Crash" on <a href="/wiki/The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Jimmy_Fallon" title="The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon">The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Ellen_Show" title="The Ellen Show">The Ellen Show</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Usher held multiple private listening sessions for <i>Hard II Love</i>. On September 13, 2016, Usher had an exclusive playback listening session put on by <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a> held at the Ace Theatre in Los Angeles, California.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Radio host <a href="/wiki/Big_Boy_(radio_host)" title="Big Boy (radio host)">Big Boy</a> led the intimate session, where Usher talked about the new album track-by-track. On September 16, 2016, the evening of his album release, Usher hosted and performed songs from the album at his private listening party hosted by <a href="/wiki/IHeartRadio" title="IHeartRadio">iHeartRadio</a> and <a href="/wiki/AT%26T" title="AT&T">AT&T Live</a> at Pier 15 in New York City.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Singles">Singles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Singles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On June 9, 2016, Usher released the album's first single, titled "<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>" to the music streaming platform <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a>. The song features guest rap verse from an American <a href="/wiki/Rapping" title="Rapping">rapper</a> <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>, with production by B. A. M. and <a href="/wiki/Rock_City_(duo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock City (duo)">Rock City</a>. Usher performed it at the BET Experience and first live televised performance of the song at <a href="/wiki/BET_Awards" title="BET Awards">2016's BET Awards</a>, which took place at the <a href="/wiki/Microsoft_Theater" class="mw-redirect" title="Microsoft Theater">Microsoft Theater</a> in Los Angeles, California on June 26, 2016. The song peaked at number 32 on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_Hot_100" title="Billboard Hot 100"><i>Billboard</i> Hot 100</a>, number 9 on the US <a href="/wiki/Hot_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Songs" title="Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs">Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs</a>, and at number 4 on the <a href="/wiki/Rhythmic_adult_contemporary" title="Rhythmic adult contemporary">rhythmic</a> charts. </p><p>The album's second single, titled "<a href="/wiki/Crash_(Usher_song)" title="Crash (Usher song)">Crash</a>" was released for all digital platforms on June 10, 2016. Its music video was uploaded to <a href="/wiki/Vevo" title="Vevo">Vevo</a> on June 16, 2016. The song was produced by f a l l e n, and Carlos St. John. </p><p>On August 26, 2016, "<a href="/wiki/Missin_U_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Missin U (song)">Missin U</a>" was released for online streaming and digital download, along with "<a href="/wiki/Champions_(Usher_and_Rub%C3%A9n_Blades_song)" title="Champions (Usher and Rubén Blades song)">Champions</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The former was produced by <a href="/wiki/Pop_Wansel" title="Pop Wansel">Pop Wansel</a> and Autoro Whitfield.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> "Missin U" impacted US urban adult contemporary radio as the album's third single on September 13, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 30, 2016, Usher released "<a href="/wiki/Rivals_(Usher_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rivals (Usher song)">Rivals</a>" and its accompanying music video on Tidal. The song features guest rap verse from an <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a>-native and fellow American <a href="/wiki/Hip_hop_music" title="Hip hop music">hip hop</a> <a href="/wiki/Music_artist_(occupation)" class="mw-redirect" title="Music artist (occupation)">recording artist</a> <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>, with production by K-Major and Murphy Kid. "Rivals" impacted US urban adult contemporary radio as the album's fourth single on September 13, 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Critical_reception">Critical reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Critical reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="width:24.2em;font-size:88%;text-align:center;margin:0.5em 0 0.5em 1em;padding:0;border-spacing:0"><caption style="font-size:115%">Professional ratings</caption><tbody><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Aggregate scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AnyDecentMusic%3F" title="AnyDecentMusic?">AnyDecentMusic?</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">6.9/10<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">74/100<sup id="cite_ref-MC_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MC-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="col" colspan="2" style="text-align:center;color:#202122;background:#d1dbdf;font-size:100%">Review scores</th></tr><tr><th scope="col">Source</th><th scope="col">Rating</th></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Entertainment_Weekly" title="Entertainment Weekly">Entertainment Weekly</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">B−<sup id="cite_ref-Maerz_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Maerz-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Idolator_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Idolator (website)">Idolator</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3.5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3.5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Reyes_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reyes-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Independent" title="The Independent">The Independent</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/The_National_(Abu_Dhabi)" title="The National (Abu Dhabi)">The National</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="1.5/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="1.5/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/11px-Star_half.