I Don't Mind (Usher song)

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"I Don't Mind"
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Single by Usher featuring Juicy J
ReleasedNovember 21, 2014 (2014-11-21)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length4:12
Label RCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Usher singles chronology
"Body Language"
(2014)
"I Don't Mind"
(2014)
"The Matrimony"
(2015)
Juicy J singles chronology
"Multiply"
(2014)
"I Don't Mind"
(2014)
"For Everybody"
(2015)

"I Don't Mind" is a song by American singer Usher, featuring American rapper Juicy J. It was released on November 21, 2014, through RCA Records, as the intended lead single from his then-upcoming eighth studio album, Hard II Love . The song's lyrics concern being involved with a stripper, and not being bothered by her line of work.

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The song peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart, becoming his thirteenth number-one single on the chart and tying him with Michael Jackson and Marvin Gaye for sixth place among artists with the most number ones on the chart. Internationally, "I Don't Mind" has peaked within the top ten of the charts in the United Kingdom. [1]

Background

An unfinished version of the track surfaced on June 24, 2014, online to good reception. Usher posted the song to his official SoundCloud account on October 2, 2014, confirming it to be the next official single from his then titled album Flawed. [2]

Track listing

Digital download [3]
No.TitleLength
1."I Don't Mind" (featuring Juicy J)4:11

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [26] Platinum70,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [27] Gold30,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] Platinum600,000
United States (RIAA) [29] 4× Platinum4,000,000

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
United StatesNovember 21, 2014 Digital download [3] RCA
January 20, 2015 Contemporary hit radio [30]
United KingdomMarch 8, 2015Digital download [31]

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