| "Trading Places" | ||||
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| Single by Usher | ||||
| from the album Here I Stand | ||||
| Released | October 17, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Music Line Studio, Triangle Sound Studios, Chalice Recording Studios | |||
| Length | 4:29 | |||
| Label | LaFace | |||
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| Producer(s) | Los Da Mystro | |||
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| "Trading Places" on YouTube | ||||
"Trading Places" is a song by American recording artist Usher. Released on October 17, 2008 as the fifth and final single from his fifth studio album Here I Stand, Usher wrote the song with The-Dream and Carlos "Los Da Mystro" McKinney. Produced by McKinney, it is a slow-tempo R&B ballad with hip hop influences, and focuses on the idea of role reversal in a relationship.
The song appeared on the US Billboard Hot 100 and Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, peaking at numbers forty-five and four, respectively. A music video was filmed for the song, which demonstrated intimate sexual scenes, and promoted Usher's lingerie line. Usher performed "Trading Places" on both his One Night Stand: Ladies Only Tour (2008) and OMG Tour (2010–11).