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/17px-Star_half.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Star_half.svg/22px-Star_half.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Pitchfork_(website)" title="Pitchfork (website)">Pitchfork</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle">6.6/10<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/PopMatters" title="PopMatters">PopMatters</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="5/10 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="5/10 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/7px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/14px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/7px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/14px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="4/5 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="4/5 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Johnston_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Johnston-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><i><a href="/wiki/USA_Today" title="USA Today">USA Today</a></i></td><td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle"><span role="img" style="white-space:nowrap" title="3/4 stars"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="3/4 stars"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/11px-Star_full.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/17px-Star_full.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Star_full.svg/22px-Star_full.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/11px-Star_empty.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/17px-Star_empty.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/49/Star_empty.svg/22px-Star_empty.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="108" data-file-height="110" /></span></span></span><sup id="cite_ref-Jones_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Hard II Love</i> received generally positive reviews from critics. At <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>, which assigns a <a href="/wiki/Standard_score" title="Standard score">normalized</a> rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an <a href="/wiki/Weighted_mean" class="mw-redirect" title="Weighted mean">average</a> score of 74, based on 8 reviews.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Maura_Johnston" title="Maura Johnston">Maura Johnston</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a></i> expresses that Hard II Love, "stretches the boundaries of R&B while winding toward the brooding atmospherics that have enveloped much of pop over the past 12 months."<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chris DeVille of <i><a href="/wiki/Stereogum" title="Stereogum">Stereogum</a></i> wore that the album "suggests Usher will continue to make hits, headline arenas, and be one of the world's most beloved musical superstars. The guy's natural singing prowess and effortless ability to jump across genre make him a national treasure. In just about every context, he sounds like a pro."<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Medium_(website)" title="Medium (website)">Medium</a></i> said that “<i>Hard II Love</i> lived up to its name with heavy-handed hip-hop records that felt like <a href="/wiki/Chris_Brown" title="Chris Brown">Chris Brown</a> Cosplay”.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/John_Pareles" class="mw-redirect" title="John Pareles">John Pareles</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/The_New_York_Times" title="The New York Times">The New York Times</a></i> commented "he has all the gifts and skills he needs, starting with a genuinely expressive voice that encompasses an ardent croon, a melting falsetto and quick, singsong declamation that puts him at the border of rapping.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Told Wright from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(magazine)" title="New York (magazine)"><i>Vulture</i></a> wrote "the album is a true return to form for the R&B artist, complete with falsetto crooning and sexy bed-thumping beats".<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ira Madison III from <i><a href="/wiki/MTV" title="MTV">MTV</a></i> wrote that "sexy bangers like 'Bump,' 'Tell Me,' and 'Make U a Believer', helps Usher meets his goals and then some on Hard II Love after seeing few years 'experimenting' with music, he told us, now he's ready to release a classic R&B album again".<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> John Reyes of <a href="/wiki/Idolator_(website)" class="mw-redirect" title="Idolator (website)"><i>Idolator</i></a> wrote <i>Hard II Love</i> is impressive because it shows an R&B vet who's been around for two decades and has sold 43 million albums worldwide.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Clover Hope of <a href="/wiki/Jezebel_(website)" title="Jezebel (website)"><i>Jezebel</i></a> complimented Usher's vocals, saying that "his seamless melodies and fluid vocal strokes remain leaps and bounds ahead of his peers".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>'s</i> Andy Kellman felt that <i>Hard II Love</i> "is the most pleasing Usher album in over a decade. In terms of ability, agility, and creativity, Usher's vocals still crush the commercial competition."<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Commercial_performance">Commercial performance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Commercial performance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Hard II Love</i> debuted at number five on the US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a>, earning 38,000 <a href="/wiki/Album-equivalent_unit" title="Album-equivalent unit">album-equivalent units</a> (including 28,000 copies as pure album sales) in its first week.