"2U" | ||||
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Single by David Guetta featuring Justin Bieber | ||||
from the album 7 | ||||
Released | 9 June 2017 | |||
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Length | 3:14 | |||
Label | What a Music | |||
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David Guetta singles chronology | ||||
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Justin Bieber singles chronology | ||||
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"2U" on YouTube |
"2U" is a song by French DJ and record producer David Guetta,featuring vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber. [1] [2] The song has EDM elements. [3] It was written by Justin Bieber,Poo Bear,Cesqeaux and its producer Guetta and Giorgio Tuinfort. It was released on 9 June 2017 by What a Music,as the lead single from Guetta's seventh studio album, 7 (2018). [4]
"2U" is the third collaborative single for Bieber in 2017 following "I'm the One" and "Despacito",both of which topped the US Billboard Hot 100 and other national charts. [5] [6]
A thirteen-second teaser was revealed by Victoria's Secret's models Elsa Hosk,Jasmine Tookes,Romee Strijd and Sara Sampaio. [7] [8] [9] The cover art was revealed by Guetta on 8 June 2017. [10] Guetta told MTV that the song was "just very romantic". [11]
Guetta announced that there would be two music videos for the single;the Victoria's Secret version and another version which he calls "not branded". [12] The first version features Victoria's Secret models Sara Sampaio,Romee Strijd,Elsa Hosk,Jasmine Tookes,Stella Maxwell and Martha Hunt lip-syncing the song while on-set of a photo shoot for the lingerie brand. [13] The second music video was released on 29 September 2017 on YouTube.
Credits adapted from Tidal. [22]
Weekly charts | Year-end charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA) [111] | 3× Platinum | 210,000‡ |
Austria (IFPI Austria) [112] | Gold | 15,000‡ |
Belgium (BRMA) [113] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [114] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [115] | Platinum | 90,000‡ |
France (SNEP) [116] | Diamond | 333,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI) [117] | Platinum | 400,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI) [118] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [119] | 2× Platinum | 60,000‡ |
Norway (IFPI Norway) [120] | 3× Platinum | 180,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [121] | 2× Platinum | 100,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [122] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [123] | Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [124] | Platinum | 20,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [125] | Platinum | 600,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [126] | Platinum | 1,000,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 9 June 2017 | Digital download | Original | What a Music | [127] |
Italy | Contemporary hit radio | Warner | [128] | ||
Various | 14 July 2017 | Digital download | Glowinthedark Remix | What a Music | [16] |
Morten Remix | [17] | ||||
Robin Schulz Remix | [15] | ||||
United Kingdom | 21 July 2017 | Contemporary hit radio | Original | Parlophone | [129] |
Various | 28 July 2017 | Digital download | Afrojack Remix | What a Music | [18] |
4 August 2017 | R3hab Remix | [19] | |||
11 August 2017 | FRNDS Remix | [20] |