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DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love

"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" is a song by American singer Usher featuring American rapper Pitbull, who wrote the song with Savan Kotecha and producers Shellback and Max Martin. It was originally intended for Rihanna's 2010 album Loud, but her team turned it down. It was released to digital download on July 12, 2010, and sent to radio the next day, as the first single from Usher's EP, Versus, which is an extension of his sixth studio album, Raymond v. Raymond. An electronic dance track with a Europop style, the song puts emphasis on its chorus and follows the chord progression of Gm-F-E♭. It received mixed to positive reviews from critics, who favored its production and Usher's vocals, but were divided on Pitbull's rap verse and criticized the song's lack of originality.

Background and composition
"DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" was leaked on the internet on July 1, 2010, with its follow-up single "Hot Tottie" leaked later that month. The song was released from Versus as the EP's mainstream single, whereas the latter track was released as the urban single. "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" features guest vocals by American rapper Pitbull, who co-wrote it with Savan Kotecha, Max Martin and Shellback, with production handled by the latter two. The song is described as a club track, that contains Europop and electronic dance influences. Bill Lamb of About.com noted that the song emphasizes its chorus, to which Usher sings "with appropriate passion". ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
's verse received mixed reception from critics. The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics, with criticism directed mainly towards its lack of originality and were divided Pitbull's rap verse, though some did praise its production and Usher's vocal performance. AllMusic's Andy Kellman noted the song as a stand-out from Versus, along with "Hot Tottie" and "There Goes My Baby". Bill Lamb of About.com gave the song three-and-a-half stars out of five, praising Usher's vocal delivery and the song's "memorable chorus". Lamb criticized Pitbull's appearance, writing that his verse is "tossed on as a commercial gimmick", while also writing that the song doesn't compare well to Usher's "OMG" (2010). Billboard Michael Menachem described Pitbull's verse as "energizing" and wrote that Usher's "high register fits seamlessly with dance beats". Despite citing the lyrics as repetitive, he thought that the song "should keep clubgoers moving for months to come". Sarah Rodman of Boston Globe depicted the song as a "dance thumper" and invites listeners to "lose themselves in the music". Los Angeles Times' Jeff Weiss viewed the song as "generic" with Usher "singing generic paeans to a paramour's eyes over a Eurovision-like Max Martin production". Eric Henderson of Slant Magazine disapproved of the track as a whole, writing "'DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love' is, while indistinguishable from any other overdriving club banger, one of the only songs in which Usher Raymond acknowledges an aphrodisiac more powerful than his own ab musk". ==Commercial performance==
Commercial performance
In the United States, the song debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending December 21, 2010. It became Usher's second top-20 debut of 2010, after "OMG" opened at number fourteen in April. On the week ending December 24, 2010, "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" was positioned at number five. It was the first time that Usher—as a lead artist—had four singles on the top-40 of the Hot 100 simultaneously, with "OMG" at number twenty, "There Goes My Baby" at thirty-three, and "Hot Tottie" at twenty-five. "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" remained on the Hot 100 for thirty weeks before dropping out, and peaked at number four, becoming Usher's sixteenth top-ten hit. The song reached number four on the New Zealand Singles Chart, It reached its 4 million sales mark in the US in April 2013. As of June 2014, the song has sold 4,198,000 copies in the US. ==Music video==
Music video
The music video for the song premiered on August 25, 2010, on Vevo, and was directed by Hiro Murai. The video begins in a club environment, with misplaced furniture and a shattered glass bottle. The scene goes in reverse motion, people instantly appear, frozen in a raving action. As the scene is still reversing, a DJ is spinning his booth, and the shattered glass bottle forms into its original state. The clubbers and the scene then start to move forward, but in slow motion, and the song begins with Usher approaching from a set of stairs. Usher sings and dances, while moving past clubbers who are still moving in slow motion, while he is moving normally. Once the chorus comes in, the clubbers begin dancing and raving in normal motion, periodically slowing down; Usher is krumping past them, moving on to the next scene. Usher slides into a room with a large lit-up window as a backdrop. He performs choreography backed up by female dancers for the second verse, and then returns to the original room with the second chorus coming in. A similar scene is involved in the first chorus, but this time Usher is dancing with the clubbers, who are still alternating in motion speed. Pitbull then begins his verse, and is sitting in a V.I.P. area with three females, with the camera alternating between him, the clubbers, and Usher. The video ends with its final scene, in a dance off, with Usher dancing adjacent to some of the clubbers. Once the climax of the chorus comes in, Usher jumps in the air and starts freely dancing along with the clubbers, with everyone in the same motion speed; Usher is primarily crip-walking. Usher and the clubbers then perform a final organized choreography, mainly krumping, and the video ends. ==Live performances==
Live performances
to Michael Jackson's. Usher first performed "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" on Good Morning America, alongside "OMG". A few days later, Usher performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. On December 17, 2010, he performed the song alongside "There Goes My Baby" on Jimmy Kimmel Live!. Usher performed "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" in the season five finale of ''America's Got Talent, and in the seventh season of The X Factor''. He performed the song during his OMG Tour, alongside several other tracks. The song was performed with "OMG" during the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards. VMA executive producer Dave Sirulnick told MTV News, "We said to him, 'We want to do the best televised dance routine that you've done in years. Let's show why you're the king.'" The performance was received with critical acclaim. On Usher specifically, Antai said the performance was like "liquid magic", saying, "He took it to the level that comes after the next level. The penthouse level." The lights spelled out "O.M.G" as well as "Usher", as dancers lowered from the ceiling. ==Track listings==
Track listings
Digital download • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – 3:42 German CD Single • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – 3:42 • "More" – 3:49 Australian CD and digital Single • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – 3:42 • "Lil Freak" (Mig & Rizzo Extended Mix) – 5:36 Australian digital remixes No longer available to purchase in iTunes Australian store • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – 3:42 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Almighty 12 Inch Mix) – 7:41 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Almighty Radio Mix) – 3:38 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Ad Brown Remix) – 7:36 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (2 Darc Drum 'n' Bass) – 2:37 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (2 Darc Funky House Remix) – 3:31 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (MK Ultras Mix) – 3:34 US CD single • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" – 3:42 • "OMG" (Cory Enemy Club Mix) – 5:55 US iTunes Remixes • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (HyperCrush Remix) – 4:05 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Precize Club Mix) – 4:23 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Precize Dub) – 4:23 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Versatile Club Mix) – 5:54 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Versatile Radio Mix) – 4:02 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Versatile Dub) – 5:54 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (DJ Spider & Mr. Best Remix) – 6:07 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Jump Smokers Radio Mix) – 4:05 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Jump Smokers Club Mix) – 5:13 • "DJ Got Us Fallin' in Love" (Dino Roc Radio Mix) – 3:53 ==Personnel==
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Versus. Recording locations • Vocal recording – Maratone Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Conway Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California; Al Burna's Crib, Miami, Florida • Mixing – MixStar Studios, Los Angeles, California PersonnelSongwritingMax Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, Armando C. Pérez • Production and instrumentsMax Martin, ShellbackRecording – Sam Holland, Emily Wright • Pitbull vocal recording – Al Burna • Mixing – Serban Ghenea • Mix engineer – John Hanes • Photography – Walid Azami • Assistant mix engineer – Tim Roberts ==Charts==
Charts
Weekly charts Year-end charts All-time charts ==Certifications and sales==
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