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_200_debut_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_200_debut-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This became Usher's eighth US top-ten album.<sup id="cite_ref-Billboard_200_debut_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Billboard_200_debut-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The album was also streamed 10.7 million times on <a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a> in the first week.<sup id="cite_ref-HipHopDX_33-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-HipHopDX-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On February 9, 2024, the album was certified <a href="/wiki/RIAA_Certification" class="mw-redirect" title="RIAA Certification">gold</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">Recording Industry Association of America</a> (RIAA) for combined sales and album-equivalent units of over 500,000 units in the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-RIAA_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAA-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Track_listing">Track listing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Track listing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236635009">.mw-parser-output .tracklist{border-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr{background-color:var(--background-color-base,#fff)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist tr:nth-child(2n-1){background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa)}.mw-parser-output .tracklist caption{text-align:left;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .tracklist td,.mw-parser-output .tracklist 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td{background-color:var(--background-color-neutral,#eaecf0);font-weight:bold;padding:0 10px 0 0}</style><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption><i>Hard II Love</i><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"> – North American Standard version</span><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track1" scope="row">1.</th><td>"Need U" (Conversation with <a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/PJ_(singer)" title="PJ (singer)">Paris Jones</a></li><li>Albert Bowman</li><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a></li><li>Faheem Mardre</li><li>Robert Calloway</li><li>Juan Najera</li></ul></div></td><td>Epworth</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:08</td></tr><tr><th id="track2" scope="row">2.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Missin_U" title="Missin U">Missin U</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher Raymond IV</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pop_Wansel" title="Pop Wansel">Andrew "Pop" Wansel</a></li><li>Autoro Whitfield</li><li>Faheem Mardre</li><li>Robert Calloway</li><li><a href="/wiki/Oak_Felder" title="Oak Felder">Warren "Oak" Felder</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Walter_Becker" title="Walter Becker">Walter Becker</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Fagen" title="Donald Fagen">Donald Fagen</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Pop Wansel</li><li>Toro</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track3" scope="row">3.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Hodge" title="Brandon Hodge">Brandon Hodge</a></li><li>Christopher Perry</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rock_City_(duo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock City (duo)">Theron Thomas</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Rock_City_(duo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock City (duo)">Timothy Thomas</a></li><li>Keith Thomas</li><li><a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Jeffrey Williams</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Hodge" title="Brandon Hodge">B.A.M.</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Rock_City_(duo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rock City (duo)">Rock City</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:48</td></tr><tr><th id="track4" scope="row">4.</th><td>"Bump"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li><a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">Terius Nash</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tricky_Stewart" title="Tricky Stewart">Christopher Stewart</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Jonathan Smith</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Luther_Campbell" class="mw-redirect" title="Luther Campbell">Luther Campbell</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/The-Dream" title="The-Dream">The-Dream</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tricky_Stewart" title="Tricky Stewart">Tricky Stewart</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:07</td></tr><tr><th id="track5" scope="row">5.</th><td>"Let Me"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li><a href="/wiki/PartyNextDoor" title="PartyNextDoor">Jahron Brathwaite</a></li><li>David Hughes</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ready_for_the_World" title="Ready for the World">Melvin Riley</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/PartyNextDoor" title="PartyNextDoor">PartyNextDoor</a></li><li>David Hughes</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track6" scope="row">6.</th><td>"Down Time"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Mario Jefferson</li><li>Darius Ginn, Jr.</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>R!O</li><li>Kamo</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:28</td></tr><tr><th id="track7" scope="row">7.