She Came to Give It to You

"She Came to Give It to You"
Single by Usher featuring Nicki Minaj
from the album Hard II Love (Japanese edition)
ReleasedJuly 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)
Recorded2013
Genre
Length4:02
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pharrell Williams
Usher singles chronology
"New Flame"
(2014)
"She Came to Give It to You"
(2014)
"Body Language"
(2014)
Nicki Minaj singles chronology
"Pills n Potions"
(2014)
"She Came to Give It to You"
(2014)
"Bang Bang"
(2014)
Music video
"She Came to Give It to You" on YouTube

"She Came to Give It to You" is a song by American singer Usher, featuring Nicki Minaj and uncredited vocals from Pharrell Williams.[1] It was released on July 8, 2014, through RCA Records.[2] RCA Records sent the song to US rhythmic contemporary and contemporary hit radio on July 14, 2014.[3][4] Originally intended to be the second single from his eighth studio album Hard II Love, the song was scrapped from the standard edition track listing, with the track only being included on the Japanese edition of the album.

Minaj first mentioned the video in an interview with MTV, and was licensed to General Mills for its use in a new Honey Nut Cheerios commercial featuring Usher himself, debuting on August 25, 2014.[citation needed] The song quoted part of the lyrical melody of "Just Be Good to Me", a 1983 single by The S.O.S. Band, written and produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis and "Got to Give It Up" from Marvin Gaye.[5]

  1. ^ "This Week's Fresh Music Top 20". 1 October 2014. 4Music. {{cite episode}}: Missing or empty |series= (help)
  2. ^ "iTunes - Music - She Came to Give It to You (feat. Nicki Minaj) - Single by Usher". iTunes. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  3. ^ "®R&R :: Going for Adds™ :: Rhythmic". gfa.radioandrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
  4. ^ "®R&R :: Going for Adds™ :: CHR/Top 40". gfa.radioandrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2014-08-11.
  5. ^ "Usher teams up with Pharrell, Nicki Minaj for new single". GIGWISE.com. Retrieved 28 September 2014.