Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)

"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)"
An African-American man sits in a chair while being flaunted by an unknown woman behind him.
Single by Usher featuring Plies
from the album Raymond v. Raymond
ReleasedDecember 8, 2009
Recorded2009; Silent Sound Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
GenreR&B[1]
Length3:44 (original/album version)
4:16 (single/radio edit feat. Plies)
LabelLaFace
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • The Runners
  • Rico Love
Usher singles chronology
"Fed Up"
(2009)
"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)"
(2009)
"Lil Freak"
(2010)
Plies singles chronology
"Medicine"
(2009)
"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)"
(2009)
"Put Your Hands Up"
(2010)
Music video
"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" on YouTube

"Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" is a song by American singer Usher. It was written by longtime Usher collaborator Rico Love, Usher, Plies as well as Andrew Harr and Jermaine Jackson from production duo The Runners for his sixth studio album Raymond v. Raymond (2010), while production was helmed by Love, Harr, and Jackson. "Hey Daddy (Daddy's Home)" was released as the album's first single in the United States, following the buzz single "Papers". It peaked at number twenty-four on the Billboard Hot 100, and at number two on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

The song was released as the album's first single in the United States, following the buzz single "Papers". A remix version of the song, featuring Plies, was released to radio stations on December 8, 2009, and subsequently made available for digital download on December 15, 2009. A second remix was released, featuring Jadakiss, on February 5, 2010 with a different beat that samples the 1997 hit by Lord Tariq and Peter Gunz, "Deja Vu (Uptown Baby)" (which in turn samples Steely Dan's "Black Cow").

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