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Crash_(Usher_song)" title="Crash (Usher song)">Crash</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Lee Stashenko</li><li><a href="/wiki/Saint_Jhn" title="Saint Jhn">Carlos St John</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Latif_(singer-songwriter)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latif (singer-songwriter)">Corey Williams</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>f a l l e n</li><li>St. John</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:31</td></tr><tr><th id="track8" scope="row">8.</th><td>"Make U a Believer"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Leland Wayne</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Dukes" title="Frank Dukes">Adam Feeney</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Paxton-Beesley" class="mw-redirect" title="Tommy Paxton-Beesley">Tommy Paxton-Beesley</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Dukes" title="Frank Dukes">Frank Dukes</a></li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:06</td></tr><tr><th id="track9" scope="row">9.</th><td>"Mind of a Man"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li><a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">Dernst Emile II</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">D'Mile</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">0:53</td></tr><tr><th id="track10" scope="row">10.</th><td>"FWM"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Emile II</li><li><a href="/wiki/PJ_(singer)" title="PJ (singer)">Paris Jones</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>D'Mile</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:14</td></tr><tr><th id="track11" scope="row">11.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Rivals_(Usher_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rivals (Usher song)">Rivals</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Kendricke "K-Major" Brown</li><li>Cameron "Murphy Kid" Murphy</li><li><a href="/wiki/PJ_(singer)" title="PJ (singer)">Paris Jones</a></li><li>St. John</li><li><a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Nayvadius Wilburn</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>K-Major</li><li>Murphy Kid</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:49</td></tr><tr><th id="track12" scope="row">12.</th><td>"Tell Me"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Trevian "Tre Drumz" Chandler</li><li>George "Geniuz League" Johnson</li><li>Ryan Toby</li><li>Nazir Assad</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Tre Drumz</li><li>Geniuz League</li><li>Track King Cole</li><li>Toby</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">8:29</td></tr><tr><th id="track13" scope="row">13.</th><td>"Hard II Love"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Bourelly</li><li><a href="/wiki/XSDTRK" title="XSDTRK">Yonatan Ayal</a></li></ul></div></td><td><a href="/wiki/XSDTRK" title="XSDTRK">xSDTRK</a></td><td class="tracklist-length">3:22</td></tr><tr><th id="track14" scope="row">14.</th><td>"Stronger"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Titus "Marko Penn" Stubblefield</li><li>Yonatan Ayal</li><li>Joseph Hill, Jr.</li><li>Taji Ausar</li><li>Andrew Fridge</li><li>Elley Duhe</li><li>Zachary Williams</li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>J. Hill</li><li>Tane Runo</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:00</td></tr><tr><th id="track15" scope="row">15.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Champions_(Usher_song)" class="mw-redirect" title="Champions (Usher song)">Champions</a>" (with <a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Blades" title="Rubén Blades">Rubén Blades</a> / from the Motion Picture '<a href="/wiki/Hands_of_Stone" title="Hands of Stone">Hands of Stone</a>')</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Blades" title="Rubén Blades">Rubén Blades</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Raphael_Saadiq" title="Raphael Saadiq">Raphael Saadiq</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Taura_Stinson" title="Taura Stinson">Taura Stinson</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Saadiq</td><td class="tracklist-length">5:17</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>57:30</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236635009"><div class="track-listing"><table class="tracklist"><caption><i>Hard II Love</i><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> – Japan version (bonus tracks)</span><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></caption><tbody><tr><th class="tracklist-number-header" scope="col"><abbr title="Number">No.</abbr></th><th scope="col" style="width:40%">Title</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Writer(s)</th><th scope="col" style="width:30%">Producer(s)</th><th class="tracklist-length-header" scope="col">Length</th></tr><tr><th id="track16" scope="row">16.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Kisser" title="Good Kisser">Good Kisser</a>"</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li>Andrew Wansel</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Colson" title="Ronald Colson">Ronald "Flippa" Colson</a></li><li>Jameel Roberts</li><li>Terry Sneed</li><li>Warren Felder</li><li><a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bloom" title="Bobby Bloom">Bobby Bloom</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Barry" title="Jeff Barry">Jeff Barry</a></li></ul></div></td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Pop</li><li><a href="/wiki/Ronald_Colson" title="Ronald Colson">Flippa</a></li><li>JProof</li><li>Tru</li><li>Natural</li><li>Oak</li></ul></div></td><td class="tracklist-length">4:09</td></tr><tr><th id="track17" scope="row">17.