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Released | August 30, 2016 | |||
Length | 3:49 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
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"Rivals" is a song by American singer Usher,released as the fourth single for his eighth studio album, Hard II Love . The song features the vocal collaboration of American rapper Future. Usher co-wrote the song with Future,Kendricke Brown,Cameron Murphy,Paris Jones,and Carlos St John,while K-Major and Murphy Kid handled the song's production. [1] It was released by RCA on August 30,2016 for online streaming through the streaming service Tidal. [2] It impacted US urban contemporary radio on September 13,2016. [3]
The music video for "Rivals" was filmed in Atlanta,Georgia. [4] [5] It was premiered on August 30,2016 through the streaming service Tidal. [2] The video featured cameo appearances from Keri Hilson,DJ Drama,Lil Uzi Vert and Swae Lee from Rae Sremmurd.[ citation needed ]
Chart (2016) | Peak position |
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New Zealand Heatseekers (Recorded Music NZ) [6] | 8 |
US Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles ( Billboard ) [7] | 8 |
US Hot R&B Songs ( Billboard ) [8] | 19 |
US Rhythmic ( Billboard ) [9] | 37 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA) [10] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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United States | 13 September 2016 | Urban contemporary radio | RCA Records | [3] |
4 October 2016 | Rhythmic contemporary radio | [11] |
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