Featured peformers: Usher (executive producer), Jermaine Dupri (executive producer), L.A. ‘U Got It Bad’ was basically just another version of ‘Nice & Slow’ with me trying to repeat and just make a better version. Released 12 November 2001 on LaFace (catalog no.

We went into that album saying, we got to make another ‘Nice & Slow.’ What I did with ‘U Got It Bad’ was take it to the next level, make another version of that. ‘Nice & Slow’ was a big record, but we only made one. “I learned from ‘ Nice & Slow’ that people wanted that.

Once Usher had returned to the studio, Dupri shared the story of the song with him, and the rest is history… You got it bad.” This ignited the inspiration for the song, and once Usher had left, Dupri started writing its lyrics, with the notion that it was going to be a big hit. A while later, they started talking on the phone, which prompted Dupri to kick Usher out of the studio telling him, “We’re going to do this later on.

Jermaine Dupri (co-writer and co-producer of the song) and Usher were in the studio trying to record some music for the album, but Usher was continually distracted by a girl he had brought into the studio. Lyrically, the song’s inspired by a true story. Second single off of 8701, a Billboard Hot 100 chart topping R&B ballad. Of course, Usher chose V’s verse from the song for his TikTok, which includes a reference to his 2001 track U Got It Bad, and he made sure to also use the lyrics as his caption. When you say that you love them and you really know Everything that used to matter don't matter no more Like my money, all my cars (you can have it all and) Flowers, cards and candy (I do it just 'cause I'm) Said I'm fortunate to have you, girl I want you to know I really adore you All my people who know what's going on Look at your mate, help me sing my song Tell her: 'I'm your man, you're my girl I'm gonna tell it to the whole wide world' Ladies say: 'I'm your girl, you're my man Promise to love you the best I can' See, I've been there, done it, fucked around After all that, this is what I found Everyone of y'all are just like me It's too bad that you can't see That you got it bad You got it, you got it bad When you're on the phone, hang up and you call right back You got it, you got it bad If you miss a day without your friend, your whole life's off track Know you got it bad when you're stuck in the house You don't wanna have fun, it's all you think about You got it bad when you're out with someone But you keep on thinking 'bout somebody else You got it bad

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