</th><td>"<a href="/wiki/She_Came_to_Give_It_to_You" title="She Came to Give It to You">She Came to Give It to You</a>" (featuring <a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Nicki Minaj</a>)</td><td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Raymond IV</li><li><a href="/wiki/Nicki_Minaj" title="Nicki Minaj">Onika Maraj</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Pharrell_Williams" title="Pharrell Williams">Pharrell Williams</a></li></ul></div></td><td>Pharrell Williams</td><td class="tracklist-length">4:02</td></tr><tr class="tracklist-total-length"><th colspan="4" scope="row"><span>Total length:</span></th><td>65:41</td></tr></tbody></table></div> <dl><dt>Sample credits</dt></dl> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Missin_U" title="Missin U">Missin U</a>" contains a sample of "<a href="/wiki/Third_World_Man" class="mw-redirect" title="Third World Man">Third World Man</a>" performed by <a href="/wiki/Steely_Dan" title="Steely Dan">Steely Dan</a>, written by <a href="/wiki/Walter_Becker" title="Walter Becker">Walter Becker</a> and <a href="/wiki/Donald_Fagen" title="Donald Fagen">Donald Fagen</a>.</li> <li>"Bump" contains a sample of "I Wanna Rock" performed by <a href="/wiki/Luther_Campbell" class="mw-redirect" title="Luther Campbell">Luke</a>, written by <a href="/wiki/Luther_Campbell" class="mw-redirect" title="Luther Campbell">Luther Campbell</a>.</li> <li>"Let Me" contains a sample of "<a href="/wiki/Love_You_Down" title="Love You Down">Love You Down</a>" performed by <a href="/wiki/Ready_for_the_World" title="Ready for the World">Ready for the World</a>, written by Melvin C. Riley.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Credits for <i>Hard II Love</i> adapted from <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><b>Managerial</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Usher Raymond IV – executive producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Pitts" title="Mark Pitts">Mark Pitts</a> – executive producer, <a href="/wiki/Artists_and_repertoire" title="Artists and repertoire">A&R</a></li> <li>Jaha Johnson – co-executive producer</li> <li>Coup D'état – co-executive producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keith_Thomas_(record_producer)" title="Keith Thomas (record producer)">Keith Thomas</a> – A&R consultant, vocal producer</li> <li>Leticia Hillard – A&R consultant</li> <li>Randy Warnken – assistant</li> <li>Jason Stanulis – assistant</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Riley McIntyre – assistant</li> <li>Jeff Jackson – assistant</li> <li>Brandon Harding – assistant</li> <li>Nicholas Essig – assistant</li> <li>Jacob Dennis – assistant</li> <li>Maddox Chhim – assistant</li> <li>Jeremy Brown – assistant</li> <li>Calvin Bailiff – assistant</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <ul><li>Nico Raat – Security director</li></ul> <p><b>Visuals and imagery</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Arsham" title="Daniel Arsham">Daniel Arsham</a> – art direction, sculpture</li> <li>Steve Ramirez – design</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>James Law – photography</li> <li>D.L. Warfield – album and song title illustration</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Performance credits</b> </p> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li>Usher Raymond IV – primary artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Young_Thug" title="Young Thug">Young Thug</a> – featured artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Future_(rapper)" title="Future (rapper)">Future</a> – featured artist</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rub%C3%A9n_Blades" title="Rubén Blades">Rubén Blades</a> – featured artist</li></ul> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Priyanka_Chopra" title="Priyanka Chopra">Priyanka Chopra</a> – vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lil_Jon" title="Lil Jon">Lil Jon</a> – vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uncle_Luke" title="Uncle Luke">Uncle Luke</a> – vocals</li></ul> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <p><b>Production</b> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/D%27Mile" title="D'Mile">Dernst Emile II</a> – producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Boomin" title="Metro Boomin">Metro Boomin</a> – producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/PartyNextDoor" title="PartyNextDoor">PartyNextDoor</a> – producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brandon_Hodge" title="Brandon Hodge">Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge</a> – producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_%26_Oak" title="Pop & Oak">Pop & Oak</a> – producer</li> <li>R!O – producer</li> <li>Kamo – producer</li> <li>Tre Drumz – producer</li> <li>Carlos St. John – producer</li> <li>f a l l e n – producer</li> <li>Fisticuffs – producer</li> <li>Geniuz League – producer</li> <li>xSDTRK – producer</li> <li>K-Major – producer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Raphael_Saadiq" title="Raphael Saadiq">Raphael Saadiq</a> – producer</li> <li>Mario Jefferson – producer</li> <li>David "Prep" Hughes – producer</li> <li>Joseph Hill – producer</li> <li>Track King Cole – producer</li> <li>Yonatan "xSDTRK" Ayal – producer, programming</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Epworth" title="Paul Epworth">Paul Epworth</a> – producer, programming</li> <li>Taura Stinson – vocal arrangement</li> <li>Kory Aaron – engineer, vocal engineer</li> <li>Matt Wiggins – engineer</li> <li>Sam Thomas – engineer</li> <li>John "J-Banga" Kercy – engineer</li> <li>Joseph Hartwell Jones – engineer</li> <li>Seth Firkins – engineer</li> <li>Jeff Edwards – engineer</li> <li>Donnie Meadows – production coordination</li> <li>Manny Marroquin – mixing</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Coyne_(music_engineer)" title="Tom Coyne (music engineer)">Tom Coyne</a> – mastering</li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1216972533"><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Weekly_charts">Weekly charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Weekly charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2016) </th> <th scope="col">Peak<br /> position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Australian Albums (<a href="/wiki/ARIA_Charts" title="ARIA Charts">ARIA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Australia_Usher_38-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Australia_Usher-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a> Flanders)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Flanders_Usher_39-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Flanders_Usher-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">41 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Belgian Albums (<a href="/wiki/Ultratop" title="Ultratop">Ultratop</a> Wallonia)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Wallonia_Usher_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Wallonia_Usher-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">51 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Canadian_Albums_Chart" title="Canadian Albums Chart">Canadian Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardCanada_Usher_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardCanada_Usher-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">20 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Dutch Albums (<a href="/wiki/Dutch_Album_Top_100" title="Dutch Album Top 100">Album Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Netherlands_Usher_42-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Netherlands_Usher-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">38 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">French Albums (<a href="/wiki/Syndicat_National_de_l%27%C3%89dition_Phonographique" class="mw-redirect" title="Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique">SNEP</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_France_Usher_43-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_France_Usher-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">69 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">German Albums (<a href="/wiki/GfK_Entertainment_charts" title="GfK Entertainment charts">Offizielle Top 100</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Germany4_Usher_44-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Germany4_Usher-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">55 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Irish Albums (<a href="/wiki/Irish_Recorded_Music_Association" title="Irish Recorded Music Association">IRMA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Ireland_45-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Ireland_-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">77 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (<a href="/wiki/Recorded_Music_NZ" title="Recorded Music NZ">RMNZ</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/Scottish_Singles_and_Albums_Charts" title="Scottish Singles and Albums Charts">Scottish Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_Scotland_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Scotland_-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">34 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">South Korean Albums (<a href="/wiki/Gaon_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaon Chart">Gaon Chart</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-southkorea_48-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-southkorea-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>30 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Swiss Albums (<a href="/wiki/Swiss_Hitparade" title="Swiss Hitparade">Schweizer Hitparade</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-swi_49-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-swi-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">27 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_Albums_Chart" title="UK Albums Chart">UK Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UK_Usher_50-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UK_Usher-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">7 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/UK_R%26B_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK R&B Chart">UK R&B Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Official_Charts_Company" title="Official Charts Company">OCC</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_UKR&B_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_UKR&B_-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">1 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Billboard_200" title="Billboard 200"><i>Billboard</i> 200</a><sup id="cite_ref-ac_Billboard200_Usher_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_Billboard200_Usher-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">5 </td></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US <a href="/wiki/Top_R%26B/Hip-Hop_Albums" title="Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums">Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums</a> (<a href="/wiki/Billboard_(magazine)" title="Billboard (magazine)"><i>Billboard</i></a>)<sup id="cite_ref-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Usher_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ac_BillboardRandBHipHop_Usher-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td align="center">2 </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break col-break-2"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Year-end_charts">Year-end charts</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Year-end charts"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Chart (2016) </th> <th scope="col">Position </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (<i>Billboard</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>45 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Certifications">Certifications</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Certifications"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"> <caption> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col">Region </th> <th scope="col">Certification</th> <th scope="col" data-sort-type="number"><a href="/wiki/List_of_music_recording_certifications" title="List of music recording certifications">Certified units</a>/sales </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">United States (<a href="/wiki/Recording_Industry_Association_of_America" title="Recording Industry Association of America">RIAA</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-RIAA_34-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-RIAA-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <td>Gold </td> <td>500,000<sup>‡</sup> </td></tr> <tr class="sortbottom" style="text-align: center;"> <td colspan="3"> <p><small><sup>‡</sup> Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.</small> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_hip_hop_music" title="2016 in hip hop music">2016 in hip hop music</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_UK_R%26B_Albums_Chart_number_ones_of_2016" title="List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2016">List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Billboard_number-one_R%26B/hip-hop_albums_of_2016" title="List of Billboard number-one R&B/hip-hop albums of 2016">List of Billboard number-one R&B albums of 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PBR%26B" class="mw-redirect" title="PBR&B">PBR&B</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Hard_II_Love&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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style="width:1%">Related</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/RBMG_Records" title="RBMG Records">RBMG Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usher%27s_New_Look" title="Usher's New Look">Usher's New Look</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tidal_(service)" title="Tidal (service)">Tidal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Cavaliers" title="Cleveland Cavaliers">Cleveland Cavaliers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rico_Love" title="Rico Love">Rico Love</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tameka_Foster" title="Tameka Foster">Tameka Foster</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Usher_songs" title="Template:Usher songs"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Usher_songs" title="Template talk:Usher songs"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Usher_songs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Usher songs"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Usher_songs" class="fn" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Usher_(musician)" title="Usher (musician)">Usher</a> <a href="/wiki/Usher_discography" title="Usher discography">songs</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Usher_(album)" title="Usher (album)">Usher</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Can_U_Get_wit_It" title="Can U Get wit It">Can U Get wit It</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Think_of_You_(Usher_song)" title="Think of You (Usher song)">Think of You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Many_Ways" title="The Many Ways">The Many Ways</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/My_Way_(Usher_album)" title="My Way (Usher album)">My Way</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/You_Make_Me_Wanna..." title="You Make Me Wanna...">You Make Me Wanna...</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Nice_%26_Slow" title="Nice & Slow">Nice & Slow</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Way_(Usher_song)" title="My Way (Usher song)">My Way</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/8701" title="8701">8701</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Pop_Ya_Collar" title="Pop Ya Collar">Pop Ya Collar</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Remind_Me" title="U Remind Me">U Remind Me</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Got_It_Bad" title="U Got It Bad">U Got It Bad</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U_Don%27t_Have_to_Call" title="U Don't Have to Call">U Don't Have to Call</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/U-Turn_(song)" title="U-Turn (song)">U-Turn</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Confessions_(Usher_album)" title="Confessions (Usher album)">Confessions</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Yeah!_(Usher_song)" title="Yeah! (Usher song)">Yeah!</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Confessions_Part_II" title="Confessions Part II">Confessions Part II</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Burn_(Usher_song)" title="Burn (Usher song)">Burn</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Caught_Up_(Usher_song)" title="Caught Up (Usher song)">Caught Up</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/My_Boo_(Usher_and_Alicia_Keys_song)" title="My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)">My Boo</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Here_I_Stand_(Usher_album)" title="Here I Stand (Usher album)">Here I Stand</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_in_This_Club" title="Love in This Club">Love in This Club</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Trading_Places_(song)" title="Trading Places (song)">Trading Places</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Moving_Mountains_(song)" title="Moving Mountains (song)">Moving Mountains</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/What%27s_Your_Name_(Usher_song)" title="What's Your Name (Usher song)">What's Your Name</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Love_in_This_Club_Part_II" title="Love in This Club Part II">Love in This Club Part II</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Here_I_Stand_(Usher_song)" title="Here I Stand (Usher song)">Here I Stand</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Raymond_v._Raymond" title="Raymond v. Raymond">Raymond v. Raymond</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Papers_(song)" title="Papers (song)">Papers</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hey_Daddy_(Daddy%27s_Home)" title="Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)">Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lil_Freak" title="Lil Freak">Lil Freak</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/OMG_(Usher_song)" title="OMG (Usher song)">OMG</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/There_Goes_My_Baby_(Usher_song)" title="There Goes My Baby (Usher song)">There Goes My Baby</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/More_(Usher_song)" title="More (Usher song)">More</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Versus_(EP)" title="Versus (EP)">Versus</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/DJ_Got_Us_Fallin%27_in_Love" title="DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love">DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hot_Tottie" title="Hot Tottie">Hot Tottie</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lay_You_Down" title="Lay You Down">Lay You Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Somebody_to_Love_(Justin_Bieber_song)" title="Somebody to Love (Justin Bieber song)">Somebody to Love</a>" (Remix)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Looking_4_Myself" title="Looking 4 Myself">Looking 4 Myself</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Climax_(song)" title="Climax (song)">Climax</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Scream_(Usher_song)" title="Scream (Usher song)">Scream</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lemme_See" title="Lemme See">Lemme See</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dive_(Usher_song)" title="Dive (Usher song)">Dive</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Numb_(Usher_song)" title="Numb (Usher song)">Numb</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Hard II Love</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/No_Limit_(Usher_song)" title="No Limit (Usher song)">No Limit</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crash_(Usher_song)" title="Crash (Usher song)">Crash</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Missin_U" title="Missin U">Missin U</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Champions_(Usher_and_Rub%C3%A9n_Blades_song)" title="Champions (Usher and Rubén Blades song)">Champions</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rivals_(song)" title="Rivals (song)">Rivals</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><i><a href="/wiki/Coming_Home_(Usher_album)" title="Coming Home (Usher album)">Coming Home</a></i></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Good_Good_(Usher,_Summer_Walker_and_21_Savage_song)" title="Good Good (Usher, Summer Walker and 21 Savage song)">Good Good</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Standing_Next_to_You" title="Standing Next to You">Standing Next to You</a>" (Remix)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Collaborations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Party_Continues" title="The Party Continues">The Party Continues</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/I_Need_a_Girl_(Part_One)" title="I Need a Girl (Part One)">I Need a Girl (Part One)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Lovers_and_Friends_(song)" title="Lovers and Friends (song)">Lovers and Friends</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Same_Girl_(R._Kelly_and_Usher_song)" title="Same Girl (R. Kelly and Usher song)">Same Girl</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Better_on_the_Other_Side" title="Better on the Other Side">Better on the Other Side</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Spotlight_(Gucci_Mane_song)" title="Spotlight (Gucci Mane song)">Spotlight</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/We_Are_the_World_25_for_Haiti" title="We Are the World 25 for Haiti">We Are the World 25 for Haiti</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dirty_Dancer" title="Dirty Dancer">Dirty Dancer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Christmas_Song" title="The Christmas Song">The Christmas Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Promise_(Romeo_Santos_song)" title="Promise (Romeo Santos song)">Promise</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Without_You_(David_Guetta_song)" title="Without You (David Guetta song)">Without You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Touch%27N_You" title="Touch'N You">Touch'N You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Rest_of_My_Life_(Ludacris_song)" title="Rest of My Life (Ludacris song)">Rest of My Life</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Go_Missin%27" title="Go Missin'">Go Missin'</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/New_Flame" title="New Flame">New Flame</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Body_Language_(Kid_Ink_song)" title="Body Language (Kid Ink song)">Body Language</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Matrimony_(song)" title="The Matrimony (song)">The Matrimony</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Down_(Martin_Garrix_song)" title="Don't Look Down (Martin Garrix song)">Don't Look Down</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Back_to_Sleep_(song)" title="Back to Sleep (song)">Back to Sleep</a>" (Remix)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Crush_(Yuna_song)" title="Crush (Yuna song)">Crush</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Party_(Chris_Brown_song)" title="Party (Chris Brown song)">Party</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Come_Thru" title="Come Thru">Come Thru</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Too_Much_(Marshmello_and_Imanbek_song)" title="Too Much (Marshmello and Imanbek song)">Too Much</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Peaches_(Justin_Bieber_song)" 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